Oklahoma!

I am slowly yet surely starting to catch up on my blog. :) In the beginning of July, Ty and I took Reddic with us to Oklahoma City. Ty was thinking about going to school there. The school/employment there just wasn't the right fit for us, but we made the most of our visit.  

The riverwalk in downtown OKC

We got an awesome deal on a super nice hotel right in the middle of downtown. Seriously, I've never stayed anywhere so nice. That is our hotel with the red sign. The Colcord.

For those of you who don't know, I was born in OKC. My dad is from Oklahoma, and I was born while he was going to medical school there. This is the house where we lived. It's a duplex, and we lived on the right side. Just to put this into perspective, this gorgous little house was the ugliest house on the block. I just loved driving through the neighborhood with all the old brick homes, tree lined streets, and grass everywhere. So different than AZ!

Reddic was such a good little sport. We spent 26 hours driving there and back, plus all the driving we did around the city. We had also been home from our Bryce Canyon trip for less than a week. Between both trips, this little dude spent well of 50 hours in a carseat in just over 1.5 weeks. 

We also stopped by the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing Memorial.

On side of this reflecting pool there is a gate that says 9:01 and on the other side there is a gate that says 9:03. Inbetween those minutes, the world changed forever. The bomb hit at 9:02 am.

The survivor tree.

This was spraypainted on the wall of a neighboring building by a firefighter searching for victiums after it happened. It says "We search for the truth. We seek justice. The courts require it. The victims cry for it, and GOD demands it." 

Each empty seats represents a person who died in the bombing. So many people and children lost their lives here. 

We also went to a fun minor league game at the Oklahoma City Red Hawks field.

Isn't he just too cute for words?!!!

I don't think there could possibly be a more boring 13 hour drive anywhere in the world. Flat nothingness for almost all 13 hours. Oh well. :)

Farewell Bryce Canyon

Our last evening at Bryce Canyon and the following morning.

 

On our last evening, Jessie, Necia, and I went out to play photographers. We had a lot of fun, and I now have a ton of pictures on my hard drive that I will probably never edit. :)

 

We even saw some deer.

Cute pregnant Jessie getting her shot.

Aren't we lovely!

The next morning we went on part of a hike before leaving.

I love this picture.

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 How pathetic is it that the first thought I had when I saw that big rock sticking up way above all the other rocks was that "I should photoshop someone on top of that!".

 

This was a very hot hike. That is why we didn't hike all of it. :)

My Family! My parents, siblings, in-laws, and newphews.

My Baby is 1!

I am so behind on blogging. When I think about it, it just stresses me out. Reddic turned 1 on Friday. He took his first steps yesterday, 8-27-2012. He says Mama, Vroooom!, and uh-oh. For now, I just wanted to share this picture from Reddic's first birthday party. I'll get around to the rest later.