Hi All,
We decided that since we were in Oklahoma already for Thanksgiving we would make a weekend of it. Bright and early this morning we drove to Oklahoma City. Along the way we stopped at the Cherokee Trading Post which is a Native American inspired store and restaurant (I won’t say tourist trap). I bought the kids the exact same kind of Indian beaded necklaces that my Dad once bought for my sister and me. I can’t believe they still make them! Of course the kids posed by the big Indian outdoors.
This afternoon we traveled to Norman, OK (home of the University of Oklahoma) to visit the Sam Noble Museum. What can I say about the museum?? It was AWESOME! It was geared towards any age, but it was especially great for children. There was a huge dinosaur exhibit with some of the neatest dinosaur fossils/bones I have ever seen. One of the coolest was a huge triceratops skull – which was the largest skull ever found. There were also sections on Native Americans, natural history, and a special exhibit on dinosaur eggs. After several hours in the museum we traveled to our hotel. After a little downtime and then some dinner we headed to the hotel swimming pool. It might have been cold outside, but inside it was toasty warm and we all had a ball. We are so lucky that all our kids love the water. Jackson has been swimming by himself since he was about 3. Gracie (age 4) really doesn’t need our help any longer. I bet by the end of next summer Gabe will be on his way.
Tomorrow if the weather is half way decent we are heading to the Oklahoma City zoo, Botanica and then dinner at Joe’s Crab Shack.
As always, below you can find some pics!
Dana
The kids and the big Indian
With the huge triceratops skull
Grace and a statue of Mamoth Hunters
Jackson and the mamoth
Revenge of the giant gopher!
Digging for dinosaur eggs
A rare picture of Dana in a bathing suit - using the kids as cover!
Fun in the pool
Gabe and Daddy
