Christmas in Oklahoma

Rooke and I made it back to Seattle yesterday! We had a great time in Tulsa with Ryan's family and friends. The return trip didn't go quite as smooth as the trip down, but we are home and with Ryan again and I won't see those people that listened to my son's crying on the plane again (I hope). I didn't do a great job taking pictures while we were down there. We saw several friends and family than aren't represented here, but I'm posting several pictures anyway to catch up on not sharing any for the past week . . .


Rooke's new Christmas jamies from Grammy Deb that made him so excited he was shakin' his booty while wearing them!

Rooke and I both enjoyed being with Grammy & Grandaddy. Thank you for the week of special memories!

We drove to Norman for a quick visit with Gramma and Aunt Sara. Rooke tottered into the dining room at Gramma's residence and you would have thought Elvis had entered the building. He was "the cutest thing you've ever seen"!

Opening presents from Aunt Sara

Reading his new book with Great Gramma

Rooke's second cousin (or something like that), Blake, teaching him the intricate skills of Sesame Street carpentry.

Rooke had woken up and was checking things out in the backyard. I loved waking up and it not being pitch black outside! I kept Rooke on Seattle time with his schedule, so we slept until at least 8 most mornings, which meant the sun was already up and we didn't have to wait two hours for day light like we do here in Seattle.

Yes, that's a lemon. He loved it! Strange kid.

On our way to a Christmas dinner at Uncle Joe's.
(hey Ash - notice he's not smiling?!)

"Hey Mom . . . how many of these pictures do I have to take?!"

I love my son. He did so good on the trip, going to different places and being with lots of different people. We had a wonderful time together, although we were both eager to see Ryan again, who has one more week of finals!