Top Ten On Tuesday

We are finally back from our epic trip to Oklahoma, which ended with a 30 hr marathon trying to get back to the STL. It is a story better told after I have a few weeks, months, or possibly years to digest it all. Needless to say not really inspired to write a ten on Tuesday so I am going to post my top ten favorite pictures, out of the two hundred or so that I took while we were in OK. So here is this weeks top ten list. 

10. I love this picture because even while Zane is holding a screaming newborn he knows to say cheese when the camera comes out. To be fair I did not have the camera at the ready when Zach gave Everett to Zane, so I missed the cute initial picture and captured Everett's panic instead. Love it!

9. Classic kids photo from 2012. The iPads came out when the adults need to rest for a second. Maggie and Zane needed some assistance, so of course Brendan stepped in with a tutorial.

8. Here is science time with Uncle Brent and Grandma. We initially did the volcano experiment inside, but of course it was much better the second time around coming out of a sand volcano. I also love that Maggie was trying to wear Zane's hate, with not much success.

7. Zane after jumping into the lake down to Uncle Able. He loved the lake and really kept his personal life guards on their toes.

 6. I like this picture because there is a picture just like this, with us on the same couch, taken when we were dating. Somehow Zach looks exactly the same and I look terribly tired, old, and much larger. What happened? Still love it, especially with Able creepily looking at his from the bed.

5. Grandma Blakley with all her grand sons. Classic picture.

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4. We made an outdoor water bed that the kids really enjoyed. It was made better by the tea pot that you could poor water on people with. As a follow up there is shot of Zane pouring water on Maggie shortly after this, but isn't nearly as good.

3. Love this picture of Mr. Zane Able with his name sake, Uncle Able. These two had quite a few adventures together this trip. And I think Zane finally has gotten past is fear of men he doesn't know and now thoroughly loves his Uncle Able.

2. There is basically a tie for my favorite picture, so I will put them as two and one. Mom had two blow up swimming pools which the kids loved to run and jump into. They would run all the way down the yard, we would count to three, then they would come barreling down the yard into the pool. These are Zane two best entries. 

1. For everyone concerned, no he didn't break his neck, and yes those are his legs sticking out of the water. 

We had tons of summer fun in the blazing hot Oklahoma July heat, as you can clearly see.