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Field Trip #4

The kids earned enough tickets for a field trip a few weeks ago, but it just never worked out until yesterday. We went to the falls in Chase County - kind of a hidden gem!  I wish I could take credit for coming up with this idea, but the credit must go to my cousin, Tina, once again.  Her family had been there a couple of weeks previous, and I thought it looked like a great place for exploring!

After Sunday School, we headed out - Chelan came along with us this time!  We made a stop for lunch at the Emma Chase Cafe in Cottonwood Falls for a good old-fashioned chicken dinner.  Did you know that they have jam sessions on Friday nights and by the end of the evening there's a diner full of musicians and an audience?  Chelan and I were there on our 2nd anniversary - lots of fun!  I think it's actually on the "8 Wonders of Kansas Customs" list.

Anyway . . . the falls!  Beautiful, running, gushing water coming off the nearby fishing lake.  We had to walk a little ways to get there, but it was worth it to find the upper, middle, and lower falls.  We started at the bottom and worked our way up on slippery rocks - no major catastrophes other than me almost falling with Delaney!

It was a great place to explore - Delaney found some seashells, Caiden and Cambry tried to catch tiny fish with their hands, and Cambry actually spotted a crawdad that we played with for a while.  We had some great family time playing in the water!
Good thing Chelan was along!




I can't remember the last time we took a picture together!

Trying to catch fish
Almost had it!

The crawdad
Delaney wasn't a fan of the crawdad!

Comments

  1. VanessaAugust 26, 2013 at 2:46 PM

    It's so fun to see Chelan in some photos that aren't on the farm! Looks like an awesome adventure.

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  2. TinaAugust 26, 2013 at 4:52 PM

    Yay!!! The water was perfect for you!!

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  3. ariannaSeptember 6, 2013 at 3:39 PM

    What wonderful places! beautiful photos, congratulations!

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