Take a Hike

So around Labor Day the weather FINALLY broke and we definitely have been taking advantage of it!  We took Happy (isn't he so cute smiling up there with daddy??) for a hike on the Konza Prairie, just outside of town.  He LOVED it up there!  He spent most of the time kicking his little legs. And at one point he had a few rocks he was carrying with him in the pack - he is all about objects that fit perfectly in his little paws.

The trail is only about 2.7 miles and wanders through the Flint Hills - it was beautiful!  We saw a herd (is that what you call a bunch of deer?) galloping through the meadow below.  And some wild turkeys gobbling up on the hills.  Can't wait for Thanksgiving!

 There was a huge meadow of sunflowers!  They were beautiful!  The Wild Native Sunflower is the state flower of Kansas - instead of the more well-know sunflower with one giant head at the top of the stalk, this particular sunflower has TONS of flowers per stalk.  Absolutely beautiful!

When I finally gave the little man a lift, he spent some quality time playing with my hair.  It was kind of cute.  I know we have some sass and tantrums in the future, but at this phase it is so hard to see him as only ever being super adorable!

About half way through we took a water break.  Happy was all about daddy's water bottle - didn't drink a drop out of is own.  What is it with kiddos and drinking out of a cup that will drench them?

The surrounding farm land is quite beautiful - and it demonstrates how absolutely different our lives are here in Manhattan compared to Arlington!

Manhappening in the distance - it was quite a beautiful hike.  Can't wait to share it with our visitors!  And yes, people actually come to visit us in Kansas :)