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Simple, Beautiful Moments

I have been focusing more lately on savoring all of those beautiful little moments that make up life and last Sunday was filled with them.

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We visited the Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge in Okmulgee after church.

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The sun was shining, the kids ran, it was beautiful.

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snakes

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Nick and I held hands as we walked on the Railroad Trail to the River Overlook.

I just kept sighing.

That moment was perfect.

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This man is amazing.

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We came home and the air filled with the sounds of kids laughing as the day faded away.

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Of course the day was filled with normal stuff also, correction, fighting, and so on, but I feel like that stuff just makes the beautiful moments stand out even more.

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Kids playing on a rope swing while the sun sets behind them.

I did not want to go inside and make dinner.

I felt like I would miss something.

Life is filled with so many beautiful moments, I want to cherish as many as I can.

Storytime

My boys have not been to storytime since my youngest boy was in his fit throwing phase.

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I don’t think he even remembers it.

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My oldest thought some of the things were a bit silly for his age but they both really liked the parachute.

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My youngest boy seemed to really enjoy the whole thing.

He just seems to enjoy life in general.

What a beautiful way to live.

Western Trails at Heyburn Lake, OK

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Sheppherds point on Heyburn Lake has many trails to choose from but some of them like the western trails are not open during hunting season because they are in a Wildlife Management Area.

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We were in between huntings seasons a few Saturdays ago so I wanted to hike before the trails west were cut off again.

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We took the North Trail to get to them.

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The low places were a little muddy so going up or down hills was pretty interesting.

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YAY!

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The grass was pretty tall and close to the trail so I would imagine chiggers and ticks a problem in the summer.

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We took our dog Maddie along so she could get some exercise.

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She got worn out pretty fast.

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We ended up leaving her and Nick near the road before we were done.

She just could not handle it.

I finished the hike with the boys and drove back on the road to pick them up.

All together we did over 5 miles.

It was great to go on a trail that is close to us that we have not already done several times!