Nebraska Road Trip Part 1

 And we're off to Nebraska . . .

 We timed it just right so we could stop in Amarillo for a fun tourist thing to do . . .

 We didn't tell Madi where we were stopping . . .

 So when she saw Cadillac Ranch and we handed her a can of spray paint and told her to have at it - she was a little puzzled!

 But she quickly got the idea and now "Heider" is forever in Amarillo, TX.

 Plus an "M" for Madison!

 And of course she wrote "LOVE" with a heart as the letter O. 

 On our way out, she just had to leave a monkey on the ground.

 Then we ate at Tacos Garcia which is owned by my favorite restaurant growing up in Midland called Jorge's.

 Of course, we asked to be seated outside by the fountain.

 We made it to Dodge City Wednesday afternoon and had dinner in an old train car at Central Station.

 We swam in their outdoor pool before getting some sleep.

 This is what vacation looks like . . .

 Then we headed on and stopped in Hays, Kansas to see where Matt was born.

We quickly found the Fort Hays State University campus to look around. 

 The football stadium . . .

 And the apartment/dorm Grandma and Grandpa Heider lived in when Matt was born.

 They told us we'd know we had the right place when we could see a bridge just across the way . . .

 They lived in two different apartment/dorms while there.

 E16

 and E10.  It was neat to show Madi where her Daddy was born and grew up.

  We found a neat place for lunch called Thirsty's in Hays before heading out again.

 They had it neatly decorated complete with TVs in each stall of the bathroom. 

Then we headed on to Nebraska to meet up with more family!