E day 2013

breakfast = eggs

We ordered an eclair with our lunch at the bakery.

Later E played with an Etch-A-Sketch in the waiting area at at Harrel Eye Care Center...

...then the kids had eye exams with their excellent optometrist, Dr. Harrel.

E said, "I can see!"

We went to the mall and up an escalator

so J could by a video game... rated "E" for everyone!

We went down the elevator.

It's not every day that we have the Letter of the Day hanging on our wall... Here is sweet E (wearing her new glasses!) with her little pink elephant signing "e".

Two favorite books at bedtime:

Elmer by David McKee, a story about a colorful elephant

The Empty Pot by Demi, a story about a boy and an emperor 

K day 2013

Today we wore our Team Kaleb shirts.

lunch = Kilkenney's

In the afternoon, the kids' Great Uncle Brett showed us some of his amazing kites.

The kids also kicked around a soccer ball.

E flew a kite she made herself.

J made his own kite, too, and he got to see his best friend K.

On the way home we heard a song on the radio about "kickin' up dust". ("Kissin'" was also mentioned.)

For dessert, E ate some Hershey's Kisses in the kitchen.

Later we watched The Karate Kid (the original version.)

W day 2013

breakfast = whole wheat waffles

E wore white shoes; T & E wore last year's Team Kaleb shirts with whales.

E noticed white cars on the winding road to our first adventure.

We went for a walk at Woodward Park. The weather was windy and warm.

J, who wisely carried a water bottle, found water lilies in the Rose Garden.

lunch = Whataburger
(The kids didn't really want to pose in front of the windows.)

Later... a backyard water war with T's best friend W and his sister Wh ;)

snack = watermelon wedges

E changed into another "W" shirt with the logo of the best school in town, Wright Christian Academy.

then she played some Word World games on pbskids.org

We watched the original Willy Wonka with cousins at Grandma's house.

On the way home we practiced whistling.

bedtime stories:

Bear Wants More by Jane Chapman, illustrated by Karma Wilson

All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, illustrated by Marla Frazee

(This book is excellent, one of my most-favorites!)

O day 2013

breakfast = oatmeal + orange juice

As we drove to our first Letter adventure for the day, we saw a giant Oklahoma flag at the car dealership west of the river on I-44. (This image is from TripAdvisor; it is too dangerous to take pictures while driving!)

We visited the Oklahoma Aquarium

 where we saw an octopus and watched the otter feeding.

The kids had to wait for the fish food stand to open so they could feed shrimp to the stingrays.

We learned about oceans.

At the bakery we ordered a cake for a cousin who is going to OU. Here's my sketch of his mom's design idea:

We visited the Council Oak Tree, an important part of Native American and Tulsa history since long before statehood.

We have an old oak tree in our front yard, too.

J and S played a game of Othello.
 

 
snack = onion dip with Ruffles (which E noticed were "Original") + oranges


The boys read some of the many One Piece comic books by Eiichiro Oda that they have checked out from the library.

 

Later I talked with the kids about my reasons for being an organ donor. Please consider giving this priceless gift of life, and tell your family about your decision. You can sign up with the Oklahoma Donor Registry. I did!



At dinner, T tried an olive:

And then we watched The Wizard of Oz.