More Fun with Aaron and Brooke

Before we headed off to see the Church sites and the wonders of Illinois, Nate and I took Aaron and Brooke on a whirlwind tour of Kansas City. It truly was a whirlwind because we had only one day in which to see as much of the city as we possibly could and show it off so that Brooke and Aaron will come back again to visit.

First we took them to Hallmark to see Nate's office. But we didn't make it to the Visitor's Center before it closed - so that is just one more guest who has not seen the Visitor's Center! I think the only person that ever got there was Val (and I only have Nate and Val's word for it because I was at school.)


Then we toured the Crown Center. We ate lunch there. We stopped at Union Station and looked at the bullet holes near the front doors.


We hiked up to the World War I monument and museum. One of my favorite sites in town.


We rode the elevator up to the top of the monument and gazed at the city below. It was awesome. They had the steam on so we were occasionally showered with a cool mist.



Then we went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I gave everyone a lecture on Abstract Expressionism in the new Bloch building. And Nate and I took the opportunity to get a photo with one of the Shuttlecocks.



Then we took Aaron and Brooke to the T-Rex, which is probably the craziest restaurant I've ever been to. We sat underneath this giant squid.


To cap off the day we went to Dave and Buster's where Aaron earned TONS of tickets playing the trivia game. We bought a Chief's football for Aaron and Brooke to take home with them as a souvenir! It was a busy day. My favorite Fall Break so far!