KC Trip

Every summer about this time Robb and I have this sudden feeling of summer slipping away and this strange feeling that we need to stretch it as long as we can. This trip may have actually been my hair brained idea. We didn't take a big summer vacation this year, so I was feeling the need to have a trip with just our family before the summer was over. We bought tickets to Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun for the weekend. It was still Covid rules, so we had to reserve our date to do the waterpark part of the trip. The first day we spent at Worlds of Fun. It was horribly hot, and we had no idea how busy it would be. They were also in the middle of a staffing crisis, like everywhere else, so there were very few food and drink stands open and you had a search for a place to get a water. Abby, Emmy and I went on some of the smaller rides while Robb and the boys got in line for some of the bigger rides. As long as we were happy with the little kid rides, the wait times were ok but as soon as you wanted to go on anything big at all the wait times and lines because like Disney World without the nice staff and coolness of it all. Robb and I left the park the first day feeling a little defeated. We had tried to plan something fun and I'm not sure anyone had much fun. We made a game plan for the second day, determined to make it better than the first day. 

That night we found a KC BBQ restaurant that had gluten free options, it was close to our hotel, and it was delicious. This was a highlight of the trip. We always get excited when we can find a restaurant that we can all enjoy.

The next day we got up early and got to the park when it opened. We all picked our number one ride to go on and made a dash for that line right when they let us in. This went much better. By getting there early we had already rode the total amount of rides we had made it on the day before by 10:00 that day. In the afternoon we made our way to the waterpark and spend the day there. The waterpark was less crowded because they capped the amount of people that could enter daily. Overall, the second day was much more enjoyable for all of us!

When you have a group of 6, things are always a little crazy and almost never go how you plan but I wouldn't trade our crazy wild-life for anything. This group of crazies is what keeps things interesting for Robb and I.