Last of Kansas

Sunday morning, it was very COLD in Kansas.  We woke up and headed to mass.  Afterwards, we came back and ate waffles and eggs for brunch.  Then we just hung out.  We decided we wanted to venture out.  We all bundled up so we could walk to the park.  The girls were excited they got to see a few snow flurries.

Everyone had fun at the park.  We were trying to work off some of the food we had eaten over the last few days.

We then decided we would walk back to the pizza place we had went to on Friday, but then we figured they would be closed.  So we walked back home.

That evening, we went to the store and bought steaks and potatos to eat and we enjoyed one last evening together.

We woke up early Monday morning and we were on the road by 8:00 AM.  We made it to the OK-Texas border around noon.  So we decided to stop at the casino for lunch.  We ate and Jeff and I tried our luck at a couple of machines, but lost our money quickly. 

After lunch, we got back on the road and drove straight to EC.  We arrived about 7:00 PM.  The girls did such a great job traveling and Jeff was an awesome driver. 

Thanks for having us Aunt Katie and Uncle Nathan!!  We loved visiting you guys!

Exploring Witchita

While we were in Wichita, the weather was a little dreary.  Saturday, we wok up headed out to eat lunch and then went to an exploration museum.  Everyone had a great time!

Afterwards, we went to The Nifty Nut House.  It was awesome!!  They had any flavor of nuts or candy you could think of.  The girls enjoyed picking out their own candy and filling up their bags.  We enjoyed sampling all different flavor of nuts. 

That evening, we headed over to Nathan's brothers house to eat a yummy dinner with his family.  The girls had lots of fun playing with their children.  I didn't get any pictures while we were there, but here are some we took before we left. 

We're Not in Texas, Anymore!!

On Thursday evening, we loaded up the car, put a movie in and began our 11 hour trek to Wichita, Kansas to visit Aunt Katie and Uncle Nathan.

We were crusing along pretty good until we got to Lott, Texas.  Around this time Caroline was getting hungry and we were trying to decide where to eat in the middle of no where or if we could make it to Waco.  About that time, Jeff was pulled over for speeding.  He had no clue what the speed limit was and was accelerating because we had just slowed down through the town.  The police officer was not nice and gave Jeff a ticket.  Needless to say, we made it to Waco and ate dinner at the Elite Cafe.  Then we loaded up and headed out again.  Jeff drove the whole way.  The girls feel asleep and so did I.  I woke up every hour and asked Jeff is he was okay and needed me to drive.  He said no, he could do it.  And he got us safely to Kansas around 4:30 AM.  We made it just in time because Caroline really needed to go to the bathroom.  We visited and settled in and fell asleep around 5:30.  We awoke around 9:00 the next morning and the girls helped Aunt Katie make pancakes for breakfast.  Uncle Nathan (aka Nate Dog) had to work until noon.

 After breakfast, we headed outside to check it out.  The girls had fun playing with chalk.

Here is their home which will look different soon because it is fixing to get a paint job. 

Jeff loved the brick streets.

After Uncle Nathan got home, we headed into town for lunch.  Caroline scarfed hers down and Juliann enjoyed hers, too. 

We were able to see where Uncle Natan and Aunt Katie met - Old Chicago. 

 After lunch, Aunt Katie had to go to work.  We went to visit her and did a little shopping at the mall.  Afterwards, we headed to the park in their neighborhood.  The girls had a blast.  Uncle Nathan's niece, Aliza and Nephew, Sam joined us for some fun.

Juliann found some ice on the ground left from the winter storm they had the week before.

That evening, we headed to the local pizza place, Ziggy's.  Everything was wonderful!!

Then we headed back to the house, where everyone was ready to crash! 

Stay tuned, more to come...