Fair Food

Funnel Cake

Corn Pups

Nurettin, on the left, ate as many of these little corn dogs as we could make. I lost count, but it probably totaled at least 3 hot dogs, perhaps 4. I dubbed him the Corn Dog Monster. He didn't protest, but said that as long as there was ketchup he could eat it.

Off to the Races

In the heat of the 3-legged race

To the victors go the spoils!

 Every now and then we get the hankerin' to do something we did in the States. For the weekend of the OU-t.u. game, we thought about the Texas State Fair and the food that is there. We cooked some corn dogs, funnel cakes, and popcorn and threw in a 3-legged race just for fun. Unfortunately, my team had a blow out, so we didn't finish. No worries, though, it was a great day and great food.
I did notice that my body is not as much of a fan of fried food as it was in the States...

2nd Place

Stazy's favorite hold

Sinan and Luke...Luke apparently in mid-word

On your marks...Get set...

Camping Crazy

Kneeling: Ajlan; Standing LtoR: Nate, Sinan, Luke

We made it out to the shore to camp one mild evening in late September. We had 3 Turks and 3 Americans. The wind was pretty strong and the air was crisp, but the water was still warm enough for a bit of body surfing. The bat cave was practically void of bats at night--we weren't surprised...just disappointed. Meanwhile, we had some great, deep conversations, good food, and no sleep. 

Late Waves: LtoR--Jordan, Luke, Nate, Ali

Eerie lighting

Great fire...unfortunately there were no marshmallows

One of my campfire favorites: Thai Satay

In the cave: Jordan, Ajlan, Nate, Sinan

A bit of a breeze

A few of us went for one last jaunt to the beach before the end of summer and we were greeted with high winds and waves. We were only able to catch a few waves before being chased out of the water by the lifeguards. No matter. We had a great time while it lasted.

Too much hair...

Wild waves.

Big, dead jellyfish

I'm a Mess!

Stazy has a tendency to get into trouble these days. It's hard to be angry when she's soooo cute when she's doing it. Not too long ago she started unplugging the plug to our tv/entertainment center. When we chastised her, her face immediately changed into a frown of epic proportions. Ok, maybe that's an overstatement, but I had to look away because I had to laugh. 

Most days she just wants to be with us and do what we're doing, so we're happy to play with her.

I'm a big kid, look what I can do! 

Why is daddy playing MY guitar??

My popeye

Busted!

Might as well...

Where're my sunglasses?

That's mine!

The sand doesn't taste as good as it looks.

Zonked out

Western view from our hotel

So here are a few extras that we figured we'd add. Enjoy.

Pool!

Mommy kisses me...I eats da bear.

Fellow Vacationer from Iran--I'm smiling even if it doesn't look like it

MINE!

Daddy, can I have a pool?

Fun at the Beach--Antalya Edition

We got a chance to take a break after a long summer of work. We took a trip down to the Mediterranean coast for a few days at the beach. The water was beautiful. The beach-goers were not. (European swimwear leaves much to be desired...) It was a great time of R&R so we were able to get started with language school just after we got back.

 

More to come

Just to let everyone know, we haven't forgotten the blog. Just need to sit down and add some more. Stazy has started walking so now we just need to edit the video to be small enough, so that'll come soon.