Atoka Museum & Confederate Cemetery

Hey guys, Callie here again! School is in full swing and it's got Penny and I thinking about how much fun we had last summer. We still have a few adventures left to cover and we wanted to share one with you today... along with some news!

Last year, my aunt and uncle went on a vacation and our cousins came to spend a whole week with us. We packed in all these trips, including the one I'm about to tell you about and my poor mom and dad were really good sports about everything. But! This year! It's my mom and dad's turn to go on a trip and WE ARE GOING TO GO STAY WITH WRENNIE AND CHLOE! Our brothers are coming too... not that they want to be on our blog just yet. But we're working on it, I promise!

Last year, one of the places we went was to the Civil War Museum and Confederate Cemetery in Atoka, Oklahoma. We didn't get to go in the museum because it was closed, but we took a couple of pictures of the cemetery.

This is explaining about the battle site. We were walking around at dusk and it kind of got creepy. There were a lot of woods nearby and something rustling around. We were kind of worried about ghosts.

Most of the graves looked like this. They weren't really very big, either.

This was almost the whole cemetery.  We didn't get a lot of pictures because of that creepy noise.

We tried to take a few. We found this little cabin that we didn't feel uncomfortable around. (Taking pictures on someone's grave seemed kind of disrespectful so we didn't.)

With a little stone fence.

And a small wood one! This was one of the fences on that big long sort of trail behind the first marker up there. It went off into the woods into nowhere so we didn't follow it.

We got this picture of me in front of the small cabin...

One of Penny on the fence...

Wrennie over by some rocks...

And Chloe with the cabin in the background.

There was kind of an off-putting guy in a truck watching us this whole time which made us nervous so we decided between that, the ghost and the fact that it was dark, we wouldn't stick around to learn much more about the property.

Have you ever had an adventure go awry like that?

-Callie

PS - We did figure out what it was. Turns out it wasn't a ghost after all. 

  That's one mystery solved!!

Southfork Ranch

Hey everybody, Callie here! School is back in session and while we are all busy with our new school year stuff, we're still on sharing vacation pictures here on the blog! Remember how we went to Dallas recently? Well, while we were there we got to visit Southfork Ranch! It's about half an hour or so away from the store we went to in that post, in a town called Parker.

Holy blurry backseat photo, Batman!

If you haven't heard of Southfork Ranch, don't worry, I am here to tell you! Southfork is the home of the Ewings, the really rich oil tycoon family of the tv show Dallas which is one of my favorite tv shows ever! Well, the older one anyway! Dallas was on tv from 1978 to 1991, which was a long time before I was born. There were two movies from 1996 and 1998 and then a brand new tv show about the kids, who were now grown up, on TNT for two seasons in 2012. That makes it one of the longest running tv shows!

We took almost 100 pictures from Southfork but here are some of our favorites.

Choo Choo! At the park!

Oh gosh, it's my turn! Hey everyone!!

My name is Chloe and this is my very first post!! As you all HAVE to know, me and all my siblings got to spend a whole lot of time with our cousins. It was really really fun. All us girls did tons of cool stuff!

Course you know the rest of the girls:

There is my cousin Callie and my big sister Wren.

And my best friend

AND best cousin: Penny!

We found this super awesome park! It had tons of room so we sat and played for a bit:

We brought all our favorite toys:

You can see my Red Hood and all our dolls and some Calico Critters. My cousins LOVE those!
We have sooo many Batman toys. Guys. We have a problem and that problem is TOO MUCH AWESOME. -Callie

The park had this neat climbing net:

Callie made it the highest but Penny was right behind her!
Course Callie made it the highest! -Wren
 
And the there were these weird swingy stepping stones:

They were really fun. We kept falling off!
American Ninja Warrior Training Course!! - Penny

Callie and Penny balanced for our picture:

But poor Wrennie had to hold mine for me:

She's an awesome big sister!
Aww, you're pretty awesome too Chloe! -Wren
 
The best part of the WHOLE park was the train:

Isn't it super cool!?

We got to sit in it and climb everywhere:

Callie said we were a traveling circus going to the big city for our next show!

