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 Kansas City Trip Day 8:

By Friday all the McClellans were in town. This momentous event...having all the McClellan Kids in Kansas City at the same time hasn't occurred in about 22 years. Seriously. We have all been back...but not all together. It was quite the event!!

The day started off wonderfully getting pampered at the fanciest nail salon. We pretty much took over the place and it was quite the PAR-TAY!  All the girls got mani-pedis. Even the little flower girls. It was heavenly and I wish we had an awesome and luxurious nail salon like that here in Spokane. My usual salon isn't très fabulous like that one. I wish it were.

Ailey, Jaylah and Bryn

The little girls were SO EXCITED to get their nails done. They were absolutely adorable. Ailey has been begging for this to happen for quite sometime. They were all so good and held still and let the professionals go to work. Jordin's wedding colors were black and white with teal as the accent color  so all the little girls got glittery teal fingernails and toenails. So cute!!

Ailey in her element

Ailey has always loved getting her fingernails and toenails painted. Even as a teeny tiny girl she would hold super still and wait patiently for them to dry. Bryn is the same way. Reilly, on the other hand, was an absolute tornado!! She couldn't sit still if her life depended on it. So after many smeared toes and fingernails and nail polish on everything I gave up!!

Bryn and Elle

Reilly, Kelley, Me and Stac

Aaahhh... relaxation. It is crazy that Reilly is looking more like one of the sisters than one of the kids?

The Bride...multi-tasking...making all those many wedding related phone calls.

Even the Groom...got groomed. :)

Tyler was great to sit and wait for all of us. He has accepted that this is a part of his life...with three daughters and a wife...he has made peace with the nail salon. Kameron, on the other hand, ditched us all as soon as possible to run around with Uncle Kirk.


Trying to get some pictures outside didn't go so well...

 The sun was in everyone's eyes. I am looking puzzled and perplexed. I am also without my little girl on my lap. Tyler had all our girls contained in the car by that point!!



Then it was off to meet up with everyone to have a big family lunch. We met up for sushi at the delicious Juns. The kids were all so excited to eat Japanese style. What a fun meal!! We had the whole back area to ourselves. It was so fun. There is just something so special that occurs when we are all together. When Kirk walked in I just got all teary-eyed and he said that when he saw all of us he did too.We all get together fairly regularly but we rarely have everyone there at the same time and when that does happen it is a beautiful thing.

 We got to meet Kirk's girlfriend, Meki. She is absolutely fantastic!!  We all love her. She was so much fun and fit right in. It was great to see Kirk so happy after a couple of very rough years.

After the most delicious lunch we split up in many different directions for more wedding prep. Tyler and the kids and I moved out of Jordin and Ramon's house and into the Doubletree hotel not far away. After our wedding tasks...we headed to our hotel for some relaxation.

Later that night we all headed back over to Jordi's house for her Bachelorette party and Ramon's Bachelor Party. But before all the partying occurred we took a few crazy pictures...like the one at the top of this post...it most accurately represents us all anyway!!

The McClellan Kids all Grown-Up...Jordin (looking extra glam), Kris, Kirk, Kelley and Stacey

Tyler and Kirk left with Ramon and his friends. We dropped all our kids off with Mom who was babysitting at Jordi's. Then all the girls jumped on the party bus for downtown KC. Jordi has a fun group of friends and they were all so excited to help her celebrate becoming Mrs. Hill. It was fun for me, Stacey, and Kelley to be there for her too. We went to the Power and Light District which is a really cool area of downtown KC.

 It is a big covered area that has multiple clubs, restaurants, etc. Jordin had reserved a VIP room so we got to have a nice area to hang out in. 

In the VIP Lounge

Can a 40 year old Mormon mother have a good time in a happen' club? Why yes. It was fun to dance and laugh and people watch most of all. But I have to say the best part was when we were joined by the guys after a night of pool and roaming the Country Club Plaza and Westport.

See how happy I am? Yeah...no worries that the party life is for me. I'll take the crazies in the mini-van any day!!

We got home in the wee hours of the morning...but it was well worth it to spend the night hanging out with my siblings and their significant others. I had a great time and laughed until I was hoarse. Then we rescued Mom and packed 4 sleeping kids into the car and headed back to the hotel...only to have to get up a few short hours later for...

The Wedding!!