We spend time in Nebraska with Grandma & Grandpa each summer. In Nebraska, the girls play with my cousins’ children. We do a weekly play date at the Scottsbluff pool. It has a big slide and it is really fun for the taller kids. Emmy had to wait until she was 8, last summer, to go on the slide. I don’t even want to think how old Elle is going to be before she can go on that slide!!

In Nebraska, fireworks are sold on every corner or parking lot. Fireworks are illegal in California due to the dry, brown grass in the summer time. The grass is green in the winter during the rain season. The girls love to have Grandpa buy them fireworks. Grandma ALWAYs needs to stop at the Super Walmart. The girls go with Grandpa to the firework tent while we buy groceries at Walmart.

When we visit Nebraska, Grandma & Grandpa get two little girls 24/7. There is no rest from the “fun of little girls”. For some reason, the girls LOVE to style Grandpa’s hair. It might be becuase their Dad has none! This is a “kind” photo of Grandpa as I wouldn’t want to embrass him with his fancy hairdos.

The Scottsbluff Zoo added a new water park. We went with Emmy’s new friend, Katheryn, to check it out one afternoon. It was a fun day at the zoo. The park had many improvements as I don’t remember it being this much fun the last time I took Emmy when she was little.

When in Nebrasaka, we always take Grandpa’s truck out for a spin. We take photos for the yearly calendar I put together of the girls.

We drove to Ft. Robinson, which is about a 2-hour drive. Ft. Robinson is an old fort with all the old buildings. We always start with lunch at the café for buffalo burgers and the best cinnamon rolls. Then, we go to a musical at the Post Playhouse. This year we saw “Annie get your Gun”. The girls enjoyed the songs. They were having fun singing “I’m better than you” song.

Elle is just Elle and she loves to “find” things. She found this yellow boots towards the end of our stay. After she found them, she wore them every day. They go with anything!!

It is fun to enjoy the summer in a small town.