What we were up to in the month of June over on Instagram. Follow me for blog updates and sneak peeks into our home.
Huds got to help Dad coach derby practice one evening. He loved blowing the whistle:
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The day before we left for our vacation we went to the Tulsa Drillers game which was a lot of fun:
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After a short non-stop flight on Allegiant’s new service from Tulsa to LA vacation had begun:
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Reunited cousins and best friends:


We spent the day at the pool on our first full day in California visiting with family:

Four tuckered out cousins:

The view from my morning run in Huntington Beach:

Mickey Mouse pancakes at Sugar Shack for my girl:

Going for a ride in Papa’s convertible:

Beach day with Gigi, Papa, and Harper:

“We have to look beautiful for the beach” they said:


Papa and his boy walking to get ice cream:

We headed down to Carlsband to spend the day at Legoland which was a lot of fun!


We took the kids for lunch at Ruby’s at the end of the pier and spent some time watching the surfers:

These two just adore each other and it absolutely melts my heart. They kept giving one another hugs over and over the entire week we were there:

We took the ferry over to Catalina Island to spend the day:




Playing cards with Aunt Butchie and Uncle Bob on the way back:

We lived in California for 3 years prior to moving to Oklahoma. So, we visited some of our favorite Huntington Beach spots this morning with the kids:

We made a stop into the Huntington Beach surf museum:


This afternoon we visited Pretend City in Irvine which is an interactive children’s museum:

And then did a little shopping at the Irvine Spectrum. With a ferris wheel and carousel you would have thought we were at Disneyland with these two:

We ended the day with a rooftop dip in the jacuzzi:

Trekking to the beach:



Last breakfast at Sugar Shack:


We drove up to LA and stayed our last night in a hotel near the airport to make our early morning flight easier. The kids loved the hotel pool:

My sister just so happened to be in LA visiting her boyfriend and on our same flight home. So, on the last night we met them in Venice Beach for dinner at C&O Trattoria:


Exhausted and ready to be home:

Lunch and library date with my girl:


Daddy was gone for the weekend and this girl climbed into my bed after she heard him leave. Couldn’t stop staring at her sweet face as she slept:

Swim date with my loves:

Second time at the pool today for a night swim with glow sticks:

Girlfriends at baby Lane’s first birthday party:

Church, lunch, and swimming with friends on Father’s Day:

First day of swim lessons:

My gymnastics loving girl:

We love going for a swim after dinner:

My husband got a new car! We are in love with our Infiniti QX80 from Jackie Cooper Infiniti. Highly recommend them - they treated us so wonderfully!

Did a little decorating for the 4th:

Bribery to eat their dinner:

We hit up the Lifetime pool for the first time this summer and enjoyed fruit popsicles.


We had a family night at the Bixby Green Corn Festival:


Our first road trip in the new car for the Midwest Derby Fest tournament:

Derby kids prepped for the first game of the tournament with iPads and snacks:

The men of our league won their first game of the tournament:

A freezing morning swim for these crazies:

Excited to announce that I am launching an online women’s clothing boutique. Follow me on Facebook or Instagram to stay updated:

Enjoying my morning coffee watching these two get their energy out:

Coach Dad and Coach Hud cheering on the guys in their last game:

Family water balloon fight:

Beaching up the decor in our home:

Getting goodies for the 4th:

Ella had a sleepover tonight so we took Huds on a date to see Jurassic World:


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by Jenny Collier