Oklahoma

It's been over a year since we have been down to Oklahoma and a family wedding was a perfect reason to head out there for a visit.  Riley and I got to spend a week seeing family and friends and visiting some of our favorite places. 

Ready for take off!

Riley adores her Aunt Judi and Uncle John and she was so excited to get to stay with them that week.  They had candy, ice cream, a piano to play and tons of new books for her to read.  She was thoroughly spoiled during our stay.

Reading to Uncle John

Our family has grown a little in the last year and we were really excited to get to meet our newest cousins, Reece and Aiden.  Riley and I got to be at the hospital the day that Reece was born, but alot changes in a year. 

10/1/09

10/19/10

Reece's grandpa, my Uncle David arranged for us to go and visit a miniature pony named Tuck and his

side kick a chicken named Nugget.  Riley will not have anything to do with the mechanical penny pony at the grocery store so I was a little skeptical when she said that she was going to ride Tuck.  To my amazement, she hoped right up there like a little cowgirl and rode that pony.  It also helped that my cousin Cyd had bought her a very cool pair of cowboy boots for the occasion. 

Two little cowgirls, post ride

My cousin Kurt and his wife Katie have a new little boy, Aiden, who was born in March.  So we were excited to get to meet him too.  Just like her mommy, Riley will get to be the oldest of all her cousins and teach them her all of her tricks, for now she was a little confused as to why the little ones wouldn't talk to her. 

We never miss an opportunity to see our friend's Tim and Susie while we are Kingfisher.  Riley and her Gigi even got to ride along with Tim in his swather while he cut hay. 

Hanging out on the patio in her upside down sunglasses

Reading books with Tim

Tim and Susie also had a fire pit that was the perfect place to roast marshmallows. She always has so much fun hanging out with them.

While we were there, our friends the Shoemakes had diven up from Dallas for the OU game, so Riley also got to spend some time playing with her buddy Audrey and I got to see my friend Kerri.  Riley can never get enough of Audrey and despite the fact that they don't get to see each other very often, they are such good little friends. 

Just don't ask the two of them to pose for a pic with there moms...zero cooperation

Cute little BFFs

The wedding also meant that we got to spend some time with some of our family from California that I had not met before.  Riley had a great time playing with her cousin Dallas and was pretty impressed with everything he did.

Hanging with Dallas on the ATV

Helping Gigi, Mike and Dallas fill up the wheat

Riley and Jade

Riley got to try her hand at driving a John Deere Gator power wheel...it was a good thing that she had a wide open space because her steering is a little rough.

An experienced wedding goer, Riley was great during the wedding ceremony and then got her groove on at the reception.  She is a dancing queen!

Dancing with Gigi and Popdaddy

We had so much fun in Oklahoma and I am so thankful to have our Oklahoma family and friends.  Hopefully we'll be back again soon!