You know you're in the country when...

...over a 5 day period, you've picked 6 ticks off of your kids!

Yes, that happened to us. But don't worry, it was nothing major. Just day to day life in the country in Oklahoma! They survived to tell about it. :-)

We had such a blast. Here's a short run-down: riding around in Papa's truck, playing on our old rocking horse, chasing Buddy (my dad's dog), Kiddie Park, my grandma's 85th birthday party, visiting with LOTS of family, playing in my old "treehouse" (more like a playhouse since it's not actually IN a tree), feeding carrots to the neighbor's horse, riding on Papa's tractor and lawn mower, more Kiddie Park, more chasing buddy, getting ticks, going to Grand Lake, riding on the boat/tube/knee board, seeing more family, and running around the endless amounts of land at my parents house! Every kid needs a place like this to run around!

Here are some pictures to document our trip:

my old treehouse...we're going to remodel it for the kids!

William riding my old horse swing

Hudson riding Trent's old rocking horse

checking out the barn in Papa's truck

Hudson driving Papa's truck

the airplanes at Kiddie Park

My grandma with 4 of her grandchildren and 2 of her great-grandchildren

My grandma and William. He LOVED her!

Hudson riding the cars at Kiddie Park

chillin' on the boat at Grand Lake

Me and Hudson going for a ride on the tube!

Keeping busy!

We have had a very busy month, and our September is looking just as busy! I have tried numerous times to post pics of our latest adventures, but for some reason blogger will not accept pics! So, words will have to do...

We started August with a road trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. My best friend, Ashley, invited us along on their family vacation. It was amazing! The boys loved being beach bums for a week, and I enjoyed the relaxation. Plus, it's always a blast to hang out with Ashley and her crew!

We're still enjoying near-daily visits to the pool. While I'm ready for a break from this heat, I do love taking the boys to the pool. I guess once it gets cool around here, we'll be taking daily trips to our neighborhood park.

This weekend we are headed to Oklahoma for my Grandma's 85th birthday party. I am very much looking forward to seeing lots and lots of family. We are also taking William to Kiddie Park-- an amusement park geared towards kids his age. I went there when I was a kid, and rides are still only $.25 each!

I will save our upcoming September escapades for another post...

Storytime with Daddy

Hudson has just recently started loving books. And he will FINALLY sit through evening storytime with daddy and William.

I took several pictures, but this is the only one that Hudson wasn't looking at me, saying "cheese"!

And in case you're wondering, they are reading the Little Critter book "Just Go to Bed."

Who needs toys...

...when you have perfectly good diaper boxes to play in?

Lizzing

I have never watched the show 30 Rock . Those who do tell me that it's hilarious. Not a big Baldwin fan. YUCK. Anyway, a friend of mine introduced me to the word "lizzing" which apparently means a combination of laughing and wizzing, coined from the show 30 Rock. I had never heard it called that before, but admittedly, I have lizzed a few times.

One of these times was last night:

Every time we go to the pool, Hudson wants to wear goggles (he cries "goggle" for a large amount of time while we're there! A.N.N.O.Y.I.N.G) So, I bought him a pair at Target yesterday. Before going last night, I put them on him while he was in his carseat. I almost fell to the floor I was laughing so hard. Does this not make you "lizz" just a little?

I'm wild, don't judge me

I have to preface this by saying that it wasn't my idea. My sister, Tasha, has been wanting to get her nose pierced for quite some time (about 5 years). I've never had an aversion to nose piercings, but I've never had the desire to have one. Not long ago, as she was lamenting NOT having one...it sort of started to intrigue me.

This past weekend we were at the wedding of my 2nd cousin...in Alabama. (Don't crazy things always happen in Alabama? :-)) My parents, brother and his wife, Paige, Tasha and I all went out for it. Husbands stayed home with the kiddos.

Friday night at the rehearsal dinner, we all got to talking about getting our noses pierced (spurred on by my brother, of course). I also want to say, no alcohol was involved. So, Saturday after lunch, we took the plunge. It was V.E.R.Y. painful. The painful part didn't last very long, but while it did last -- OUCH!!! I like it more than I thought I would. In 2 weeks, I can change it out to a much smaller one...I got myself the cutest little diamond-- barely bigger than a speck of glitter.

Just a little bling to my face...

4th of July

Uncle Sam

Mini-Uncle Sam
Family pic at the Southlake celebration...in anticipation of the yummy 5 Guys burgers we were about to eat!

Getting ready for fireworks! He's actually saying "CHEESE!"

Goofball...as usual. Actually, he's showing off for Caroline (the love of his life)

Moments before the fireworks!

William, the fish.

William and Hudson with Mimi's 4th of July costume stuff!

We had such a great holiday weekend! We got to celebrate 2 nights in a row, which is always very fun! Both kids LOVED the fireworks.