Oklahoma City Zoo

Keyton, Jared, and Cali

Meg at the Aquarium

Us, the Reddish Family, and the Knights also went to the zoo the same day as the memorial. We didn't realize it would have taken us a whole day to see all of the zoo (it is as big as or larger than Hoogle), so we only got to see about 1/8 of it.

Hannah, Taylor, and Meg

Meg, Cali, and Jared in the Bamboo Forest

The highlight of the zoo was seeing an albino peacock. The kids watching thought that these two were getting married (even though they were both males). Can you guess which one is the bride?

Jared and Cali (Knights in the background)

Keyton and Meg

Meg and Keyton insisted on being pushed around the zoo. Once we got in, they ran around and we pushed an empty stroller for 1 1/2 hours.

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Dr. Meg and Nurse Cali

Our family and some friends had the chance to visit the Bombing Memorial in Oklahoma City. It was amazing. At the end of the museum, the kids could learn about and dress up as doctors, police officers, fire fighters, and emts.

Meg, Keyton, and Hannah

Outside the museum is a wall of tiles that children from all over decorated to tell the people of Oklahoma City how sorry they were. There are also large chalkboards for "guests" to color on.
Meg and Cali were fascinated by all of the messages drawn by kids. It really broke your heart to see that the bombing affected people all over the country.

Cali at the Handprint Wall

Meg at the Handprint Wall

This museum was fascinating. You got to take a tour and relive the day the bombing happened. It is so sad to know that something this tragic could happen to so many innocent people. I was twelve when this happened and forgot all about it. I was too intrigued inside the museum and forgot to take pictures. If any of you are in OKC, this is a must-see.

Bath Time

Splish Splash!!


This is our bathing situation until May (or until the swimming pools open or a person from our ward invites us over). Every time Meg gets in she asks, "could I play for a while?" I always think to myself, "really?"

The girls do not seem to mind it except they really can't have a bath together and play. We bought Cali some bath fish to go in with her.

Oklahoma, Here We Come!!!!

Fort Sill, OK

Six states later (Idaho, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma) we finally made it here safe and sound. The funnest part about our trip is that Grandma Kaye got to tag along. We drove first to Farmington, NM and stayed the night (12 hours of driving). Next, we went onto Amarillo, TX (6 hours) and stayed the night. Finally, Fort Sill, OK (5 hours) where we will be staying until May.

Our apartment/hotel room is nice and cozy. The girls have a room, we have a room, the kitchen has two mini fridges (but not an oven), the living room has a hide-a-bed, and the bathroom only has a shower. This has made bath time interesting. Meg and Cali aren't fans of showers so they bathe in a small tupperware. Fun Fun Fun!!!

The base has its own Commisary (grocery store), PX (Wal-Mart type store), food court, library, gas stations, play grounds, and schools. Meg and her friend Keyton Reddish started pre-school last week. They think they are big-stuff going to pre-school at a real elementary school with recess and a library.




This has been our first big "army" experience as a family. So far, so good. It was hard to leave our friends and family behind until May, but it would have been harder to live without Jared for that long.