Just Another Day at the Beach

Ang and I loaded up the boys and took them to Skiatook Lake for a few hours today. There's a small beachy area at Cross Timbers. They had so much fun! They had lunch, then built sandcastles, threw rocks, buried themselves... several times. We were going to fish, but I left H's fishing pole at home. Instead, we fed the HUGE catfish by the docks.

Adventureland

We went to Melissa's parents' house so her dad could change my oil and replace my brake pads. Harper and Gaby were instant friends and had a fantastic time. They had lunch, jumped on the trampoline, went fishing, ate watermelon, rode bikes... I'm exhausted just thinking about it!

Happy Birthday to Jack!

Aren't their pull-overs cute? Angela made blue ones for Thomas, red for James and green for Percy. Of course, all the kids wanted to be Thomas, but they each took an extra one home.

Blue Dome Arts Festival & Mayfest

Harper, my friend, Melissa, and I met up with Jody at Blue Dome Arts Festival today. It was really hot, but Harper was SO good! He got his face painted with a strawberry ice cream cone. Later we found a nice shady area that was set up for kids to paint little figurines. Harper picked the baseball playing turtle.

Bad Blogger

So I am so beyond late with this blog that I'm guessing I'm out of excuses. But in my defense, the last month has included complete madness with my new job, stormy weather and power outages. Oh, also? I have been very busy couponing.

I will now be posting and backdating blogs all the way to April 4th just to try and get you all caught up.

Mother's Day Weekend 2009

This year, Family Fun day was on our agenda. Afterwards, we went to Leon's for lunch.

Running Man

I bought new hairbands the other day, but I think Harper thought they were headbands...

Thomas Party

Today was a Thomas party at Toys R Us. We met the Strodes at the store and stayed until we couldn't stand it any longer. They colored, played with trains, there was a story time and free stuff.

Lions, Pirates and Dragons, OH MY!

Angela came over with the boys today. Harper and Jack decided they needed to get dressed up and play outside. It was a little warm for the dragon costume, but H didn't seem to mind.


Do you like the chia pets growing in the backyard? Insane!

Easter Sunday

We had a late lunch/early dinner with our friends, the Strodes, on Easter. The boys had a ton of fun hunting Easter eggs, coloring eggs, wrestling, running and playing with trains.

Kung Fu Movie Day

Harper got 'Kung Fu Panda' from the Easter Bunny, so we curled up on the couch to watch it. How comfy are we?

Philbrook in April

Harper working on his next masterpiece.

Me and my little man.

Close up!

H and Mimi

I love this pic of H and my mom.


We were on our way home and decided to have Taco Bueno for lunch. They do a discount for people over 55, so I told Mimi to show them her i.d. Harper yelled 'I have an I-75!" I don't know if he meant the highway that runs through Tulsa, or if it was Bingo talk, but it. was. funny!

Crick

I went in to check on Harper tonight and this is what I found.

Little Fish

Harper was pretty tired on his way to swim class tonight. He said, "Mommy? I'm going to take a nap on our way there." I love sleep, why would I argue?

H is doing great at his swim lessons! He's learning to float on his back and "bob".

HTV

Jody gave me a bunch of videos of Harper. You can view them below or check them out on my YouTube page.

May 2008
Harper dancing and singing to Troublesome Trucks on Nana and PaPa's bed.


October 2008
Harper wants to show Daddy a trick with his hackey sack.


October 2008
Sometimes we make up words... sometimes, they sound a *little* like words that we're not supposed to say. I like how Jody tries to get him to say it again, but it's never the same word twice.


November 2008
Harper loves 'It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown' and can quote it pretty well. Jody turned the camera on him when H was watching, and he didn't know it.


March 2009
There is a Thomas the Tank Engine story called 'A Close Shave for Duck'. I recommend you look it up and read it, then watch Harper recreate it here. He's so smart!


March 2009
I love this video of Harper singing along to 'Surprises' while he eats a snack. So cute!


March 2009
Lastly, our favorite video... Turn down your volume! In this, Harper is screaming at Jody (for who knows why), then he shakes his head and says, "I'm so disappointed of you dad."


Remember, if you can't view these, please visit my YouTube page by clicking HERE.

The Joy of Snow

Well, joy for some, disappointment for others. We were supposed to go to Kenzie's 3rd birthday party today. However, when we woke up it was pouring down rain. I called Mimi and told her I'd be more comfortable waiting until it eased up a little, before getting on the road.

After about an hour, Harper and I were ready to go, and I heard the rain stop. I yelled, 'Harper! Put on your shoes, let's go!' Then I looked out the window to find HUGE snowflakes falling, really quickly, to the ground. And sticking! Now... the meteorologists predicted this, but quite honestly? I don't believe them anymore. But now? Well... maybe I'll take a little more stock in what they say.

Harper and Mona had a blast. They were so funny!