Summer week two: Oklahoma!

After stopping in Dallas, we couldn't wait to cross that Red River and head home to Oklahoma! After the horrible tornados there this year, I was even more ready to get home and hug my families' neck. My Dad was really close to the May 20th tornado but was in an underground bunker. The May 31st tornado came just miles from taking out my hometown of Yukon. We are thankful it went back up when it did. We did see some of the damage in Moore and in El Reno while we were there, and it's just horrific. Ty says we aren't allowed to visit Oklahoma in May again--he's serious, too.  So we went the first week in June instead :)

My brother and his family were in the middle of packing and moving to Indiana when we got there. 

While they finished that up, mom and I kept all the kids entertained! We had lots of cousin quality time! The highlights of the week were the cousin pirate scavenger hunt and our backyard campout:

Another highlight was getting to be home for the weekly Stump dinner with all my cousins. I love spending time with them :) 

While we cooked out and ate, the little cousins decided to spend the evening digging in the dirt--they were filthy!

One morning I got to meet my old friend and tennis partner, April, at the park. We hadn't seen each other in over 15 years. We had a great time reminiscing an catching up!

One other highlight was lunch at Pops on Route 66. It's a gas station and cafe with awesome burgers and every kind of soda bottle you could imagine! 

We also had a great time Friday morning kayaking with my dad on Lake Overholser.

What a blessing to get to so much quality family time!