Tulsa, OK

James and I took the kids to a block party here in Catoosa Saturday. It was held at a local church, Rolling Hills Christian Church 18415 E. Admiral Place. It was really nice. The people were all very welcoming. I think we met a few of the church leaders and they were quite friendly, without any of the “recruiting” tactics we usually encounter at a typical meet’n'greet gathering like this.

The kids had lots of other kids to play with. Maegan found a little playground behind the church. That occupied her for a little while. They had a sand volleyball tournament for those that signed up, and an extra net for anyone else that wanted to play but not compete. Morgan played there with a girl he knows from school, I think.

They fed everyone lunch (brisket, chicken, sausage,etc). James and Morgan loved that, and Maegan and I had more than we could possibly eat. The ladies were more than generous with their portions. It was all delicious though.

The kids signed up for ice cream eating contests, so dessert was covered. They did pretty well, but I think the big lunch did them in. Maegan managed to eat all of hers, but this little boy, I think his name was Michael, just inhaled his. He stuck the spoon into the center of his container, and pulled the whole serving of ice cream out in one big chunk. Then, he took about four bites and it was gone. Morgan’s age group came next, and there were several boys his size and bigger. This little, skinny girl whooped them all. She didn’t eat all of her ice cream (the big kids got pints, Maegan’s group got the little single serve containers like the school cafeteria uses), but she ate more than all those big boys could.

All in all, it was a very nice afternoon. We did wish that we had thought to take our frisbee, since the church has great open spaces for tossing a frisbee around. We did have to leave early because Maegan had a doctor’s appointment. Yeah, I know, a doctors appointment on a Saturday?.?
I’ll get to that tomorrow.