Follow the Yellow Brick Road

It has indeed been several weeks since I've posted anything...but not for a lack of things to talk about. We've been busy.

The first weekend in October, Dan and I took a little trip to Kansas. It had been a few months since I'd been back, and nearly a year since Dan had last made the trip. Dan and I took Luke and Nathaniel to Manhattan (Kansas, that is) for a little jaunt to Pillsbury Crossing and then we drove the "Scenic Byway" through the Flint Hills. I've got to say that this "scenic byway" really does look more interesting on the website. But nonetheless, it gave an accurate depiction of what Kansas is really about :-) Those of you FROM Kansas know exactly what I mean...




Dan and Luke climbed some pretty amazing rocks. I know I've become much more maternal in my old(er) age because all I could think of while watching these two daredevils climb was what I would do if someone fell. Thoughts such as these really do take the fun out of the moment...




Getting to this perfect photographic spot in front of the waterfall was a bit of a challenge. But the end result was worth it.




Lyila, Luke and Nathaniel. I can understand why swimming and frolicking in the water has commenced for the season...it was brisk!!



The boys at a lookout on the Scenic Byway. They didn't plan the tough-guy looks...I think it just happens naturally when a couple of guys get together for some pictures;-)


Luke is quite the skateboarder. He carries his board with him everywhere we go with hopes of finding a new jump,a new place to drop in, a new place to grind, etc. (I'll stop there with the skateboarding lingo...I can't remember anymore phrases anyway.) This first picture is on the stairs outside David Bridal. The other pictures are at a skate park in Council Grove, Kansas. We were passing through and eagle-eye Luke spotted it from the main road. We HAD to stop and let him try it out...we would have never heard the end of it otherwise. And we still had a looong drive ahead of us that day.