Broken Bow trip

Last weekend we headed north to Broken Bow, Oklahoma to go "camping" for the weekend.  It was a wonderful little getaway!  Broken Bow is only about a three-hour drive from Dallas, and it is a beautiful place with tons of trees and some pretty decent sized mountains.  We stayed in a really nice, big cabin complete with a full kitchen, a gorgeous stone fireplace, and a huge outdoor deck with a grill and hot tub (Frankie was SO EXCITED about the hot tub, ha).  The cabin was on more than an acre of land, so it felt really secluded, which we loved.

We arrived super late on Friday night because Frank was not able to get off work early.  Frankie slept in the car but we let him stay up on Friday night to sit by the fire and make smores.  He was in heaven.  He really loved the "wood house."  Saturday we went and explored Beaver Bend State Park, saw Broken Bow lake, went for family hikes, went in the freezing cold river, tried the paddle boats, and played air guitar with some brooms and mops.  Frankie really loved being outside so much and having so much freedom.  Lily loved being outside too.  We ate dinner on the deck, tried out the hot tub, and made some smores and jiffy pop for dessert.  Frank, Frankie, and I stayed up late telling scary stories around the fire.  On Sunday we went to a neat little place inside the park where you can ride a train through the forest.  Frankie loved it.  He had the winning ticket and won some cotton candy, and he was overjoyed.  It was about as close to camping as I am going to get, and we all really enjoyed it.

Sunday we arrived home around 4:00 p.m. and Frankie was so excited to give me my mother's day gifts!  Mrs. Kiersten helped him and Lily make me the sweetest presents, and my favorite was a wooden plaque with Frankie's handprints and Lily's footprints in the shape of a cross.  It is beautiful and something I will treasure forever.  Frank and Frankie also cooked me my favorite meal for dinner and gave me some beautiful flowers and a much-needed massage gift certificate.  I am a lot of things, but my favorite is being a mom.  I treasure my children more than anything in the world, and I am so blessed and happy that God chose me to be their Mom.