Category Archives: My Family

Last Day as a 7yr old! I dropped the ball…

I realized today that my son turns 8 tomorrow.

I remembered his birthday at least but I forgot to take his birthday week pictures!!!

I have been taking a picture of my boys every day on the week before their birthday for 3yrs.

Except this year because I forgot!

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I know!

Shocking!

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and a bit terrifying…

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but at least I remembered on his last day!

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This kid amazes me in his ability to invent.

He decided to study anatomy today so that he could build a human like robot.

He has also taken up running and he is awesome!

Like a fish to water that boy runs like he was born to it.

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He ran his first race this past year and loves the medals and “junk food” at the races.

I am pretty sure he is going to be my crazy ultra runner keeping up with his dad.

I am writing it here so I can come back some day and say that I called it!

I can’t wait to see what this soon to be 8yr old does next!

You can check out more Birthday Week posts, here.

Lake Tenkiller ~Strayhorn Landing & Hickory Flats

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We first swam at Strayhorn Landing on Lake Tenkiller.

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It is a nice rocky swimming area.

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The boys had a lot of fun playing around and practicing their swimming.

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There is a nature trail between Strayhorn Landing and Tenkiller State Park.

It is only a mile out and back (two miles total) but I was not really dressed appropriately.

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It just goes from a parking lot to the Overlook park.

You can drive to the overlook park as well.

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We stopped at the Nature Center in Tenkiller State Park and happened to be there when they were feeding the snakes.

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These rodents have zero survival skills…

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We also went to the Hickory Flats area in the state park, it was a no fee area for swimming.

It had a really nice beach area but was really crowded so we went to a creek at goose neck bend to let the boys swim.

This lake has really nice clear water and I can’t wait to take the boys during the week when it might be a little less crowded!

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Have you swam in Lake Tenkiller?

Do you have a favorite area?

Zoo Scavenger Hunt

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I found a really great Scavenger hunt through the Oakland Zoo website!

They have several to choose from and they are very educational.

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One of the clues is “A bird with feathers that can’t fly”.

The boys had a lot of fun and we all learned a lot!

I am really glad I have an iphone and therefore Siri!

I might have looked up several that I was drawing a blank on…

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They got to pick out one special treat for finishing their papers.

They chose cotton candy, I sampled some to make sure it was okay…

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So cute!

Nick, I think I want a Jaguar cub…

All we need is a big cage, right?

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This little guy made me laugh.

My son was looking at the zoo guide we have before we got there and saw a bunny.

He said he really wanted to see a bunny at the zoo but I told him I did not think they had them.

On our way out of the zoo this little guy was hanging out by the entrance.

He of course was more excited about the rabbit than any of the other animals we saw.