First Haircut

We took Lawson for his first hair cut last week. I was really worried that he would scream and cry the whole time, but it went really well. Jason took him to see Mrs. Glenda Sue early so he could get a feel for the place and for her. She has toys, so that scored her big points with Lawson. Glenda Sue is the mother of one of Jason's oldest friends, so they grew up together. She has given her share of first hair cuts, so we knew she would do great with Lawson. She had a bag of fruit snacks to occupy him and even had a baggie ready for me to put Lawson's hair in (thankfully she was prepared because I totally spaced and forgot to bring a baggie...mom of the year).

Lawson did just fine until she started trimming around his face and ears and he was not a fan of the electric trimmer. He cried for the last minute or two, but other than that he did GREAT!!! Once he was all done and out of the chair he went right back to playing as if nothing every happened.



Tulsa Mini Vacation: The Zoo

After some discussion about whether we should even go to the zoo or not after our crazy/stressful visit at the aquarium, we decided to give it a try. We were already in Tulsa for goodness sake. Lawson slept between the aquarium and the zoo, so we had a little time to take a few deep breaths on the way.

Headed in to the zoo. Not looking super excited, but that's probably because he just woke up.

The stroller was our friend at the zoo. Lawson actually did VERY well riding in the stroller most of the time.

Chimps. Lawson pointed and said, "eat." He always points out when someone or something is eating.

You can't really tell in this picture, but that's a big ole grizzle bear swimming on it's back.

Lawson was amazed by all the turtles and fish and ducks and geese that came up to use when we walked to the side of the water. It was crazy how many there were. Lawson had a starring contest with a goose while we were watching the fish and turtles. I kid you not, a goose walked up and stood less than a foot from Lawson (who was in his stroller). They just looked at each other. Lawson didn't cry or try to grab it (and it was close enough that he could have), and the goose didn't make a sound or blink or try to get Lawson (I was standing by ready to take the thing down if it tried.) Jason and I were so amazed at what was happening that neither of us moved to get out phones and take a picture. We just stood and watched. It was hilarious!!

Prairie dog.

The Lion. When the lion came walking out where we could see him, I said, "Look Lawson a lion!" Lawson looked up at it, waived and said, "Hi." Sort of like it was no big deal. Haha! When I showed him this picture, he pointed to it and said, "Hi dog." Silly kid.

We love this picture! The zoo was closing when we left (OK, maybe it was past closing time, but I might have forgotten to look at the sign when we came in. Whatever.), so when Lawson said, "Walk. Walk. Walk." We let him do just that. He walked pretty much from the "gaffs" (giraffes) to the car. He stopped at every bench and said, "churs" (chair), and every once and a while he would point to the stroller and say, "help." so we would hold him up for a minute and let him help push the stroller. I love that it was closing time and not even a little bit busy, so he could stretch his legs.

Such a big boy.

We had a great time at the zoo. It will be fun to take Lawson back in years to come and see how differently he responds to the animals.

On the way home from the zoo, we tried to stop and have dinner, but Lawson just wanted to get down and run. Not exactly ideal for a sit-down restaurant. SO, we went through the Burger King drive through and Jason sat in the back all the way home so he could give Lawson his dinner.

I sure do love spending time with these two boys. As you can see from this last picture, Lawson had fun on our day trip to Tulsa.



Tulsa Mini Vacation: The Aquarium

After our quick Bass Pro trip and a little lunch, we headed to the Oklahoma Aquarium. I think maybe Lawson is still too young for this or something. He just wasn't that interested. He mostly wanted to run around in circles hollering and yelling gibberish, which normally would be super fun and very much okay. In a public place where others are actually trying to enjoy the exhibits...not so much. Poor guy. He HAD been in the car all morning. Oh well, live and learn. :-)

He looks all excited, but I'm pretty sure that's because he was getting to run.

I'm not sure what was in either of these exhibits. There's no time for reading signs when you're on the move.

He loves riding on Daddy's shoulders, but was not nearly as excited about watching the piranha feeding that was supposed to be going on. Maybe next time.

If all else fails and the kid won't be have, feed him to the shark. Ha!

His face in this picture makes me think he got the joke about feeding him to the sharks and was not amused.

Head first.

He did manage to slow down a bit to watch the sharks swim over in the shark tunnel.

Don't you just love when the only picture you get with your kid is one where his eyes are closed. Grrrr. The fish are sure pretty though aren't they?

He actually took a minute and sat down here. I think he liked all the bright colors.

I think Jason and I would agree that the aquarium wasn't our favorite part of the trip. To be honest, we were only there for like 45minutes, and we sat in the car in the parking lot for five minutes afterward trying to decide if we even wanted to attempt the zoo. We may be wound a little tight, but it was just a little stressful. I think I was sweating by the time we left. Haha!



Tulsa Mini Vacation: Bass Pro

Last week I took vacation days so I could hang out with my two favorite boys. We mostly just spent time together close around the house, but one day we did venture to Tulsa, OK for a little one-day mini vacation. Here is part one of our adventure:

As you can see, Lawson was VERY excited about the trip. Ha! He slept (thank goodness) the whole way to Broken Arrow).

Our first stop was at Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow. Jason needed a new hat (yes, a new hat is why we stopped). And it was a fun thing for Lawson too.

He got to pet a bear.

And check out the fish in the big aquarium.

I just love these two boys!! They are my favorite.

Lawson loves to walk up and down "sheps". I think he feels like he's a big boy

I love pictures of them walking hand-in-hand. I think Lawson was pointing at a deer.

And we watched the fish in the water too.

This was just a quick stop, but it was still fun. Jason got his new hat (he gets a new one from there every year), and Lawson got a new t-shirt. I could pretty much go anywhere with these boys and love it.