Spook A Rama

 Last night we traveled up to my birthplace, Bartlesville Ok, to go to Dink's and the Kiddie Park.  Since Kasey is here this week I KNEW we had to go to Dink's since this is one of her all time favorite places to eat.  If we are at Dink's it is almost a waste to not go to the Kiddie Park.  The boys don't understand why we are in Bartlesville but don't get to go to their favorite park.  Well, no worries boys...the park was OPEN!  We have never taken the kids to Spook A Rama before because I didn't know if it would be too scary for them.  I wish we would have gone last year now because it is only open one weekend in October and they had a blast.  The only "scary" thing there was a haunted house that we just didn't allow the kids to do.  Not a problem because they didn't even ask!  On another note...Owen (just since Summer) is now too tall for 2 RIDES.  Both my boys are getting too tall for some rides but that doesn't stop them loving the place.  For only .25 cents a ticket, I love the rides too!  

The boys collected lots of candy, got to pet a drug dog, rode all the rides they wanted, ate popcorn, and got a special snack at QT on the way home.  I say it was a pretty perfect night:)

Pumpkin Patch

 Yesterday we went to the pumpkin patch for the first (and probably last time)this season.  It is a lot of fun but it's about a 40 minute drive there and 40 minutes back.  The boys love the goats and animals and enjoy feeding them.  I love Carmichael's and will NEVER go to Pumpkin Town now that they will charge us $40 minimum just to walk in.  What a waste!  All my boys want to do is walk around on the pumpkins and take pictures.  

It was a great to have Kasey get to come with us.  She is here with us for most of the Fall Break.  I am so thankful that she is here and hanging out with us on all our fun exersions we are taking this week.  Tonight is Dinks and Kiddie Park for Spookarama.  Tomorrow is Mini Golf night.  Look for more blogs about Fall Break coming soon:) 

Family Pics Part 2

 We recently took family pictures with the adorable and supremely talented Melinda Hunley (melhunphotography.com)  Check out her website because she really is awesome! 

She took us to downtown Tulsa for our Fall shoot.  I have never been down there to take pictures before but have seen lots of my friends do it and have seen some of the backgrounds and have always wanted to go there.  I am so glad she suggested that place!

The boys were pretty well behaved (one more than the other).  Will really does not like to have his pictures taken for longer than 5 minutes.  When he is cooperating they usually turn out great.  When he is tired, it's pretty much over.  Owen always cheeses and will do it until the last photo is snapped.  Getting him to stay clean when there are way too many rocks to pick up and cigarette butts to throw is hard though.

Here is my photographer friend in the flesh.  I love that we were able to get a picture together because rarely do they get in the shot.  I love the "normalness" of this picture.  This is how Melinda and I are a lot of the time:)  Thank you again for capturing our family and these memories.  They, and you, mean so much to me.  Now friends, go check out her website!  Seriously, go do it now....

And now....my two beautiful boys.  I love them and am so thankful for them and what they add to our family.  Will (almost 7) and Owen (age 4). 

Wedding Weekend

 This weekend we loaded up the boys and drove 3 hours south to Ardmore for my  beautiful cousin's wedding.  I was happy it was her time to have her day and pleased to get to see family that we haven't seen in way too long!  

The wedding was on a country club golf course.  It was beautiful! Orange, browns, tan, and yellows.  A perfect Fall wedding.  This is my other cousin, Amy.  You don't hear much about her because she lives down in San Antonio.  She is one of Kasey's older sisters and they both were bridesmaids for my other cousin, Laurie, who was the one that got married.  

The wedding had rolling hills and greens that of course my boys LOVED.  It was constant tackle, roll, tackle, roll down the hills.  I snapped a few shots of all the kids as they were playing outside.  Right after the wedding but before the food arrives.  You know that hour you normally have to kill?  Have your wedding at a country club where there are plenty of opportunities to disturb the golfers on the 18th hole. It was pretty funny!

