Memorial Weekend Staycation Fun

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A beautiful barn outside of Solon. I enjoy looking at all the unique barns we have in Iowa.

Drew is always wanting to go on an “adventure”, so we decided to go on one on Saturday.  I had seen an article about waterfalls in Iowa and one of the locations happened to be close to home so off we went!  It was a beautiful day with a chance of rain but we took our chances.  We had camped several times in this area in the past but we had no idea this hidden gem was so close to where we had been.  (I apologize in advance for the pictures – I forgot my camera and was using my phone) We took off mid-morning on our adventure and this is what we found:

Lake Macbride from the dam.
Lake Macbride from the dam – just seconds before the rain!

We found the lake with no problem but it took a little trial and error to find the waterfall.  Then as we were just getting ready to cross the dam on foot it started to rain, hard!  So, we ran back to the truck, drove to town and treated ourselves to an ice cream cone to wait out the rain.  It was worth the wait!

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Drew, as usual, exploring ahead of everyone. The falls are just on the other side of this huge rock.

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Eric just tolerates my picture taking - and his little brother hanging on his leg!
Eric just tolerates my picture taking – and his little brother hanging on his leg!

They weren’t really waterfalls – but were still neat to see.  A fun way to spend the day, didn’t cost much money and we were home and relaxing by evening.  A fun day spent with family!  So much fun that we decided to take my dad and mom the next day on another “adventure”!

Heading back over the rock to find our truck and head home.
Heading back over the rock to find our truck and head home.

New York, New York

It was prom last Saturday – and the theme was New York  City!  The junior class did an awesome job transforming the gym into New York City.  The Golden Gate Bridge, a carriage and park bench, a taxi and skyscrapers.  They did a wonderful job and all the kids looked to nice dressed in their finest.

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Dressed and ready to pick up his date –

little brother had to be in the picture!

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First a meal with friends and such a great group of kids they are.  Some of these kids have been close friends for years and it’s been so fun to watch them as they grow up.  Supper was held at one of the boy’s grandparents’ house.  They were supposed to eat outside by the pond but it was a cold and rainy day so they stayed inside and looked out over the pond.  It was a beautiful setting.

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Arriving at the school.

IMG_1076And Grand March – don’t they look awesome!