Spring Break ~ Oklahoma
We went to Oklahoma for the first part of Spring Break to see Gramma and celebrate her birthday.
A wreath I made for Gramma. Her favorite flower is the daisy. This turned out to be one of my favorite wreaths that I've made.
Anytime we go to Oklahoma, we have to go to the Science Museum!
The boys are hard gangsta [candy] smokers.
We found the "Three Corners Monument," where Oklahoma, Kansas, & Missouri meet.
Standing in Oklahoma watching buffalo in Kansas.
Spring Break ~ Branson, MO
We went to Branson Landing and the boys got some giant jaw breakers. They barely fit in their mouths!!! Well....they do have big mouths!!
The fountains at Branson Landing are behind us, although you can't really see them!
Fountains in Branson, similar to those at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Video is fuzzy, but it was still pretty cool.
Brock and Ryan were dying to go to the Ripleys Believe It Or Not museum. I have to admit...there were some pretty wild things in it...neat to see!
The Hulk was made out of recycled parts.
This is the world's largest roll of toilet paper. Those are normal sized toilet seats and rolls of toilet paper on the floor.
Steve tried on one of the first scuba diving helmets. I can't believe how heavy it was!!
A dragon made out of recycled parts. Ryan's favorite thing in the whole museum.
Ryan next to the tallest man that ever lived. He was 8'11", Ryan is 4'10".
The following day, we went to Silver Dollar City with Papa and cousin Logan.
Ryan was chosen to be in a magic show!
One troublemaker and one malcontent being taken care of the old fashioned way.
Fun on the rides...in the cold. Brrrrrrr!
We took haven inside for a while. This was the neatest place. It had all these different guns that shot out balls. The boys spend a long time in there!
Then we went to watch Papa's favorite singers, The Homestead Pickers.
If there's a dinosaur museum, Ryan has to go!
Back home all cuddled up with Indy...
...and a million stuffed animals.
Indy's 2nd Birthday called for a Stormtrooper cupcake!
Happy Birthday, Indy!
Yummmm!
Ryan wanted to start gymnastics again. So, we signed him up and found out that he's actually pretty talented!
Once we got home, we had to start the long process of fixing our foundation. This is how our deck looked before we started (minus a couple slats).
Then we had to start ripping it up. :-(
Torn all apart, leaving the frame.
The foundation guys came and started digging....41 holes like this one, all around the outside of the house (about 6' deep). Ugh!
Here's the pilings they used to level the house.
Ryan's room had to have three holes dug.
Here's one of the four holes in our kitchen.
Our bedroom had five holes dug in it.
Our master bathroom also got a couple holes. (Sixteen total inside.)
More of the holes outside.
Where there are plywood planks, there are holes.
A little beauty in the midst of chaos.
Working inside the house.
Four holes in the living room.
Steve and Indy are exhausted!
And then it was time for the boys (all of them) to have some fun in the mud!
Fixing the foundation took about two weeks. We had holes all over our house, dust everywhere, and just overall chaos. Not fun!!
