Home Sweet Home..

Down town Centralia Kansas.. Looks really busy huh???

Small town grocery store, but everybody knows you no matter how long it has been since you have been "Home".....

We had to go "Home" this weekend for a family reunion and Clint's Mom's Surprise 50th bday party.. We had a great time. It is nice to visit with family you don't see to often and see old friends and relive old times. Mallory got to experience some small town freedom which was a new thing for her and me. She got to go on walks with her cousin with NO adult supervision and even got to go the the city pool with some of her older cousins. Sometimes after weekends like this Clint and I debate the pro's and con's of living in the City (I know that some of you don't see this as the city) and living back home in the country. We know this is where we belong but it makes us sad to think that our kids won't be allowed some of the small town opportunities that we got. You see as kids in Centralia you didn't have malls to go to daily, or inside playgrounds, and if your friend lived on the other side of town you just got on your bike and went to find him and then spent the rest of the day playing. My kids can't just get on their bikes and head for town here and if we want to play with friends we make playdates.. It makes me sad but I know this is home for us, but it is nice to go visit Centralia..