Kasparek Family Memories

Monday, August 7, 2017

Adventureland

The amusement park of our childhood was Adventureland and it was high time we took Emma and Camden! Lori and the kids drove over from Iowa City to meet us for a day of fun.

Camden, Cole, and Emma are ready to ride some rides!

Cole's face on the Galleon is priceless!

Uncle Chris and Bailey on the teacups

Aunt V and Bailey on the hot air balloons

Emma and Camden agreed that the Falling Star was their favorite.

They said they have never heard their dad laugh and scream like he did on this ride. :)

Ladybug Bailey

So happy to spend the day with the best mom in the world!

After a 90 minute wait, we made it on the Raging River

In line for our first roller coaster, the Outlaw

Bailey, Lori, and Mom on the Sawmill Splash

With my love on the Sky Ride

LOVED spending the day having fun with these people!

Hold on Nana, you've got a crazy bumper car driver!

Bailey's turn to "drive" Emma in her semi truck

Kasparek Kiddo hugs for Bernie Bernard

My favorite roller coaster growing up: The Tornado

How can it possibly be time to celebrate 20 years since I graduated high school? Well, 2017 marked this special occasion!
The Winterset High School Class of 1997 had a fantastic reunion on July 22.

Part of the planning and set up committee. A HUGE thanks to Jennifer and her husband, Adam, for opening up their beautiful farm to us.
Cheers with Sarah, Jennifer, Abby, and Magen as we set up on Saturday afternoon.

Meanwhile, Mom and Katy took Camden, Emma, and Kate to the pool. :)

Not only was it wonderful seeing old friends, it was great to meet some of my classmates' spouses.

Jolynn, Mckenzie, Jen, Abby, and Megan

Nathan, Brian, Luke, and Putz

Megan, Hannah, Jennifer, and Meg

Mary, Magen, and Peter

Rick, Sarah, Brad, Jessie and me

38 years of friendship :)

Jen and me

Senior Class officers in 1997...

and 20 years later

Mary and Jennifer

The class of '97

Sooooo many memories with these ladies!

Mary, Kim, Jennifer, and Sarah

Cheerleaders

Athletes

Seaward Family Time and a Cousins Reunion

We made it to Winterset!

Nathaniel and Callie came up from Florida for the weekend and we had to take some family pictures

On Friday, Aunt Sue and Uncle Jim hosted a Hill Cousins Reunion at their lake home. Here are 5/7 of the cousins:

Brent, Nathaniel, me, Amy, and Kim

Cousins and their spouses

Second cousins meeting for the first time and having a blast swimming!

Emma & Camden testing out the kayaks

The Hill siblings
Mom, Uncle Roger, & Aunt Sue

Back in Winterset, we got to enjoy breakfast and play time at the park with Sarah and Kate

One evening at the aquatics center

A Day In Seattle

We had about 20 hours in Seattle between Alaska and Iowa, so it was the perfect chance to walk around downtown and meet up with some old friends for lunch.