Chris, Shawn & Brooklyn flew out to spend a week with Brittni, Jordan, and Baozi the first week in June. We rented a little cabin up near Lake Tahoe for a few days. Made a stop at Shark Fin Cove (one of our favorite spots along the coast) on our way down to Santa Cruz. Spent a day whale watching and soaked up lots of sunshine and fresh air.
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California trip
Chris & Shawn flew down to Kansas City over the 4th of July to catch the Blue Angels & Thunderbirds performing together. We snagged tickets for the Friday night Royals game. Baseball, fireworks & fighter jets. The only thing missing for a perfect holiday weekend was family. So we decided to fix that by stopping in South Dakota "on the way" home. A picnic lunch in the park and an afternoon boat ride rounded out our spontaneous Independence day adventure.
A few weeks later we flew out to Nebraska to celebrate Chris' 50th birthday with his favorite cousins. Our first experience "tanking" down a river, some small-town waterpark fun courtesy of the local fire department, plenty of golf cart rides to the corner store for snacks, and a lost drone. Oh, and also a pancake breakfast, fish fry and outdoor movie night. We ended the trip with airplane rides for a couple of our favorite kiddos before heading home.
In August we borrowed our friend Larry's airplane (Thank you Larry 💛) to fly with Jordan and Brittni over to Chicago for the Chicago Air & Water Show. Chris' brother Pete spoiled us with a fancy table at the Castaways beach club. Best spot to watch the show by far. We wandered through the zoo and downtown and had dinner with Chris' niece & nephew and great niece in Wilmette before heading home.
Chris & Shawn flew down to Kansas City over the 4th of July to catch the Blue Angels & Thunderbirds performing together. We snagged tickets for the Friday night Royals game. Baseball, fireworks & fighter jets. The only thing missing for a perfect holiday weekend was family. So we decided to fix that by stopping in South Dakota "on the way" home. A picnic lunch in the park and an afternoon boat ride rounded out our spontaneous Independence day adventure.
A few weeks later we flew out to Nebraska to celebrate Chris' 50th birthday with his favorite cousins. Our first experience "tanking" down a river, some small-town waterpark fun courtesy of the local fire department, plenty of golf cart rides to the corner store for snacks, and a lost drone. Oh, and also a pancake breakfast, fish fry and outdoor movie night. We ended the trip with airplane rides for a couple of our favorite kiddos before heading home.
In August we borrowed our friend Larry's airplane (Thank you Larry 💛) to fly with Jordan and Brittni over to Chicago for the Chicago Air & Water Show. Chris' brother Pete spoiled us with a fancy table at the Castaways beach club. Best spot to watch the show by far. We wandered through the zoo and downtown and had dinner with Chris' niece & nephew and great niece in Wilmette before heading home.