Family fun

Josh's brother and his family were here visiting this past week from Utah. We don't get to see them very often so it was a special treat. Samm was especially excited to see her cousin Mayson. She loves playing with her boy cousins that live here, but it was fun for her to have a girl her age to play with for a couple days.

The kids did lots of swimming in Grandma's backyard and at the pool, but the highlight of the week was going to Woolaroc. It's this great outdoor place at the home of the guy who started Phillips 66. There are tons of animals there, a museum, a petting zoo, and real live mountain men who show you how to throw a hatchet and shoot a black powder rifle.

The only sad part was that Dad didn't get to go with us. I made sure to take lots of pictures for him though.

Mayson and Samm

All the cousins

Most of the animals were behind fences, but this deer didn't seem bothered by us at all.

Samm really didn't want to shoot the rifle because it was so loud, but she finally agreed to do it. This is her pretend I'm happy to be doing this smile!

My first time ever shooting a gun. I even hit the target/bear. I don't have a picture of me throwing the hatchet, but I did stick it in the wood on my second try.

Grandma being silly

The petting zoo is Samm's favorite part

This baby cow was only a couple weeks old and pretty cute for a cow!

James and Grandpa on the ledge that James was not supposed to be standing on!

The kids thought they were pretty cool climbing through rock caves.

This place really is beautiful.

So where was Macy the whole time?...stay tuned to find out.