Last summer activity before school starts

Logan earned 2 free tickets to a Naturals baseball game on Sunday afternoon. He had to be one of the first 100 kids to read at least 20 hours & he did it. He was really looking forward to going & so I took him even though I'm not a sports fan. Stephanie enjoyed it also since the teen section didn't give out very good prizes this year. Other than sitting in the last row & not in the front row where they had a chance to get a ball or a t-shirt they had fun. We sit beside a couple Girl Scouts from our troop that were there & they had already choosen seats. I didn't take my camera becasue according to the radar it looked like we might get rained on. These pictures aren't good quality because I use mine & Steph's cell phones for them, lol. Better than nothing I guess.

Tulsa Zoo with Grandma

Retha took the kids to the Tulsa zoo one hot Tuesday. Stephanie begged & begged to go & finally Retha decided it would be a good idea. Earlier this year both Retha & I got door hangers for free zoo tickets. So they got in for free. Not a bad deal. Since I don't like zoos I skipped out on this outing.

Doesn't this monkey looked relaxed?

This ostrich photo Retha took makes me smile everytime I look at it. Looks like he's saying "hi"

Notice Logan's reflection in the lower left? That's really cool Retha. Two thumbs up on this shot.

And last but not least, both kids posing for more photos. Grandma is as bad as me when it comes to taking photos. But even with not so great vision in one eye I think she did pretty well capturing the day.

Are you serious?

Are you serious?

WHAT?

Are you kidding me?

I'm not sure what Steph is thinking or just said, but I laugh every time I see this picture. I just love the expression on her face. It just make me smile.

Waterfall

Here's another photo from todays outing. This is as you can tell in front of the waterfall. Tanyard Creek Nature Trail in Bella Vista. Very pretty area & if you are the outdoorsy type you would really enjoy this place.

What's that I see?

I've been hearing about a waterfall in Bella Vista. A friend of mine said she knew where it was. We made plans to take our kids on a little photo shoot. Those plans had to be postphoned because Chris surprised me w/ a trip to Branson for my birthday. So today was the day we finally met up & did our Bella Vista trip. We went to a beautiful park w/ bluffs, cave, a brook, & a small waterfall. At the Tanyard Creek Nature Trail we hiked to the waterfall, then decided to hike to the dam. Around the dam is where they had this boat ramp area w/ a couple small docks. Perfect place for more photos, lol. Logan was making me nervous since he kept leaning over & looking in the water at the fish. Thank goodness he didn't fall in, although April assured me that she was certified in water rescue & would save him if she needed to. But still the thought of my child falling in the water........yikes!! We got an early start & it started getting hot towards the dock pictures. We ended our outing w/ lunch at Wendys.

Summer Fun

We spend a big part of our summer afternoons in the pool. The kids would be out there all day if I'd let them, however they would be burned to a crisp. So I try to have them wait till the afternoon when the house is shading the water & we don't have to mess with sunblock. Another thing they don't like....sunblock. It's a big pain getting it up & runnning & shut down & messing with all the trips to the pool place for hoses & chemicals, but I'm so glad we bought it. I can't imagine a summer with out the pool now.

In this picture Stephanie & Logan are playing ball with Chris.