More from the Sooner State

Aloha all. Hope you're doing well. We're anticipating an interesting month ahead. We'll be blessed with a guest for most of October. Kimmy's coming to town! Ava's real excited, and we're looking forward to her time in Michigan. If you didn't know, Kim's from the San Diego area. As in California. So we're pretty pumped.

Well, here's more from our summer trip to Oklahoma. Again, we had a great time with Kristi, Dan, Angel and Gage.

Ava chasing a boy already! Gage ran too fast to catch. But I'm sure my daughter will speed up. Maybe I can slow her down with heavy shoes...


The younger ones loved playing catch with me.


Does it get much cuter?


Yes. Yes it does.


This children's pool was so much fun. Look at that cute swimsuit!


Hat? Check. Floatie? Check, check and check. Shirt to protect my fair skin? Check. Here we go!


A good long shot of the pool. What a cool place. We need one of these in town.


Here I go chasing down Angel. We swam and swam and swam.


There's my girls!


Maybe I should have a check list like Gage. Look at that pink skin!


Enjoying the pool. (couldn't think of a funny comment. other than one about peeing in the pool. but I didn't think it was appropriate. oops. there it is.)


"Swing us, swing us!"


Playing dress up. This kid is her mother's daughter. Already a shoe expert!


And pushing a stroller!


Thanks for being so fun Angel!


After that marathon post, you'd think I'd be finished. You'd be wrong though! A few more to come next time, plus the trip home. Here's a preview: we saw a family with matching outfits!

Cheers.

Edited Post

Aloha to my adoring fans...

The good news: I love my home life. A great daughter and amazing wife.
The bad news has been edited as I try to keep my personal life separate from other facets. So this post is now a little different.

Anyway... moving on. We had a great summer. 1 of the things that made it great was our visit to Oklahoma. Here's a peek...

Ava running through Dan & Kristi's giant home. Very nice place, built by the homeowners!


We got there just in time for Angel's birthday. This is Ava's first admirer. The older boy had a crush on a girl who apparently looked just like Ava, so he played with her at the party. He was sweet. (I kept my eye on him)


The genesis of a bad influence... "Like this Ava!"


"See, it's easy!"


And there it is!


We also arrived just in time for Ava to get Big Girl Panties!


Mama went shopping...


Surprise!


This better be the only photo I ever see of this! Ava has done well with learning to use the toilet. This is her first real pair of Big Girl Panties. So cute!


Well, there's more... but I have to run. I'm actually at work, and had a short break. I'll post more when I can. Sorry it's been so long.

Cheers.