Oklahoma vacation day 1

My mom's Christmas present was a family vacation. We decided to go to Oklahoma, to a place that is just north of Fort Sill, which just happens to be where I was born. We moved away when I was still a few months old, so this was the first time I've really seen the place where I was born. The base actually sits up against the highway, so we drove by it several times. The first day of our trip we left around lunch time and got there around 3. We got there about an hour ahead of my brother, so we headed into the little boom town to walk around while we waited. I'm glad we did, since we didn't get a chance to go back and the kids had such a great time. These were also the best pictures I got of the girls during the trip. They loved walking over the water on the bridges, and Clara spent the whole time giving me heart palpitations by trying to fall in the water.

snow day part 2

The third time we got snow, it packed a little bit of a wallop. There were parts of our yard that had 6 inches of snow, making this more actual snow (as in, not ice that looks like snow) than I've seen in the last 4 years combined. Hannah had a lot of fun attempting to make a snow man for the first time and lasted much longer this day than she did the first two days.Clara, on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with the snow and stayed inside the whole time.

Ice and snow days

We had several days this year of ice and snow. The first day was pretty wimpy and melted completely before the day was over, but the second ice storm was stronger and we were able to go out and play in it for a bit. But, of course, we don't have any actual cold weather gear and three year old girls are not exactly known for their toughness, so we weren't out there very long before they were done. But Hannah did get to make her first snow angel so I call it a win.

Stock show!

Every February, there is a big stock show that happens in Fort Worth. It goes on for weeks, and there are always tons of animals to see. We have gone for the last 3 years. This year was the best yet, mostly because of the girls' ages. Hannah was much more outgoing and adventurous about being near the animals. She even rode a pony for the first time! And Clara loved being able to run around and see everything (last year she was still stoller bound and hated it). Also, the weather was really nice. It was a little chilly, like 15 degrees cooler than the rest of the week had been, but considering that last year I think it was only 32 degrees when we went, it was awesome!

       This rooster was crowing up a storm. The girls loved it and they both talked about it for weeks.

waiting "patiently" for the petting zoo

This is Rosie, Hannah's pony. I'm still a little surprised by how good Hannah did!

YEE HAW!!!!!!!!