We headed to Kansas City on Thursday to celebrate Mike’s brother Pat and his fiancé Lara’s wedding. The road trip up was fantastic and took us a little over 9 hours with a few potty stops, and a stop for lunch and playing at the park. We left after loading up in the morning and drove until lunchtime with the kiddos watching their movies, coloring and reading books. After grabbing lunch we pulled up at this amazing park and played for a bit before heading out again. Then both of the kiddos napped and Mike and I got some “date time” in. He worked on his best man speech and we enjoyed the scenery and conversation. 
The kiddos ended up sleeping until we were about 30 minutes out from the hotel so we made the final push. It was again a great travel day. Once at the hotel we grabbed dinner and then Thomas started complaining about not feeling well…boo! After a little recharge we met a few people and Mike’s family in the hotel lobby/bar area. After a bit of mingling we headed back up to the room to get the kiddos to sleep and all was well until it wasn't and T was up throwing up in the middle of the night. When your tummy isn’t feeling the best and you haven’t had much to eat…pounding Shirley Temples and maraschino cherries might make anyone hurl! Thankfully for him it was quick and once everything was out he was able to go back to sleep and never had any further episodes.
On Friday morning Thomas was up and eating so after some morning time at the hotel we got out and went to explore Union Station. The entire building is a must see if your in KC. The architecture and building were absolutely breathtaking. The building housed many things to do/see, restaurants, and connecting tunnels to other buildings in the downtown area. We decided to explore Science City before meeting Mike’s parents and Grandparents for lunch. We had a great time exploring the science area and the kiddos were able to burn off some energy. Then it was naptime and getting ready for rehearsal and Groom’s dinner.
The boys headed over to practice their roles in the wedding, while Elin was still asleep. Thankfully our shy guy really enjoys being a “big helper” and a “big brother” and did great walking down the isle after a little coaching from Daddy. Phew, Mike and I had talked about the possibility of his nerves getting him, but knew if we could get him in a good place he would be successful, after his practice success, we were fairly certain the wedding day would work out too…
After rehearsal we got ourselves ready and then it was time to head to the dinner portion of the night. It was held at a brewery where we had some very yummy BBQ and were able to kick off the wedding weekend. That night we lugged the kiddos to a bar so we could continue hanging out with the family and also meet up with some of our Denver friends who had come in for the wedding. The kiddos both fell asleep while we were there and after about an hour we headed back to the hotel for bedtime. Our kiddos were troopers and we were so thankful that they could hang so we could still be out and about enjoying a little “adult” time. 
Saturday morning came early and we were again back at it. We thought the kiddos would need to burn some energy so we went to Union Station again to see some more things, but we were wrong, they were exhausted. For lunch Thomas and Mike joined Pat and the other groomsmen for a pre wedding lunch while Elin and I met a friend and then met up for naps. By the time I got to the hotel, Thomas was already sound asleep and Elin was close behind. Mike was ready and off to help get Pat ready and take the wedding pictures and while the kiddos slept I relaxed and then got myself ready. They both got great naps in and woke up with just enough time to get them ready and get us out the door in time for family pictures. 
The wedding went off without a hitch and Thomas did a great job walking down the isle. His mama did everything in her power to resist the urge to take her own pictures and instead waited on the professional photographers pictures which you can see here. After the ceremony he also ran back to escort his flower girl back down the isle and Elin did a pretty good job of staying quiet during the ceremony too. Then it was time for mingling and the cocktail hour. Thomas and Elin were both hungry and ready for their much awaited “fizzy drinks.” After dinner and the speeches it was time for the dance and the kiddos were ready to rock and roll. After lots of “fizzy drinks,” dancing and catching up with family and friends the kiddos crashed and Mike and I rested our feet before heading back to the hotel. 
On Sunday morning after some rest we had breakfast with the family and then loaded up and were on the road home again. We planned to do things about the same and stop in Tulsa (1/2 way) for a late lunch/play date but we were rained out. We stopped for lunch and got some wiggles out and then continued on the road. The kiddos were both exhausted so this worked and they slept, watched movies, and chilled until our dinner stop and more in the car wiggles to get out. Rain on a road trip is a real bummer. It was another road trip without any hiccups…so wonderful and glad that the kiddos are are flexible with travel as they are. What a great wedding weekend with the Laschen family and congratulations again to Pat and Lara! 
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