At the beginning of Thanksgiving week, we took a few days and headed up to Beavers Bend State Park in OK. "We" included Scott, Claire, Carly, Reese, and myself-- the whole family. We put that pet barrier to use, only to discover that 30 minutes into our trip that Carly, The Brains, figured out how to slide the gate over. Reese, The Braun, fortunately stayed in place and watched the whole eppisode unfold. It was a pretty easy drive, although once we turned off the highway, there was NOTHING for 45 miles. Short on space, we decided to buy all of our food there, including a stop for lunch. One of the first things we found was a MacDonald's. It was there that Claire discovered the art of dipping. She dipped her fingers and fries into ketchup and sucked it right off!
When we got to the park, our cabin was not ready, so we got to hike around a bit and adjust ourselves to the layout of the park. We missed prime-time fall, but it was still gorgeous to see all the remaining reds, yellows, and oranges as well as all the leaves on the ground.
Our cabin was a basic little abode-- 1 bedrm, 2 twin beds, small kitchen, and living room-- but it worked well for us. We made ourselves comfortable and spent the evenings relaxing, playing games, and reading. The first night I tried to let Reese sleep in my twin bed with me but ended up having to uninvite the poor boy-- it was like sleeping with a small adult!!! (Reese is a healthy 100 lbs.!)
We spent our days hiking and exploring the trails. Claire hung out in her backpack, and even took a nap in it one day! Carly and Reese loved trailblazing-- all the new scents! We had purchased for Carly a backpack to help her burn more energy and give her a job, which worked out quite well. (I'm even using it here in the city on our walks and it has really slowed her down!) Claire loved playing on the cabin floor with her doggies.
4 days/3 nights went quickly, but we returned home to begin the second part of our celebration.
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I keep trying to convince mark to take that type of trip with kai, because he would be in preschooler heaven. maybe someday!
Carly looked so funny with the backpack. What was inside?
Did she like it?
Hey Smokey, ya want me to tell her what was inside that backpack? Oh, never mind - Beavers Bend is across state lines. Nothing to see here, please diperse... I bet my sister is really regretting sending me that blog link right about now. Did she tell ya'll that not only am I the pretty sister but the funny one as well? (Scott is inwardly groaning at this point- "Shut up, C.H.")
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