Being Spontaneous

That's not a statement typically associated with the Ward family. But, I guess this gorgeous weather has left Rick and I craving the great outdoors. Recently, we had both been tossing around the idea of a back yard tent camp out with the kids. Saturday afternoon, I was embarking on a new adventure, taking two kids to the mall to shop for fall clothes, when Rick text me, asking if I wanted to take the pop out to the lake, and join some friends for camping that evening. Knowing what a gorgeous day it was and not knowing if we'd have another opportunity, I said yes. This is so not like us. There was no time for planning or list making. I returned home, grabbed some clothes for all of us, packed a few things and then headed to Wal-mart for the necessary ingredients for S'mores.

Something I hadn't anticipated was how cold it would get that evening. Turned out that there was only two blankets in the trailer, so Rick had to make a quick run home at 10 that evening because the kids and I were freezing.

All in all, our time was short but sweet. I think we learned a couple of important lessons. Number one, we'll be adding more blankets to the trailer. Number two, not every big event, even camping, has to be on the agenda to fully enjoy it.

First Grade Field Trip

We spent the first gorgeous October day at Wooloroc. The kids sort of cruised through the museum, but enjoyed the nature trail. And, of course what first grader wouldn't enjoy feeding a stuffed buffalo?

More Football

After our morning of first grade football, we spent our evening at Skelly Stadiem waching the Tulsa Hurricanes. As a part of the INFC, we able to purchase discounted tickets and the kids were part of the spirit line, as Tulsa's players took the field. The kids had a great time experiencing a little college football action. I can't say that they were really all that into the game, but more the atmosphere. Nothing more to say than it was a wonderful fall evening with family.

In Action

Week 4 and our winning streak came to an end as we lost 12-14. Last play of the game ended with our running back getting knocked out of bounds at the two yard line, as time expired. Fortunately at this age, if the coach says you played hard then that's all that matters. The boys were fine with "almost" winning, And, both boys had their name announced over the loud speaker. This was especially important to Baylor, but guess he was to wrapped up in the game, he didn't hear. His shining moment, "That's Baylor Ward wrecking havoc in the backfield.

Pioneer Day Parade

B.F.F.

This summer Delaney and Emily really bonded over all things girly. The boys had a friend sleep over this summer, so Delaney was eager to have her first sleep over with her B.F.F. The girls had a blast and even managed to go to bed at a decent time.When your six, matching is no fashion fapaux.

Seventh Birthday

Here's my trio on their actual birthday, which also happened to be picture day and grandparents day at school. It's the best picture we could get, considering it was about 6:20 in the morning and we still needed to run by the donut shop to pick up donuts for their class. Saturday, the kids celebrated with a few friends. Trying to keep things somewhat simple, I ordered cupcake pics from Etsy a while back, but the boys had their hearts set on having light sabers that crossed. I thought...surely, I can pull that off. Well, not so much but it was just as they had envisioned, so they couldn't have been happier. Since the boys had a cake, I had to make sure Delaney had one as well. I managed to pull of some decent looking cupcakes, but thought better of attempting a monkey. And thank goodness, because it turned out oh so cute and delicious! She also made some cake balls that were out of this world! The cake was much bigger than I had anticipated. We ended up with way more cake than we ever needed, but everyone was happy. If I didn't mention it before, cake balls are my new love. Oh my!