OKC to AZ to Cali in 2 days

Guess Who?


The 4 Webbs of course! This was one picture I held back from the OKC science museum just for fun. We filed into a dark room and stood against the wall. A strobe flashed and Viola! Our shadows were captured briefly on the wall behind us.

An interesting side effect of the twins watching Peter Pan is that Layla became very concerned that her shadow was "captured" on the wall. After a short explanation of reality she was fine with it, but I had a good laugh long after the shadows disappeared.

We arrived home safely in AZ and everything was back to normal. The monkeys were climbing the walls and having a good time playing with their best friend.


Two days later we were packed and ready for the 13 hour drive to Sacramento for a visit with Ouma and Oupa. No moss growing under OUR feet! The drive was uneventful. We stopped at our usual spots for gas and food including the old Denny's on the Cali/AZ border. A little play-dough and a crayon helped pass the time until the grand slams arrived.


We showed up at 4:00 AM to Ouma and Oupa's door, slept for a few hours, then zombie'd our way through the day. Then on Saturday we joined in a birthday party for cousin Abby who turned 5 years old. The party was held at Wacky Tacky, a huge indoor playground. There were enough interesting things about it that adults and kids alike played non-stop for 90 minutes. We stopped Easton and Layla just long enough to pose for a picture with Kendra. Then they were off again running.


Layla's favorite part was the face/body painter lady. Layla asked for Tinker Bell in pink on her arm (surprise, surprise).


Then she jumped right back in line to get a second painting of a butterfly on her cheek. The lady had stencils and a powder brush so it was very basic, but very rapidly applied. Three year olds don't care about artistic creativity or accuracy of the hand painted face so the quick painting worked very well.


Layla looked at herself in the mirror for several seconds. Smiling and batting her eye lashes as if she were dressed up for a beauty pageant. Watching her admire her own beauty was one of the sweetest things I've seen in a long time. She honestly believes she is a beautiful princess and I gladly take a lot of credit for her excellent self-image.


The twins asked Kendra and I to join them on the long, bumpy slide. We are corny enough to slide down with Easton and Layla on our lap and I even took a picture as we whoooshed down.


After we were forced from the play area, we herded into a big room with table seating for 30 kids and bench seating along the edge for the parents. The twins did very well handling the open cup of lemonade and pizza.


Then came the ONE, true reason Easton and Layla wanted to go to the birthday party... cake! They passed out individual, small cupcakes, which were perfectly proportioned.


Less than 48 hours after we arrived in Sacramento Easton was already transformed into an Ouma's boy. Any time she leaves the room we are guaranteed to hear a frantic, "Where's Ouma?" from Easton. I've turned into Mr. Cellophane, but I'm perfectly happy to assume my role in the hierarchy of grandparents first, then parents as the twins' order of preference.

The mornings and evenings are cool and sunny with a slight breeze. perfect for taking walks. Or in Layla's case, taking runs. Her motto really is, "go, Go, GO!"


On the way home Easton and Layla were equally tired from the walk/run. They don't normally hold hands as they walk, but they did so with a single request from me so I could take a picture. :)


Ouma and Oupa kept the tricycles from last trip. The twins were excited to ride them and hear the honks and beeps from pressing the buttons located on the dash of each one. I tried to get them to ride on the sidewalk between the condos, but they preferred the street and driveway.


I'm certain a witty caption would go well with this next picture of the twins looking at each other, but unfortunately I'm drawing a blank. Maybe you can help me out with this one with a comment?


During our Father's Day meal we all said what we like about our Father and Oupa. Kendra asked Easton, "What do you like about Oupa?" He said, "I like when Oupa chases me" and then he giggled for a few minutes just thinking about it. here's a picture of exactly what Easton is talking about.


Kendra is doing her best to take care of Ouma as she recovers from surgery, but Ouma's instincts to clean and play and interact with us is stronger than the Force from Star Wars. Follow the doctor's orders! Everything will be fine and back to normal in just a few days.

See you soon!