Back from Okoboji

We just got back from my favorite place, Okobjoji!! I just love this place. I've gone almost every year of my life and have so many great memories. I am so excited that I get to share those memories and pass new ones on to my own kids. We stayed at a newer resort called Bridges Bay. There is an indoor water park and a really nice outdoor pool with a swim-up bar. My sister and I swam up to the bar one day and drank Margaritas:) Yum. We had a suite that we shared with my parents and my sister's family. The rooms were beautiful. Natalie liked hanging out with her big cousins, Jake is 19, Ryan is almost 17, and Cory is 13. She felt like big stuff with them. They were so sweet and took her down the water slides. Nolan enjoyed wrestling with them and teasing them. 

On Tuesday my parents rented a boat and a tube. Natalie went tubing for the first time and loved it. She did it the first time with Cory, and then alone the second time. She looked so cute out there on the tube smiling away and giving the thumbs up for my dad to drive faster. John also did it and did very well. He was sore but it was worth it I think. We went to Arnold's Park after we went boating and had a great time. We did one of those log rides with the kids and they loved it so much they wanted to do it again. I only had enough tickets left for two so they did it alone. John was  a nervous wreck with them up there all alone. There is a huge drop and then you get sprayed with water. I've never seen John so nervous. Natalie and I rode the Ferris Wheel while John took Nolan on some kiddie rides. 

We all agreed that one more day would have been nice, but we all came back rested and with great memories. I will post some pictures as soon as I get them uploaded.

My birthday is Saturday, I turn 34. I am finally getting my puppy!! I pick him up on Thursday. We don't know what we are naming him yet. Nolan likes Max. I like Bear or Boji. We'll have to get to know him first. He is a Shih Tzu and he is about 14 weeks. John's b-day is next Tuesday, he'll be 35. He is getting a Boston Celtics watch. 

John has been having some joint pain and swelling the past few months. We are getting him into a Rheumatologist soon. Wish him luck and say a prayer that all is fine. He just isn't himself with all this pain and he is getting very tired of it. I can't blame him. I told him that the puppy could help him feel better:) He didn't quite agree that it would be the cure, but is getting used to the idea of another dog.

Take care!

Karen