A Boy and His Trains

  

Oklahoma State Game

OSU Game: September 2013 

OSU has recently added a giant turf field for families to play on as part of the pre-game activities. We absolutely love having a space for Beckett to run around and they set up activities just for kids. What a great idea! 

 

Busy Times

What have we been up to lately? Here are a few random pictures from the last few months.

"Fixing" the bubble blower with a screwdriver

Butterfly exhibit at the fair
 with his friends, Stella and Kate

Feeding the ducks and geese

Checkers with Grandpa

Best friends :) 

We visited the zoo several times this summer, especially towards the end of the summer when it started to cool down a little bit. To be honest, I really wasn't a fan of the Tulsa Zoo in the beginning. I felt that it was entirely too spread out and had always compared it to Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia. I just wasn't impressed with it. However, it has grown on me a bit. I now like the fact that it is so spread out because I feel like we are on our own private tour every time we visit. We don't really have to share exhibits with anyone and can eat lunch without having to fight for a spot. We really have enjoyed zoo visits this summer and look forward to many more.

Beach Time

We had planned to visit Virginia Beach since it was only an hour away from our condo. However, we researched a little bit and found this little "beach" that was only about 20 minutes away and it was perfect for us. It didn't have the true beach feel that we were wanting, but it was perfect for a toddler who only wanted to play in the water for about an hour. It was also fun to watch the boats pass by in the background. 

Colonial Williamsburg, Virgina

We don't have many pictures of Colonial Williamsburg because Blake, Beckett, my mom and I just wandered around while my dad explored. My dad was able to explore the entire site much quicker without the four of us dragging behind him.

Here are the few pictures that Blake took just to prove to his mom that we actually went :)

We didn't realize that the College of William and Mary was actually on the grounds of Colonial Williamsburg, so we were able to look around in one of their classroom buildings. I loved the big windows and the historic classroom feeling. 

Jamestown Settlement

While on vacation, we decided to suffer through a day of history with my dad. :) We visited Jamestown Settlement and also spent half a day at Colonial Williamsburg (pics to come). 

Busch Gardens, Part II

They had a great interactive Sesame Street portion of Busch Gardens. This was our favorite part! They had several rides, Sesame Street shows, and we got to meet the characters. 

They had a fun train that circled the entire park. We rode it numerous times since Beckett is so obsessed with trains right now. We spent most of the day at the park, which meant we were there for nap time as well. The train was perfect for napping. My dad and I spent about an hour riding around on the train while Beckett slept and my mom and Blake rode roller coasters. As soon as Beckett woke up he said "I want to ride the train again" and we couldn't convince him that we had already been riding for over an hour. So, we continued to ride until his little heart was content.

If we ever have a craving for cotton candy, we know where to go. Is this not the biggest cotton candy you have ever seen? We were worried that the girl would get fired if management saw how big she was making them! All five of us ate it until we were sick!