This is going to be a long one, but mostly in pictures. Does anyone know how to upload a bunch of pictures at once and not have to do it one by one?? If so I'd love to know how!
Anyways, we went to Kansas City for a 4 night 5 day vacation 2 weekends ago. We were down there for Jason's niece's wedding and also made a little family vacation out of it. We drove down on Thursday evening and stayed until Monday evening. We ended up staying in 3 different hotels in 4 days because I booked the wrong hotel and they wouldn't let me cancel it! OOPS! The first night we got there around 8:30pm and walked across the street for ice cream and then it was time for bed. This hotel didn't have a pool, so no big deal to stay there for one night. The next morning we headed to Ocean's of Fun and we all had a BLAST! This was my favorite part of the trip. Avery didn't care for the big pools, but she perked up once we hit the kiddie pirate area! She went down every water slide she could and she went down over and over again! Lily's favorite part was the red slide in Paradise Falls because she got to go down it with her Daddy. We spent about 4 hours there, and it was plenty.
Our next destination was to Overland Park for Bridget's wedding. We stayed at the Sheraton because this is where the reception was held and it was beautiful! The kids had a blast swimming in the pool and playing with their Kneifl cousins. It was nice to be able to have some drinks at the reception and not have to worry about driving back anywhere. The wedding was gorgeous and the reception was too. Delicious food and even more delicious cake! The entire family had a good time on the dance floor...even this momma!
The next day, Sunday, we went to a neat little place in Overland Park called Deanna Rose Farmstead. Jason's sister-in-law, Peggy, mentioned this to us and thought that the girls would have a good time here. She was right! It was HOT, HOT, HOT, but still a very cool little place and not to mention CHEAP! The girls got to see an old schoolroom, play at the park, feed baby goats, mine for gold, ride a pony, and feed the ducks. There was much more to do there, but Avery was crabby and tired and we were all hot. We ended our day with some ice cream.
Our next stop was to the Plaza...one of my favorites to do in Kansas City. We stayed at the Holiday Inn right up the hill from the Plaza so it was just a quick (and HOT) walk down the hill and we were there! We didn't shop at all because it was too hot to walk around and we were there on Sunday night and the shops were closed at 7pm. We did eat at the California Pizza Kitchen (Avery LOVED it) and then Jason and I stopped for dessert at the Cheesecake Factory. We went to Cold Stone Creamery to get the girls ice cream but a man came out and said they were closed due to mechanical reasons? Oh well. We always stay at this Holiday Inn with my family when we go to KC because of the big outdoor pool. There is nothing fancy about the hotel, but the pool is great! The girls, of course, LOVED swimming in it. Lily liked it more than Avery. Lily has gotten pretty brave in the pool this summer. Jason's most memorable part of the trip was a late night swim with Lily in this pool....aaaaawwwweeeee.
Monday morning we decided against going to World's of Fun due to the 108 degree heat. Nobody would have enjoyed it. We went to Crown Center instead. We ate lunch at a neat little restaurant called Fritz's. It was a train restaurant and little trains dropped your basket of food down onto your table. We also saw a little dinosaur exhibit, the Crayola Store, and went to Lego Land. We spent a few hours here and then we headed back to Omaha! We got to do quite a bit of things on our little vacation, and we had a great time! I love seeing the girls so happy and getting to experience new things!
WOW...that post was brutal!
