Day 2

We left rainy St. Louis for sunny Kansas City. We found Arthur Bryant's (recently featured on Travel Channel) it was fabulous! The cook made fun of our accent so I made him take a picture with us. Christian and the kids liked the Original sauce, I preferred the Sweet Heat. Good food and Good time.

Next we went to Union Station and the Crown Center downtown Kansas City. We had a wonderful time. We enjoyed a model train exhibit...we found chocolate!!! But a hands down favorite was the Crayola Store!

Haley quickly started coloring!

Christian found this really cool color wheel completely made out of crayons!

I learned that out of 20 most recognized smells in the world, crayons are #18, coffee comes in at #1.


We left Kansas City headed to Lincoln, NE our stop for the night. We were not on the interstate 10 minutes when a truck in front of us had a blow out. Very scary moment! Tire treads thrown at our windshield...and Matty screaming, "Jesus" loudly and repeatedly. It helps to know Matty to truly appreciate the moment. Kudos to the man in the red truck who managed to maneuver his truck across three lanes of traffic without wrecking. When we stopped later for gas, I realized how blessed we were. There were tire treads on the hood of the van and also a small dent in the hood. Better the hood than the windshield.

This picture is coming into Lincoln, NE and we could see the rain in the distance. Awesome!