Oklahoma!

Jacob and I took Mitchell on his first trip to visit Mitchell's grandparents (Karen and Rick) and his great-grandparents in Sapulpa, Oklahoma (near Tulsa). Mitchell did GREAT on the four hour car ride! We tried to time it perfectly so that he was ready for his first nap of the day when we got into the car. It paid off because on both trips (there and back) he slept about 3 of the 4 hours! Here is a picture of Mitchell and his Granny Karen. Jacob's sister, Katy, met us there for the weekend too. We had a big family gathering at the great-grandparents house on Saturday to introduce the new family member. Mitchell is still taking naps about every 2 hours, so we made a cozy spot for Mitchell to nap in his great-Gpa's big walk-in closet b/c it was dark in there. Understandably, he struggled a bit falling asleep, but he finally did take a short nap. He was a happy camper when he awoke, in fact he had created a game for himself. Jacob witnessed him swinging his legs back and forth making the pants hanging in the closet move back and forth and then just starring and smiling at them. Why do we invest in these pricey toys, again?!?!?

The bank Rick works at helped spearhead a project to build this playground/park in downtown Sapulpa, so we took Mitchell to try out the swings and bouncy horse. He is still a little too young...but we had fun trying. Maybe he'll enjoy it a bit more next time!