we try to make it here every year.
we have missed a few times usually because it’s over 100 degrees or there was a drought.
but remember all that rain we have had in central kansas? 20+ inches in a few weeks?
well it caused flooding all over the place but in this case… it was SO COOL!
the waterfall we visit has been dry before and sometimes it has a little stream.
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talby reenacting an old favorite photo of ours…
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LOOK AT THIS!!!
we thought it would have water.
but THIS is unbelievable!
this is in KANSAS!
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It was amazing.
we said a few times that we may never see it like this again…. ever.
kansas doesn’t get water like this.
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i wanted some pictures with lauren since it would possibly be the last time she was with us here.
scott is a character… always joking around.
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WHAT???
look at all those kids in one shot.
i can’t believe that all of those people were in my belly at one time.
craziness.
they are all mine.
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and i get this guy too?
i am one lucky lady.
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kinda creepy how alike craig and scott look….
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It is such a cool place.
And every time it’s different.
i love that.
you can see the other times we have visited this place…..
there are probably more posts but i can’t find them.
oh well.
beth larson - Meg!!! Is that your own personal waterfall? If not how did you possibly have it all to yourself? Such wonderful shots of your beautiful family frolicking in the water together…
and now let’s talk about all the other amazing photos in this post…you are a rock star photographer girl!!!! Love all the critter pics so much- thanks for making me smile again this morning, xo b.
p.s. your family is so darling!
Kimberlee Jost - Just sittin’ over here weeping in my coffee over the fam.
All of them.
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Tracie K - Great family photo, I don’t even know you but it brought tears to my eyes *happy* tears!!
Tiffany - You have a beautiful family, and I’m so happy for you to have this chance to create family memories! What a lovely place to spend quality family time!
Whitney - UGH, last comment did not belong on this post… now I just sound crazy and random 🙂
Whitney - This is going to sound stalkerish, but every time I see photos of your house I always think, “I want all of the stuff in her house it all looks so beautiful! But I will never find any cool stuff like that in thrift stores here!” WELL, today, looking at these pictures I saw that you have the same ALL laundry detergent bucket I have that I got last summer at a thrift store… yay! But why does yours look so much more awesome than mine?! (My husband thinks I was crazy for buying it, btw.)
Whitney - WOW! They do look alike! They are all so grown up, beautiful family! And the waterfall looks amazing too!
tracy fisher - that last picture made me smile. how awesome. -tracy
Erika - Hi Meg! I live in KS and am curious where this place is? I’d love to take my family there sometime. If you get the time, would you mind slipping me a note to let me know? thank you!!
Lisa - The waterfall is beautiful, but so is all the scenery around the lake. I love the Flint Hills, and all the Kansas prairie! I’ve been wanting to take a tour of the Kansas waterfalls, and this looks like a great one to start with. “Pinning” the beautiful scenery pics!
Renee - Is this place a secret!? Where is it? 🙂 Awesome!!
Also, how do you get your pics to be side by side like that – love the editing!
shar y - This is a great post. Lovely photos of nature + your wonderful family. Win-win! Those lovely kids of yours, wow!! And, the water, amazing! Truly blessings all around!
Gale - wow – so cool!! Where is this? I’d love to go someplace in KS with great water – I miss that the most living here. Fun to look back at the old posts and see how much your sweet kids have grown!! 🙂
Keshet Starr - Adorable photos! And an important question–where can I get that chevron skirt??
Gina - Wow, all those people were in your belly at one time? That’s amazing! How did they end up being different ages? 😉
Lisa - The first time I ever read your blog was this 2008 post! I was instantly smitten! 😉 I loved your pictures and that you had a big family. Your post in 2008 (and again today) made me want to visit Kansas just to visit this awesome place! So beautiful!
Becca Sutton - It’s so weird that I can look at these pictures and know that your kids are growing up. How long have I been looking at pictures of them?? It made me a tiny bit sad! The modern world is so bizarre!!
Dara - do you live near there? I’m going to be in that area over labor day, I may just have to stop by there and see this in person!
amy jupin - your pics are gorgeous, as usual.
loved seeing your whole family all together.
especially lauren. she’s so beautiful.
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Bethany - Awesome waterfall and the blue of the sky is amazing! Looks like a lot of fun.
Julie - You have a very lovely family – I think it is great that you have some annual traditions. This is what your family will remember, when hey have their own families.
meg duerksen - This is the Chase Co. Fishing Lake near Elmdale/Cottonwood falls. You walk over the dam and down to the left at the end.
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Gina - What precious memories and priceless pictures!! 🙂
KirstenP - What an awesome place! Love the photos of all the kids, especially the color photo of the five of them in the water all fitting together like a puzzle. And the close-up of Annie is beautiful – so pretty and grown-up!
Amanda - That is incredible!!! The family photo at the very end is absolutely perfect. =)
Necole @seriouslysassymama - That looks like fun. Boy would we here in Texas have loved that rain. My herb garden is kaput. We are only allowed to water once or twice a week. I love all the green!
Tammy - Ok, I have to know where this is. I grew up in Wichita and now live in Oxford. Talk about a small town! The waterfall is wonderful, we must take a road trip.
happygirl - Great memories you’ve captured here. I love traditions.
Lisa M. - Awesome pictures! What memories. Thanks for sharing!
Tracy - You got some great photos of your family!!
I can’t believe that’s in central Kansas!
Kristin S - Oh, Meg, these pics are treasures! With Lauren going off to school, so fun you got all five plus you two all together.
(don’t call the grammar police)
Jenn - Beautiful pictures! Beautiful family!
Gemma - Lovely photos! It’s so much fun to look at the pictures through the years!
Gemma x
kimberly oyler - cute pics of you and your guy!
Jen - Absolutely beautiful family and absolutely beautiful pictures. Happy memories for sure!
Rebecca - What strikes me is how tall Annie is getting. Wow~ When I started reading you I will never forget the story of you having a Bible study at your house and having to send someone to one house for toilet paper and someone to another house for cheese for the dip, becuase you are out and Talby comes down to report that Annie has gotten into some yellow paint and it’s everywhere, even on a television!!! Remember that?
Stephanie - WOW. This brings tears to my eyes, and I’m not sure why. Seeing your family all together just after Lauren left for college just seems so bittersweet. And it will be my own family here in three short years. But Kansas. Oh, I miss Kansas. I love the big sky and grasses. In Florida it’s hard to have a view (where I live, at least) because of all the pines. That waterfall is gorgeous.
Tiffany - If nothing else this photo made me want to schedule my family photo immediately. Can’t believe the differences through the years, wow.
Amy - We live in KS too! Where is this beautiful waterfall? We live in KC but often travel to Wichita and Hutch or Sterling, KS if you’ve ever heard of that. Love your blog.
Melissa - That looks so fun! The waterfall is crazy.
admin - it’s from old navy last summer Donna.
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Donna - LOVE that skirt! Where did you get it? I must have one.