Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri
December 26-January 2, 2008

December 26, 2008 ~ Kansas and Oklahoma City
(Kansas turnpike, Kansas farmland, Oklahoma City, OKC National Memorial and Myriad Botanical Gardens and Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory)

December 27, 2008 ~ Oklahoma and Dallas, TX
(Chickasaw NRA, Turner Falls, Dallas, TX & Kim's Birthday)

December 28, 2008 ~ Houston Zoo (check out the videos here)
December 28, 2008 ~ Houston's Downtown Aquarium

December 29, 2008 ~ Downtown Houston, NASA & Galveston

December 30, 2008 ~ Science Museum & 2008 Texas Bowl
(Memorial Park, outdoor chess, Western Michigan vs. Rice)

December 31, 2008 ~ Downtown Houston, Cathedral & Water Wall

January 1-2, 2009 ~ Drive Home
(Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa)

FACTS:
Miles Driven: 2655
Photos taken: 1224
States visited: 7 (MN, IA, NE, KS, OK, TX, and MO)
Number of crappy hotel stays: 2
National Parks/Rec. Areas/Memorials: 2 (Oklahoma City National Memorial and Chickasaw NRA)
Natural Waterfalls seen: 1 (OK's tallest waterfall at whooping 77 ft.)
Times Kim yelled at the GPS: too many to count