You're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy

A couple of weeks ago, we enjoyed a visit from Mum and Dad/Barbara and George/Grandma and Grandpa. After a couple of days recuperating from the flight, the Burdetts (and Paloma) left Howard at home and headed out for a trip across Kansas.

Here are a couple of the highlights:

Kansas reminded me a lot of home! I almost feel as though I am looking out over the hills, across the Hopkins... it made me very homesick... Ironically, I kept wanting to click my heels together and get the Wizard to send me back home to Oz...

We drove a lot. Paloma napped in her carseat a lot. She was really quite wonderful for the whole trip.

We visited the great city of Burdett, Kansas. We had a fabulous time there! We toured the town, enjoyed a picnic in the park, took lots of photos and met a few of the locals at the diner in town. Here's a little fact for you: the guy who discovered Pluto was born in Burdett (and then went to work in New Mexico and Arizona).

Can you see what it says on the silo? (hint: it's the name of the town and our last name)

Can you see what it says on the building behind Mum? (hint: it says BURDETT SENIORS INC)

Of course, the highlight of the trip was for Aussie Grandma and Aussie Grandpa to spend some time with Paloma. I think she may be the most photographed girl in the world. Well, maybe Suri Cruise is the most, but Paloma is probably the second-most photographed girl in the world...

Here she is again, enjoying a road-side stop on the way from Fort Garland to Taos.

After all of the driving, we stopped in to visit Paloma's American Grandmommy and Granddaddy in Taos for a couple of days. She kept us all transfixed...