Fun at the State Fair

 This weekend the Oklahoma State Fair came to town. Now we have never been big fair type folks, however, Saturday we took it all in. Actually, Sheryl's Ex Mother in Law purchased tickets to Disney on Ice, which happened to be at the arena inside the fair rounds. So Kay, Sheryl, Kaileigh and Clara hit the show, while myself and Josh, met them at the fair afterwards. The weather couldn't have been better, overcast day with temps in the 70s, ahhhh fall also came to town!!!

 The day was mostly about Clara and watching her have fun at her first fair experience. The girls all enjoyed Disney on Ice and of course Clara had a ball just taking it all in.

Being opening weekend at the State Fair, the crowds were just crazy, to the point of us becoming miserable. So needless to say, we ended up leaving much sooner than planned. However, Tuesday is Military Day, so free admission for us and the kids (since Josh is Active AF). Were hoping the crowds won't be as bad and we can enjoy all the fair has to offer.

Of course as soon as I say posting would be few and far between, something come up to post about.....lol. Ok, see you fine folks back here again sooner than later!!!

The Secret is Out!!!

 We had quite the time in OKC this week and we are now safe and sound back in TX. The week was quite busy as you could imagine. We got to witness and share in the wedding of Sheryl's daughter Kaileigh to the man of her dreams Josh. The week was filled with last minute items to be taken care of, along with the other things we had to do that week. The wedding was originally going to be hush hush for personal reasons of the couple, however, after the ceremony they just couldn't contain their selves and just had to let everyone know!!!

The wedding took place at Will Rogers Park in Oklahoma City. The park is beautifully kept with lakes, abundance of flowers and walking paths. We attended as witnesses and of course parents along with a few other family members. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by yours truly photographing the happy couple around the park. I'll post some of the nicer shots on the photography page after going through them.

So here's to the happy couple, may they have a long and wonderful marriage!!!

Little Girls New Dress

We arrived safe and sound here in OKC and are staying at Josh and Kaileigh's house for a few days. Yesterday afternoon, Sheryl got to surprise Clara with here very own hand made Princess Dress. Clara had been wanting a Princess Dress, so Grandma Sheryl made her one and we all think it turned out beautiful. Even Sheryl was pretty proud of herself!!!

Today was registration day for the car we picked up in Kansas, so she is sporting her shinny new OK plates. Interesting thing, here in OK, they actually have privately ran tag agencies, where you can get you tag, various state licences and your drivers license, all with out having to visit the ever popular State Motor Vehicle Division. It was nice to walk in and 15 min later walk out with tags! Awesome!!!!

So, one more item checked off the list, now just a couple more and we'll be done here for a couple more weeks. Also in case you were wondering, baby Easton , mom and dad are doing fine, and we'll be back down to see them in a few days. Take Care and we'll see you back here soon.

Sheryl's Handy Work

Yesterday we got out and about alittle. First on the agenda was to visit Chris and Kayla to get our baby fix for the day (I'll spare you more baby pics for now...lol). Sheryl also wanted to deliver her special handmade baby quilt that she had been Cross Stitching on for several months now. I don't know where she finds the patients to do projects like that, but they sure are beautiful when there finished. Of course Chris and Kayla loved it and it will be a cherished memory for years to come.

After visiting for a while it was time to head home, on the way, Sheryl mentioned she wanted pizza for dinner. Well we just happen to know about a great little pizza place just down the street (more or less) in the town of Cedar Hill, TX. We turned the car around and headed that way. Pizza is always good, but after checking out the menu, Sheryl settled on a Calzone and it was a Sausage Parmesan Sub for me. The Internet here at the park is being alittle stubborn with loading of pics, so no shots of the inside or the great food. However if you ever find your self in the southern Dallas/Ft Worth area be sure to check out Sam's in Cedar Hill, you won't be disappointed.

So until next time, keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours and we'll see you back here soon!

Grandpa Time!!!

 Granpa got in a little Grandpa time with Easton yesterday. What a happy little baby he is, not a cryer or whiner, of course he's got good genes from both sides of the family. We stopped by for a bit and visited the kids and the rest of the family for abit before heading home. That's the nice part about being here with the RV, we don't have to spend every waking hour at their house or in some hotel room. We can come and go as we want to, sleep in our own bed and be in our own home when not visiting.

It just so happened when it was my turn to spend alittle time with him, he woke up and was a pretty bright eyed little boy for only being a few days old now. He is just one cute kid (gets that from me you know.....lol). The other thing he gets from our side of the family, and one day he'll either thank me or curse me, is large hands and feet. Monkey Toes as Sheryl likes to tell me, well they are good for picking things up off the floor with out bending over.....lol.

Ok, just a quick daily dose of Baby Easton. Take care and see you back here soon, maybe even with a different subject....lol.