Penny said we couldn't go anywhere for a show because she didn't have her hat or any of her gear! They're so funny!!
Hey, you can't just find the perfect magician's hat! - Penny

Wren and I just pretended to watch the scenery go by:

There went a cow, and another cow and some hay.......-Wren

But then my Rebecca wanted to go the the very front of the train! 

So we did!

Callie and Penny were waving to all their fans :P

We played there for hours. It was probably my favorite park ever!!
It turns out we know the guy who built it, too! - Callie

But then it was time to go:

We had to head out for our next adventure! Which someone else gets to tell you about. But don't you worry, I'll be back soon!

Chloe

Clothes
Callie:
    Shirt: AG Dallas Store Tee
    Skirt: AG Sparkle Sweater Outfit
    Shoes: AG Kit's BeForever Reporter Outfit
Wrennie: 
    Shirt: Flash Shirt from SewFunDollClothes 
    Shorts: Our Generation Play It Cool
    Shoes: AG Heelies
Penny:
     Shirt: OG Play It Cool
     Pants: OG Dream On
     Hair Flower: Michael's
    Shoes: AG Caroline's Meet Outfit
Chloe:
    Dress set: Our Generation Spring In My Step
    Shoes: Kit's Original Meet Shoes

Fun Times at Eufaula Lake!

Hi everybody! I get to introduce myself today, isn't that cool? I'm Penelope, but a lot of people just call me Penny. I'm Callie's younger sister. We have a brother between us (Finch goes between us!) I'm sure that by now you know that we're a family circus. Well, MY job in the circus is the magician and the tightrope/high wire walker. I take gymnastics with my siblings, too. Also, like my big sister and my cousins, I love Batman! And my best best BEST friend in the WHOLE world is my cousin Chloe who you'll meet officially soon, but you've seen pictures of her! 

*I love you too Pen :D -Chloe

On our family vacation, one of the cool things that we got to do was visit Arrowhead State Park, which is on Eufaula Lake. "Eufaula" is the name of a former tribe that's now a part the Muscogee Creek Nation. It's pronounced like You-Fall-Uh.  

-The Muscogee Creek Nation is a confederacy of other tribes which have all come together to make the big nation! Also if you're talking about the city in Oklahoma, it's with a K. Muskogee. But anything tribe-related is with a C, Muscogee. Isn't that neat? :) - Callie

Check out our adventure under the jump!!

Vacation Post 1

Hey guys, Wren here. I'm back from visiting my cousins! Callie, Penny, Chloe and I have a lot to show you guys. We had so much fun stuff happen! Today though I'm just going to tell you about getting to Callie's house and getting our sisters back.

This is me Thursday morning:

My mom and dad drove me and my brothers ALL the way over to my Auntie and Uncle's house. It wasn't that long of a trip but I was SO excited that it seemed like it took all day!
You should have been waiting here!! I thought they were driving BACKWARD they were going so slowly!!  -Callie

After we got settled and the boys ran off to play, Callie's mom took us girls out for lunch.

We went to Red Robin (LOL) I had chicken strips but Callie had this giant burger! Then we did a little bit of shopping. I got new sunglasses!

Friday morning Callie and I got up extra early!

Almost before the sun. Because we were headed to Dallas!! Matching Batman shirts FTW!

Callie and I played with our dolls in the back seat.

This drive really did take all morning but we were having so much fun playing with Sadie and Julie that before we knew it we were in Texas:

And a little while after that we hit Dallas.

It was a really pretty city. I liked all the big glass buildings!

Callie really liked that all the bridges were decorated. Some had stars on them. It was pretty cool!

Finally we were at the place we were supposed to meet Aunt Aggie and the little girls!

It seemed like we had to wait FOREVER but just a few minutes later look who showed up:

Penny and Chloe!

Penny is the one wearing the hat:

She and Callie look so much a like!
HI everybody! I am Penelope the Magnificent, magician.... Magnificent doesn't work. Prodigious? -Penny

And this is my little sister Chloe:

No those aren't her real bangs :P I was so glad to see her! Chloe is my best friend in the whole world other than Callie!
Ummmm excuse me Sis! But just because my bangs aren't always attached to my head doesn't mean they're not mine :P -Chloe

We all decided we wanted to go shopping at this special girls' place Aunt Aggie owns. She sells really nice dolls and clothes for the dolls and girls! But to get there we had to go up this super scary ramp thing!

