The Bredensteiners: Trip to Oklahoma!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Trip to Oklahoma!

FEBRUARY-MARCH 2011After Jon had his back surgery in January, he was home recovering for two months, so he decided to take a trip home to see his folks. As his trip drew closer, I realized that our kids had never been out there and hadn't met any of his family (except his brother and his brother's wife when Clay was a baby)! So, I suggested that we pack up the whole family and head out there together.The trip took us 3 days in the car and a lot of scary ice/snow driving. The kids were pretty great the whole time- pretty much plugged in to either a movie or video game (sometimes I really do love technology). When we finally got there we decided to stay at a hotel in Tulsa that had a mini waterpark inside. The hotel was a success, the boys loved every minute of it and the pool was very shallow and all of the water features geared towards younger children. Jon's parents and family were so happy to meet our kids and overall the trip was a lot of fun. We went to the aquarium, rode quads, swam, bbqed, celebrated out nephew's birthday, and just hung out. We also got to meet Jon's brother Tommy's fiancee- who I LOVE and get to know her better. Welcome to the Bredensteiner Family Tina!

On our way home we stopped in Utah for a short visit with some good friends who used to live in WA, the Knaptons & the Sampsons. It was really nice to see them and we were really grateful for a place to sleep that wasn't a nasty motel! Thanks guys!

We are so blessed to have family that love us and we hope to be able to see them more often.

THE WATERPARK

THE OK AQUARIUM

Gabs with Auntie Megs

Eph with Grandma Lee

BBQ AT THE LAKE

Cousin Mathieu showing Kai and Gabby how to most effectively chuck rocks into the water.

Jon Sr. and Matt manning the BBQ

Jon with his Great Aunt and Uncle

WE LOVE OUR BREDENSTEINER FAMILY!

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Funny Things my Kids Say

Eph: When we both grow up and live next to eachother maybe when your mother (wife) leaves and my mother (wife) leaves I can sneak up and go to your house and we can play. Clay: Adults don't play and it's not your mom it's your wife.
Mom: Ouch, my foot is really hurting! Kai: You're still alive Momma.
Kai and I were going back and forth with the,"I love you to the moon, I love you to the sun, etc." I said, "I love you to Venus" and Kai responded, "I love you to the penis"...LOL!
Clay: Ephraim, why do you always copy me? Ephraim: Because I love ya.
Kai was playing with his train the other day and I overheard him saying, "You can do it Thomas" and of course I was thinking Thomas the kid's engine, and then I heard him say, " You can do it, Thomas Monson"...LOL!
Kai always sleeps in my bed. One day I asked him why he didn't like his bed and he said,"It's too fluffy."
Whenever asked any question from "What is your name?" to "What do you want to do today?", Kai always responds with "Quesadilla".
Kai spent a couple months calling everyone "boob-butt" (boob was taken from the recent Horton Hears a Who movie).
When Kai wants to be picked up he says, "Grab me".
All my boys sing the song Paradise City by Guns N' Roses...embarassing.
When you ask Kai his name he says "Coc-head"- he means coconut head.
In between Conference sessions they played the movie "The Other side of Heaven" and during the scene where the rats are chewing on his feet Kai yells, "Wake up Dude!"
Ephraim says' That's ridiculous!"
When I ask Kai anything he shakes his head violently and says, "No-no!"
Clay told me that he was making funny faces in his class and that the girls were laughing. I asked him if the boys laughed too; he said, "no, they got mad". He told me he likes girls better then boys because they're "pretty". Oh boy!
Clay had some food stuck in his throat and I told him to drink some water to wash it down. He said, "I think I need to use a screw to get it out"- OUCH!
I told Clay that if he ate all his veggies he would be big and strong like his daddy. He said, " Well, that's not strong enough".
Clay turned to me after a meal and said, "Thanks for making dinner Mom". Then he turned to Jon and said, "Thanks, Dad". Jon responded a bit surprised, "What for, I didn't do anything?" Clay replied, "For working". WOW!
Josh came over and was checking out our pear tree in the front yard and Clay put his face up real close to him and said, "Jesus made the pears, Uncle Josh." Josh said he felt like he was in church! HA HA
Clay was being a stinker and I told him to "please be more obedient Clayton Ryan" and he responded, "I'm not Clayton I'm Nephi" and my mom told him that Nephi would be obedient to his parents. So, after some thought he replied, "Oh, I'm not Nephi".
When they don't like a food the boys say its too "spicy".
When something is too hard for the boys to do they say its too "heavy".
My boys both say, "I don't want that ever ever again, so there!"
Clay informed me the other day that he also liked Momma's milk (like baby Kai). I told him that he drank cow's milk like Mommy and Daddy and after a moments thought he said "No, I just drink seahorse milk!"