Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
February 6, 2012
CanOkie Pickers February Addition
It was that time of the month this past weekend, Buchanan's Vintage Market Antiques and Collectibles was at the Oklahoma State Fair.
January 19, 2012
CanOkie Pickers
Since arriving in Oklahoma I have gone on several antique trips. Which usually coincides with a Gun Show.
Both the Gun Show and the Antique Market happen at the Oklahoma State Fair grounds once a month, which has been working out rather well for us as a family. I take the boys and we go on adventure through the past while Daddy goes and looks at guns.
The antique show is put on by Buchanans Vintage Market Antiques and Collectibles. Who allow private vendors, store vendors, and anyone who wants to pay for a both to set up their wares for the weekend and for the most part the stuff available is fun to look at and sometimes priced reasonable.
Both the Gun Show and the Antique Market happen at the Oklahoma State Fair grounds once a month, which has been working out rather well for us as a family. I take the boys and we go on adventure through the past while Daddy goes and looks at guns.
The antique show is put on by Buchanans Vintage Market Antiques and Collectibles. Who allow private vendors, store vendors, and anyone who wants to pay for a both to set up their wares for the weekend and for the most part the stuff available is fun to look at and sometimes priced reasonable.
January 17, 2012
January 13, 2012
3 Tens and 4 Ones
Well it's Friday the 13th and there appears to be no blizzard outside! My Mother likes to remind me each and every year how made my debut durning a blizzard and on Friday the 13th no less.
So as for superstition, it doesn't bother me, it's my lucky day. Although considering I have to clean, make my own cake (gasp), and hundreds of other little things before everyone gets home. I am not so sure the luck is with me today, sigh the joys of being a Mom.
Keegan asked yesterday to go to the party store to buy my balloons and how could I refuse. I gave him a limit and here is what he put together.
In total there is one big balloon along with 2 orange, 2 teal, and a blue one. I thought it turned out well and how glad am I that my 6 year old has a firm grasp on the fact that I am not a "pink" Mom. No offense to those that are, hehe just not my color.
That being said what till you see my cake. Most people who know me, know that I am not a girly girl and rarely does pink ever make itself known in form of presence around me. With that in mind I thought it would be fun to include not only pink, but an animal print in my birthday cake.
This is my first attempt at making a zebra cake and only my second time playing with fondant.
Well so far so good...
Since Keegan is currently learning to break down numbers by Tens and Ones I thought I would use it on my cake.
Zebra cake with a bright pink buttercream filling. Hehe
Keegan took us all to Chuck E Cheese for pizza and video games and he even used his gift card to pay that he got in his stocking for Christmas.
Here's to being 34. Let's see how the year treats me!
So as for superstition, it doesn't bother me, it's my lucky day. Although considering I have to clean, make my own cake (gasp), and hundreds of other little things before everyone gets home. I am not so sure the luck is with me today, sigh the joys of being a Mom.
Keegan asked yesterday to go to the party store to buy my balloons and how could I refuse. I gave him a limit and here is what he put together.
That being said what till you see my cake. Most people who know me, know that I am not a girly girl and rarely does pink ever make itself known in form of presence around me. With that in mind I thought it would be fun to include not only pink, but an animal print in my birthday cake.
This is my first attempt at making a zebra cake and only my second time playing with fondant.
Well so far so good...
Zebra cake with a bright pink buttercream filling. Hehe
Here's to being 34. Let's see how the year treats me!
December 25, 2011
twas the night before Christmas
Merry Christmas All. May you all have a wonderful Holiday season and may the New Year bring you all your hopes and dreams.
December 15, 2011
A year ago...
I cannot believe that a year has come and gone already! This time last year I was not only on the final count down to Christmas, but I was on the much bigger count down to the impending arrival of my Mother in time for the planned c-section of our second boy on December 22nd. Needless to say I was more then organized and energized like never before. It was amazing I was crafting like nobody's business, the holiday cheer filled every aspect of the house I was running on warp speed lugging my 9 month pregnant body, 5 year old, 3 dogs and husband around.
