Christmas in Oklahoma

We loaded up the suburban and drove to Oklahoma for Christmas.  We tried something different for accommodations this trip - KOA's.  They're a little cheaper than a motel, especially since we usually require either 2 rooms or one (expensive) suite for our big family.  The KOA wasn't too bad.  It's just a little cabin with bunk beds and another bed.  The bathrooms for the KOA's are community, but they were pretty nice.  I did use the showers - they weren't disgusting.

  We had to use our own bedding, so we had to take sleeping bags with us.  But then it was also nice snuggling down in our own stuff.  We had our own space, not sharing a wall with anyone else.  The kids could run around and play outside while we were loading up in the morning.  The KOA's are not for everyone, but for us it was a step up from setting up a tent in the middle of the night or paying over $125 for a motel room (s).  And we did arrive at 2:00am one night, so we were able to pick up our key without having anyone wait up for us.  They left the light on too...

At our lunch stop in Arizona, the boys got a chance to play in the snow.  Savannah touched snow for the first time.  She wasn't amused.  We got a kick out of how wimpy the boys were about the cold.  After about 5 minutes, Nathan said, "I think I have frostbite!"  California boys...

We made it to Alex's parents place without much drama.  We had to stop and get a new DVD player for the car on the way, but other than that the kids traveled well.  We needed them plugged into those videos though.  We tried for a couple of hours and then decided to make a Wal-Mart run.  The boys sang "I am a Child of God" to Savannah 3-4 times (or 20?) to calm her down.  

We had fun hanging out with Grandma & Papa John (besides the stomach bug that went around - sorry).  It was fairly cold most of the time, so the boys didn't want to play outside much.  They were more than happy to spend time watching videos and cartoons.  We had a nice sunny day one day, so we gave them a Christmas present a little early - homemade bows & arrows.  (I saw these PVC ones on Pinterest and put Alex to work making them.)  Weston couldn't figure out how to shoot it, but he liked just carrying them around.  

Weston continued his knack for falling asleep in weird places... behind the door?  Whatever.

They loved shooting the BB gun and playing with their new toys.  The remote control submarines were a hit!  Weston really liked the dog and the goats.

We enjoyed watching the dancing Santa toy and then watching Nathan and Jared mimic it. 

 

The kids are watching the dancing Santa for this picture... I need to get one of those for picture taking I guess.  They're almost all looking.