I found a great deal for the museum on groupon which we have used before also. So if you are wanting to go, you might want to check there first.
They were having a special family day so they had some hands on activities for the kids!
The girls enjoyed grinding corn and watching butter be churned.
When you have kids with allergies there is always a bit of disappointment that comes when food is around (they were letting people try the butter) but it was still interesting.
The basement has a little kids area.
We drove over to the ranch on the next day.
It is such a beautiful place.
My kids loved the animals.
Even the ones that escaped their pens 😉
These goats had knocked off a board and would come and go as they pleased. Ha
I really enjoy learning about Will Roger and his family and the ranch is like a peaceful retreat.
Have you been to the museum or ranch? I think he is a great part of Oklahoma history.
After spending the week at Washington Irving I decided we should take advantage of already being packed and go to another campground for the weekend 😉 I am sure Nick loves all my ideas like this.
There was actually someone in our spot when we got there but thankfully we talked and they realized they were there on the wrong date.
This site was right next to the water which was beautiful but also it was right next to this cliff which was a bit stressful. ha
It made for beautiful sunrises though.
He wanted me to try his “way down” but I decided against it.
I realized I was not in any pictures from the week so I set my camera on a rock and fixed that while watching the sunrise with the boys.
It really was an amazing view.
The sites are a nice size as well.
There is a nature trail near the campground that is around a mile long for the long loop.
It had beautiful views of the lake!
The trail was also pretty wide so this is the perfect trail for summer hikes to me. I like them to be open to a breeze and not be narrow, it helps with pests not being as bad.
Next we took the Gazebo Trail to the swimming beach, I did not know it went to it so only the boys were ready to swim.
Nick took the girls back so they could get dressed and drove over to meet us.
After the amazing beach we had been at all week this was a bit disappointing but the kids enjoyed cooling off.
We also went to the Rogers County Fair, The Will Rogers Museum, and the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, but I will do a separate post about those so this one is not too long.
I loved to sit here and watch the water.
And make sure my kids did not fall off the cliff.
Need to work on cliff safety with my youngest three.
I made myself get up to watch the full sunrise the next day.
It was a beautiful spot for a weekend.
I am even thinking of staying here for a week like we did at Washington Irving. Maybe a little farther away from the cliff though…
We stayed at a local army corps campground to try out living in the rv while doing normal life.
Our site ended up having zero flat spots which made the boys tent camping difficult but they were able to manage. We found a better site for next time.
We got set up Sunday afternoon and prepared to try out our experiment.
Nick would go to work and I would teach the kids, while staying in one spot in the rv.
That first evening was pretty perfect and I wondered if we should quit while we were ahead.
None of the sites are actually on the lake but you can catch a glimpse of it.
The boys got up early and finished most of their school before their sisters were even up yet. They still had their biggest subjects left though which would require a trip to the library to use the free wifi.
This rig is so big that five kids working and living in it did not seem like a stretch at all so far.
One of my favorite parts was the location of our morning walks, the woods.
There is only one short trail at this recreation area but it worked great for our morning walk.
Having the lake so close was definitely my favorite part. It has a nice sandy beach that we swam in every day.
I was so excited that the wifi reached the parking lot at our library!
The boys quickly did some subjects that needed internet while I worked with the girls. Some in the vehicle and some outside on a blanket.
There was a nice grassy area with trees at the library that was pretty perfect!
We did run into a problem of one child being too hyper to do their school work that disrupted others trying to finish but otherwise it went really well.
The boys liked to do some of their work outside.
Evenings were filled with incentives to do well at school. Like fishing!
I was just so happy to spend every evening out near the water.
One morning we did our morning walk at Keystone State Park!
One evening we broke out the kayaks!
I love the history of Washington Irving visiting the area.
Definitely lots of learning on the go went on.
I am one happy girl if I get to walk in the woods every day.
Also, lakes are so calming.
I thought it was a resounding success and can’t wait to do it again!
We actually went straight from here to another campground! I figured we were already packed so…
Do you think you would like to live in a rv while doing normal life?
