Ten on Tuesday

1. Last week I finally made it to the new CurioCity exhibit at the Oklahoma Science Museum. It literally blew me away. Absolutely amazing!! I have no idea where they got the money to do this but it was fantastical! My highlights were the carousel, the heart beat drum, tight rope, huge pirate ship water area, and of course the bed of nails. Seriously if you are anywhere near OKC this is a must see for everyone, the adults walking through the exhibit were just as excited as the kids!!
I forgot my good camera so here are a few phone shots, I'll be better ones next time!

 When you put your hands on this bar the drum beats the rhythm of your heart.

 This was a huge pirate ship room that included digging in sand, sometimes for dinosaur bones, water play, slides, and the best part a place that was warm/had fans to dry everyone off at the end.

 The kids had to pedal their animals to make the carousel go, physics in action.

 Xylophones made out of wrenches and they sounded lovely!

2. This weekend we were back at the lake/farm. Started off the fun on Saturday morning with a snake hunt.This was our first unsuccessful snake hunt, but we did see lots of snake skins and a few lizards!

3. Then we helped Grandma do some gardening, since her arm isn't quite back to one hundred percent. The boys helped me dig potatoes and then they clean them all off for us. I proceeded to have a heat stroke pulling weeds. All classic things you do at the farm in July

 4. Then we headed out to the lake after naps for a little swimming/fishing. In good news there are tons of fish, that we could see, so it was almost impossible not to catch a fish. Zane caught his first fish, all by himself, and later in the afternoon so did Rowan. It was great fun and both boys were so proud of himself. 

First fish!

 Rowan was happy to pretend fish for a while, but eventually we put a hook on the Spiderman pole and he immediately caught his first little fish!!

 Fishing boys!!!

5. On Sunday all the cousins were there and the real fun began. Lots of swimming, laughing, diving, fishing, cousin fun! Look at these cousin shots, so classic.

 6. The kids were in the lake all day, possibly way to long, and ended up a little red. However, they had a great time!

7. The highlight of the day was the diving competition/photo shoot. I was the photographer, in the paddle boat. I got some amazing shots that are going to need to be hug in the cabin ASAP!

8. After weeks of waiting we finally cracked open the birthday coconuts!!! Rowan almost threw up, but Zane loved it!

9. Tonight there was a strange turn of events. Uncle Able took Zane on a mattress buying adventure and Zach was working late, which meant it was just little Rowan and I at home for most of the evening. Rowan played quietly in his kitchen and at one point I found him laying on the floor looking at a book. I think this is what having a first child without any other child might be like. Very quiet and slightly strange. Of course Rowan was lost without his Bobo.

"Mommy cuddoo me while I watch Mickey, right there." -Ro

 Rowan went poop on the potty twice today. I guess I should invest in some M&Ms as my random candy supply is running low.

 Meanwhile Zane was on an adventure in a 1970s Ranchero. Yes he had a booster and there are no airbags so I am mostly sure he is legal? He got these rad glasses at Sonic and came home with great tales from his adventures. Thanks Uncle Able!!

10.The evening took a turn for the crazy when Zane got home, shocking I know. It ended with Rowan having a bloody nose and he was bleeding from the mouth in two different places, really unsure how this happened, but everyone was screaming, there was blood on the couch, and it felt much more normal to me. The struggle is real with these kids, we are going to be in the ER in no time.