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Oklahoma Trip

 We did family vacation with the Russo's to Broken Bow, Oklahoma. It is a closer mountain area that seems to be getting popular, so we decided to try it. We left Monday November 28th and came back on Sunday December 4th. Kaden rode in our car. We had a lot of luggage, we had to get a roof bag for the top of our car. 

We got to the cabin around 4 pm including stops and at Walmart. It wasn't a bad drive. 
It had a nice fire pit area and the boys started making a fire right away
The first day (Tuesday)was the warmest of the days we were there. The kids were checking out the cabin area. 
They had a loft with shuffle board and foose ball up there. The kids slept up there in the bunk beds. 
That afternoon we went to Hochatown Rescue Center & Pettin Zoo. We held a brown skunk that was very big and squishy. It was smelly inside the place. 
There were lots of deer outside and they were so friendly. We got corn to feed all the animals.
Goats and emu
Up close to a buck 
They had all kinds of animals
Inside another little barn were racoons, fox, kangaroo and puppies 
We walked next door to a gift shop
That night we went to eat at a pizza place called Grateful Head. It was very good!
We went for ice cream after at Okie Girls Coffee and Ice Cream. I had affogato, which is an espresso shot over ice cream. It was really good! I think everyone liked what they got. 
On Wednesday morning we took some pictures before leaving for horseback riding 

We went to Riverman Trail Rides for a one hour ride. We all had to wear orange vests for safety. Josh couldn't ride because of his hip and his parents stayed also. It was very cold that morning.
Off we go
We had to go across a pasture 
My horse did not want to leave the pasture and the guide had to pull us with a rope! I was so embarrassed! 
We went down a road and then up a hill 
The view from the top was pretty over looking a river
It was a fun time
We had lunch at the Blue Rooster 
On the way back to the cabin, we stopped at Sasquatch's Candy Den. It was a really cute candy store.
On Thursday, we were going to Beaver's Bend State Park. The directions led us to the wrong spot. 
We got out and looked at the lake anyway. The wind was whipping across the water and it was so cold!
A doe and a fawn. We would end up seeing quite a few deer. 
The drive was pretty
Stopped in the visitor's center to look at the gift shop
They had a museum type thing with all the history of the area with replica town 

We did the Tree Trail that was 1.29 miles
It ran through the woods and a creek along side of the trail
We found a place to have a picnic lunch. The boys fished some.
Stopped in the nature center 
On the way out of the park we stopped at a look out point 
Jennifer and Cadie took the kids down the rocks close to the water 

Stopped at the hydro dam and saw people fishing
Hudson had to go and fish 
Deer would be around the cabin when we would get back 
We did a fire and smores that night 
Friday was a rainy, gloomy day. We ended up going to the Beaver's Bend Mining Company for the kids to do something. It didn't take them long to sift their gemstones and arrow heads. 
We went souvenir shopping in the afternoon
On Saturday, we went to the Hochatown Maze. It is a huge wooden maze with towers and a card to stamp on our way through. 
Hudson and Kaden were together
Josh and I did it together
Gianna and Grace were on a team 
We struggled and were going in circles. We saw the kids going past us and asked them for help. We finally made it out!
We brought the kids to play mini golf at Old West Mini Golf 

All the girls rode around the neighborhood that afternoon to look at the cabins and construction. It was a nice view at the top. 
It was a nice trip with everyone. Even if there were not a lot of things to do, we enjoy being together and getting away from home. 

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