The first time we checked out Okmulgee State Park my oldest was tiny, really tiny…

Look at those little cheeks! And little fingers, little nose, little tongue…

Okay.

I am okay.

Back to the park.

They have a nice paved trail (for you mom’s that means strollers!) which we took the first time we went.

A couple years (and another child later) we started canoeing on the lake.

It is a really nice lake to canoe on!

We headed south on the lake and went into a channel (Is it a channel? Never was sure what to call those things) that goes all the way to the dam for dripping springs lake.

Maybe two miles of canoeing one way (we do canoe back the way we came instead of driving two vehicles). I am pretty sure that is right.

My husband tends to remember technical details and I remember how beautiful it was.

See what I mean? BEAUTIFUL!

This is in Oklahoma people! We are not a dust bowl! Most of the time…

My boys enjoying the view.

Wondering why my littlest man is wet?

He had some trouble learning about gravity the first couple (dozen) times out.

There is nothing as magical as watching the day fade away while in the water.

We enjoyed this park so much that we have been back several times.

I love that Caden looks like he is in a prison photo.

Nick on the other hand has his mischievous little boy smile.

It usually means he is torturing me. This smile is because he was running us right into a low tree branch and the leaves were about to get me.

He knew I would squeal like a little girl and almost jump out of the boat.

I can’t say anymore about that.

I still have mental scars…

I wanted to show you these pictures first so that you know my boys do enjoy being out on the water.

I wanted to show you this one…

Just because it makes me laugh.

 

This is kind of a part one.

I will be doing a second one on Dripping Springs State Park. It is right next to the Okmulgee State Park and you really need to check them both out if you are in the area.