Fun Day With Clara

 Yesterday Kaileigh and Josh were taking our little grand daughter Clara to a fun park and she demanded Gampa come along. We arrived around 3:30, just in time for the heat of the day, our first order of the day was Miniature Golf. It was fun watch Josh show Clara how to hold the club and hit the ball. However as most 4 year olds, she became board pretty quick, the heat was setting in also, so we hurried through the remaining holes for some inside A/C fueled fun.

 This place has all kinds of different things for the kids to do. Here Clara takes a ride on the Frog Hopper, an inside style carnival ride.

She had a great time playing all the games and that's what it's all about!!! After a couple of hours we all were pretty wore out, so it was time to head home. It was good to get out with the little one and of course with Josh and Kaileigh too.

Just a quick report on a fun day with our little Grand Daughter!!!

It's A Boy!!!

 So whats a green dressed teddy bear got to do with the title you ask??? Well it's a very cute story I'll share with everyone. Our daughter Kayla is expecting here first baby in June and Wednesday they were to find out if it was going to be a boy or a girl. There is one thing to be sure, these two never seem to do things in the traditional way, and this was no exception. Kayla and Chris head off to do the sonogram, however with the results in hand, they had the sonogram tech seal it in a envelope without telling them. They then headed off to the mall and the Build a Bear store. Once at the store, they pick out two outfits a boys and girls respectively. The sealed results are giving to the store clerk with instructions to read the results, dress the bear in the proper attire, box and wrap the bear (along with the results) and they would be back to pick it up later. Wednesday was also Chris's birthday, so the plan was a nice diner out, at which time Chris would open the present (bear) and that's how they would find out what sex the little one would be. I just thought it was very unique way to find out such an important piece of their life and hence the It's a Boy!!! Of course they are both thrilled as we are and the rest of the family.

Wednesday we also had the pleasure of meeting Paul and Marti, they are fellow fulltime RVers and bloggers. We have been reading each others blogs for some time now and it was great to finally meet them. Funny how when following along with someones blog, they seem like old friends when you finally meet them in person, ahhhh the computer age sure has changed things. They stopped by Holloman to say hey and spend the night on their way through New Mexico.

It was a great day, meeting new friends and finding out about the new little Grandson on the way. Sheryl is still healing from her surgery, getting better each day, but still having a rough time with it. Things are coming together and we hope to be back on the road next month, Woo Hoo!!! So until next time, keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours and see you back here again.

Goodbye OKC, Hello New Mexico

 It's after the New Year and we have left OKC, however before we left we had some work to do. Josh and Kaileigh received a few hundred dollars in Lowes Gift Cards to help with their new home. So off to Lowes we went, a couple of hours and several decisions later, we began work on the house. All new fixtures were hung and paint went on the walls. We must say, the house looks much better and with their character all over it, it's truly their home now.

 Another surprise we go was the return of our little granddaughter (she was visiting the other grandparents in Atlanta for Christmas) and Christmas all over again. I'll tell you, the little one really made out with two Christmas's and double the toys!!!

 Sheryl got in all the quality time she could.

 As did I. Ok, how many grand dads would let the little one paint their toe nails bright pink!!! Yea, I'm a great guy. P.S. you know how hard that stuff is to get off your toes............sheesh.

 It was time to say our goodbyes and start heading toward New Mexico. We had a great time for the last month visiting with all the kids.  Here are Sheryl, here daughter Kaileigh and the little one Clara.

While in OKC we watched the weather and saw our original route may have some pretty poor weather. We changed our plans and decided to head south to Dallas and take I-20 into El Paso. Well we were out smarted (which doesn't take much) and ended up in a 7" snow storm in Midland TX. We did a little Wally Docking before the weather cleared the next afternoon. One fun thing that happened while we were holed up, is Scrappy got to experience his first snow, and we must say, he had a ball in it.

We have finally arrived back in Alamogordo, NM. We'll be here for a month or longer depending on how our Doctors appointments go. We are also getting our black tank re-fixed, as what ever the repair shop did in Nov, something went awry and we still have a leak.

That's it for now, so stay tuned for more form sunny southern New Mexico.

Christmas Catch Up

 We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas this year and are enjoying their holidays. Ours were spent with family here in Oklahoma City, where all but one of our kids were able to attend, needless to say, we had a houseful. Like most all Christmas Days, we opened presents............

 Cooked and ate till our tummy's bulged...............

 And just spent the day enjoying each others company.

 We did go out to dinner a couple of times during the week with the kids. Here we are at a really good and authentic local German Restaurant and Brew House, you can see how terrible the beer was......lol.

 On a sadder note, poor Scrappy had his first official Vet visit. Seems he got a scratch on his little eye which became all yucky.

However the vet gave him some ointment and said he would be fine in a week or so. We were so worried it may have been something worse. While we were there he also got his second round of puppy shots and a physical. Other than he eye thing, he's a healthy, happy little Scrappy Doo.

