Mt Sunflower

Ever dreamed of climbing the highest point in Western Kansas?!? Come check out Mount Sunflower on the Colorado border.

Stayed in Oakley for night.

Welcome to the highest point in Kansas: 4,039' / 1231 m

The flattest "mount" we have been on...

Running off some energy before driving 5 hours to CO.

Signed the guest book in the mailbox.

Ready for the Colorado adventures?!?

The YRC boys are ready to rock & roll!

Little Jerusalem

Can't travel internationally right now. Little Jerusalem Badland State Park opened in 2019 after being on private property for many years. Amazing landscape for Kansas!

Monument Rocks

Driving through Kansas for our Colorado gateway can be a long trip. A stop in Western Kansas allowed us to check out Monument Rocks. Who new this was in the middle of the prairie!

Camp

This pandemic caused every single camp to be cancelled. Can't come to camp? Camp will then come to you! Check out "camp in a box".

Electronics overdose. What can we do?

Call Camp Mennoscah to the rescue!

What is this camp in a box all about?

All kinds of goodies for kids to stay busy at home!

Alex started with this Scoubidou knot project.
Maman did the same thing 40 20+ years ago! How about that!

Sophie enjoyed using her chalks on the driveway.

MO Nature

After exploring Kansas parks, it was time to go the Missouri side. Come see the James Reed Wildlife Area and Katy Trail!

Grass trail for once. Looks like horses come here.

Nature as far as the eye can see and no one there.

Papa got us covered with the new umbrella.
The Katy trail is a former train track going from KC to St Louis.

Meadow flowers

and more flowers along the way!

Even found Strasburg nearby! Population 141:
you blink once and you're already out of town!

Birthday

A Cornhusker fan is celebrating his birthday today!

Happy birthday, Papa!
Sophie made a card and Alex fireworks!

Maman made her very first Linzertort for Papa's birthday.

Alex added candles: leaning towers Pisa-style...

The Linzertort is delicious even with candle wax on it

No fig jam at the store. No problem:
let's make our own with dried figs for the pizza tonight.

Homemade pizza rock! Pesto, pepperoni, fig, and veggies.

Elizabeth

Next stop: Plymouth to visit cousin Josh and finally meet Elizabeth!

Jessica, Josh & 11 months old Lizzie

Opening her early birthday present: books!

Alex is the baby whisperer!