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Friends, I haven't blogged for a little while.  I missed you all.  This is because Danny and I took a little break and flew out to Kansas to visit Nathan (Danny's brother), Erin and their children.  We had such a fun time with their family and Kansas is gorgeous this time of year!  (Except for maybe the tornados.  While I was there, I got to have my first experience hearing a tornado siren, which went off while we were having a picnic.  Luckily, the tornados didn't hit where we were.  My heart goes out to the communities that were damaged by the tornados. They are in my prayers.)  Anyway, I thought I would share my favorite pictures from our visit.

The girls put on hats to be like Danny




A dino encounter at the Natural History Museum.  (Cue the Jurassic Park
music...which I once did a ballet performance to when I was 12.  How's
that for a pointless fact?) 

Erin and the kids at looking at the animal display.


Danny made a friend

Danny, Me and our nieces L and Iz and our
nephew E in front of the Natural History Museum

Artistic shot of the museum
Nathan, E and Danny

One morning Iz came downstairs to visit me in her
astronaut suit and a laundry basket on her head.  I
thought that was pretty awesome.
Nathan and Erin took us to this really cool restaurant for lunch that had such
unique ingredients for their tacos.  Pumpkin seeds/sauce = scrumptious tacos.
Our very talented sister-in-law Erin plays the harp exceptionally
well.  She teaches lessons and plays for different functions.
She was hired to play for a wedding by the lake, so Danny and
I tagged along and took a walk around the lake during the
ceremony.  It was so green and beautiful!  


Gorgeous!
Danny and Me!



My brother-in-law Nathan teaches at KU.  He took Danny and I on a tour
of campus. Nathan had the great idea of a foot picture by the tile mascot.  I love
when people embrace my form of foot art.  Danny got to be in this foot picture
as well.

By the KU Jayhawk!
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  1. Becky ShulerMay 25, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    Yay! I've been checking every day for some pictures from your trip! Looks like you had lots of fun! I'm so glad you got to go and visit the Kansas Woods. Now, save up and lets find a deal on airline tickets (look for Southwest fares to Panama City) for you to come visit the Florida Shulers!!! :)

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  2. NathanMay 25, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Thanks for coming, Jannifer and Danny! It was great to have you here. I'm glad you got a shot of our tacos and of Lizzy in yet another of her silly outfits.

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  3. grammawoodMay 26, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    I love all of the hats, and that is a great pose Lydia has outside of the museum. Lizzy with a laundry basket on her head in her astronaut suit; that girl is a hoot! And Jannifer, I didn't know you used to do ballet.

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