It's New Years Eve and we'll be spending at our kids house, popping a bottle or two of bubbly and ringing in the New Year there.

Hope everyone has a Happy and Safe New Year and as they say.................See Ya Next Year!!!

OKC II

 We've been having a great time visiting with the family and getting ready for the holidays. Having dinner each night with Kaileigh, Josh and assorted other family members as they stop by

 Of curse in preparation for Christmas, there is the ever popular tree trimming, and this year we got to help.

 Scrappy Doo modeling the latest in Grand Daughter presents. She's been wanting a bike for some time now, so she'll be stylin as a Princess Biker.

Josh is in the USAF here at Tinker and the other day he took us to a Moose Milk Christmas Party being put on by the Canadian Air Force stationed here at Tinker. The party was held out on the flightline, so no pictures allowed. I did get to sample a couple of beers brought in from Canada, and the Moose Milk was quite the interesting drink. I know it contains assorted liquors and ice cream. It tasted alot like a White Russian with nutmeg sprinkled on top. Maybe one of our Canadian friends can chime in with just what the ingredients are, I sure would be interested to know.

That's it for now, as we spend the days here in OKC enjoying ourselves and visiting everyone

OKC

 With our goodbyes said and Austin in our rearview mirror, we had Dallas in our sights for the day. Our mission, to pick up our daughter at DFW and then spend the evening with Kayla and Chris. The mission went off with precise military precision. Hit the campground, check; Unhook set up, check; fight traffic to the airport, check; picked up Kaileigh, check, arrive at Kayla's for dinner, yummmm.

 Fat, Dumb and Happy after dinner.................of course fat being a figure of speech......had to clarify that for the ladies you know. We had a nice visit with Chris and Kayla, but we were off and running the next morning as Kaileigh had to get home to OKC for a finals test.

We are here at the Tinker AFB campground. They had plenty of open spaces and we scored one right on the lake, nice. We've been spending the last couple of days catching up with family, so not much in the way of exciting travel. We maybe getting out and about a little bit while ww are here, but mostly it will be about the holidays and spending time with family.

We would like to say hi to our new followers, we are glad you enjoy our blog enough to follow along with us on our travels, and of course to all of you who check in on us to see what were up to. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!!!

Dallas Visit

 We made it to Dallas or should I say Grand Prairie after a seemingly non stop trek across Texas. We stopped to visit our kids Chris and Kayla. We are staying at the Texan RV Park in Mansfield, just a couple of miles from their house (worked out great!!) The park is really nice, gravel spots and WiFi and they just became a Passport America Park, so that was an added bonus for us (love saving money) We are only staying a couple of days so not alot of activities planned, however.......................

 We did get introduced to the game of Disk Golf, Chris and Kayla took us out for a round of 18 holes and a beautiful city park course. If you have not seen or heard of it, it's just like playing golf, same rules, of course, you play with special throwing disks (Frisbees) and try to put them in metal chained baskets. I must say we had a blast and are thinking of getting our own disks and playing courses as we travel. It's great exercise with out being tiring and gets you outside.

 Sheryl letting one fly!!!

 Kevin giving it a go, the fairways can be quite narrow, but it adds to the fun.

 Kayla shooting from the rough.

Chris showing his professional form.

We've had a good time here, but the road calls. We'll be leaving on Monday, stopping for the night in Louisiana and heading for Gulfport, MS. where we're thing about stopping for a couple of days to relax. So depending on WiFi access, we'll see you again from Mississippi, so keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours!!!

Family and Friends

Crazy, Busy but relaxing days here at the ole homestead. I know that's a contradiction, but that's the only way to describe it. It's good to be here at the farm, away from everything, no TV, just a radio. No Internet or video games, just make your own fun. Lots of family have come and gone these last few days and each day it has been evening supper, just the way it used to be.

 Lots of food and organized chaos is the theme at the table. Of course Sheryl and her family is used to it, you see Sheryl is one of 6 kids, so imagine, 6 kids, parents and grand parents plus assorted other family members in this small kitchen/dining room all at once for supper! Well, now that I have experienced it, it's quite the feat!

 The house only has 4 rooms plus the bathroom. In the day, after supper the family would retire to the living room for more conversation and piano playing.

The younger generation trying their hand at old school entertainment, it was great to see.

While we were here, we met up with fellow Fulltimers and Bloggers, Ron and Elena. They just happened to be coming through this part of Kansas, so we got together for lunch in town. They are really nice folks and we sure our glad we were able to meet them. They are on there way south to AZ for the winter and we hope to meet up with them again if we are able to make back out west for the last part of this winter.

As with most places, the sunsets out here can be amazing, this one taken at the end of the farms driveway. That's it for now, all the family (except, for the couple here in town) have headed home, so peace and quiet for the next few days is the name of the game. I have to come into town for WiFi, so again it may be a couple of days for the next installment. Until then, Keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours and se ya soon.