OSU Football :)

It's that time of year again, and you can bet that if OSU has a home football game, you will find us in Stillwater tailgating and cheering on the Cowboys!  It's so great to have seven dates set aside on the calendar every fall to hang out with our amazing friends and family (no matter what the scoreboard looks like)!

Ayson came along with us to the last home game against Louisiana-Lafayette and had an absolute blast.  He is definitely getting to an age where he is more interested in all the festivities of game day, and the football game as well!

Ays's buddies Isabel & Dominic also came to the game, so they kept each other entertained and turned up the cute factor a notch at our tailgate ;)  Here they are practicing their "Go Pokes" hands.

Then, we took them to "The Walk." Before each home game, the football team, the band, cheerleaders and most importantly Pistol Pete walk from the student union to the football stadium.

The kiddos loved taking all of this in, but this is really who they came to see...

Their faces all lit up when they saw Pistol Pete and it was all they talked about for the rest of the day :)

Armed with a new foam finger, it was time to head in to the game!

OSU Football is a family affair for us!

Ayson did great during the game; cheering for the cowboys and mostly looking for Pistol Pete ;)

We had such a fun day, and look forward to all the fun family memories we will make in this place over the years :)



      


 

Happy Orange Friday!

Ays is ready for some football ;)


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3rd Birthday Party

Ayson had a fabulous 3rd Birthday.  Thanks to all of you who came to celebrate with us.  We had a party for all of his little friends at the Oklahoma Wondertorium in Stillwater.  For those of you with little ones, this place is amazing!  There is something for kiddos of all ages...and they all looked like they had a blast :)  

We chose a Dr. Seuss "Cat in the Hat" theme for his party, and the piece that pulled it all together was definitely the cake.  The talented ladies at A Sweet Success used Ayson's invitations as inspiration and created this amazing piece of cake wonderfulness...

and it tasted as good as it looked too :)

Here are some par-tay pics!

 He was a big cheeser all day, and now he thinks every day is his birthday.  He starts every morning off by singing "Happy Birthday Ayson!" 

Bye, See ya, terrible two's.  We've got a big timer three-year-old on our hand now ;)

Birthday Boy

Our big 3-year-old and his birthday brownie :)

 

Happy 3rd Birthday!

Wishing our favorite little dude a Happy 3rd Birthday! 

  Thanks for making every day interesting and fun...

 

and for filling our hearts with a kind love that didn't exist before you. 

We love you bubba!

Chicago

Here's a little looksy at our family trip to Chi-town that we took back in May.  This was Ays's first official trip, and we quickly learned the difference between a trip and a vacation...believe me, there is a difference!  All kidding aside though, Ays was super good and had a blast taking in all the new sights and experiences.

We drove...Ays was excited for the long ride!

First Day in Chicago...getting on the "L," or as Ays called it, "The Big Choo Choo!"

Family pic outside of Shedd's Aquarium. 

He LOVED the penguins.

HA!

Ferry ride from Shedd's to Navy Pier on Lake Michigan

Cutie :)

Love the skyline in this pic :)

On the Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier :)

"The Bean" at Millennium Park!  Ays loved walking all around this checking out his reflection.

The Bean

Fountain at Millennium Park.  It was like a giant water puddle, so, of course, it was an instant hit.

They had these giant screens on each end that projected faces on them.  Cool, but kind of creepy!

He was soaked by the time we left!

Too fun :)

Silliness at the hotel

We spent an afternoon at Lincoln Park Zoo...and it is free to the public.  How amazing is that?!

And no trip to Chicago is complete without a trip to the Sears Tower. (or whatever it is called now)

Standing in the Sky Box that jets out over the city.  It was a little scary, but so freaking cool!!!!

On the way home...we drove it straight thru, and he was a trooper!

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