Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Kansas City

Our next stop is to Kansas City, Kansas where we will be visiting Daniel (brother) and Ricky (brother) and the rest of their family. The drive from Wichita was very quick since we had a tail wind to the car. Daniel lives in Shawnee, which is a suburb just outside of Kansas City. We will be hanging out with his family the most, his wife Renee and sons Tai and ...

When Brett sets his mind, it is impossible to get him off track. Such is the case to the end of this trip. The trip was over in his mind when we left Moab. It was time to go home. Go home is what we did for the next 20 hours. The kids, grandma, and I ate dinner and slept as Brett ...

So the Journey begins! The day of travle is here and we awake to Jackson tapping us on the shoulder....."Guess what today is...it's NEW ZEALAND day" Couldn't be more excited!

SB was her usual stressed self on the day of travel, and other than ME leaving my laptop in the terminal in KC (I did rememer it half way down the jetway...) we figured it was better than leaving a child behind!

Packed pretty light, all ...

... Saturday and then on to Chulu...Once I'm settled I'll start updating this blog.

We did find out that Chulucanas is honoring GHM's 20 years of service on Sunday morning with a big church service with the Bishop, flag raising, parade etc. Should have some great pictures and stories from this! We'll have to take a break from all of the unpacking and set up but I'm sure it will be worth it.

Keep our team in your thoughts and prayers!

... your fingers that they release it!

The supplies I'll be carrying down with me are mostly additional vitamins, some more children's tylenol (hopefully not much of what we sent is subject to the recall), and other over the counter items. I'll also be taking a lot of stickers, bubbles, balloons and other items to entertain the children who will be receiving care or waiting for family members to be treated. We ...

I'm counting down the days until we leave and I can't believe how much I've got to get together! Packing the supplies that didn't make the August cutoff for our container to be shipped, thanking everyone who contributed to my efforts, setting up this site, figuring out how to pack everything so that I don't get hit with monstrous baggage fees...going to have to get strategic! They say we only need 3 days worth ...

... buried treasures were discovered beneath a Kansas farm field. After being buried for 132 years, the Hawley family began excavation in 1988. Three years later, they opened the Steamboat Arabia Museum, displaying the "Treasures of the Steamboat Arabia". Although only two-thirds of the cargo is on display - dishware, tools, clothing, guns, jewelry, food and personal effects, restoration work continues daily.

... the bagpipes. So Daron ordered a set and waited patiently for their arrival. One might think that these events happened months ago. But this particular package was delivered Tuesday afternoon. What Tuesday afternoon you ask? Well, the Tuesday afternoon right before our Tuesday evening pre-tour concert—2 days before we left on tour!!

If you are one of those lucky individuals who have procured a ticket for a concert during this tour, you will notice that ...

Kansas City: the Big 12 Tournament, the Power and Light District, the American Royal Fan Fest, and The Studio Restaurant and Bar My partner, Kelly, and I have been dying to see the new downtown revitalization (the Power and Light District) across from the new Sprint Center to experience the bars, restaurants, and other growth in the past months. This Saturday seemed like a great time to try it and have the chance to participate in the wacko energy that is the Big 12 ...

... It was heaps of fun, but the concert was a bit dull, since we were clueless, so we headed home early. The next four days were spent about like the first, however with out the concert. We ran every morning, sat on the porch, drank coffee and just chilled out. We had tried to go to a yoga class, but got there late so went to the gym instead. We also went on a bike ride with their Wednesday bike gang. It was so much fun and only got me more excited about ...