Rum Point

Even on vacation, Micah wakes up at the crack of dawn. We're used to it though. We ate some breakfast and drove about a mile down the road to Rum Point, the same beach we fell in love with back in January.

Tom is starting to get the hang of driving on the opposite side of the road, but I remind him every time we get in to "keep left". I think by the time we leave here, he'll have the windshield wipers and blinker figured out. They're backwards too.

I found this piece of treasure while I was walking on the beach this morning. It's equivalent to roughly $12 USD.

Yes, he's still two and we had to get creative with our time-out location...

And this is what my boys did for most of the day....
We stumbled upon this shady spot on the side of the road today and took a detour for a few minutes.

Oh, and before I forget, thank you for all of the Birthday cards, messages, texts, and well wishes this past Tuesday. I will cherish the next three hundred and sixty-something days I have left in my 20s!

A Little Get-Away

I think we have found a little piece of paradise. My boys and I have escaped to the Cayman Islands for a long weekend. Back in January while on a cruise, we stopped for the day in Grand Cayman. It was B-U-tiful! And we decided that we must make a return trip to really explore.

When my birthday began to approach, we started looking for a beach close to home, preferably within driving distance or with cheap airfare from DFW for a quick vacation. Well, it turned out that it is the off season for the Cayman Islands and we struck up an excellent deal with a condo owner on VRBO. It was cheaper to come here than stay in the US. So, here we are and we're loving it.

[*Cleburne* and I 22 weeks along]

Did I mention that we're staying at the yacht club? On the water? With an infinity pool about 15 steps from our screened in porch? Yes, we've found a little piece of paradise.

I'll be back with more to share soon. I need my rest so I can lay in the sun all day tomorrow...and the next day...and the next too!

Life With A Two-Year-Old

After work today, Tom and I met at Target to pick up some groceries together. Of course Micah came along too. When we were leaving the parking lot, I had the groceries and Micah in the car with me. Tom was in the 4Runner. Tom heads in one direction to the main road. I turn the other direction to use the side street and the red light to enter the main road. The following conversation takes place between me and Micah.

Micah: Where's my Daddy?

Me: He turned the other way, but he'll meet us at home.

Micah: Oh. Where's my Daddy?

Me: He's taking a different route home.

Micah: Where's my Daddy?

Me: He's on the main road.

Micah: Where's my Daddy?

Me: I don't know.

Micah: Where's my Daddy?

Me: Micah, please don't ask Mommy that question again.

Micah: Mommy, where's Tom?

Me: :/

Sprinkler Park

On Father's Day we spent a little time splashing around at the sprinkler park. And what a great time we had!

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...