The story of Us

Monday, August 10, 2009

A visit from Nana!

My mom came to visit us Tuesday and stayed until Sunday. Dad was supposed to come also, but had to stay in West Monroe because something came up with work. :( At first I was worried because the kids got a stomach bug when Nana first arrived. But thankfully, it was just a 24 hour thing and we were back in business afterwards! We had a great time while Nana was here. We shopped some, swam some, went to the Oklahoma Aquarium, and just enjoyed each other's company. Here are some pictures from our trip to the Aquarium...

Nana with Tag and Bella outside the Aquarium

Tag getting ready to put his head in the gator's mouth (his daddy's suggestion!)

Petting a starfish

Posing with starfish

Love this picture of Bella Rose and Daddy in the shark tunnel

Nana & Tag cheesing in the shark tunnel

Ahhhhh...a shark is coming for you! Tag loves this picture!

Tag wanted this picture so badly! We took about 50 pictures trying to get one of Tag with some sharks around him.

Me with my mom

Petting the sting rays

Love this picture...Tag is so excited and telling Nana about petting the stingrays

While Mom was here Tommy got to go out on a date! This was our first date in about 10 weeks so it was much much overdue! We went to the Cheesecake Factory and the food was delicious! Thanks, Mom, for giving us a date night! We really needed it and really enjoyed a quiet dinner alone!

Tommy and I before our date!

Also while Nana was here, it was time to change out Bella's earrings! She's accumulated a nice collection of earrings! Auntie Amber gave her a pair of heart earrings, Ma C sent her several pairs of earrings including some diamond butterflies, which is the first pair she wanted to change into! The first earring went right in, but we had a little trouble getting the second ear done. She got a little worried, but finally I got it in!

Bella worrying that it was going to hurt

Finally...beautiful butterfly earrings on a beautiful little girl!

And then it was Sunday and time for Nana to go. I always dread saying goodbye at airports. We had several miserable goodbyes with Tommy when he would leave to go to Grand Cayman and I guess I just can't get those out of my system!

Posing with Nana while waiting on her plane to board

Such little cutie pies!

We have really enjoyed all our visitors, but now it's all over! Too bad we couldn't have spread them out some! But we are planning to go "home" to WM middle of October so we'll get to see everyone again then. We have a really big week this week as the kids start school to keep us occupied!

We can't wait for you to come back and visit, Nana! And next time be sure Poppy gets to come too! Love you so!

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Ma C and Pops Visit!!

We had a great time with my in-laws (Ma C and Pops) last weekend! We were able to do lots of catching up and hear all about their new house, ate some good food, the kids swam a little, and we went to the Aviation Space Museum here in Tulsa. We did a Planetarium show while there and it was good, but I think we all almost fell asleep...well maybe some actually DID fall asleep, but they will remain nameless! ;) I will say that Bella got really good at jerking an arm or hand to wake someone when they were snoring! Ha! Good memories! We had lots of fun and as always with visitors, you hate to see them leave! We hope to have Ma C and Pops back to visit again soon!

Bella Rose on the way to the museum

Almost too short!

Tag the astronaut!

Bella Rose laying on a bed of nails!

She did it twice trying to convince Tag that it didn't hurt. He never would do it tho!

Obviously Rosie thought she was actually flying, she was really pulling back on that stick!

Bella Rose and her Pops =)

Ma C & her new friend that she was hoping we'd rescue her from!

The kids with Ma C and Pops! So much fun!!

Monday, August 3, 2009

King and Caples visit---just a little belated

I've been meaning to do a blog on the rest of our visit with Zak and Macy and just haven't done it yet. I wanted to do it still though, because I am using this blog as a sort of journal of our lives. We really did have a great time while Zak and Macy were here. We went to one of the Broken Arrow pools one day, played at a park another day, went to the Tulsa zoo and once Cherie, Kately and Jonathan arrived Friday we went to Chuck E Cheese's for some more fun! I've picked out a few of my favorite pictures from the week below. Bare with me....it's more than a few! =)