first things first – winner of the Amazon gift card!
Christy – According to my dad, the best give ever gave him was tickets for us all to see a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds game. We had a great day together and he got to see his favorite team pull off a win!
i will email the address on the comment. If you don’t hear from me – email me ok?! Congrats Christy!
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our area of kansas has had tons of rain recently so we took the opportunity of the long weekend to hit one of our favorite spots!
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normally this isn’t a creek.
it’s usually dry or just a little swampy… but not now!
she always finds a heart rock for me!
and then we went to the waterfall… whoa.
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some years this is just rocks with a trickle of water going into a stale pond.
some years there is a nice area to wade around in.
but this was SO COOL!
and so loud!
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this might appear dangerous looking at the pictures but we felt confident in our parenting decisions and supervising during our time.
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at the bottom of the “falls” was still only knee deep water and no raging rapids that would drag them away forever.
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i thought i had dog drool on my shirt… HA!
it took me all afternoon to realize it was sunscreen.
oh yeah! #duh
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we recreated one of my favorite pictures from the past.
love! love! love!
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i always make them take a family photo in this spot.
we were down a few kiddos this time but that is life with a busy family.
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we ate lunch in front of the lake and it was pretty much the best spot in the world at that moment.
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it is always one of my favorite days of the year.
here are links to other years we’ve gone.
it’s fun to see how much they’ve all grown!
2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2010 – 2008
Kimberly Dial - How awesome is that?! Love it!
Lisa - The first time I ever visited your blog it was about this location years ago. Always love the pictures from this location. So beautiful!
shar - one time we went there and my brother brad was going under that yellow gate thingy and my cousin andrew was jumping over at the same time… and andrew had a fishing pole in his hand!! bradley had a fishhook in his eyebrow for the rest of the eve!!!! we lov that place
shar - love that place. we go there somx
Gevay - Looks like fun! I love how happy everyone is especially Stanley! The fact that you had to put a parenting disclaimer in the post is sad. That means you have gotten emails form someone questioning your choices for your family. Ugh! Thanks for continuing to share your beautiful world with us despite “those” people. Have a great summer, Meg!
Tina - What gorgeous pictures! Looks like y’all had a blast!
Best quote eva “Felt confident in our parenting decisions.” 🙂
Thanks for sharing your family’s excursions.
Natasha - Wow! I am so excited to show is this to my husband and plan a trip soon! Could be a day trip too I guess as we’re in Lenexa. Have you ever camped there?
beth larson - Meg!! I haven’t commented in a while, but I just loved this post. You look like one of the kids~ just adore your long hair in braids. : )
Hey question for you, did you take these photos with your phone or a camera? I have no luck putting cell pics on my blog because they won’t enlarge. It’s so inconvenient to always have to drag my real camera along…
Have a great weekend, Beth xo
Kerrin - Hey Meg,
Just heard your interview on The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey. It was really really great. Your wisdom about parenting was very encouraging. You also gave me a lot to think about regarding time away with my husband. We have only ever been away once since our daughter was born (10 years ago!). It never occurred to me that it would be worth all the work it would be to make it happen. So many thanks for all that you shared. May God continue to bless you, your family and the amazing work you are doing at the Craft House.
Heather S. - Ah, yes! We went out there once. but it was during one of those sad trickle times. I’d seen photos on the internet and was stoked to see such a great waterfall right here in Kansas. It was not to be, but looks like you got the full deal! Kansas really is a beautiful state. Proud to live here (and happy to drive all around the country to see the rest)!
Lee Ann - Beautiful! And I LOVE your comment about your parenting decision. Made me laugh. I’m sure you get lots of “advice” about your parenting decisions 😉 Kansas is gorgeous!
meg duerksen - CP, Kerri & Christie – this is the Chase Co. Fishing Lake. 🙂
Jennifer Thomas - Aww Megan, this was always a favorite spot to go. The first time Russ and I went with the kids it looked like this. We never again saw this much water….good to see that someone in Kansas is still enjoying this great spot. We have mapped out a loop in Ohio to travel and see different waterfalls.
CP - Where can I find this waterfall? We really have this in Kansas?
Heather - The link to 2014 is the same as 2008! We live about an hour from the beach, and I wish we had somewhere close like this! That looks nice and cool and secluded!
Kerri - Our beautiful state is absolutely gorgeous this spring! (BTW, where is this spot?)
Christie Smith - Can I ask where this is? It is beautiful.
Jennifer Greeley - That looks like so much fun!
Lori - Gorgeous! Looks like an awesome day 🙂
Tiffani - Fave. Blogger. Ever. Thanks for continuing to give us all the goodness.