Fall is here, and so is the Fair!

It's fair time! Lot's of firsts this year at the fair, Kaylee's first time to go, Chase's first time to ride some rides alone, and of course all the interesting fair food. Kaylee ate some funnel cake, tried some corn dog, blooming onion, strawberry smoothie, bread from a ribeye steak sandwich... she knows how to do the fair right! This year they had a butterfly exhibit in the Quicktrip center, you could feed the butterflies and hold them. I love butterflies, but was not interested in these huge things landing on me, Chase and Grampy went in and had a good time! After walking around inside for a little bit, we went out to the rides... I think there are pictures of me when I was a kid riding this same ride!! Don't smile, keep the cool biker face on.... Kaylee played the duck game, she REALLY is in to Dora, and wanted that Dora doll REALLY bad... And she picks a winner!!! Unfortunately, to get the more "popular" blow up dolls, you have to play twice. So Kaylee ended up with this weird squeaky unicorn thing, that she seemed very happy with. The looks on their faces say, "mom! Quit taking pictures!" too bad, that's just what I do... This was probably Chase's favorite thing, he was SO proud of himself for getting through all the obstacles and going down the huge slide at the end... Now seriously, why would they have an unattended chair at the top of the slide. That is just asking for a kid to climb on and fall over the side... made me totally nervous. At least Chase was too excited to slide to notice the chair!!! Chase's first roller coaster ride, Danny had to show him the ropes on what to do when riding... Then Chase rode it all by himself.. And a pony ride to end all the rides.. So Danny is a bacon lover, and I knew he would want the chicken fried bacon. However, I did not know he would have a bacon brother... like father, like son!!! Love that picture!!! Chase ate almost two orders of this bacon.. What a day...

Day Out with Thomas 2012

It was kind of a gloomy, drizzly day for our trip, and Kaylee's first time, to see Thomas this year. At least the area that we spend most of our day is under a tent! All the tracks and playsets are heaven to Chase... Even Kaylee got in on the train play time, and she was having a blast!!! Here comes Thomas!!!

Oklahoma City Zoo

We took a day trip down to OKC and checked out the zoo. It was super cool. Our zoo here in Tulsa is nice, but we were really impressed with this zoo. In the childrens area, there was a place where the kids could walk through a little stream... Kaylee thinks she is so big. And slides.. They had a bird area, where you could buy nectar and the birds would come and eat it right out of your hands! I didn't realize birds had tounges until this one was literally licking Danny's neck! I think Chase was starting to get a little nervous... This gorilla had a cut on his head, and was trained to come sit by the window so that veterinarians could examine it from behind the glass. I couldn't believe it still sat so still for kids too! For some reason, this guy's face reminded me of my Papa...haha This little baby monkey was injured by another chimp, and had to have it's arm amputated. It still gets around amazingly well There is actually a lot more to see at this zoo, but too bad, I forgot to charge my camera battery so that is all the pictures we took. But what a great day we had!!!

Chase starts preschool

Chase is now an official school boy. He is in a three year old class at Asbury, and he LOVES it. He has what seems to be a crush on a girl named Francie and another girl named Jordyn. It's too soon for him to be a ladies man! Girls are still suppose to have cooties when you are three! The first couple of weeks at school was an "adjustment" time, so the kids could get use to their new routine and their new friends. Chase definitely used that time to adjust, and is now doing very well at school! In fact, this week, he was chose to put the letter of the week, the "B" on the letter tree!!! Only well behaved kids get to do that, so I was super happy to hear that he was chose, and he was beside himself that day. Here are a few pictures of his first day.... So happy and excited to start school!!! I hope he always feels this way about it! He kept checking the clock... is it 9 yet???? On our way... Finally at the school! Wait... you are leaving me here by myself????

I love to eat

Momma and baby girl

Flying Chase

Now he is getting the hang of this!!! WHOA!!!!