Category Archives: Locals

Jun 9

Last Weekend

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Last weekend we went to the Good Ol’ Days…

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We had a great time at the festival. We took a Trolley Ride, and it was really fun. We walked around downtown for a little bit, and stopped off to watch the Dock Dogs show.

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The boy’s enjoyed a tasty Cherry Sno-Cone, and James treated us all to a yummy lunch too. I had roasted corn, too good.

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I had a super yummy Giant Lemonade!

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I also got really sunburned too…

Sunburn aside the Good Ol’ Days were really fun. We all agreed that the Trolley Ride was the best part though. While riding the Trolley we learned a lot about our town, and we got to hear all about the old homes and structures, many were from the 1890’s. The kids enjoyed the ride too, and it was nice and breezy on the Trolley.

We also liked that they waved the entrance fee into the Good Ol’ Days this year, I hope that this tradition will carry into the next year too. It looks like there was a great turn-out too.

Jun 6

What’s Going On This Weekend

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The Good Ol Days are here again!

This weekend the entire downtown shuts down for a fun Summer festival! There are crafts, carnival rides, and plenty of tasty food. Last night was the Good Ol Days parade, and we couldn’t wait to go.

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We met up with a few of our best friends, and we all watched the parade together.

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There were so many great floats this year, and candy for the kiddos too.

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There were also tractors, lots and lots of tractors. I think I got at least 20 tractor pictures.

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The parade was a lot of fun this year, and after the parade was even more activities. There was a bed race through downtown, that was hilarious, and a dachshund competition that James got to help judge. We all had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs too.

Today we will be heading out to the festival to take a Trolley Ride, and enjoy some yummy treats too. I hope that everyone has a great weekend, and I wish you were all here!

Apr 17

MOPS, STOMP, and A Day Off

Today is a full Friday… Thade has graduation pictures at preschool, and  I’m doing my best to make sure that he doesn’t get messy before the pictures are taken. James has a day off work today too, and Dylan and I have MOPS this morning. We’ll be out of the house for a few hours, so James will have some much needed Peace and Quiet. Today at the MOPS meeting, it is the Blue Ribbon Recipe Day. Everyone is bringing a favorite dish to share, and the recipe too.  I baked a Peach Bundt Cake to bring along to the meeting, I can’t wait to see all of the dishes.

Tonight James and I have a little evening in, planned too… STOMP (some time out for mom and pops) is tonight, and the kiddos can’t wait to go. It is a local babysitting service for a few hours, and my kids love it. STOMP also feeds the kids dinner, they get to watch a movie, there is plenty of time to play, and it is only $1.00 per child. You just can’t beat that deal! I think I’ll pick up dinner for James and make Ramen for me (that is all my stomach can handle), and we are going to stay in, and watch the newest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. I think it is going to be a fun evening, and it will be nice to watch an entire movie all by ourselves.

Tomorrow is the City Wide Rummage Sale, so I might get out and check out a few of the sales. James and I were thinking about having a sale, but he has to go back to work tomorrow. We’ll see if the weather holds out tomorrow though, I hear there is going to be rain.

What about you… Any weekend plans too?

Mar 25

Not The Best Day To Go For A Walk

Monday we had a little time to waste, and I thought it would be fun to take Dylan for a walk. I needed to get my exercise in for Walk KS this week. I didn’t pick the best day though we had a bit of a wind storm, with 45 mile an hour gusts, Dylan wasn’t too happy about the wind either. We did get a half an hour walk in though.

Mar 19

Enjoying the Weather, Finally

We are finally seeing some warmer temps, and we are getting outside and enjoying some sunshine.

The little guys have a lot of fun taking an afternoon walk, and I got to get a few pictures too. There are just a few trees in bloom, hopefully the rest of the trees will start to bud soon.