Happy wedding day to my cousin Laurie.  I pray you and Sam have a wonderful life together:)

OU Game

 The day started off rainy and COLD.  The perfect day (almost because of the rain) to run my best 10k time EVER at 54 minutes.  Saturday was Steven's birthday and even though I felt bad about leaving on his birthday and missing Will's flag football game, I had already scheduled myself to do the Zoo Run that day.  The Zoo Run was my first race on my way to my big goal next month.  Saturday was a 10k, in two weeks I will run the Tulsa Run (a 15k), and then 4 weeks after that is the Route 66 Marathon (13.1 miles).  I feel like I am almost ready.  I have several 8's and some 9's under my belt.  I'm in the home stretch but I would be lying if I said I am not THRILLED when this will be over.  Goal-accomplished.  Now, let me have my mornings and weekends back!  Thank you to Olivia Williams for running with me on Saturday.  I taught Olivia back eons ago when she was in the 5th grade.  Now, that class are all Juniors in COLLEGE.  Geez, I am old!

Not as old as this guy though....Happy 35th birthday to the best husband around.  He wanted nothing more (well other than a golf driver:) than to spend his birthday at the OU game.  I love going to games. I scream and cheer and jump up and down with 85,000 other people.  It's electric.  I love that Will enjoys it so much too.  He is the perfect child to take to games because he actually sits and watches the whole thing.  He doesn't care that he is crammed in with thousands others in a space so small that you can smell their breath and barely sit down.  He is a Kueny and loves himself some OU football.  Steven and I throughly love watching Will's face light up when the touchdowns happen.  Hopefully soon little brother can join us when we go as a family.  I hate him missing out, but let's just be honest.  If Owen were to go, there would be no point in me going.  Someone would have to follow him around everywhere:)  

All in all we had a great Saturday.  My best 10k time ever, OU won, and wonderful birthday dessert made my Steven's sister to eat on after the game.  We got home at 1am and were totally whipped out but would do it again tomorrow! 

Tulsa State Fair

 Yesterday we went to the fair after school.  The boys were super pumped about being picked up from school not even coming home.  Off to the fair we went!  Last year when we went to the fair it was seriously freezing.  The coldest I can remember a fair being.  We had on winter coats, hats, and gloves.  This year...it was close to 90.  Once the sun went down it cooled off quickly, but still quite the difference!  The boys loved the shark slide, trampoline jump, and the Sky Tram ride thingy.  We've actually never done the Sky ride but did this year.  The boys loved it and talked non-stop about stuff they were seeing to their left and right.  

The boys have been wanting baseball necklaces.  I haven't been able to find them anywhere.  Most all places that have them, they are too long.  Like majorly long.  I found some almost from the first moment we walked into the Expo Center.  It's like God just put them right by that entrance for me to see them. They were only $5 a piece too!  They are still a touch long but fit them better than most all others.  The boys were happy and put them on very quickly!  I love how God cares about even the small things in life!

The below picture doesn't really have a story to go along with it.  I just saw our beautiful American flag flying in the breeze and snapped a shot of her:)

"I was Too Loud"

Steven had the amazing idea of taking BOTH boys golfing on Sunday morning.  Will has gone many times (and has since about age 2 1/2).  Owen still has never gone.  Sunday was the day.  4 years old and Steven thought MAYBE he could handle it.  Don't get me wrong...the boy knows how to golf.  Golf behavior on a course?  Not so much.  

I was enjoying the "free time" at home (I was really cleaning house with music blasting through my ear phones) and I look up to see Owen standing in the living room.  Mini freak out from me because I didn't realize he was there (due to my music).  I just looked at him and said "What are you doing here?"  No tears, no sadness, not caring, he just simply stated, "I was too loud."  

Oh the stories from Steven are hilarious and involve talking in a backswing, running from the cart, golf balls whizzing by other players heads, and running onto the fairways to collect balls (most not his).  

Steven learned one major thing in the ONE HOUR he took Owen to a golf course.  The child can golf.  The child needs some lessons on proper behavior on a course (one on one with only Steven and a very SLOW golf day).  He will get there.....