First things first, we have safely made it to Blue Springs, MO...well, kind of. Adam had a flat tire in our moving truck on the way here. I was so happy that my dad was with him in our car because they ended up having to wait over an hour for someone to come help. Both my dad and Adam developed a serious man crush on "their hero." Apparently, he was beautiful, was graceful, had huge muscles, and banged the tire in with his head. I had to hear about this guy over and over until it became quite ridiculous. They even snuck pictures of their man. I personally was not that in to him, but I guess guys will like guys...
Carson and I were able to fly instead since I get super car sick and Carson is an unpleasant passenger. Carson did decent (everyone was surprisingly really considerate and sweet to Carson despite a few tantrums. One lady even called him "sexy." Haha.), but was a little nervous when the turbulence got really bad. He grabbed my hand and pulled it into his chest. We seriously like crash landed. There was no smooth landing, just a hard fall. There was gasping and screaming. Everyone was wondering what had happened and if we had really just crash landed. Our pilot got on the intercom with a cheerful, "Welcome to Kansas City," without any explanation or apology. After we had exited the plane, I heard two different people talking about how they were injured. My neck and shoulders were really sore the next day. It felt similar to being in a serious car crash. Carson didn't sleep that night so I imagined he felt the same way.
I saw our townhome for the first time on the day we arrived. Adam did such a great job and knew exactly what I would love. It is adorable! Some of my favorite things that I am still dying over is a pop out window with seating (Carson's favorite place to hang), a nook in the hall big enough for a small desk for me to scrapbook, a chair in the master shower for shaving legs, and our cute patio and grassy area for Carson to run wild. He has LOVED having outdoor space. He plays in his water table, drives around in his ATV, plays with his soccer ball, and literally will just run circles around our townhome. We are having so much fun! I told Adam that it feels like being on vacation here because it is shockingly beautiful. We live 5 minutes from the lake and went yesterday to lay out and play, we walked to a park today, and have been enjoying way too much ice cream and custard. Vacation, I tell ya. Of course, Adam will start work on Monday so his vacation is coming to an end. Naturally, we desperately miss our family and friends and cannot wait to see everyone (visitors always welcome here! I'm keeping a guest bedroom available at all times!), but we have found nice distractions. All is well.
And P.S...We owe the biggest thanks to Tracy, my mom, Adam's mom, and Angie who worked like insane people with me to get our apartment looking brand new before we left. I will love you all forever! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!
We went to the coolest place for lunch. There was a train outside the diner that Carson was thrilled to see so we decided to go inside to the diner. They gave Carson a cute conductor hat and a train drove all around the restaurant. The coolest part was that another train would travel carrying your food and dump it at your table. There were lots of shrills of excitement.
Carson was so distracted that he didn't even realize that he was eating like a beast. The food was alright, but the experience was a blast.
Next, we saw a free 'Clifford The Big Red Dog' exhibit. Carson ran inside and just stared at Clifford saying, "woah." There were play stations and activities and all of the children were going nuts, including Carson.
Carson, driving the giant bones into the dog bowl.
There was a pretend boat that Carson loved. He is obsessed with driving. He went over to it, looked around, and then pulled a chair from another station into the boat so it felt more like driving a car. He is so clever.
