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Touring a Dam and a clear, cold creek.

I am on a mission to visit all of the State Parks in Oklahoma.

This past weekend we went to Grand Lake to visit some of the parks over there and tour the Pensacola Dam.

They give tours all summer from 9-4. So much information!

I learned a lot from the tour!

You do go where the turbines are running so it can get very loud. Our tour guide was excellent.

Such a wealth of knowledge.

Afterwards we drove around trying to find this old state park called Little Blue State Park.

We had been told it had a great wading creek that was ice cold and clear but it was hard to find the entrance.

The road is across from Disney State Park that takes you to this little park.

So pretty and worth the search.
It is not very deep at all and very rocky.

I would definitely recommend water shoes of some sort.

There were a lot of crawdads and minnows.

It reminded me of the creek we used to play in as kids.

There was a slightly deeper area but it was pretty crowded so we did not stay over there. If you want deeper water to swim in Grand Lake State Park has a swimming area nearby. We went because this kid is about to have a birthday and I wanted to go somewhere the weekend before!

Last day of being 11!

I will have a twelve year old tomorrow!

Last Day as 7yr olds!

We went on a week-long RV trip to the Palo Duro Canyon last week so I did not post a pic of the twins for their bday!

I did remember to take pics on their last day of being seven though!

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This one does not like that she is the younger twin.

Even if it is only by a little bit.

Ha

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Her nose crinkle is my favorite.

And her genuine smile.

It is breathtaking.

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My oldest girl.

She asked me what I did with her sister for pics the whole time…

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She was torn between really wanting pics like her sister and not wanting to miss out on what anyone else was doing.

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Pretty much our day in a nutshell 🙂

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Her personality always seems to come through in pics…

Ha

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These girls are teaching me what grace truly means.

Birthday’s are hard for them although each one seems to be better than the last.

If you did not know this, birthday’s, holidays, etc. can be really difficult for adoptees.

It is all at once happy and sad.

Sometimes my patience fails but I think overall they had a good day.

Filled with cake, presents, and pizza(their request, which can be tough when in a new place with their allergies but we found a place! Yes, we said NO CHEESE on the pizza. Ha).