Wichitawesome

Mom goes to this place called "Wichita"

once a month to work.

Her friends told her there were lots

of fun things to see and do there.

So, for the second half of Spring Break,

we decided to check this place out.

It was our Christmas gift from Grandma.

BUT...Adam and Michelle had to work

and Grandma and Papa couldn't come right away.

So...

Mom and Dad offered to bring 

Kayla and Austin with us.

Oh man, were we excited about that!!!

Load up!

A road trip calls for occasional pit stops,

like this one at a Duncan Donuts

on the toll pike.

Once we rolled into town,

we decided to stop for some lunch

before exploring the city.

We settled on Old Mill Tasty Cafe,

known for their blue plate specials

and milk shakes.

First vacation meal

calls for a picture

and a selfie

and DEFINITELY a milkshake

That was worth a visit!

Next, we headed to Exploration Place,

a children's science museum.

Did you know Wichita is the aerospace

capital of the world?

It's true!

Look it up!

Because of that, there was a big

aeronautics push to this museum.

We got to make paper airplanes

and try to get them through hoops

Austin was really good at it

We tried out wings

to see which was

most aerodynamic

We all got to fly a jet

Eee!

I don't know about that captain

There were lots of 

other exhibits.

We got to build dams

 see what a tornado feels like

x-ray rocks for dino bones,

do a funny poop puzzle

where you had to match the poop to

the right animal,

slide under lasers

shoot a catapult 

and land in the pillory

and how about this cool

wind tunnel?

You could change the baffles

and change the direction the scarves flew

It was such a lovely day,

we headed out for some mini-golf too

We decided to take a walk

around the museum on a trail

along the Arkansas River.

We found this huge astroturf hill

that was just begging for us to roll down

Except I didn't feel like it.

I can't remember why I was upset now.

But it was a big deal at the time.

I livened up just in time 

for Tucker to poop out

(he was missing nap...again).

We plopped him in the stroller

and forged on along the trail

to this cool bridge

and through the park

Mountain goat Wes

After all that,

we were hungry.

Did you know Drury Hotels

have a "kick-back"

with lots of food and drinks?

Every night?

We gobbled up our chicken strips

and pasta and nachos

and headed to the pool.

But sadly, we discovered that the

indoor hot tub was broken.

There was a sign that said

"please use the outdoor spa

at your convenience."

What? Outdoor spa?

OUTDOOR SPA!

This became our favorite spot. 

Mom's friend Katie

and her husband and boys (Brady and Connor)

came to join us

Whew!

That was a Wichitawesome day!

 What's up tomorrow?