For the Love of BBQ and Movie Theater Popcorn

You ever have a hankering for something and you just can't satisfy that with anything else??

 

That happens all too often around here when it comes to good BBQ!

 

We did spend a rather long period of our lives in Kansas City, so our BBQ standards are rather high as well......sorry Famous Dave's, you do NOT pass muster!

 

Anyway, our August was pretty tame and uneventful, just the opposite of our July.

 

And, Adam had some vacation time to burn up, and since the holidays will be with us this year, we decided to use the time up last week before school and activities start up.

 

So, what did we do with that vacation time???

 

We went to Kansas City!

 

We had just seen all the grandparents in the past few weeks, so it wasn't like we HAD to go, we just really wanted BBQ and thought Why Not??

 

We started with a picnic at the Mini Train.....

 

Then went for a ride on the train.  Super cool, by the way!! 

 

I think Landon rode 4 or 5 times...... 

 

Then it was BBQ time!!!!  I think it is safe to say everyone enjoyed it and it was well worth the trip!! 

 

We wanted to take Landon to see the new movie "Planes", and since we were in KC with extra babysitters (grandparents) for Avery, we decided to go. 

 

We hyped up the movie and the whole popcorn thing for DAYS!!

But we overlooked one very important detail....popcorn is popped in coconut oil.

And Landon is allergic to nuts.....coconut oil not an exception (we will get more to this later.....)

So he settled for a pop and some candy. 

 

Also on the "KC Last Minute To-Do List"??

 

Chuck E. Cheese! 

 

My dad came to town so we went swimming at his hotel pool.  The original plan was the zoo, but our Minnesota blood is too thick for these 85*days!!   

 

Of course, we still had plenty of time for snuggles.... 

 

....and berry picking in Nana's garden! 

 

We also wanted to hit up a place called Fritz's in Crown Center. 

With the train theme, we were guaranteed a fun time!

 

The food gets delivered to each table by a train that drops it off on this platform and then lowers it onto your table.

Landon was so excited!! 

 

The kids are starting to *maybe* like each other a bit more these days, so every once in a while, I can catch moments like this one..... 

 

So, back to the movie theater popcorn/coconut oil thing......

 

After we got back in town, Avery had an appointment to be tested for nut allergies. 

Take a look......everything except the control spot (which is supposed to react) was completely negative!!  She has NO allergies!!! 

 

And, after all the popcorn mess, we went ahead and had Landon checked for coconut while we were there.

Coconut is one of those odd items that doesn't fit into categories like "Tree Nut", "Legume", etc, and it is found in all kinds of things randomly (cereal, ice cream). 

I wasn't expecting to be surprised, but check it out......he is NOT allergic to coconut!!! 

 

Now that we are back home, and able to have that movie theater popcorn, can you guess what our weekend plans hold??

 

Yep, a trip to the movies.....with a TUB of popcorn!!!

 

If only they also served BBQ.....