Weekend Getaway

Last weekend Brian and I went to visit our beautiful niece Isabelle and her family. They live in Kansas so we got up early on Friday and drove down. Everyone kept saying that Iowa is boring, but I found it relaxing. There's not much to it, but I was amazed at how many windmills we saw! When we first crossed over into Iowa, there were a ton of them! Then as it became less flat (and more hilly) we didn't see any.

While we looked at the scenery in Iowa, we looked at the houses in Missouri. There are some beautiful and HUGE houses on the way to Kansas - who knew?! We kept saying, "Oh my, look at that house!" Unfortunately, we didn't stop to take pictures of these houses because we either wanted to get to Mike and Danielle's house, or to ours!

It was a relief (to me) once we made it to their house because we encountered rain, sleet, and snow on our journey. We got to the house, unpacked, and Isabelle was just waking up from her nap. Perfect timing!

Over the next 3 days we got to read, play, sing, eat, and talk with Isabelle and Danielle - it was wonderful! We went to Union Station in Kansas City (Missouri), saw the Kansas Speedway, and visited the Leavenworth Army post where Mike works. The whole trip was wonderful and relaxing! We were sad to leave, but I am sure they were all happy to get back into their own routines.

Oh, and something a little odd... on our way to the Curley house we came upon an incredibly beautiful building - I am talking really beautiful! As we kept driving we realized it was... the Federal Prison!! I couldn't even believe it! I wonder if they offer visits, it would be interesting to see if the inside is as beautiful as the outside.

We'll work on getting pictures up soon, and maybe even a video or two as well!