FRONTIER CITY

A few pics of the grand kids at Frontier City. Carter was having issues with his stomach so he didn't really ride many things. He mostly played games. Karlie had fun and rode lots of things. Looks like pap-pa had fun also. Tracy was worn out the next day.

PAP-PA RETIRES/KC FAMILY ARRIVES

Hubby's last day at work was yesterday. He had been with the company 20 years. Michelle and family arrived last night to spend the weekend. They are going to a concert and hubby and Tracy are taking the kids to Frontier City. Carter and Karlie brought pap-pa a cookie to celebrate his retirement.

GRAND-DAUGHTER KARLIE/BAT GIRL

BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD

We closed on our house last Friday and Tracy made an offer on a house on Saturday and it was accepted. We don't either one have our houses ready to list in Oklahoma yet, but we are working on it and should have them ready in a few weeks. This picture is a view in a neighborhood less than two miles from our house and less than a mile from Tracy's in Arkansas. I am excited to get moved in. There are a lot of things we want to do with our new house and I am ready to get started.

OUR EASTER

Tracy went to Arkansas last weekend to go house hunting. Yes, she is also moving to Arkansas. In fact, she is the one that first decided to move to Arkansas. We are just following her. We will have two daughters in Arkansas and as we get older we need to be close to some of our kids.

 Last week was Abby's Spring Break.   So, Tracy brought her back to Oklahoma to spend the week.  Tracy kept her busy.   They went to the Zoo, Science Museum,and Brickopolis. We took her back this weekend and spent Easter in Arkansas.  Abby is excited about us moving back, but she also is sad because she says she will miss Oklahoma.

Abby at her Easter egg hunt at Pinnacle Mountain.

After church, we all went out to eat before we left to go back to Oklahoma.  Abby was sad, but we told her we would see her in less than two weeks.  We will be going back to close on our house.

Looks like they had an Easter egg hunt at the restaurant and someone forgot to find one of the eggs.  Kim spotted it on top of the picture.

Abby and her cousin on her dad's side at their Easter dinner.  I think Abby kind of likes holding her little cousin.

 Our grand-kids in Kansas.  Their Easter started off to waking up with snow on the ground, but it melted soon.

RETIREMENT/MOVING

Yes, we are moving.  Hubby is retiring at the end of April and we have already bought a house in Arkansas.  Now we just have to get busy and get our house in Oklahoma ready to list.  Not a whole lot to do to get it ready but the main thing is throwing away and donating to Goodwill.  We are downsizing so we have lots of things to get rid of.

This is our new house in Arkansas.  It will have around 500 sq. ft. less than our present house.  But, it has everything we wanted.  One level, three car garage,  hardwood floors, wooded area behind for privacy and on a golf course.  I am sure one of our first purchases when we get moved in will be to purchase a golf cart and hubby will be playing golf every day.  Hubby does have some part time jobs lined up to keep him busy.

I don't dislike Oklahoma,  Altogether we have lived in Oklahoma for 28 years.  Our girls grew up here and graduated from school in Oklahoma.  But, I will admit that I will not miss tornado season and earthquakes.  We have some days as many as 4 to 5 earthquakes and that begins to wear on you.

ABBY TURNS SEVEN

Hubby, Tracy and I traveled to Arkansas about a month ago to help Abby celebrate her 7th birthday. Yep, it has been a month, I just haven't been in the mood for some reason to blog. We met Michelle and family there. Hubby and I and Michelle and family ended up staying in a hotel close by Kim and family's house. Abby's party this year was a bowling party. All of my grand kids are pretty good at bowling.

A cute picture of Abby and Karlie at the party.

Abby's cake. It was cute and taste really good also.

 Abby had lots of little friends at the party.

Abby opening gifts.  Karlie is smiling because that is her gift to Abby. Not sure what the look is on Abby's face but she did like the gift.

Abby and Karlie in our hotel room.  They enjoyed being together, but those two are a handful when they are together.  We thought we might get thrown out of the hotel.  So, Kim and I decided to take the kids down to the lobby to play board games while hubby and Tracy went to pick up dinner nearby for everyone.  Later on that night the kids got to go swimming in the indoor heated pool.  Abby also talked the lady at the desk into cooking more cookies, since Karlie ate the last chocolate chip one.LOL 

The next morning we checked out of the hotel and said our goodbyes.  Tracy stayed at Kim's house so she didn't get to see Michelle and family before they left.  I think Karlie was sad that she didn't get to see Tracy before she left. We enjoyed the trip and all the family getting to be together.