I had it all planned, down to the last minute, I was even discussing in detail everything on the list with my husband as I got ready for bed that night and he was humming and hahhing...laughing at my neurotic behaviour. When...my water broke! What! This isn't supposed to be happening. It is December 14th at about 11 pm, Keegan is sleeping, we have his Kindergarten Christmas concert in the morning, my Mother arrives on Friday, and my planned section isn't till next week...I haven’t finished the homemade marshmallows for the teachers Christmas gifts! Yes, that thought actually did run through my mind!Eventually we focused on what was happening and headed off to the local hospital. After some confusion, slight reluctance on their part they called in the right Doctors to perform my c-section. We called our friends at 2:30 in the morning asking if we could bring Keegan over to sleep at their house, I was about to head into surgery.
Our beautiful boy was born at 0409 on December 15th 2010. I remember so much more this time around then I did the last. I think that had a lot to do with the whole bicycle theory.He remained nameless for the next five hours as my husband decided that our final three names longer worked. Good thing the hospital had wi-fi; I pulled out my iPhone and began to search.We finally found the name...Keegan meeting Cayden for the first time.
Happy Birthday Cayden, our little Space Cadet! I can't believe you are a year old already!
December 11, 2011
Antique Shopping
Well it seems almost every other weekend there is some sort of Antique, Gun, and or Craft Show going on at the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds. Wouldn't you know it all 3 were happening this weekend.
While hubby headed to the Gun show the boys and I headed to the Antique Show. While I would call it all out Antique Show, there were some of the same vendors there that had been there the previous time we had gone and some new ones. To be honest, it kinda reminds me of a swap meet...where you can see all sorts of things that people are trying to sell, only this one is far more organized and everyone is super friendly.
Needless to say having been to this before, some of the vendors were the same and Keegan was beyond thrilled to find his favorite was there again.
He was even more excited that the guy sold him $11 dollars worth of cars for $10 allowing him to keep a dollar in his wallet. He even bought Cayden a beanie horse. It was so cute.
The second purchase of the day was this vintage desk. It is in great condition and has a beautiful inlay on the top.
I bought for Keegan to use for the computer that he is getting for Christmas. He was just so excited to get a big boy desk. Just wait till Christmas.
All in all a great way to spend an afternoon.
While hubby headed to the Gun show the boys and I headed to the Antique Show. While I would call it all out Antique Show, there were some of the same vendors there that had been there the previous time we had gone and some new ones. To be honest, it kinda reminds me of a swap meet...where you can see all sorts of things that people are trying to sell, only this one is far more organized and everyone is super friendly.
Needless to say having been to this before, some of the vendors were the same and Keegan was beyond thrilled to find his favorite was there again.
He was even more excited that the guy sold him $11 dollars worth of cars for $10 allowing him to keep a dollar in his wallet. He even bought Cayden a beanie horse. It was so cute.
The second purchase of the day was this vintage desk. It is in great condition and has a beautiful inlay on the top.
I bought for Keegan to use for the computer that he is getting for Christmas. He was just so excited to get a big boy desk. Just wait till Christmas.
All in all a great way to spend an afternoon.
July 4, 2011
Happy 4th of July!
We started the morning a little lazy.
Our first 4th of July was spent with the arrival of the moving truck.
Here are just a few of the 17,000 lbs of boxes and furniture that need to be unpacked...
Did they really pack this in a box?
I seem to have lost the children, has anyone seen them?
Well off to bed, they finish unloading the rest of the truck in the morning.
Posted with a semi finish line in sight.
Our first 4th of July was spent with the arrival of the moving truck.
Here are just a few of the 17,000 lbs of boxes and furniture that need to be unpacked...
Did they really pack this in a box?
I seem to have lost the children, has anyone seen them?
Well off to bed, they finish unloading the rest of the truck in the morning.
Posted with a semi finish line in sight.
July 3, 2011
Day 4 and Beyond...
Ok, needless to say I have fallen behind on my posts.
We arrived safe and sound on the 28th of June and have been relaxing since then.
On the last day of driving we had a nice relaxing day and made several stops including one in Topeka KS. The rest stop was in between the divided thruway which had a nice green space to get out and stretch...which we did.
Finally...
Cayden enjoying a nice relaxing morning...
Got the keys to the house a few days early...
Keegan and Cayden playing in the new house...
Daddy and Cayden tuckered out from all our exploring...
