Taco Tuesday!

Yesterday was Tuesday. Also known as "The day Grammy comes over and stays with Charlie all day so I can go do things like get my haircut really, really short. And mail things. And buy milk."

See haircut photos below. Then feel free to exclaim, "My, that's short!"

It's also known as "Taco Tuesday" at Iguana. That's when they sell a selection of delicious tacos for just $1 each. We love it. Enough to even go on "nothing Friday". Charlie loves it, too. It's always a party and, to be honest, he's pretty popular at this particular fiesta. Plus there's loud music, a loud dining room, lots of cool art to look at, chips to eat, guacamole to smear and fruit upon which to sustain oneself. We go a lot. In fact, when we turned the car onto 9th Street from Broadway, Charlie saw the restaurant's lights, pumped his little fist, and shouted, "tot-toe-two-zay!"

You should take your family there. It's cheap, it's delicious, it's real food, it's locally-owned, it's a lot of fun, and kids cannot - no matter how hard they try - be too loud for this place. Can't figure out the web address, so just go here:http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/46/740925/restaurant/Midtown/Iguana-Mexican-Grill-Oklahoma-City

Toasty trip to the zoo...in November?

Just got back from a lovely little trip to the zoo http://www.okczoo.com/. Yes, we go all the time, but today was special. Because not only did we forget sunscreen, we also decided to try it stroller-free for the first time. Of course, this proved to be no problem for the little cub. Especially because his mama bear was there to lug him around when he got tired. (but of course I didn't mind. How much longer will I even have that luxury?)

What unbelievable weather! Everyone was out enjoying it - lions, gorillas and bears (as seen in video below) were all having much fun. Even the buffalo were moving around for once.

There's a lot of building going on out there and we can't wait for the Children's Zoo's opening next year. We both thought it was funny, though, when we stopped to watch the gorillas only to find they were sharing their habitat with construction workers!

Halloween Revisited. Or Dia De Los Muertos.

Good Sunday morning!

Last night's Halloween festivities were made a touch more enjoyable by absolutely perfect "no jacket required" weather. Oops. That was a slip and should be the only Phil Collins reference in this post. Should be. I'm not promising anything. There's always the possibility I'll mention "In the Air Tonight". So watch out Blake...'cause I saw you watch that guy drown.

But back to last night: our game plan was to hit a few neighbors/friends houses, primarily on our old block, so we could say hello to everyone and see how cute their little goblins were costumed. Oh - and attempt to fill the giant plastic "pun-KEEN" with candy. Easier said than done. We maybe "trick-or-treated" at four houses. Charlie was a bit confused, as we thought he might be. But that confusion soon turned to terror when we rang the doorbell at our old house, (stop #5) and the little girl who answered the door greeted us by stabbing Charlie in the eye with her Capri Sun straw.

And that's when we decided to call it a night.

Prepping for "le tour de candy", 2009.

He took an apple w/him and ate it the entire time.

"Halloween" and "trick-or-treat".

Important words to know.

First house on the tour.

Daddy helped him figure out what to do.

They gave out Dum-Dums.

Charlie plopped down and ate his on the porch.

Oh, and I suppose I should say something per my Day of the Dead mention in the title. Well, the sourdough starter I whipped up yesterday is busy frothing away.

I mean, it's no sugared skull, but I think that by bringing these dormant ingredients to life in order to sustain us, we're saying something significant about the memories of those we love who've passed.

Just kidding. I just wanted to see if I can make sourdough bread.