Fall may be in full swing back home in Wisconsin, but here in Missouri, it's only just begun. The trees are still green, the air is just beginning to get cold, and just five days ago we were cooling off in the lake! Here's a few pictures from our fall so far...

Ha Ha Tonka State Park is one of the top state parks in Missouri, and is only a 10 minute drive from campus. There are caves, natural bridges, one of the largest natural springs in Missouri, and the ruins of a mansion that was built, but never finished, around the turn of the twentieth century.

Liesl and I with our friends Jerry, Faith, and Sam outside the ruins of the mansion at Ha Ha Tonka State Park.

Pete going off the rope swing at the lakefront here on campus. The landing on this one wasn't pretty.

Our friend Doug, who is going to Thailand with his wife Kellee when they are done with the training, made sticky rice with red curry for dinner one night...yum!

Pete and Sam wait for the sticky rice to be done...

On the road to Kansas City, where Liesl judged a gymnastics meet and we stayed with Liesl's best friend Sarah and her husband Ryan.

Our friends Ryan and Sarah took us to the Kansas City Royals game while we were visiting them. The home team lost to C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians, but it was dollar night (all hot dogs, peanuts, and sodas were only $1!) so we were happy anyway!


That's the brief picture tour of our fall so far...hope you all are enjoying yours as well!