Our first time at the Warren, a really beautiful movie theater in Moore, OK. We even took Cayden to see Cars 2. I will have to get pictures next time of the theater, Keegan thought it was a live performance that is how opulent it is.
The boys getting ready to watch the movie...
July 1st was spent celebrating with a bunch of other Canadian families at a BBQ.
The boys in the red shirts playing together...
Another memory first memory...Keegan loses his first baby tooth (July 2nd 2011) Sniff, sniff my little boy is growing up so fast.
Which brings us to today, July 3rd and a great night spent with our friends Kris and Rob and some pre-4th of July fireworks in Bricktown.
This was how Cayden spent his time...
Tomorrow is July 4th, so lots more festivities, which also includes the arrival of the moving truck...does happy dance.
We arrived safe and sound on the 28th of June and have been relaxing since then.
On the last day of driving we had a nice relaxing day and made several stops including one in Topeka KS. The rest stop was in between the divided thruway which had a nice green space to get out and stretch...which we did.
Finally...
Cayden enjoying a nice relaxing morning...
Got the keys to the house a few days early...
Keegan and Cayden playing in the new house...
Daddy and Cayden tuckered out from all our exploring...
Our first time at the Warren, a really beautiful movie theater in Moore, OK. We even took Cayden to see Cars 2. I will have to get pictures next time of the theater, Keegan thought it was a live performance that is how opulent it is.
The boys getting ready to watch the movie...
July 1st was spent celebrating with a bunch of other Canadian families at a BBQ.
The boys in the red shirts playing together...
Another memory first memory...Keegan loses his first baby tooth (July 2nd 2011) Sniff, sniff my little boy is growing up so fast.
Which brings us to today, July 3rd and a great night spent with our friends Kris and Rob and some pre-4th of July fireworks in Bricktown.
This was how Cayden spent his time...
Tomorrow is July 4th, so lots more festivities, which also includes the arrival of the moving truck...does happy dance.
June 27, 2011
Detours due to flooding...
Keegan and Fey sleeping thru the crazy storm from last night.
Well this morning started off pretty early for our 3rd day of the trip. We had a smorgasbord of tasty treats for breakfast compliments of Holiday Inn. We topped up the fuel tank and were on our way by 10 am. A slight detour into Nebraska and then back into Iowa got us back on track.
Only to find out that our route of I 29 to Omaha was kinda under water.
I wasn't fast enough to get the picture of where I 29 completely disappears under water as I was to busy dealing with a sligty annoyed husband concerned we were going to be completely re-routed through Des Moines. Needless to say a slight detour and we were back on track and on 75 on the other side of a very swollen Missouri River.
We e eventually crossed into Kansas ( please picture a road sign here, it was so small and happened so fast, that it didn't happen at all.
Welcome to Kansas
A cool town along 75
We arrived in Topeka around 4:30 and have just been relaxing.
The final leg of our journey starts tomorrow. Where once we arrive in Oklahoma, we will the get to sit and wait for our moving truck to arrive...sigh.
At least we will have time to explore and enjoy the hotel pool.
On another note...
Posted while still in transition in Topeka, KS.
Well this morning started off pretty early for our 3rd day of the trip. We had a smorgasbord of tasty treats for breakfast compliments of Holiday Inn. We topped up the fuel tank and were on our way by 10 am. A slight detour into Nebraska and then back into Iowa got us back on track.
Only to find out that our route of I 29 to Omaha was kinda under water.
I wasn't fast enough to get the picture of where I 29 completely disappears under water as I was to busy dealing with a sligty annoyed husband concerned we were going to be completely re-routed through Des Moines. Needless to say a slight detour and we were back on track and on 75 on the other side of a very swollen Missouri River.
We e eventually crossed into Kansas ( please picture a road sign here, it was so small and happened so fast, that it didn't happen at all.
Welcome to Kansas
A cool town along 75
We arrived in Topeka around 4:30 and have just been relaxing.
The final leg of our journey starts tomorrow. Where once we arrive in Oklahoma, we will the get to sit and wait for our moving truck to arrive...sigh.
At least we will have time to explore and enjoy the hotel pool.
On another note...
Posted while still in transition in Topeka, KS.
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