Well, here we go on memory lane... this will be the first of several posts about last July 4th week and the fun we had! First we will start with the roadtrip down to Oklahoma. Why were we going to Oklahoma you ask? Well, Momma Susan's 50th Birthday was on July 2nd and we decided to plan a surprise party for her with Ben's dad and sisters. So, we started off on our second roadtrip of the summer. This roadtrip would be approximately 1750 miles roundtrip starting at home, stopping in Oklahoma City for a couple of days, heading up to the Tulsa area for the big surprise and staying there a few days, and then heading back home. Off we go!
Three times now, we have stopped in Ankeny, Iowa for food (just north of Des Moines). There is a McDonald's there that has a big indoor playground and pretty good house deals on food. These are some boys that Greyson really took to on this trip. Funny how he is starting to venture out on his own more and more.
The best of the drive down was staying the night at my mom's best friends' house. (Did you follow that?) "Aunt" Karen and her two girls lived near us at Fort Hood, TX when my family was stationed there. She has two daughters, Sarah and Kristen, that were about the same ages as my sister and I and she and my parents traded babysitting quite a bit. When the four little girls were together, we played and fought like sisters and were mistaken as sisters a lot. We also refered to as the "stairsteps" because when we stood side-by-side, we looked like a set. Aunt Karen and my mom have continued to stay in close contact ever since then. They live outside of Kansas City and in a good spot for us to stop. Not only did we stop to say hi but they also fed us and gave us a place to sleep for the night! Thank you so much!!
Aunt Karen's third daughter and two of her granddaughters playing in the yard
Aunt Karen and Greyson playing in the sprinkler
Sarah's three girls and Madelyn, the "new" stairsteps
Uncle Bill grilling dinner for us
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