Orr Family Farm

Michael was off work last Friday for fall break. Isabella was the first one up in the morning, so we snuck out and picked up donuts while the boys slept. After breakfast we all got ready and went down to the Orr Family Farm.

 We did the hayride to the pumpkin patch first because there was no line.

 Next we went to the jumping pillows!!

Benjamin was a little unsure about jumping himself but enjoyed watching Isabella.

 Evel Knievel there.

We had packed a picnic and stopped to eat lunch. Then we fed the animals in the animal barn and played at the playground for a little while. Next we headed to wait in line for the train. We had a little while to wait so Isabella and I went and got a treat for us from the store.

 *Family train ride selfie*

Serious Benjamin on the carousel

As usual, she chose a stationary bench at first, but when she saw Benjamin was on a horse she decided to be brave and get on a horse too.  "Its not scary at all Mom!" She said in a very nervous/scared voice. :)
The carousel was our last thing. Then it was time to head home for Benjamin's nap time. We had a fun day.
Looking back:
Orr Farm 2013
Orr Farm 2012

Isabella's first wedding

Isabella was in a wedding a couple of weekends ago. It was in Tulsa with the rehearsal and wedding on the same day. But we had hotel points and decided to go up the night before so we didn't have to be as rushed in the morning. I'd been wanting to try Andolini's since my sister had gone and told me about it. It was everything I'd hoped it would be!

It's a small, local place. The waiting area is by the kitchen that has a glass window so you can see the whole cooking process.

The guys tossed the pizza dough high in the air and once back and forth to each other.  It was really fun to watch and Isabella thought it was really cool. They handed over a plate of garlic knot bread for us to have while we waited, and also gave Isabella a dough ball to play with. She made all kinds of things and tried to toss it in the air just like they did. All of this made our wait time go by really easily.

It was a really fun night. Some times with little kids things can be stressful and even disastrous at times, but we laughed a lot at dinner and it was one of those times I kept thinking how grateful I am for my little family and how this is the good life.
We went back to the hotel and Michael took Iz swimming while I got Benjamin down for bed. And he thankfully slept better than he ever has at a hotel in a packnplay!
The next morning we had to grab some fruit loops from the hotel buffet, as those are Isabella's favorite hotel treat, and then headed to the wedding venue for the breakfast and rehearsal.
I wasn't sure how she would do at the wedding with all people she didn't know, and I wasn't sure what the expectations were for her as far as what she was supposed to do, how long she would be up front, and so on.

But she was just fine. Friendly and happy to do what they asked of her. They practiced the whole ceremony a few times, going in and standing, and dancing on the way out.
We had quite a bit of time til the wedding, so we went to a mall with a play area for the kids to play and eat lunch.

We rode the carousel but of course, had to be on the non-moving bench. :) 

 

Then we went back to the wedding location to get Isabella dressed. Benjamin stayed in the car and took a nap while Michael watched the OU/Texas game on his phone. I got her ready, then it was time for some of the pictures. After her part in those were done we had a while to hang out and entertain ourselves til it was time.

Heading down the aisle. 

She did so great. Stood still up at the front for the whole ceremony, which thankfully was only about 18 minutes. 

And then danced her way out with the wedding party. 

She loved the reception and was the life of the party! Haha! Dancing in a circle of all the college kids and loved the candy bar they had.

We took some photo booth pictures:

Which Benjamin was a little confused by! :)

Then we headed back to OKC! As I was buckling her in the car she said- "Oh mom! I never knew a wedding party would be so fun!"

Saturday Adventure

I was in need of adventure on Saturday and have made little progress on my Oklahoma experiences for the year, so we decided to head west to Red Rock Canyon state park.

 We stopped for lunch at Johnnies in El Reno where our families have eaten for generations. They are known for the onion burgers and coneys...but lately what I've raved about is the Chocolate mystery pie!! So good!

We drove the rest of the way to Red Rock and drove through the whole park to check things out first. The canyon was once a Winter Camp for the Plains Indians, and later was a stop along the California Road Trail. Today there are camping and RV spots, lots of picnic areas, some playgrounds, a pool with a small splash pad area, a couple of trails, and several places to rock climb/rappel. We were planning on hiking, but the trail was pretty steep for a new walker and three year old. So we opted out of that for some other activities better suited for our little ones.

 Benjamin loved picking up the sticks and dropping them through the holes on this bench. He might have stayed there the whole time if we didn't move to another area.

Climbing the kids' rock 

Throwing rocks in the water
We should have taken swimsuits- the pool and water area looked fun!

Snow cone stop in Hinton before heading home 

Isabella said her favorite part was throwing rocks, climbing the rock, and having a snow cone and listening to pony songs. (Sometimes its hard to choose just one favorite part! ;)  

San Antonio

We went to San Antonio with Michael's parents last month. Isabella went down the night before with Cappy and Nana and we met them the next day.

Benjamin was a good little traveler and took both morning and afternoon naps pretty easily. We went out to dinner on the river walk and then settled in our condo for the night.

Thursday morning we went to breakfast at Mi Tierra.

So many bright colors!

Tons to choose from in their bakery. Some is good and some is not so much. Haha!

We walked around the market after breakfast.  Cappy and Nana let Isabella pick something out and she chose a yellow guitar.  Benjamin got some maracas.

We went swimming in the afternoon. Then headed back to the river walk for dinner in the evening.

I love the sweet relationship she has with her Grandparents!

Cappy showing Izzy that a real man has no problem carrying your pink plastic purse out in public... :)

Friday morning we headed to Sea World. Its been many years since I went and had completely forgot how big it was and how much there is to do.

At the Cannery Row Caper show

In the children's park there was an elmo show and you could meet the characters at different times. Benjamin got a little freaked out by Elmo.

I loved watching her face!

We ended our fun day with some ice cream at DQ.

Benjamin did not sleep great at night and I was up several times with him, but both kids slept longer in the mornings than they have been. The thunder lost to the spurs while we were there. But we still had a great trip San Antonio!