OOOOOOklahoma!

I know I'm behind and I promise I will post about the Texas part of my trip soon, but better late than never ...

We can now say we've been to Oklahoma. Well, Sarah, Will and I have been to Oklahoma. And what a fabulous time we had!

The flight actually wasn't too bad with both kids. Rog got a gate pass to help me through security, changing diapers, feeding William, and watching the kids while I went to the bathroom, etc. Once on board, a nice gentleman from first-class noticed my plight and asked if he could help me with my car seat. He will definitely get points for that one. I strapped Sarah into her car seat for the flight and that made all the difference. She watched Finding Nemo on the way there and I pulled out a new Peter Pan book for the "turn off all electronics" time. Will sat on my lap and he slept for 45 minutes. Bliss. And when we landed, the flight attendant assigned a helper to help me to the baggage claim area to get my bag. It was lovely. I did get a little lost as to where I was supposed to meet Natalie, but when we finally got together it was a great reunion!!!

The 4 1/2 hour drive from Dallas Fort Worth ended up taking 6 1/2 - we did stop for a late lunch/dinner and hit rush-hour traffic leaving Dallas. The kids did remarkably well. And could I have had better company in the front seat? Nah. I loved getting to see a part of the country that I've never been to before. One of my preconceived notions of Texas evaporated. No cactus or barren landscape here. I didn't realize how GREEN the Dallas area is.


What did we do while in Altus, OK? Well ... we worked out - Natalie's exercise ethic is pretty remarkable. Gym 2-3 times a week and weight class 2 times a week. Wow. She looks absolutely stunning btw. I think she'd have the rest of my baby weight off of me and then some if I stayed a couple more weeks! This photo doesn't really have anything to do with the gym other than I took it on our way to the gym. I love the minivan life!


We played in the backyard.



We fed the birds.



We sang songs. "I'm gonna get you. You'd better run" is still in my head Charly! Loved it.


I love this video - my favorite part is when she obviously cuts me off and says, "my turn." The only sadness with this video is that I wish you could all see how sweetly she sang "Aurora Song" the first time - all the way through with just a little help. I was hoping against hope that we'd get a repeat, but for now this will have to do.



We made aprons - well, we made an apron for me. Natalie's super sexy apron inspired me for sure. I couldn't have finished it without her!



Thanks again for such a fun week! I can't believe I didn't break out the camera more. We were just too busy having fun! We can't wait to get together again. Rog definitely wants to come too.