A Suprise Vist

Today we were awaiting Busia and JaJa(Linda & David) to come from Shreeveport and visit before they went back to Arkansas. They had told us last night they were having car trouble and were praying they would make it. On their way they called and said that doing some work on the car had made it run better, but to stay by the phone. Then they called about the time that we were expecting them to arrive and said they had broken down near the exit ramp and wanted Scotty to come and get them out of the heat. Just when Scotty had walked out to the truck they drove up in a new Hyundi Tucson!!! They had been playing us like a fiddle! Not only did they have a new car, but they had also talked Kevin and Robin into comming along. We were so glad to see everyone. The boys relly enjoyed having their Busia and JaJa. We had a late lunch and sat around a visited before eveyone had to go. Sauloman wanted Robin to take him home with her. He had fun playing with JaJa. Busia brought the boys some goodies in a care package, and a few things for Scotty and I too. We sure had a good time!

A Day at the Lake

Today we went to a lake in Broken Bow, OK. It was a nice little park with cabins, campsites, boat launch and swimming area. Scotty and I had been there before with a friend skiing, but we did not know it was such a perfect spot to bring the kids to swim and play. The swimming area is kind of secluded and had lots of shade, perfect for a picnic. There was a place to buy refreshments and you could even rent canoes, paddle boats, and kyacks. We brought little inflatable boats and decided after wrestling Thatcher that a paddle boat might be better, so we rented one and we and off we went.

After riding in the paddle boat we had a picnic in the grass on a blanket. The guys were really hungry! Thatcher ate his lunch and strolled over to the next blanket of picnicers and tried to steal a pb&j sandwich. Like father like son!

Taking The Animals To The Zoo

Saturday morning Mom and I took the kids to the zoo. They were so excited. As soon as we got there you could hear the monkeys going wild! They were so loud it sounded like they were projecting their voices with a speaker. We fed the coy fish, donkeys and goats. Sauloman and Landan even got to ride the camel! We had a picnic lunch and pet baby opossums. Mom was throwing ice cubes down to the gorilla and we watched him eat them. The big boys posed for pictures with the flamingos. They decided standing on one leg is not as easy as it looks. It was hot, but it was fun. Maybe next time we come the weather will be cooler. They are doing alot of work to the zoo so hopefully it will get better. They have already improved alot. Sauloman's favorite was the elephants. I think Thatchee liked the goats. Landan just liked everything.

Thatcher thought that the petting zoo was the best thing. He kept calling all of the goats Jack. Jack is our weenie dog! I don't know if it was the animals or the fact he got to get out of the stroller and walk that struck him as fun.

Landan had fun with the opossum, of course, they are related!

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