Tulsa Drillers Game

Tulsa has a minor league baseball team called the Tulsa Drillers. I think they are the minor league team for the KC Royals. Well, we went to a game last night and I'm pretty sure this will our first and last Drillers game for a while! ha! It was so so so HOT!! It started at 6:00 but it was still just too hot to sit and watch a game just for entertainment's sake. Would be different if it was a friend or family member we were suffering to watch. ;) Anyway, it was fun for a bit and something different to get out and do. It was kid's night when we went and they had a few promotions going on such as free face painting and free hot dogs and ice cream for the kids.

Face Painting!!

My new favorite pic of my little guy!

Broken Arrow has some nice pools!!

Everytime we talk to someone new in Tulsa/BA they are always telling us something new the city has to offer for families. We have just been shocked at all there is to do! We got Tag's haircut (see pic below)

and the girl was telling us there are lots of public pools in BA that are really nice. My first thought of a public pool is not a nice picture...but we drove by one and were amazed! I took the kids to one on Thursday and it was SO much fun! We were planning to take the kids to the big water park in Tulsa eventually, but I think this will do just fine for our kids since they are too short to ride most of the slides anyway at the waterpark. And most importantly....it's waaaaaay cheaper! ;)



Kiddie pool area

You can see the big slides in the background and they have a couple diving boards

Tulsa has a minor league baseball team called the Tulsa Drillers and we are planning to go to a game tonight. Should be fun fun!!! And you know I'll have pics from that to post!! =)

4th of July

We had a nice, relaxing 4th weekend. We did get out for some fireworks that night. I LOVE going to fireworks shows! We set out to find some we had looked up online but then found there was some being set up right down the road from our apt. So we just parked at home and walked and avoided all the traffic...very nice! Here are some pics from the night!

Tom showing off his little fan! ha

Tag brought his toys to occupy him while waiting for the show to start

We hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!!

Our big big girl!

Bella Rose is officially sassy-less! (sassy = pacifier!) And let me tell you, this girl LOVED her sassies...had to have at least 2 to go to bed at night! Now did I ever think I would have a 4 year old with a sassy still? NO! But Tommy and I were very set on not taking it from her until things were stable for us. We didn't know when we'd be moving and we wanted to wait till we were moved and all settled. And it worked out perfectly! We had been talking to her preparing her for it and hoping she would decide to do it on her own since she's old enough to understand. We were telling her that there are babies whose mom's can't afford to buy them sassies and she could send them hers. (hehe) Last Friday she woke up and said she doesn't need them anymore and she wanted to go right then to put them in the mail box!! So I put them in an envelope and we put them in the box (I got it out before the mailman came)!! I know it may sound ridiculous, but it was a little sad for me. Don't get me wrong, I was thrilled she was getting rid of them, but to hear her call herself a big girl, and anytime my kids make progression towards growing up it always stirs me. I hope I get better with this with time! ha! I'm already very emotional about Tag starting school, but I know all moms feel this way! I just have this vision of him walking in the school and me a mess outside watching! And then I go ahead and envision him walking in high school and it's just too much! How do all these moms do this stuff?! Anyway, here's more pictures of Bella on her big day taking her sassies to mail...

Walking to the mailbox

Excited!

Tag was our escort...he was a little shocked she was going through with it!

Sweet little hand putting the envelope in our box

Afterwards, she was proud...not bothered one bit!

On the phone with her Poppy...she immediately made a round of phone calls to all the grandparents to tell them what she had done!

She has done really well...the first night was a little rough, understandably. She sounded so pitiful at bedtime wanting them back. I think it had hit home what she had done! But after that she's maybe asked for them once and then she found one in the car and brought it to me to put in the mail too! We're very proud of her!


I wanted to ask you to pray for this beautiful little girl named Kate.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate

I don't know them, just found them off another blog I read that was requesting prayer for her as well. She is 5 years old and on June 29th, they found a very aggressive tumor in her brain. They are a strong Christian family but are so weak from all this, as you can imagine. I have just felt a strong burden to pray for them and have been keeping up with them through their site. Please please pray for them! It is our duty to pray for each other...and truthfully, we will all be in some need of prayer warriors at some point in each of our own lives... Thanks!

You've Got Mail...

Tag and Bella received a package in the mail from a very sweet aunt and uncle!! I can't explain how happy this makes the kids to get a box that has THEIR name on it! I wish I could get a picture of them when they realize it's for them. Anyway, here are some pics of them with their "Happy's"!

Bella got some pretty diamond heart earrings that made her so so happy! She can't wait to change out her earrings in a few more weeks! She also got her very own fleur de lis necklace! She was so excited, she ran to my jewelry box and got mine out for me to wear so we would match. =)

It doesn't take much to make my Tag happy....he LOVES collecting random things. He found bottlecaps one day and he wanted them so badly, so he received his own bottlecaps to start his new collection! He was thrilled!!

He also got an LSU stationery and pen set so he can write people. He claims his hand hurts after writing only a few words...so his notes take a while...haha! But he got right started on his first note! I keep telling him he'll be in school soon and will be writing more and more, so get used to it!

Thank you so much for the package!!!! It made the kids' day and they love you very much!!

I don't really have much to say but I do have a few random pictures to share. We've been doing great, excited about some upcoming visitors - we have a calendar countdown going and the 15th can't get here quick enough! =)


This first pic is for Nana! She loves Elvis.....and Bella!! ;)


There is a balloon guy here that is amazing...he does birthday parties and we've seen him at a few locations doing balloons for free (or for tips only) to get business. He made Tag an alien balloon with a "brain shrinking laser gun" and made Bella Rose a princess wand.




We were at the mall and saw this jumping thing at the center court. Tag wanted to do it but I really figured he'd chicken out when it came down to it. Of course he was begging Bella to do it with him, but she would have nothing to do with it...she is his little security blanket sometimes! hehe!

Getting all hooked up

More hooking up

Jumping!!!!

Here is a little video I took with my cell phone...not very long but you can see him jumping! I wish I had been videoing at the end because the lady asked if he wanted to "fly to the sky" and she raised the bands up high on the poles and pulled him down and he sorta catapulted up so so high! He was not wanting to do this at first but then he loved it and was asking her to keep on!

I don't know what our 4th of July plans are just yet, but I'm hoping we can find some fireworks somewhere to go watch. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday and gets to spend lots of time with family and friends!