JC had a three day weekend for his birthday so Thursday evening, we took off for Lawton. We're (okay, I'm) still not ready to do much traveling with our family of 6 so Lawton is a great getaway for us.
We kicked off the weekend with watermelon!
Friday morning, we got up early and headed out the the wildlife refuge. It was a cool and foggy morning.
We fed the prairie dogs. Cait kept biting the bread to tear it and then walking up to their holes to throw it in. I'm glad they aren't very aggressive!
It was just beautiful out!
We did a little site seeing at the Visitor Center and then found a nice quiet spot for a picnic lunch. Of course, an outing like this would not be complete without fire!
The kids roamed and played about as we enjoyed our leisurely lunch.
After lunch, we hiked up to the 40' Hole. I had never been to this area. Thankfully the hike wasn't too difficult. The view was beautiful though. The wildflowers were so abundant.
Family picture time!
Waiting for the slow pokes.
And we finally made it!
It warmed up about the time we reached the 40' Hole. We headed back down and Lily (and daddy's arm) fell asleep!
JC & I got a nice date night and then back home for cake! Margaret made him his favorite angel food cake with cream and strawberries. Look at all those candles!
...and smoke!
Saturday morning we headed out to Anadarko to help our friends at the Regional Food Bank. But first, a little fun on the King Swing.
Sleepy little one.
Next stop was Medicine Park. We ate lunch at the Old Plantation that has been recently renovated.
Then we did a little window shopping and headed back to Lawton before storms rolled in. It was a whirlwind of a weekend but we had lots of bonding time and fun. I have a few posts to catch up on and then I'll post about our adventure that began at the end of our weekend!
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It was a super special birthday weekend! So wonderful, with lots of Granny and little ones snuggling time. And plenty of exercise....
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