Kansas City Getaway

We recently took a mini family vacation to Kansas City. Last Thursday morning we left for KC and spent the day at the zoo. The zoo is uniquely organized by continents and we enjoyed seeing all of the animals. We had a perfect day and I think this is the first time that we have been at the KC zoo and it hasn't been miserably hot!

Caden spotting the monkeys.

Taking a ride on the hippo!

Taking in a view of the lake.Caden taking a ride on a kangaroo courtesy of the carousel!

Hey Mr. Elephant, how you doing?

After a day at the zoo, we checked in to our hotel in Lee's Summit, MO, which is a suburb of Kansas City. We lived in Lee's Summit for five years so it was a lot of fun to explore the city and see what has changed. We also drove through our old neighborhood and showed Caden the house that we used to live in. He was only 7 months old when we moved to Iowa, so he had a lot of questions about the house that he used to live in! We also ate dinner at one of our favorite restaurants and then enjoyed an evening of swimming at the hotel.

On Friday we enjoyed a lazy morning at our hotel swimming and then we traveled to Overland Park, KS to visit our dear friends Justin, Lisa and Jackson Janeway. That evening we attended a Royals baseball game at the newly renovated Kauffman Stadium. The kids were very anxious to move around, so we only sat for the first five innings in our seats and then we explored the new kidzone located in the outfield. Following the end of the game we enjoyed watching the fantastic fireworks display!

Jackson and Kinsie taking in the game from the outfield view!

Cass and Caden watching the fireworks!

For Father's Day, Caden, Kinsie and I treated Cass to a BBQ class in KC. While Daddy was off learning some new techniques we spent a great day at the Janeway's playing outside and enjoying our time together.