Showing posts with label Memorial Day Leavenworth Trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memorial Day Leavenworth Trip. Show all posts
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Leaving Leavenworth
On the Kansas side of the Missouri River about to cross over into the state of Missouri. Photo taken from car window on Monday, May 26, 2014.
Tattoo Parlour
I'm fascinated by all the old buildings in Leavenworth. I wonder what the town was like in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Sam says he thinks the town could play up its history a lot more than it does. Photo taken Sunday May 25.
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Return Trip
Monday May 26, 2014
We were on the road by 9:00 a.m. Mom was driven down a week ago by Uncle Denny and returned home with us. Athena's good behavior at Sam and Becky's and also in the car impressed. Her only incident involved throwing up on the carpet and that was a result of feeding he a little faster than usual but also, we think, due to the excitement of being in a new place. The boys really enjoyed having Athena around. Just before we left Cashel said, "I'm getting used to having a dog around." Last year they were much more vocal about expressing to Sam how much they'd like to have a dog of their own. I wonder if Sam and Becky anticipated that this year and had a little talk with them because there was not a peep about it this trip.
The drive back was long and uneventful. It would be nice to break it into two days sometime in the future.
Saw a lot of these driving through Iowa:
The drive back was long and uneventful. It would be nice to break it into two days sometime in the future.
Saw a lot of these driving through Iowa:
Birthday Recovery
Sunday May 25, 2014
Slow paced morning which was great considering yesterday's busy-ness. Played a great game of Clue Cashel particularly had a great time with that. We all went to brunch at the Prairiefire Mall south of Kansas City. After that we made a stop at the American Museum of Natural History at Prairie Fire. The boys had a great time there.
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Cairic's Birthday
Saturday May 24, 2014
In the evening we went to Baan Thai, a restaurant in Leavenworth. I, of course, had a martini.
Celebrated Cairic's birthday today with an Indiana Jones themed birthday party. Becky put a lot of effort into the shindig with Mom's help and also with the help of her friends Jenny and Sally the whole thing turned into quite a fun production. Dale and I helped with the limbo in our native masks.
In the evening we went to Baan Thai, a restaurant in Leavenworth. I, of course, had a martini.
Monday, May 26, 2014
And We're Off
Friday, May 23, 2014
Left at 10:00 a.m. for Leavenworth. Mom was driven down by Uncle Denny a week ago.
Left at 10:00 a.m. for Leavenworth. Mom was driven down by Uncle Denny a week ago.
Crossed into Iowa around 11:30 a.m. Stopped near Dows, Iowa for a picnic lunch. Before leaving Minneapolis we stopped at Kowalski's to pick up some wraps and also corn and bean salads from the deli. It was nice to eat outside because Athena could be with us. She enjoyed a quick run before we hit the road again. She was perfect in the car the entire way.
Crossed into Missouri about 3:45 p.m. After getting in we took Athena for a walk with the boys. Ordered pizza and watched Raiders of the Lost Ark with Sam, Becky, the boys, and Mom.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Annual Trip to Leavenworth
Yep, time once again for our annual trip to Kansas. While walking Athena prior to our departure, I noted that it finally felt like a spring day in May. It was slightly cool with a gentle breeze although the sun was out which made it feel warm. It was a perfect balance. Leavenworth is supposed to be in the 70s and 80s.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Memorial Day Weekend 2013
I picked up some Jagermeister at the liquor store and when we got home from our evening out I got Sam to try some. He'd never had any before and it turns out he rather liked it. The bottle of Jag came with a nifty little flask. Sam showed me the flask that Becky and the boys got him for this past Christmas. His was from the Irish store in Weston and was covered with brown leather and made mine look a little chintzy. The surface in the above photo is actually a trunk that, according to Mom, her father had made when he was younger. The trunk was mine for a number of years but when Mom moved out of the house on Stevens a few years back, I asked Becky if she wanted it. She said yes and it now looks great on the front porch of their house on Walnut Street.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
More leavenworth
This is the Moon Marble Company in Bonner Springs, Kansas. We took the boys here to see how real glass marbles are made. My understanding is that this is one of the, if not THE, last place in the U.S. to actually hand make glass marbles. The place has a wonderful toy store which we more than had time to see!
Photos from Yesterday's Drive
2. Near Blairsburg, Iowa.
4. Hyatt Place in downtown Des Moines.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Leavenworth Here We Come!
Just tried posting some pics of our drive through Iowa to get to Des Moines but the blogger app on my iPhone wouldn't let me. I'm trying on my iPad but still without much sucessthe only pic I have here is of my feet in our hotel room. Oh well. Despite the trouble uploading a picture, I'm still pretty impressed because blogging on an iPad is much easier than on the tiny iPhone.
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