Fall Leaves

Pumpkin Patch with the Hords

The kids have been dying to have their cousins come and visit!! They were so excited that Max and Dane finally came over!! Whohoo...party time.  We thought, hey lets do the pumpkin patch!  So off to GreenBluff we went....We loved all the unusual pumpkins...so fun to see, but not so fun to buy...they were ridiculously expensive!  Wow... so we had fun until the rain started and then the fun quickly left and we headed for the car and went to Krispy Kreme donuts for some yummy treats!  It was funny that Laura and Becky matched and we didn't even plan it- we must be sisters!!! 

 We made our last day together special by going to a little restaurant in the middle of no where called Meers.  Everyone talks about it...says it is amazing...it was a little bit of a drive, so we thought we would leave early and go through Meers on the way to OKC to drop Laura off at the airport.  We arrived just after they opened (and a good thing too...we were seated right away...but when we left there was a huge wait and the line went out the door...for being in the middle of no where...it gets some good business!!)  The BBQ food was delicious.  The cobbler was out of the this world with a homemade ice cream tower on top...seriously next time...if there is ever a next time...we will definitely order dessert first.  We were so full from our food we couldn't finish the ice cream and cobbler...now that is just a disgrace....it was so sad to leave it behind and not eat it, it was that good.

Cotton Fields

The cotton fields were amazing.  They totally intrigued Laura.  All over Oklahoma there were cotton fields.   Fields and fields of white puffs.  As we would pass them, Laura kept saying she wanted to stop and see and feel the cotton plants.  So, as we were driving back from Quartz Mountain, Laura saw a field and asked Clay  to pull over.  Laura was so excited and hoped some farmer wouldn't get mad that some random lady was in his fields....It was so cool...the cotton plants are like cotton balls on stems.  I kid you not...Laura wasn't sure what she was expecting...but not that!  This was legit and fields of cotton!!! Wow.  Laura got to see and handle the real deal!  Cotton on a stick.

Cute or Quirky??

We thought it would be fun to try and take some pictures of ourselves...well, we quickly discovered we are much better at taking "fun" photos than we are serious ones!  Haha... we are just "funny" people...I guess it's in our genes.

Recreating a Memory

Years ago we took this picture of CJ.  When Laura came to visit Clay in OK, we went back to quartz mountain...reminisced about old times and we both thought of this picture and thought it would be fun to recreate it!  IF only we had a sippy cup! 

 

WONDER-FULL Weekend

At Preston's suggestion, Laura has been reading the book Wonder on her trip to Oklahoma.  It has been a very enjoyable read.  Preston's class at school has been reading the book together, and Preston has been very excited to discuss the book with Laura, so it will be fun to talk to him about the book and what happens.  Laura also told the kids if they will read the book, she will take them to see the movie in November when it comes out!  We have watched the trailer several times...maybe we will start reading it together as a family.

Laura has also been wanting to watch the movie Wonderwoman.  But it has been out of redbox ... well, we finally got it and watched it!  I'm sad and sorry to report, it was a disappointment.  It just didn't captivate us and it didn't have a great story line, but we did eat some great kettle corn while we watched it..and then Clay had to study, so Laura watched 12 dates of Christmas...now there is a wonderful movie.  No matter how many times she watches it, it never gets old (and believe me - she's watched it ALOT!)  So even though WonderWoman didn't end up too terribly wonderful, the night still was wonderful!

**Also our last day in Oklahoma City we tried out a fresh sushi restaurant.  The sushi was warm, so Laura was disappointed in her dish (Laura is more of a cold sushi girl), but Clay enjoyed his dish...sushi is sushi!  Yum YUM