Go Cougars! (in Kansas City)

So we recently made a last minute trip to Kansas City to see BYU play in a basketball tournament.  It was just before Thanksgiving.  We took the kids out of school early on Tuesday afternoon and drove down to KC.  We had dinner with the Thomases at Fritzs (our KC fave) and then since the game didnt start till 9pm we killed time at the Crown Center and then in the hotel room for a bit.  The kids made  a HAWSOME sign (because one of BYUs best players is named Tyler Haws- get it).   Kevin took the 3 oldest to the game while I stayed with Emmitt (9pm was a bit past his bed time). The kids and Kevin had a great time.  I had made them some BYU signs that morning and apparently the kids made it onto the Jumbotron for a good 10 seconds.  That made it all worth it.

I love how it looks like Kevin is biting his nails.  Must have been a tense game :)

The top picture is Emmitt getting the food from the train at Fritzs, then the other pictures are from the Crown Center downtown KC and then the hotel room where the kids were watching Toy Story before the big game.

Before we left the next day, we went for a swim at the hotel pool, did the Kaleidoscope thing (where the kids are still very into making "finger casts") and then for lunch we went to Kevins favorite BBQ place "Oklahoma Joes."  There was a line that went all the way out the door and ended up being a 45 minute wait to get our food.  The kids were begging for McDonalds but we persisted and stayed in line for the BBQ.  Kevin LOVES his BBQ.  In the end all the kids actually really loved the ribs and chicken and want to go back.  We thought a full chicken and a full rack of ribs would be way too much food but we finished it off with no trouble at all.  That place was definitely an experience.

All in all it was a great kick off to our Thanksgiving break.  Its always a good time in Kansas City, especially when BYU basketball is involved.