lfg in kc

Weddings, weddings, weddings... Brett came in at #3 in LFG to tie the knot. He and Courtney got married over Memorial Day Weekend in Kansas City. So we headed up and Harrison flew on down for the shindig. Little did Harry know, Liz had flown in to surprise him in KC... it was a sweet reunion.

Erica was in Europe, Bre had other family engagements and Laura left for Thailand a few days later so none of them could make it. Luckily, Erica's sweet family let us stay with them in Shawnee (the Kansas side), so we grabbed a rental car and drove over to Kansas (had to stop at Target first for a few essentials).

We stopped for some good BBQ on the way out to Shawnee and attempted to take the Boulevard Brewery tour. Apparently you have to get there early in the morning and stand in line for tickets and we were much too late to get in. But we got some free samples and enjoyed the gift shop, so not all was lost.

Later, we got to go to the After Party of the rehearsal dinner which was a blast! So we got all spiffy and headed back to the Missouri side.

I'd never heard of an after-rehearsal-dinner after party, but it was really a fun way to catch up with some of the family/friends we knew before the main event. And of course it was great to see the Bride and Groom before their big day! (And we were really excited because LFG made the table decor!!)

For some reason Brett thought part 1 of our wedding gift was awkward. 

On Sunday morning we asked the Tylers for a local breakfast venue recommendation and were pointed to the Big Biscuit. It was delicious and the biscuits were indeed very large. After that we headed out to experience some KC baseball.

Finally it was time to get gussied up for the big event. The wedding was beautiful, they both seemed so happy. The reception was downtown Kansas City in a really cool venue with a beautiful view of the city. It was of course a big dance party and a ton of fun! (Too many pictures below, I know, but there were just too many good ones to pick from.)

Thank you to the sweet Tyler family for hosting us! It was a blast! Erica, Bre and Laura we missed y'all tons! Reunion soon...

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On Monday we sent off Liz and Harrison but Ryan and I had several hours to kill before our flights back to TX. So we took hopped back in the car for a little Missouri tour. Jim and Cinda are both from St. Louis and went to college in Missouri. Ryan and I have both been to St. Louis, but never to their college towns, so we randomly decided to road trip and see them. (A very spontaneous decision for us, we were proud.)

Jim went to William Jewell College in Liberty, MO for his first two years. It was a very pretty campus and we got to see the stadium where he played football!

After two years, Jim transferred to University of Missouri where Cinda went in Columbus, MO. It is about a 2 hour drive from KC but Ryan and I enjoyed the rainy day road trip. The campus was beautiful and we got to see the track stadium where Cinda ran cross country (I have freakishly athletic in-laws, right?!?!).

Overall it was a great trip to Kansas City (both the Kansas and Missouri sides, as well as some impromptu southern Missouri sight seeing.)