Shortly after settling into our novel Alaskan home, it was fourth dimension to firm dorsum to the midwest to view Matt's family. It had been iii years since nosotros had visited the area, as well as were excited to brand the trip back. But first, a non bad photograph op amongst some friends at the Anchorage International Airport.
No view to Matt's hometown of Girard, Kansas, would go consummate without a halt at Chicken Mary's. Ah, nada says the midwest similar fried chicken, cole slaw as well as German linguistic communication spud salad. Welcome home!
We spent the outset one-half of the calendar week at my in-laws lake solid at Grand Lake, inward Grove, Oklahoma.
Such a peaceful identify to hang out after such a crazy, move-around-the-world, schedule.
And nosotros constitute summer! The atmospheric condition happened to go extraordinary for our early-October visit. Temps inward the high-70's was indeed swimming atmospheric condition for these Alaska kids. (Though, the H2O was already equally good cool for me, kids never attention almost that!)
One flush nosotros drove to Claremore, Oklahoma (right exterior Tulsa) to cousin Shelley's for a fabulous BBQ spread. Brisket, chicken, pork, baked beans, spud salad, y'all yell it, it was there. We really missed skilful 'ol barbeque during our iii years inward Japan, as well as then this was such a treat.
Not to advert their beautiful property,
as well as horses!
The girls were absolutely inward sky amongst the Equus caballus rides. Thanks Shelley as well as Terry!
After the hustle as well as bustle of Tokyo, looking out on as well as then much wide-open infinite seemed refreshing. I could cause got a deep breath as well as exhale.
This fiddling gal is such an fauna lover, she belongs on a farm somewhere.
Animals (and toddlers) ever answer real good to her, too!
Here is most of the gang. The Henderson's, from my father-in-laws side of the family. Super prissy people!
The side past times side few days at the lake solid consisted of to a greater extent than H2O play,
forenoon walks on beautiful, still, province roads,
fishing,
soaking upward some sunshine,
as well as moving ridge runner lessons from grandpa. Should I go concerned now, or later, over Ella's demand for speed?!
Eva takes things much to a greater extent than cautiously. Whew!
And it wouldn't go a view to the lake without Grandpa's famous fish fry.
Ella was eager to larn the finer points of fish frying.
Yum!
We spent the balance of the view inward Branson, Missouri, dwelling of the 9:00 am diverseness show. In fact, the TV show, threescore Minutes, dubbed Branson, "the music uppercase of the entire universe". So, at that topographic point y'all cause got it!
You know you're non inward Nippon anymore when y'all tin purchase a 64 oz. refillable mug at the corner Kum & Go. God Bless America! (In Nippon it was real rare to notice whatever imbibe over 12 oz.-anywhere! I would cause got my 32 oz. iced tea, purchased from the military machine base, to a Japanese mall, as well as have actual gasps from passersby at the size of the drink.)
And a halt at Chick-Fil-A is ever a must. I was heartsick when I learned that Alaska did non cause got CFA. Three additional years without this goodness, sigh.
Another bonus to the Branson side trip, was coming together upward amongst Matt's blood brother as well as sis as well as some cousins! We finally got to run across Lillian this trip.
This fiddling gal is TWO! Can y'all fifty-fifty acquire over this hair?!?!?!
We spent the finally 2 days at the subject park, Silver Dollar City.
Silver Dollar City has rides, shows, food, as well as frontier demonstrations, i.e.; candy making, blacksmith-ing, drinking glass blowing, etc., as well as lots of homemade crafts.
There is fifty-fifty a large cave to explore, consummate amongst an hugger-mugger waterfall.
We also loved all of the autumn decorations.
Most people come upward to Branson for the shows, as well as I genuinely enjoyed this musical revue.
Also loved the wild due west cowboy show!
Let's acquire this out inward the open, I'm non a fan of rides that acquire y'all wet. Ever. But particularly on a mutual frigidness day. The atmospheric condition had turned significantly cooler past times the halt of the calendar week as well as was alone inward the high-50's on our finally day. Ella was desperate to acquire on 1 such H2O ride, as well as I refused. Eva opted out equally well. At the halt of the day, Matt finally agreed. After observing, some people didn't acquire equally good wet, spell others were soaked. It was a gamble.
H5N1 opportunity that they lost. They were drenched! And cold! Is at that topographic point anything worse than walking roughly inward moisture jeans? No, no at that topographic point is not. But my thrill seeker loved the adrenaline rush!
And merely similar that, our fourth dimension together had come upward to an end.
The calendar week passed equally good quickly, as well as it was already fourth dimension to say our goodbyes. The skilful matter almost beingness dorsum inward the states (sort of dorsum inward the states!) is non having to hold off some other iii years earlier nosotros regard these cuties again!
On the 4 hr effort dorsum to Kansas City International Airport, Matt as well as I merely had to brand a halt at our favorite BBQ joint, Joe's. Right after nosotros were married, nosotros lived a few blocks from this place, as well as cause got such skilful memories there. Not to advert that Anthony Bourdain as well as countless other foodies cause got sung it's praises!
The best part? Joe's is genuinely role of a gas station. Yes, a gas station! No pretenses here!
But, the food. Ahhhh, the nutrient speaks for itself. I got the pulled pork sandwich, amongst perfectly seasoned fries as well as barbeque mayo to utilisation equally dip. You cause got non lived until y'all cause got had their barbeque mayo. Add it to your bucket listing today!
Matt ordered the burnt ends, which are also out of this world, the baked beans as well as the perfectly executed fries. Life could non acquire much ameliorate at this point.
The identify was packed as well as nosotros had a flying to grab as well as then instead of waiting for a table, nosotros sat downwardly outside, correct side past times side to the gas pumps, as well as feasted. Kansas City, oh how I've missed y'all so. (I genuinely loved living inward KC as well as would motility dorsum at that topographic point tomorrow. Great food, as well as real genuine as well as warm Midwestern people.)
But alas, Alaska is dwelling for now, as well as nosotros were greeted past times some friendly locals who are genuinely becoming mutual place. But I don't mean value I'll ever tire of seeing them!
It was a calendar week filled amongst family, nutrient as well as fun. When tin nosotros return?!
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