Our Brown Eyed Girl

Today we went to Woodward Park to take some pictures of Raegan. We thought that since Mothers Day is around the corner that we should take a few pictures to send to the Grandmas. She absolutely HATES to look at the camera and really does not love to get pictures taken. But she was a trooper. We had a great time walking through the rose gardens and snapping some cute moments. It is a beautiful day here in Tulsa and we got to take pictures in a beautiful park of a beautiful girl! We figured that she will most likely be loosing her teeth soon so I better get some pictures while she still has that little girl face. Tonight we will be enjoying one of the many free things to do in Tulsa. A Summer movie in the park. Tonight Surf's Up is playing and we are heading out with a picnic and some blankets.

Earth Day 2008

April 19th, 2008 was celebrated as Earth Day in Tulsa. We celebrated Earth Day at the Tulsa Zoo again this year. The day was warm, the zoo was crowded, and the animals were awesome (as usual). We went with the Brown's this year and had a great time. Nichole did a great job pulling the wagon around the zoo. Here is a quick rundown of the goings-on at the T-Town Zoo:
1) The polar bear was out walking around
2) Roady the Roadrunner was just standing in the sun watching the crowds
3) Watched a good demo about washing chemicals down the storm drains
4) The porcupine paced back and forth
5) Raegan got water splashed on her in the cave area by Dad
6) The zoo mislabeled the pelicans as ibis
7) The indoor pavilion was hotter than outside in the sun
8) Mik stood on the carousel with Raegan and Kennedy and didn't get sick
9) Raegan made a clothespin butterfly
10) Forgot the camera in the car that was parked half mile away

Happy 3rd Rock from the Sun Celebration!!!

Tornado Warning

We were awakened last night by the sound of a tornado siren. This is the first time we have heard the siren in our neighborhood, and the first time we have heard a siren when it was wasn't being tested and not at a Tulsa football game. Nichole woke me up sometime around 3:00 a.m. We turned on the TV to check the weather alert and I went upstairs to bring Raegan down to our bed. Nichole cleaned out the closet under the stairs while I grabbed the flashlight. The siren went on and off a couple times, however by 3:15 we were back in bed sleeping. According to the weather news, the tornado area was passing through the northwest corner of Tulsa County, but not near us. We only had hail the size of rubber bouncy balls. The weather report was showing the areas where wind rotational speeds were fast enough and just right for tornadoes to form and the spots where tornadoes were touching down. None in Tulsa, so all good.

Nichole's Hawaiian Cake

Nichole made a beautiful coconut cake a couple nights ago and I just had to photograph it and post it. I wanted to share with the family and whoever else. It was a three-layer coconut batter, coconut cream layer in the middle, coconut frosting all over it, and coconut shavings on top. Man, coco-nutty. It was very good. I told Nichole that next time she could add a chocolate cream layer in the middle instead of the coconut layer and it would be like eating a Mounds candy cake.