Next stage of our trip after Nauvoo was to go to visit the Missouri church history sites and Kansas City.
Monday
After a week in Navuoo it was time to head out. Shantel and I both commented that we wish we had two more days to spend in Nauvoo!
We got one last picture by the house and then it was back over the Mississippi river.
We drove to Adam-ondi-Ahman first and had lunch there.
Then we went to the Far West Temple site, then Liberty Jail, and finished by stopping at the Independence Visitor Center. I really like the Independence Visitor Center.
We had decided to stay at the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City, which is a giant waterpark hotel. We originally had just booked one night there, but then I found an awesome deal and we were able to get our second night for the same price as another hotel, so Monday night after we saw the church sites we went to our hotel at the Great Wolf Lodge. I watched a big soccer match that was actually being played in Kansas City and the kids had a TV in their alcove with bunk beds so they got to watch a movie too and everyone loved it. The rest of our big group had to start the drive home the next day except Amy. So Amy stayed with us and did the rest of the trip just with us and her.
Tuesday
Tuesday was waterpark day. We got there right as it opened. We had so, so much fun. There were multiple slides and things to do and the kids took off. Lucy and Caleb took turns playing with Shantel, Amy or myself. It was so great because I got to spend time with each one of the kids playing or going down slides.
After a few hours we took a break and went to get some Kansas City BBQ. We ended up at a restaurant called Blind Box BBQ and it was really delicious. We ordered a couple of plates with a mixture of meats and then split/shared them all. The kids have since talked a lot about this restaurant and how good the food was. It was one of the things that was a priority to Shantel because Kansas City is famous for it's BBQ.
Afterwards we went to a local Marble Shop/Toy store and got to watch a demo of how to make a marble. It was really cool to see him take the glass and make a marble.
Before we went home we stopped by the Missouri River and did a little walk along the Riverside (very little walk)
Then, we headed back to Great Wolf Lodge and spent the rest of the night at the waterpark until closing time. It was so much fun and such a great thing to do after Nauvoo.
Wednesday
Wednesday was a big driving day. We woke up and got packed. However, while Amy and I finished packing and picked up a few things from Wal-mart, Shantel and the kids went back down for one last hour at the waterpark.
Shantel has always wanted to go to Kansas and this was her first time in the state. She was delighted all day, although a little disappointed not to get to visit Topeka. But we spent all day driving across Kansas and Lydia and Shantel got these fun hoodies.
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