We're on our way...

We are officially on the road. I am currently writing from the Drury Inn hotel in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Hooray! After spending Sunday packing, doing laundry and taking down the tree, we had a leisurely start to today. (Especially compared to most years when we are leaving as soon as I get home from work on Friday or at the crack of dawn). We arrived in the early afternoon to check in, then headed to the T-Rex Cafe. It is an impressive place! They have an array of animatronic dinosaurs, lights, aquariums, etc. They also have Build-A-Dinosaur, and Tyler built a T-Rex, who he named "Rexy." We had an early supper at Dave and Buster's, which also has arcade games. We are now relaxing at the hotel. When I can, I will be sure to upload pictures too. We are hoping all the snow and ice hitting the country will miss us on our journey tomorrow...soon we'll know!