SPRING BREAK! WOO HOO!

Yes, it's been a while since my last post, but nothing's been going on in our life. However, last week was spring break and it was a awesome!!!

Brent did well on his midterms the week before, and we completely soaked up every minute after. I had an afternoon to myself last Friday, did some writing and shopping and enjoyed some alone time. We vegged for the weekend, and then we had a day hanging out with friends on Monday. Ultimate frisbee, volleyball -- and sore muscles!

On Tuesday and Wednesday we went to Chickasaw National Recreation Area with our friends Jordan and Katrina, and Zack and Keri and their little girls. It was the funnest camping trip! We crowded all our tents onto one camp site, we had awesome food and yummy smores, and Drew and Ady got DIRTY!

Our camping spot was near the Lake of Arbuckles. The water was cold, but there was a big beach and we loved the beautiful weather -- in the 80s both days.

Drew and Ady, the diaper twins, loved playing in the water. Ady gave herself a mud bath and Drew splashed as much as he could. The big boys got brave and went out for a dunk.

On Wednesday we went to Turner Falls, did some rock climbing, kind of, and played in the water. We all got a little too much sun, but that's the sign of a good spring break in my book. :)

Drew and Ady found plenty of ways to get dirty. Drew ate some dirt, so Ady thought she should too. It looked more like fall than spring at the recreation area with dead leaves all over the ground, but it made for fun crunching and a soft landing spot.

(Yes, that's a dirt handprint on Drew's face.)

Both evenings we took a walk down along the shore of the lake and skipped rocks. Drew is truly happy when he's throwing things, and I think throwing rocks was probably the funnest thing in the world to him. He was so mad when it got too dark and we had to walk back to camp.

We watched the absolutely beautiful scene of the sun setting against the lake, and we caught these tiny frogs that swam in the shallows near the shore. I think that was my favorite part of the trip, besides enjoying time around the camp fire (although we didn't actually get to have a camp fire because of a fire ban -- we enjoyed the glow of charcoals).

Ady has one of these little frogs in her hands.

Zack and Ady by the shore

Thanks so much you guys! It wouldn't have been so great without you. :)


This was our first chance to get out of the city and see what Oklahoma has to offer. We needed the time off. It was the best week I've had since we moved out here. And Oklahoma has some beautiful spots. I can't wait to do something like this again next year!