Easter Celebration Part Two

My family gathered in Oklahoma on Saturday to celebrate Easter together. We all went to my Aunt and Uncle's house and had so much fun. They have plenty of land for the kids to run around and play. They also have every kind of outdoor gadget you can think of  which kept us laughing and entertained all day. Scarlett did not want to leave. We started off with an Easter egg hunt! Pebbles, my aunt, hid eggs all over her property. There were lots of prizes for the kids too.

Getting ready for the hunt....

It was cold, windy and rainy most of the day, but that didn't stop us!

Ready, Set, Go!

I love this one because it shows London in action.

She really understands Easter egg hunting, but Scarlett, Lily, and Jaxon,

on the other hand, had to be persuaded more.

Jaxon, my cousin Sarah's sweet little boy

My Grandparents with Emma, Sarah's sweet baby girl

What a hoot!! My mom and Chris on the giant teeter totter....they're going to kill me for this!

Love this one of London on the rope swing!

If this sweet face doesn't give me baby fever, I don't know what will!!

Scarlett was in love with Emma. She wanted to be by her all day. She's been asking about her ever since.

Chris rode a dirt bike nearly all day. He was like a little kid out there.

As I mentioned they have all sorts of gadgets. Here's my mom and Mandy on the tandem bike. Shortly after this my sister fell off.  It was hilarious...I'm so mean!

London rode their donkey several times. Scarlett wanted nothing to with the riding of the donkey. Then on the way home she cried that she didn't get to ride their "horsey." You just never know with a three year old.

 

Scarlett with Uncle Jeff on the go-cart.

Again with the bike! This cracks me up. My uncle is giving my parents a boost.
I'm dead after this post....

But I rode it too! Unlike my sister, however, I did not fall off. 

This pic is funny because you can see Chris in the background on the go-cart, and London has the shovel she used to find the buried treasure my Aunt hid for her with a map and all. There was so much to do. It was like a circus out there!

See, I can make fun of myself too!

We had so much fun. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Blurry

Christmas has come and gone, and it was all in a way, a big giant blur. And I'm exhausted.

It all began for us on the morning of the 22nd when Santa visited our house. He came early of course, because he knew we were about to travel all over the state of Oklahoma. Scarlett was none the wiser. She was just thrilled Santa came and brought her a choo-choo train and ate his cookies and drank his milk. Her mother, on the other hand, is not negotiating where she spends Christmas morning next year. We will be home. At our house. And that's that.

I did not take very many pictures. I have a point and shoot. See, you don't blame me, do you?  Santa did not bring me an SLR. He says when I go back to work full time, I can have all the cameras, and clothes, and Uggs I want.  But until then, I just get the to delight in the fact that I get to be home with my daughter.  Um, thanks Santa.

First we ventured 4 hours away to my husband's little old home town, Spiro. Then on Christmas morning we drove another 3 hours to my little old home town.  And I realized there, that my sister and I were watching our babies open presents and stockings in the same house we opened presents and stockings growing up.

 

And two days later we drove another 3 1/2 hours back home. Now we are facing endless laundry and boxes and boxes of toys that need to be taken out of impossible packaging and put together.

Christmas was wonderful. My heart is full. And I'm very, very tired.

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Pumpkin Patch OK Style

We made a trip to OK this weekend to see my parents and have our holiday pictures taken.  On Saturday before the OSU game, we went out to a pumpkin patch.  It was COLD and WINDY when we got there, and we were not prepared, but Scarlett had a blast which is all that matters, right!? We went on a hay ride, fed some animals, complained about the wind, went through a muddy corn maze, picked out some pumpkins to take home, complained about the mud, and best of all....Scarlett rode her first pony!

Daddy and Scarlett and their boots!

Practicin' her rodeo moves. 

 

They have "nighttime" corn maze adventures....can you imagine!? No thanks. 

 Scarlett shot down this slide; good thing Pa was there to catch her.  

After coming down she said, "I'm a space ship!"

My new shoes, boo hoo. 

 

Even though I stayed by Scarlett when she rode the pony, I was very surprised she liked it so much.  When she got on she said, "Yee haw!"  I tell ya, this kid is a riot.

 Scarlett's dorky parents...

Blurry, but the best family shot of the day so I had to include it. 

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