From Micah

To: Daddy, Grandpa Deen, and Grandaddy Honeycutt

It's A....

BOY!

And he looks just like Tom...

I wonder if he'll have red hair too...

Davis, OK and The Turner Falls Adventure

In Davis, OK, there is a 77ft waterfall. In fact, it is the tallest waterfall in the entire state. A co-worker of mine mentioned the site to me and how great the camping is up there in the summertime. Meh. I wasn't so much interested in the camping at this stage in my pregnancy, but an out-of-town adventure sounded like lots of fun.

Tom booked a room at a really nice B&B in town, which actually was the same price as renting a cabin in Turner Falls park. If you ever find yourself in Davis, OK, definitely stay here: http://www.lavilleinn.com/index.html.

We drove up Friday night and got a good nights so we could get to the park before the crowds on Saturday morning.

Turner Falls Park was so much more than we expected. Everything we read online about it made it just seem like a waterfall and a swimming hole, which we were totally ok with. Surprisingly, this place is H-U-G-E. And there were thousands of people there.

View from the look-out point at the top of the spring.

Turner Falls

Below the waterfall
(Check out the outcrop. Tom's proud I can reference geological terms ;)

Within the park we came across an old castle that an Oklahoma University professor built in the 1930s. The castle is built right into the side of the canyon and he actually lived there for a while. Tourists like ourselves were able to climb all around and through the sturctures.

Down at the swimming hole.



Micah always enjoys the sand.

And we had hours of fun

After about four hours of exploring, swimming, hiking, and playing we retreated back to our comfy B&B for a long nap.

For dinner we ate here: http://www.thecliffatcedarvale.com/. ***Please note: DO NOT eat here. I repeat. DO NOT eat here. ***

The restaurant had great reviews and a great location just on the outskirts of the park, but that doesn't make up for the food poisoning I woke up with on Sunday morning.

The hour and forty-five minute drive home took more like 3 hours and Cleburne[:)] and I ended up at the urgent care ER getting two bags of IV fluids and other meds all afternoon.

We're both doing just fine now, but I don't think I'll be eating out for a while. Perhaps for 20 more weeks or so. Afterall, the last time I had food poisoning, I went into labor with Micah...

My Summer Goal

I haven't had the time or put forth the effort to read a book for myself since I finished the Twilight Saga sometime in 2009. Ridiculous, I know.

So, my goal for the summer is to read one book from cover to cover that:
A.) Doesn't have cardboard pages
B.) Doesn't have rhyming phrases
C.) Doesn't have buttons that make sounds that correspond with the story
D.) Does have more than 300 pages

One afternoon a couple of weeks ago, I escaped to a movie and saw a preview for the movie The Help. One of the characters in the story is a Mississippi girl who graduated from Ole Miss which seemed somewhat relatable although the story takes place in the 1960s.

I'm only a couple of chapters in and I'm already enjoying the escape it gives me from my everyday life.

I really should try to read more.

9-Day Fishing Trip

And this is the biggest one he caught:

Just kidding!

Well, he says he caught some bigger ones. His dad and brother may have caught some and let Tom take a picture with them. I guess we'll never really know.

So, for a little over a week, Tom and his brother Andy and their dad were in Canada fishing. Tom says it was really cold and they even got some snow while they were there...in MAY!

Earning His Keep

Aunt Gamma

This weekend we had Tom's Aunt Gail, or as Micah calls her "Aunt Gamma", visit us from Colorado. We had lots of fun at the Fort Worth zoo, the swimming pool, and around town.


[Fort Worth Zoo]

Gail is a wonderful story teller and she knows all kinds of follow-the-leader songs. Here's a catchy little song about a snapping turtle that she taught Micah.



We miss you, Aunt Gamma!