Today, August 26, we took our 3rd birthday road trip to Holton, Kansas. Holton is north of Topeka. This was a combined birthday trip as Roger and Carol both have birthdays in August so we combined it into one trip.
Our first stop was at the Waterfall Restaruant which is 1/2 mile south of Holton on Highway 75. We enjoyed good home cooking, with smoked chicken, brisket, pulled pork, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy on the buffet with a trip to the salad bar. Dessert was a pumpkin dessert and blueberry dessert which we took a little of each. They are also home to the largest cinnamon rolls, Heather registered to win a 15 pound cinnamon roll. We were going to purchase their single cinnamon rolls which they say are the size of a large plate but they were sold out of them by the time we got there. Guess we will have to try that at another time. All of their food is made from scratch! That was very good!!!
The above picture I took of the front of the menu.
The above picture is of the waterfall that greets you as you enter the restaurant. After enjoying our noon meal here we went on into Holton and walked around the square and stopped inside an antique store and while there we watched a guy sandblast names into bricks on the sidewalk. I always wondered how they did that now I know. Then it was heading back west on I-70 and going to Rock City at Minneapolis, Kansas which is 20 miles north of the I-70 and I-135 intersection.
There are 200 huge sandstone concretions which were depostied here when Kansas was covered by an inland sea. It is a National Natural Landmark. We enjoyed looking at all of the formations and taking pictures on the rocks. If you look at the one rock above it almost looks like a heart imprinted on the side.
Here we are beside one of the rocks. Mark was able to get a picture of all six of us on the rocks. Which may appear in our Christmas cards this year! Hope you enjoyed this trip. We have two more to go and the next one will be for Heather in September. Scottish Festival here we come!!!
I thought it was time to add our 5th birthday trip to this blog. Our last birthday trip in 2007 occurred on Nov. 9, 2007 when we celebrated Cherie's birthday. We first stopped at the Mustard Seed Coffee Shop and Deli in Buhler, Ks where we enjoyed a delicious lunch and where they also served a variety of coffees and teas. We then walked around town and watch the glass blowers at Garnett Art Glass. It was then on to the Corn Maze where we enjoyed finding the clues to get out of the Maze. After that we went back to our place where we enjoyed homemade scones and tea. This wraps up our year of birthday trips. I think we all enjoyed the fun and learned a bit about each other as well.
Above is Cherie and Mark at the Mustard Seed Coffee Shop. Below are a few of the items they make at the Art Glass, then a picture at the Corn Maze, then our table set up for tea. 
