Let's Go To Science City!

Spring Break 2010 didn't take us any place warm ... but it did take us to Science City at Union Station in Kansas City, MO! After all, isn't an educational field trip on a day off from work and school better than visiting a warm place under the sun? We got to walk through a blood vessel, experience optical illusions in the "Mister E" hotel, launch rockets, walk through a crime lab and experience science in a hands-on atmosphere! Looks like the rest of the greater Kansas City area was also taking advantage of the discounted admission price. What was even more amazing to Ty's parents were the fact that Ty is at that border line age where such places are almost too little for him. When it was all said and done, we dined at KC's original "Gates Bar-B-Q" where they're famous for saying: "HI! MAY I HELP YOU?!!!"

The Other White Meat

Not only do we live in the Heart of America, but we live in the BBQ capital of the world too! Every year at this time, bbq aficionados gather in Lenexa, KS for the Kansas State BBQ Cookoff! Hundreds of contestants grill slabs of beef and pork using family recipes and top secret techniques as they compete for ribbons, money, pride and fame. As if the smell of bbq in the area wasn't enough, the taste samples were divine. Paige bought some of the "other white meat" on the way home and we'll be having bbq pulled pork tomorrow after church.