I don't know when I became the mom that stopped for every creature or bug so Marren could inspect it... I guess I don't want her to be fearful of harmless bugs... I turned around for a tiny turtle in the road that I originally thought was a spider... Yes I would have stopped for a spider that big too! Anyway, turtles are smelly. I nearly gagged. I don't remember them being so nasty. We used to hunt turtles all the time for the Okie spirit parties. I put him in the front yard and let Marren play with it. It peed all over her! She loved it. I almost freaked though when she tried to kiss it. Hand washing and a bath that night still didn't totally take the stench away. Two days later, we spied a large snapping turtle and Marren only chased it. Yuck!
I have the best friend in the whole world! She takes such good care of Marren, I never worry when I leave her with Nancy! She joined us on our zoo day!
Finally! Another pic of me with Marren! She is sitting on an Elephant! hehehe.... Marren is scared of elephants. I had to hide an elephant toy that Nancy bought her...
The waterfall by the Bears!
The original Bear bars from the first OKC zoo, Wheeler Park
Marren with the silverback in the background
Yay for books!
She reads out loud now too! I wish I could make out all that she says! What I can decifer is hilarious!
Little Ham
Never Seduce a Scoundrel.........
We got lucky and caught Ava when she was in town! (She now lives south of the Red River) We had to go to the park!
They didn't slide much but travelled back and forth through the tunnel
Marren is saying hi to Linda
"Come on Ava!"
This is a fake out! They didn't slide
They wouldn't look at the camera. This is the best pic of 12!
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Marren and Sophie play so well together! Caleb and Trish were kind enough to invite us to their Mother's Day celebration! We ate grilled steaks and corn and played Scattergories and Pictionary! Caleb brought out Sophie's tea set and they had a blast! We used what was available which meant Orange soda and chocolate chip cookies! Marren is deprived snackwise so she was in heaven!
She is just like her momma! She will eat salsa by the spoonful! I love her side bow and rhinestones!
She loves salad and tomatoes!
As my mom will point out, she still has her shoes on. It is not a common thing so chill out YaYa! Doesn't she look comfy?
A backside view of my first attempt at beading and braiding her hair. She loved it once she realized she could make noise with her hair! :)
She leads such a rough life! She loves her little chair. She even colors in it! (Garage Sale $3)
She loves oatmeal and cream of wheat! It looks like she gave herself a facial too! 
Sugar free banana popsicle!
Pancake breakfast before seeing Nancy!
Plain pancakes again! She didn't bother her curlers over night at all! Yay Marren!
