What do we do in Kansas for fun?

Here are some random pictures giving you a rare opportunity to see us in Kansas doing stuff:)

Here we are with some friends hanging out at one of the 5+ parks in Hesston.

This is a beautiful shot across the arboretum one evening. A place that we like to go for walks and duck and fish feeding, as you will see in some more pictures.

Anybody watch VeggieTales, do you remember the silly song of the Zebu? The first time I heard it was before we had any children of our own. We were "borrowing" 2 of Suzanne's sister's girls, and I thought to myself, "Is there really an animal called a Zebu?" Well, here is one at the free zoo in Hutchinson.

A fowl shot from when my parents were here, and we got to enjoy an afternoon with them at the free zoo.

One of our girls, wait a minute that would be a monkey in the free zoo. Emberlynn wanted to hold it. They wanted to take it home, and were telling us how they would take care of it:)

Hail from an 04-07-08 Kansas storm that brought wind gusts of 70mph, and sustained winds for about an hour of 40+mph. Needless to say, when the hail came the girls were in our bed. It was really loud up in their room. They didn't wake me though, I was already up working on finishing a paper:)

One of my favorite shots from the arboretum, when my parents were here. Let's just call it a Father-Son moment.

Alyssa contemplating the meaning of life in the arboretum.

Courtney hanging out at the park.

A cold, chaotic easter egg hunt that lasted 5 minutes, if you were lucky. If you got there late, you missed out.

This is Lake Vista, part of Showalter Villa Retirement center. Walking by the fountain at the far end will get you wet if the wind is blowing. I guess that would be always.

How to tell if it is garbage day in Hesston. Everybody has one of these blue barrels. They have a cool truck that pulls up, and an arm comes out and picks up the barrel, dumps it in the truck, sets the barrel down, and then they drive off. It is fun to watch.

Did I mention that sometimes it is windy in Kansas? These barrels are quite stable when it isn't windy. But how would we know that?
Oh, the arboretum. I will cherish these moments!

This is probably about the only time that they sit still even for a moment. I would call this photo tranquility or "Ready, set, ....."

Another fun photo of the arboretum. Memories.



Well that is it for this time. I hope you get something out of these. Even if you don't, I still enjoy writing them.