Sunburns and Sparklers

4th of July weekend- Fun at Skiatook- fun at Granny's- fun at Jill and Mike's.


Lane and dad at Skiatook


Lyric becoming more confident with the water


Lyric on teh tractor- supposed to ride in the parade- but it was raining- Lane was supposed to ride in the back


Lyric after the parade- in the downpour


jason taking the tractor back to Jill's


Lyric on the slide later that same day...turned out to be really nice.


jason and Lyric lighting a fountain


Jason, Becky, Leland at Jill and Mike's


Lyric not a big fan of the noise


lane- not a big fan of the noise


Me and baby Lane


Granny, Pa, and baby Lane


me and Becky-

Pools, Lakes, and Kids

Summer is in full swing and the next few pictures really show it...we have been to the pool, we have been to the lake, we have been trying to fill our days with all things summer- and are having a good time, too! Lyric's t-ball team had a swim party to mark the end of the season- he even got a little trophy. (Say a prayer for his coach- a family man that was deployed to Iraq for hte first time last week)
We went to Arcadia with Julie (BFF) and her kiddos for a little tubing adventure- and an adventure it was!
We also went to the Edmond pool- had a blast there as well....


Lyric and his awards-


Lyric with his coaches and his team


2 of Julie's and 1 of mine


lane applying sunscreen lip balm


Me and the boog...


Cute one of M


My bubba-


I like this one- Julie's Girls


lane obviously upset with me...he wanted my camera.


Colin and Lane hangin' at the pool.

Camping in a Hair Dryer

We took the boys to Ponca City and Kaw Lake. It was pretty much the hottest part of June- and the summer this far. We arrived around 5pm on a Wednesday and got out on the lake. It was really beautiful and there were only about 4 boats out there with us. We rode around..had some snacks and watched the sun go down. At dusk we set up camp and roasted hot dogs...tried some smores- but the kids didn't like them so much. There were June bugs EVERYWHERE and I swear it was still 98 degrees at 11pm. We made it through the night- no bug bites and even got a little sleep. We made sure to put our trash and groceries in the Jeep in case there might have been some uninvited guests at our campsite. Sure enough..when we woke up- raccoons had opened up our plastic tote and ate a bag of puffy cheetos and left a few paw prints on our white table cloth. After we broke down our tent and packed up our gear- we headed back on the lake for a few hours in the morning. We had a good time.
On the trip home we had an (unexpected) blow out on I-35. It took 2 and 1/2 hours to change the tire on the trailer- the temperature gauge in the Jeep read 109 at times- so freaking hot. Thank goodness for the portable DVD player from Granny- the boys were in the car for almost 6 hours that day- and only began fighting 10 minutes from our house.
Home safe and lesson learned- I am not a happy camper. Hotel rooms and in-ground pools suit me best.

Summer Hodge Podge

I have been out of the posting loop for a while- so I have a lot of catching up to do- Here are a bunch of pictures of our summer adventures thus far...I will try to keep up with the posts from this point forward...really...I will.

Feeding the ducks at Hunter Park in Tulsa






Swinging and Snacking at Hunter Park in Tulsa





Cushing Aquatic Center

Pizza on Hefner

We took Colin, Lyric, and Lane to Lake Hefner for a dinner cruise. We stopped and got a pizza, packed some drinks, and away we went. Lane has started to love boating- while Lyric has regressed a tad. It was a beautiful evening.




lane just loves it!





"boom..boom...Fire Power!"




Captain Hubby

Big Red and Long Blue

We spent Saturday at the lake in Skiatook with most of the family. The lake was a little crowded with other boaters- but it was a gorgeous day to be there. The water was cool, and pretty clear, the kids were having a blast, and Jason even got up and slalomed. Here are a few pictures of our adventure....

Here's the boat- Lyric was asked what he wanted to name it and he said "Big Red"...he was asked what he wanted to name Mike's boat- and he said "Long Blue"


Captain Mike in "Long Blue"


Jason and Lane swimming- Lane loved the lake


Lane floating in the tube while we were parked....he had a blast.