Independence Day 2015 included time in the pool, a trip to Wamego to take in their Independence Day celebration, and then some fireworks back home to cap off the full day.
Independence Day 2015
Posts Tagged ‘Summer’
June 2015 in Photos
Cookout in Berryton!
Early this summer, the annual cicadas made their appearance, but were joined this year by a second brood – a rarer type that emerges only every 17 years: 
Plentiful rains this spring meant plentiful MUD: 
Jazzhands!
One of many summer days spent in the backyard pool:
…and almost always with popsicle-in-hand: 
A bike ride to a local park:
A stormy afternoon yielded to a low-slung rainbow to the east: 
Independence Day 2015 in Photos
Independence Day 2015 started off like virtually any day off of work begins: with a family run:
But from there, it diverged from a normal day off. We decided to spend the holiday in the small town of Wamego, Kansas — a town known for its Wizard of Oz museum (which we did not visit this day), but also known for it’s fantastic Independence Day festival. A parade, carnival rides, and fireworks are all included. We didn’t stick around long enough for the late-day parade or fireworks, but the carnival rides and some time in the sprawling park at the center of town were just the ticket.
An exhausting day yielded to a 90-minute nap on the drive home which proved to be a sufficient recharge to justify some backyard time in the pool before evening fireworks in the back yard.
Everyone was up much later than normal to take in a few of the neighborhood fireworks before bed, including Mae, with a great view right from her bedroom window:
Hill City 2014
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Summer Vacation 2014 in Photos
Our first big road trip as a family of four wrapped up last week. We travelled first to Yankton where we spent an overnight and were joined by Natasha and TJ. We then all caravanned west to Hill City, SD. The weather was wonderful, the company was wonderful, and the only complaint was the entire trip flew by in a flash — it was just too quick.
A quick picnic on the way to Yankton:
Arriving at the cabin at Newton Fork Ranch in Hill City: 
Our first visit to Crazy Horse Memorial:
Time for S’mores:
An overnight time lapse revealing the star trails over Newton Fork Ranch: 
A picnic at Bear Butte State Park: 
The view looking down from the approach to Bear Butte:
A brief hike: 
Back at the cabins:
A morning run along the Mickelson Trail: 
A quick trip to Rapid City for some custom-made shirts:
Sporting our new garb: 
A beautiful, severe-warned thunderstorm rolled through during dinner; this was the view (non-photoshopped) from the cabin:
Putting the wiffle ball bat to good use:
Badlands National Park:
