And it's off to Arkansas we go...

Everyone decided to get together the morning after the wedding for Dim Sum in downtown Kansas City. Except of course Tim and Heather were in flight to Florida! Also, Angie and Heath had a very early flight, so we missed them, too. We went to Bo Ling’s Chinese Restaurant. It was really nice. They had all the different kinds of dim sum that are our favorites! We spent a long time there, visiting and eating. Then we all headed our separate ways. Peter and Nai had to leave to go to the airport. So Vavo and Vavu drove them with Luke to drop them off. The Summits headed back to Arkansas straight away, as well as the Staffords, and Dionne and Vito. We had to go back to the Zona Rosa area to return the tuxedos.

Dim Sum at Bo Ling's

When we exited the freeway to head to the tuxedo shop, we pulled up alongside a couple on a motorcycle. The boys were waving to them, and they were waving back. So we rolled down the windows to let the boys talk to them. The couple asked the boys if they would like to get on and go for a ride. And what happened next was so funny – Jeremy said, “But we don’t have our helmets!” The couple was hecka cracking up. It was really funny. It’s nice when you just have these random, friendly interactions with strangers. After dropping the tuxedos off, we began the drive to Arkansas.

The boys took a nap during the drive to Arkansas. The sun was too bright for Aiden, who put a shirt over his head.

We spent a lot of the day driving. Then in the evening, the family met up for dinner at Monte Ne’s Chicken House. It’s a locally known establishment out in the rural area of Rogers. We got lost on the way, but made it there okay in the end. Thank goodness Steph and Gina could come meet us back by the freeway and lead us there!




The dinner was good – homemade fried chicken, soup, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, rolls with apple butter, and our choice of dessert. Aiden had a little mishap with a green bean that led to him losing most of his dinner, but he was okay. Mommy promised him his own special dessert the next day, since he couldn’t have one that night. We headed home to unwind and get some sleep. It had been a long day for everyone.





Tomorrow is our early Thanksgiving, as a large portion of the family will be here still, and we wanna have some time together before everyone leaves. See you tomorrow – on Thanksgiving!

Dinner at Monte Ne Chicken House