Nebraska City..Here We Come!

You can find a pumpkin on every porch, fresh apple crisp on menus, and there's a chill in the air....which means...It's FALL!!!! We decided to take advantage of this gorgeous weather and head to the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City for the day! We headed out this morning with Nana Kathy for a day of fun!

The foliage was just bursting with color and just immediately got you in the 'fall mood' :) We arrived at the Lied lodge and looked around their beautiful set up that's nestled in as if it was just meant to be there. Kathy treated us to a delicious lunch along with some of the BEST apple cider we've ever had! It tasted just soooo fresh!

Next on the agenda was to hit the family fun activities, but not without a trip to the gift store! And of course Sawyer convinced Nana Kathy of just how much he desperately needed these "noculars" :)

We embarked down one of the trails in high hopes of some pretty views and a memorable family stroll......but instead ended up in a full fledged competition of who could spot the 50 yellow wooden birds that were hidden along the trail! Nana Kathy held the lead with Bill close behind and then I would only play whenever I would see one. (And when I was about 8 behind the other two, which was most of the time, I just claimed that I was't playing!)

Figuring out just how to use these noculars....

One of the main attractions along the way was the 50ft. tree house and look out deck! It was a stunning view but a little unnerving as the whole thing would sway if you rocked it....

Any place that Sawyer spots to jump off of, he does it-be it stairs, poles, the gigantic red balls outside of Target or tree stumps!

Now jumping from one stump to the other took a little convincing from Daddy and I think I over heard some bribing of a dollar in there at some point :) But in the end he did it and looked very proud of himself!

Yes.....I did the entire two hour hike in high heel boots! Who says you can't be stylish in the woods? :)

Bill and Sawyer climbed up into a fort that some boy scouts had built and were contemplating jumping out of this little window but decided against it...thank God!

Sawyer reminding Daddy to keep all the safety rules in mind :)

There were a couple of these really neat bridges that were made of cedar and smelled SO good!

Trying to spot more of the yellow birds....

The BEST Mother-In-Law EVER!

We stumbled upon the chairs of the three bears....they must have still been out waiting for their porridge to cool.....so we took a seat!

We can add huge wooden chairs to the list of Sawyer's jumping off launch points!

We stopped at a few antique shops and an apple barn for apple cider doughnuts on our way out of town! It was just such a memorable day to spend together and something that I would like to become a yearly tradition!