Free the Frogs

Is this not one of the cutest creatures that our Lord in Heaven has made? A tiny little green jewel put in our garden to eat those pesky mosquitos... a hopping wonder. Remember, our family loves frogs. In fact, growing up, I was a collector of frogs. At one time, my collection of ceramic, yarn and shell frogs numbered well over 100. And Kermit has always been quite dear to my heart. Why am I posting about this? Well, I have a certain, unnamed "friend" with the initials of NW who lives in Florida who is MURDERING these precious hoppers left and right. Using such outrageous weapons as Raid, PhoneBooks, and Umbrellas, this woman has taken the lives of several frogs, many who certainly have families back at the swamp, probably wives and several children. Join with me in my crusade to have this woman stopped, so she will get the message to FREE THE FROGS!!!!!!

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27:16

The 30th annual Tulsa Run was held today! It was a BEAUTIFUL clear day, just a bit cold, but perfect if you are running the 5K! Here are Kami and Tom nearing the finish line. She was the 111th female to finish! Go Kami Go! We are proud of you! (and good job to you too Tom!)

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The Maize

Kami has been to the pumpkin patch for 9 years in a row now, and Ellie has officially been her 7th time. So, while the pumpkin patch is a great photo opportunity and a funnish fallish experience, Kami, Ellie, and friends were excited about the new place in town (or should I say waaaaaaay out east of town) called The Maize. Unlike the pumpkin patch, you have to pay admission. But it was much more than a corn maze. The maze itself was pretty cool, a walk through winding and crossing paths of corn that took us about 15 minutes. The maze was in the shape of Oklahoma with a salute to the centennial, and luckily, didn't give me any Children of the Corn vibes. The place was packed with a ton of fun fall stuff to do, like bury each other in a pit of corn. You'd think they were on a beach, burying each other in the sand. But, well, here in Oklahoma, we don't really have that choice, now do we. So, corn it is! One of their favorite things was just playing on the bales of hay that were stacked up. And they loved the rubber ducky race below. Plus, they had a cow train pulled by a 4-wheeler and bikes the kids could ride through the corn. But, that's not all! Paintball guns were a big hit too. We had an awesome time and followed it up with a meal of cornchips, salsa and queso from Ted's!!! Yummmmmm!

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Why She is the Princess of Hearts

As we were driving in the car last week, the sun was setting. We looked up to see a sight similar, but even more stunning, than the one below. "How beautiful!" I marveled! "Look at the cloud Mommy," Luke added. Kami agreed that the sky, indeed, was beautiful. Finally, Ellie's quiet voice came from the back of the car: "It looks like the angels have turned on their lanterns in heaven to go wake up the babies in their nurseries."

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Look at These Pumpkins!

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Welcome Fall Y'all

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Toothless on a Tuesday

Ellie's tooth has been hanging by a thread for days. However, she has not been letting any of us get within five feet of her mouth. It's been driving me crazy... like a loose scab or bulging whitehead... I just wanted to get that tooth OUT!!!!!! Thankfully, the designated tooth puller Sarah, came over in the nick of time and saved me from holding my child down and yanking out her tooth. I don't think that would be too good in the memory department. Sarah just tugged and bloop, out it came. The tooth fairy was glad the tooth was out too: Ellie got $3.00 under her pillow for that tooth!

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