Oklahoma

We left on Christmas day to start our long and snowy drive to visit Devon's family in Oklahoma. It actually wasn't too awful of a drive. The kids loved sleeping in hotels on the way there and swimming in their indoor pools that were so cold we could only stand the hot tub anyway, but they didn't mind. We don't get to see Devon's family very often, so it was really fun to see everyone. Thomas and Elizabeth and Catherine and Grandma and Grandpa were all there the whole time. Kelsy came for a few days with here kids which was really fun. My kids still talk about "those 3 girls that are 6 and 7" we are so excited they get to visit us in March.
We went to a really fun (and crowded) Children's Museum one day.

There was an awesome slide made of packing tape that even Carrie ventured into.  There were dinosaurs and huge blocks, swinging ropes and many other fun things, the kids had a great time.

We had unexpected snow one day, so Grandpa and Spencer made a huge snowman, while James watch from the window in much more comfortable temperatures.

We didn't expect snow, so we had to get a little creative with the footwear, but it was a lot of fun.

the kids really enjoyed cousins.  We played kids bingo and adult cut-throat bingo- we got some pretty amazing prizes.  Devon and his siblings played a lot of Banana-grams- a lot.  I bought Devon a set for his birthday and he has already addicted Spencer.  It was fun to be with family and visit people that we don't see often enough.