Clayton's First Trip to Clayton, Oklahoma

No we didn't name him after the place, but it is one of our all time favorite spots to sneak away to on the weekends. Now that Law School is over hopefully we will be spending much more time up there!
Here we are getting everything loaded up and ready to go. You should see some of the looks we get as we drive this thing down the highway.

We got a little bit of a late start so Sara drew until the sun went down and then she was out.

We were so proud of our friend's Highlander for pulling their FJ so well!

Clayton was so excited to finally get to ride in the jeep that he has climbed all over since he could crawl!

Since we only had one seat in our jeep, Sara had to ride with Jason's parents. She didn't mind one bit- she loved it!

Here is our crew about to have a great day!

OOOPPSS! Our jeep doesn't seem to want to get going. Better stop and fix it. This is the part the kids like the best!


And we are fixed now the fun can begin! Sorry the pictures aren't great but when you are riding in the vehicle as it climbs gigantic rocks it is a little hard to get good pictures.







And you know if you had a great trip by how much you broke your jeep! Here is where we busted ours on the second day out. It was a huge rock that gave no Mercy!

Princess of The Seas

It is finally FINISHED! The Halloween costume I started on 2 months ago is finally done. Jason laughed at me for starting so early and now he is no longer laughing. I thought if I made the kid's costumes it would be less expensive- WRONG. I also should have known better than to attempt a mermaid with so little sewing experience. I abandoned making Clayton's for now and just went out and bought him a scooby doo costume, even though I have everything I need to make a cute puppy dog- maybe next year. It is far from perfect, but I don't like to follow the directions. They wanted it to be all one peice and have a zipper in the back- obviously don't spend much time around kids. I changed it to two pieces with velcro and elastic so bathroom breaks would be a snap. Don't look too close, but at a glance it isn't bad, and Sara likes it. I am just glad it is over.

Father, Daughter, Son, Campout

 

 

The kids got to go on thier first campout with just Jason! They had so much fun without mom there to make sure they washed thier hands or combed thier hair. In a one night campout at Purdis State Park they fit it a canoe ride, fishing, hiking, and playing on the muddy beach. I forgot to pack a camera so we didn't get any pictures until they got home when I learned that my daughter thinks little fish are so cute and loves to hold them and pet them.