The last
adventure filled day is here, sadly. We wake up and head downstairs to the
hotel lobby where we all enjoy our breakfast. We have a long day ahead of us
and we are all excited. After we head outside, and load up the luggage, we are
counted off. Chicken, Ham, Steak. This was Mrs. Hamilton’s creative way of
deciding who sits in which car. This way we weren’t always with the same people
and we were able to connect with the other kids on the trip. After we were loaded
up we headed for the Barham Cattle Company Farm.
We arrive to the
farm where we are surrounded by a bunch of animals including, ducks, geese,
goats, chickens, cattle and their little Yorkshire puppy named Ozzy. We first
meet Mr.Barham the head of the company and then learn about his farm. The
Barham Cattle Company is a family farm and is run only by the family members.
This includes, Mr.Barham and his wife, their two sons and their 4
grandkids.
After the
background information of the farm, we head out to his field where the chickens
were located. They had custom-made chicken coops, which, opposing their
appearance, are easily movable. Mr. Barham informed us that they only raise
chickens from March to October and then they give the land a break. The
chickens live in the coops of about 60 and will stay in the coops for about 7
weeks, while being moved twice a day for fresh grass. After the lesson on their
chickens we were able to see the grandchildren milking their goats. They
informed us that they use their goat milk for their own consumption and they
like it more than the cow milk we buy at the grocery store. This was the
end of the visit and so we said our thank yous and headed back to the cars.
Next stop the Chiefs stadium.
So, I am sure
you have read Ryan’s blog “History of the Chiefs” where he wrote much more than
I ever could about the Chiefs and their background, and if you haven’t, I
suggest you go read it. Anyway, we were able to view many places that aren’t
accessible to the public during games, we were able to go to the elephant
tunnel, which is where the team’s locker rooms are located, then we actually
went out to the field and screamed to hear the echo of only 14 kids. I can’t
imagine what it’s like when the stands are packed. Then we went into some of
the different suites as well as the media rooms. This was an amazing
experience. The one room that I enjoyed the most was a suite where you could
walk to the window and see straight down. Let me tell you, if you don’t like
heights, don’t go to the window. The tour came to an end and we went into the
gift shop. Soon enough we were in the cars ready to head off to lunch at Gates
BBQ.
After lunch, we
were off to the Kansas City Zoo. I was super excited because this meant I could
see my favorite animal, the elephant! Sure enough we arrived and after getting
instructions on what time we were to meet back at the front of the zoo, we
split off and my group headed off to the elephants. We followed the signs and
there they were. The beautiful, amazing, creatures. I could have stayed there
all day and just watched them. One of them turned around and looked straight at
me, at least I think he was. We saw one cooling off by spraying water all over
them, another was eating, and the fourth was urinating. This was, by far, one
of my favorite things all week. However, the rest of the group wanted to go
explore some more, so my elephant watching was over. We went and looked at the
penguins, the hippos, the giraffes and the zebras, along with many other
animals that were at the Zoo. Sadly, 4 o’clock came faster than I hoped and it
was time to leave. So we all got back into the vehicles and headed for the last
hotel of our trip.
We arrived at
the hotel where we held conversations amongst ourselves, ate supper, and
finished up our thank you cards. Then off to bed to get some sleep before the
plane ride tomorrow. The trip overall was an incredible one and something that
I will never forget.
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