May 9, 2011
You and me went to Oklahoma City for a week to see Siti, Uncle Rhoni and Bailey. We had so much fun! You stayed up late every night, got to sleep in Siti's bed and ate way too much candy.
The first day we got there, we went to Uncle Rhoni's. Uncle Rhoni has a fun backyard. It looks like a forest. He has two huge trees and a zip line that runs from one tree to the other. You and Bailey went on it about 50 times each! You all ran all over the backyard, played hide and seek, tag and ran wild. This is the first time you and Bailey are a bit older and can really play and have fun together. So much of play between babies is parallel for so long so it's so fun to see you two interacting and really enjoying one another.
The first night we were there, Uncle Rhoni, Uncle Vic and Aunt Kay and I went to the Oklahoma City Thunder playoff game. They were playing the Memphis Grizzlies in the conference Semi Finals. You were sad for a minute, but you got to stay up late and watch movies on Siti's computer - you all had a picnic basically in her bed! So, you were fine and had a blast. We had a lot of fun too. The crowd was electric. Oklahoma City people are just so happy to have a team! Hudson, it is a very big deal that Oklahoma City has a pro basketball team. I grew up there with no pro teams. We had to steal from other states. In my family, it was as follows: Boston Celtics pro basketball (Larry Bird #33 baby- I was really young when he played), St. Louis Cardinals pro baseball and Dallas Cowboys pro football. So, it is a HUGE deal that OKC has a pro basketball team. Uncle Rhoni is a crazy fanatic over the Thunder nd says he only pays attention to the Thunder now. I really love them too. How could I not? OKC will always be heavy in my heart. One of their best players is Kevin Durant (KD). He was a star player for the University of Texas and he's amazing. He is only 22 and he was NBA Rookie of the Year in 2008. He'll still be playing when you are 15! Thundah up!
The next day, all you wanted was Bailey. It was so cute. "Mamma, is Bailey coming over? Where's Bailey?" Siti and I took you to the canal to ride the boat. Siti mentioned popcorn and you couldn't stop talking about it. Boy Hudson, when you get one thing one your mind, you don't stop. Siti went all over looking for popcorn and she found some! She got you a whole big bag and you ate every piece. You can sure eat snack and junk food like it's going out of style. So, we finally got into the ferry boat. It seemed like it was only going to be us three and a guy walks up and says, "You got 22 coming" to the lady driving the boat. 22 seniors came aboard from the elderly home. I was a bit worried because you are 3, you don't like to sit still and they were all seniors! We were pretty crammed in and you were very ready to get off the boat after about 5 minutes of a 45 minute boat ride! You kept bumping into the elderly man sitting across from us. He was so nice and I was grateful. He told us his name was Earl and he pulled out a mint from his pocket and gave it to you. You sure loved that. He also told us he had like 25+ grandchildren and that it didn't bother him at all. We ended up getting off the boat a little early, but we had a lot of fun. The canal ride is really neat. It was not there when I was little. So much has changed and so many neat things have been built in OKC.
We went to a festival one night and you and Bailey had an absolute blast. You all jumped in the bounce house for a long time and went down the slide about 50 times. Afterward, we went to watch the band and you LOVED IT! You literally just stood there and stared at the drummer, the guitar player and the band for 5 minutes at a time and then you you would start running all over, air drumming, dancing- like hip hop dancing - and going crazy. You and Bailey were running in circles. You all didn't want to leave.
One day, we went to the OKC zoo and it was also a blast. They have redone and added so much since I was a kid. I think it's rated as one of the better zoos in the country now.
All in all, we had a fantastic time at Siti's and got into routines while we were there. You slept with Siti every night and you LOVED that. I knew Daddy and I would pay for that when we got back home, and we did. You didn't want to sleep in your bed. You would wake up in the morning and watch TV with Siti and I got to sleep in a little bit! Exciting for me. Mommy does not get to sleep in. You would also stay up way too late and watch movies on Siti's computer. You ate tons of candy and cookies all day long, which started to drive me nuts after awhile. Too many sweets! We would go outside in Siti's backyard and look for the cats. Siti's neighbor has cats and you remember them from a long time ago. It's amazing! Now, every time you go to Siti's, you look for those cats. You and Bailey would dig for worms in the dirt in Siti's backyard. Siti bought you all shovels to dig with. Siti also let you plant some flowers and you picked out some caladiums at Home Depot (see pics). You were excited, it was your plant. You, me and Bailey looked for dinosaurs everyday on the side of Siti's house. We left them crackers and we'd wait to see if they would eat them. You and Bailey would get so excited! Siti fixed us some yummy Lebanese food that we ate all week and eggs and bacon every morning - that was a treat for me.
You and Bailey ae only 11 months apart and you were really sweet together this time. You all played and had such an enjoyable time with one another. I will say, you can be the aggressive one. Bailey is the sweet, calm little girl and you are the loud, rowdy and sometimes bossy boy. I guess that's just the difference between boys and girls. Oh, and you don't like to share. We are really going to have to figure that one out Hudsy. At times, you would get loud and yell and Bailey would cower and get scared, bless her heart. It reminded me of when I was a little girl and Uncle Rhoni wanted to be the boss and I would follow him around, and I was always scared he was going to yell at me. So, you can't scare Bailey! I am hoping you will grow out of some of that. Remember always that girls are flowers and should be treated delicately and with the utmost respect. Even if a little girl is tough, like Ella, she is still a flower. Girls should never be talked down to or yelled at. NEVER. All in all, you loved being with Bailey and she loved you - you all played very well together.
Lastly, Siti loves your Mamma like crazy and loves you like crazy too!
xoxo, Mamma
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