Today we drove thru Iowa. There’s lots of corn in Iowa. Not much else, though. And we discovered that mid grade gas there is cheaper than the low grade. Apparently they are trying to promote their ethanol. Missouri was much of the same. We drove past Laura Ingles Wilder’s house, but it was 55 miles off the highway so too far to stop.

In the evening we ended up in Kansas City, Kansas. We got to visit with our friend Serena who we haven’t seen in 3 years. And that last visit was very brief. It was so good to see her! We had dinner at Applebee’s (I think this made our 3rd or 4th visit) and Erin had fun teasing her. We then found a hotel and while I put Nolan to bed, Erin shared pics of our trip. Then we stayed up much too late talking. I really miss Serena! We are hoping she will come visit us soon.