The Fourth

Fireworks...huh? All I care about is this yummy funnel cake!

For the fourth of July we went to Worlds of Fun. We had a blast. The boys were pumped on going on the roller coasters, but after getting there they decided they were not ready for that. So we took turns going on kid rides and letting Mommy and Daddy go on a fun ride. It worked out, everyone was happy. Libby went on her first carousel horse, and thought that was the funnest thing ever. Although she didn't understand that she had to hold on the whole time, don't worry Mama was right there! At ten, which I was surprised we even made it till then, they had a big firework show. But the kids weren't that into it, they were more interested in the funnel cake we were sharing, but who could blame them! I guess if you've seen one firework show, you've seen them all!

Happy Fourth of July

Choo Choo!

The food being delivered to our table by train. Hmmmm, do I need to tip the train??

A friend that I met at church suggested to check out this little hamburger joint, she said its must do! So after looking it up I decided we did have to check it out. This restaurant was really cool, the kids thought it was so fun. After being seated you are instructed to order your food through a phone that is at your table. Then you wait for your food to be delivered...by train! They have a train that goes around the entire restaurant on a track near the ceiling. When the food gets to the right table there is an arm that sticks out and stops the food, and the train keeps going. It probably makes more sense by looking at the pictures (Sorry I know my pictures are not in order! They are backwards, look from the bottom up!). It is such a clever idea. Throughout your meal the trains keep going around the room, delivering food to other tables. Even Libby enjoyed it!

The dreaded drive

Our journey started bright and early. We were excited to embark on our little adventure. We hadn't seen Shawn in seven weeks, so Dad was a novelty and definitely took the edge off of the drive, just being together was a treasure and made something as boring as a drive fun. The kids were amazing, even if Hayden did ask about a billion times "how much longer" or "are we there yet". We stayed the night somewhere in Texas. Shawn was tempted to drive all the way through, but I wanted the drive to feel like part of our vacation, so we checked ourselves into a hotel. We swam in the hotel pool, and watched TV curled up in bed together. The drive was beautiful, but admittedly I missed a lot of it because I had my nose in a book. We have a tradition to listen to book on tape from the library on a long drive. But since we will be gone for so long I couldn't check out anything, so I actually read a book aloud. It was fun, and really helped to pass the time. My favorite state that we drove through was Kansas. It is flat and one green field after another. I loved all the cute little farm houses, and all the tiny quaint towns, where I am sure you know everyone. I decided in my next life I want to be a farmer. But anyway, we made it to our destination. And was relieved to see that we have a super Target, and a Chipotle close by, I might survive. The drive here was great, but I am glad that the drive home isn't anytime soon! Two days of driving is plenty enough for me!