Touch-a-Truck Event

Beckett went to another touch-a-truck event this past weekend. Blake took him to one a few months ago, but there was an electric train set up at the front entrance. So, if you have a train kid, you'll understand this. The kid did nothing but stand around and watch the train go around in circles for an entire hour.  He had absolutely no interest in touring the trucks.

This time was much different. There were no trains, so he really enjoyed sitting in every single truck.

Balloon Festival, Part II

Balloon Festival, Part I

Last night we went to a local hot air balloon festival. We had a good time with friends and really enjoyed watching the balloons light up at night.

Philbrook Museum of Art

Mom came to visit and watch Beckett during the first/second week of August so that I could work for a few weeks and not have to worry about him. She found so many fun activities for them to do, so Blake and I crashed their party a time or two. Don't worry, they had plenty of time to themselves. 

We went to the Second Saturday event at the Philbrook Museum of Art. We aren't really art museum kind of folks, but it was a free kid event, so we decided to give it a try. We really did enjoy being outdoors in the beautiful gardens and got a couple of cute pictures out of it, so I guess it was well worth it. Beckett got to do a little drawing and painting of his own. The instructions for the impressionist art pieces were to draw something that you observed in the gardens. What did he draw? Train tracks. Same thing he draws every.single.time.  

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Working so hard on his train track drawing.

Summer Activities

Sleeping in his "nest" that he built out of stuffed animals

Always a great time with the cousins! 

Road trips to Grandma and Grandpa's

ORU got a new bus. Dad got to design it, so
this little guy was dying to see it.

Hanging out with Stella

We bought this car for B for Christmas.
 It's my favorite toy thus far. 

Beckett added a few personal touches to the map. 

Who knew that OSU was a new state?

He wanted to carry this around until I
 had a second to pour it for him.
Milkaholic? Yes

Summer legs

I rarely print off pictures, so when Beckett found
 an envelope with old pictures he was so excited
 to hang them all on the fridge. 

Kiddie Park

We took a trip to the Kiddie Park in Bartlesville during one of the rare cooler evenings of the summer. It was actually 70 degrees on Blake's birthday weekend and he sacrificed to go to a little theme park. What a great dad! The park is about an hour away, but it's only open for a few hours each evening. However, the rides are 50 cents a ride, so it was definitely worth the drive. The park doesn't look like it has been updated since it opened many years ago, but we had a blast! 

He waited so patiently to ride in the Thomas car. We expected a
meltdown when the girl in front of him chose Thomas the first time
 so that she could be close to her sister. He didn't meltdown at
 all, so we promised that he could try again. Success! That smile
made it worth the wait!

Our favorite part was riding the train at the end of the night! 

Ollie's Station Restaurant

While my parents were in town, we finally visited a local restaurant that we have been wanting to take Beckett to for a while. It's called Ollie's Station Restaurant on Route 66. Beckett absolutely loved it. The food wasn't that great, but the environment was pretty cool. Don't expect little boys to eat there. Beckett took one bite of a roll, but was too distracted to eat anything else. There were train tracks overhead that had electric trains that went around the restaurant while we ate and other big displays that were glassed in. There were so many unique trains. It was every train lover's dream!  

"Woooot woooot!"

 

They also had some antique Thomas
brand trains. How cool are these?