{"id":2031,"date":"2016-06-25T22:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T22:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2016-06-28T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T12:34:12","slug":"kc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/06\/25\/kc\/","title":{"rendered":"KC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had one of the smoothest moving day mornings of our trip as we packed everything up at Cahokia RV Parque. \u00a0Without even trying we were on the road by 9:30 on our way to Kansas City. \u00a0As we pulled out and said good bye to our campsite and began our last Thursday of this trip Brielle said, &#8220;bummer, we never did get to try those donuts.&#8221; \u00a0Every time we drove into St Louis we passed this little donut shop called DJs Donuts. \u00a0We have stopped for donuts on moving day twice before and both times were more like lunch time donuts: once in <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/02\/25\/donuts-for-lunch\/\">Panama City<\/a> and another time in <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/05\/20\/ava-breaks-a-leg\/\">Philadelphia<\/a>. \u00a0So I figured we needed to have breakfast donuts for a change and I pulled Ava and the Beast into DJs to get some fuel for our bellies.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Donuts!!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/27872760641\/in\/album-72157667566940624\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7393\/27872760641_0c4286d904_n.jpg\" alt=\"Donuts!!\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!--more-->Steph has some relatives in Kansas City that we wanted to see on our way back home so we scheduled a couple days there. \u00a0The RV park close to their house was full and it didn&#8217;t get great reviews so we ended up on the Missouri side of the river at a great county park called Blue Springs campground. \u00a0The drive across Missouri was smooth and uneventful. \u00a0We stopped once for a restroom break. \u00a0We got checked in at the campground and found our spot without issue. \u00a0We did not have water hookups so we needed to fill the fresh water tank. \u00a0When we pulled up to the community water spigot closest to our site I realized that with our two hoses we could reach Ava once we had her set up due to the close proximity of the spigot. \u00a0So, I backed into the site and we got set up. \u00a0Its no surprise but backing into a spot on the drivers side is so much easier than a blind back in. \u00a0We can usually nail it on one try and such was the case with this spot. Once settled in we ate a late lunch and I pounded out a coupe hours of work before going over to Uncle Rick and Aunt Brenda&#8217;s for dinner. \u00a0They had quite a spread prepared for us to enjoy along with their company and plenty of elbow room at the table. \u00a0Their daughter Emily was home from college and she had the girl she nannys over, Kora. \u00a0Brielle loved hanging out with both Emily and Kora as they made some melted bead art doohickies.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday Aunt Brenda took the day off work to go to the Arabia Steamship museum with us. \u00a0My mom gave this museum high marks and Aunt Brenda agreed that it&#8217;s a KC must-see. \u00a0We met at Union Station and took the newly opened free streetcar up to the museum. \u00a0The Arabia carried goods up the Missouri river to supply towns up stream. \u00a0But on one fateful journey it hit a tree snag and sunk. \u00a0Over time as the river changed course the upper portion of the ship washed away while the cargo holds got buried under loads of mud which ended up under a farmer&#8217;s field. \u00a0The mud preserved the items which a few guys spent an entire winter digging up. \u00a0The museum has tons of the artifacts and they are still preserving things today. \u00a0What is amazing beside how well preserved the items are is how many of each type of item there are. \u00a0It makes for really great displays. \u00a0There is not just one lock, or one saw, or one china bowl, or one jar of pickles&#8230;.there were 100s of each!! \u00a0And yes, they found preserved foods that were supposedly still good after all that time!! \u00a0The other cool part about the museum is they usually have one of the men who did the dig there to tell stories and answer\u00a0questions. \u00a0The guy we talked to was really cool and still very excited to tell the stories that I&#8217;m sure he has told a gazillion times.<br \/>\n <a title=\"Pots, pans, dishes, etc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/27872769891\/in\/album-72157667566940624\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/8\/7337\/27872769891_9039ca4946_n.jpg\" alt=\"Pots, pans, dishes, etc\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWe spent the rest of the afternoon running a couple errands then working and doing some laundry at Aunt Brenda&#8217;s. \u00a0The kids had fun playing with their dog Josie and playing bumper pool. \u00a0We had another huge feast of a dinner followed by root beer floats and a guys vs girls game of Word on the Street which the guys barely squeaked out a win (we may have received some inadvertent help from the girl&#8217;s team). \u00a0The kids really wanted to stay the night there at the house so we let them stay while Steph and I went back to stay at the rig.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday was a lazy day at the house again watching movies, playing with the dog, doing crafts, I worked, and we ate like kings and queens. \u00a0When we left that evening Aunt Brenda loaded us up with fruit salad and banana bread for breakfast the next morning as well as some chicken salad for our lunch on the road the next day. \u00a0It is impossible to leave Aunt Brenda&#8217;s without feeling very well taken care of!<\/p>\n<p>It was so great to be able to catch up with family while in Kansas City. \u00a0Thank you Uncle Rick , Aunt Brenda and Emily for opening your home for us and your amazing hospitality!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157667566940624_3878\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7393\/27872760641_0c4286d904.jpg\" title=\"Donuts!!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Donuts!!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7287\/27872746941_cf8403215e.jpg\" title=\"Site 42\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Site 42<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7440\/27848527962_8a314252d9.jpg\" title=\"Firefly jar\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Firefly jar<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7304\/27872757911_33c6ce0768.jpg\" title=\"Union Station\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Union Station<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7429\/27848526992_b7f26a951c.jpg\" title=\"Streetcar\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Streetcar<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7337\/27872769891_9039ca4946.jpg\" title=\"Pots, pans, dishes, etc\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Pots, pans, dishes, etc<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7130\/27848531032_310ebf0289.jpg\" title=\"General store\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>General store<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7385\/27872766031_c2da4ded4a.jpg\" title=\"Clothes\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Clothes<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7309\/27872755441_06254ec1cd.jpg\" title=\"Keys\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Keys<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7437\/27848525842_92d1360150.jpg\" title=\"Locks\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Locks<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7475\/27872751511_85f9917a42.jpg\" title=\"Stuff\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Stuff<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7111\/27848529572_4dbc8065d0.jpg\" title=\"Welcome to the Arabia\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Welcome to the Arabia<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7400\/27848524392_cf60f67899.jpg\" title=\"Forlorn family\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Forlorn family<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7355\/27872748731_f5cd19b884.jpg\" title=\"Stern of the Arabia\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Stern of the Arabia<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7391\/27337581634_725cdfeb47.jpg\" title=\"Making burger cookies\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Making burger cookies<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7357\/27848528752_28881eb903.jpg\" title=\"Nice burger\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Nice burger<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7335\/27872743501_cb29a1df27.jpg\" title=\"Double burger\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Double burger<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7443\/27872762881_c47b621d59.jpg\" title=\"Crazy burger eater\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Crazy burger eater<\/p><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(\"#flickr_72157667566940624_3878\").data(\"options\",{\"delay\":3000,\"autoplay\":true,\"transition\":500,\"link\":\"next\",\"target\":\"_self\",\"width\":\"\",\"height\":\"\"});<\/script><div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had one of the smoothest moving day mornings of our trip as we packed everything up at Cahokia RV Parque. \u00a0Without even trying we were on the road by 9:30 on our way to Kansas City. \u00a0As we pulled out and said good bye to our campsite and began our last Thursday of this 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