I was really afraid someone was going to go down it while we were trying to go up!

We made is safely though. Here is me and Callie in front of a big picture.

 

Callie ended up getting that dress!

We didn't take a lot of pictures (we were too busy catching up!) but there were lots of girls modeling clothes. This one even had a dog with her!

Chloe almost got that outfit. She liked the sparkly shorts but in the end she got other things!
Sparkles are bae! -Chloe
 
After shopping the grownups decided to treat us to a really nice lunch! I couldn't believe we got to eat somewhere so fancy:

Look at the lights!

I felt like a STAR - Chloe
This was the fanciest place ever! It was like eating in an opera house! -Callie
And the ceilings were HUGE -Penny

Even the bathrooms were extra fancy!

We all got strawberry lemonade and two forks. Can you believe that?!

They even gave us fancy bread and butty while we waiting for our food!

We all decided to get BLTs and Italian soup! It was a real ladies' lunch.

I think that was the fanciest meal I've ever had. I know I felt really grown up!

When we were all done with lunch we went on to have a lot of other adventures before we went back to Callie's house. But those are stories for different posts, and I'm not the only one who is going to tell you about them!

I do want to show you guys what we all got at the store though! Penny got this doll:

Her name is Addy and I'm sure that Penny will tell you all about her later.

Penny also got a purple hoodie and grey pants with blue stars!

She's going to look really good in that!

Callie already has a doll so she just got clothes.

She bought a grey, shimmery skirt, a sparkly, pink sweater and puple ankle boots!

Chloe got a doll too:

Her name is Rebbecca and she wants to be a movie star just like my sister!
Here I come world! I hope you're ready!! -Chloe
 
Chloe also got a sparkly pink dress, a purple sweater with dots:

And sparkly blue shoes!

Now I don't have a doll from Aunt Aggie's yet. But that's because the one I want wasn't going to come out till after we got home from vacation! That's okay though. I still have Sadie and I didn't feel left out!

I still got a brand new outfit! I got a pair of silver pants, a red shirt with the name of the store on it and silver tennies! It was a REALLY fun time! But our vacation posts aren't over yet.

Penny and Chloe are really excited to introduce themselves and we've all got more awesome stuff to show you! I hope you guys are ready to see.

Wrennie

P.S.  Guys! Guess what was in my room when I got home!!

It's my brand new doll! I'll tell you all about her later!

Clothes
Callie:
  1st Outfit
    Shirt: Batman shirt from The Beach Shack
    Skirt: Springfield Collection
    Hat: AG Tee, Shorts, Hat and Bracelet Set
    Shoes: AG Julie's Tunic Outfit
  2nd Outfit
    Shirt: AG Dallas Store Tee
    Skirt: AG Sparkle Sweater Outfit
    Shoes: AG Kit's BeForever Reporter Outfit
Wrennie: 
  1st Outfit
    Tank: My Life As
    Overalls: Our Generation Garden Variety Outfit
  2nd Outfit 
    Shirt: Batman shirt from The Beach Shack
    Leggings: Our Generation Mad About Plaid
    Boots: Saige's Meet Boots
    Hair Flower: Michael's
  3rd Outfit
    Shirt: Flash Shirt from SewFunDollClothes 
    Shorts: Our Generation Play It Cool
    Shoes: AG Heelies
Penny:
  1st Outfit
     Shirt: AG Sequined Star Tee
     Pants: AG Starry Hoodie Outfit
     Hat: AG Tweed Driver's Cap
     Shoes: AG Flamingo Beach Dress
  2nd Outfit
     Shirt: OG Play It Cool
     Pants: OG Dream On
     Hair Flower: Michael's
    Shoes: AG Caroline's Meet Outfit
Chloe:
  1st Outfit
    Shirt: AG Sequined Star Tee
    Pants: AG
    Shoes: Truly Me Blue Flats
  2nd Outfit
    Dress set: Our Generation Spring In My Step
    Shoes: Kit's Original Meet Shoes