Dear Ms. England’s class,
We are excited to tell you that Tidy Teddy went with our family on a weekend trip to Eudora, Ks. As some of you know, Mrs. Boles was born in southwest Kansas in a town called Garden City, located close to the Colorado and Oklahoma state lines. Mrs. Boles’ parents, sisters, and nieces and nephews still live in Garden City and they all traveled the 7 hours to join us in Eudora for the weekend with her brother. While in Kansas, Tidy Teddy learned a lot about the University of Kansas and their mascot, the Jayhawk. (The University of Kansas is a place where students who have graduated from high school go to study how to become things like teachers, doctors, and lawyers.) Tidy Teddy was so interested in the mystical bird that we decided to take him to Lawrence, the home of the Jayhawks, and take his picture with a statue of a Jayhawk. After a long day of sight-seeing, Tidy Teddy just wanted to relax so we went back to Mrs. Boles’ brother’s house to rest. We have enclosed a picture of Tidy Teddy sitting on the front porch with Mattie, Tucker, and their cousin Mia taking a break from all the car riding.
Traveling to Kansas takes a long time, almost 9.5 hours! We have to drive across 4 states, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and Missouri before we can get to Kansas. Even though it is a long trip, there are a lot of interesting things to see along the way. One interesting sight is the arch in St. Louis. The arch is said to be “the gateway” to the west and stands high in the air, like a rainbow, for all to see. It is so big that we had a hard fitting the entire arch in the picture! People can ride to the very top of the arch using special elevators, but we didn’t because they were closed on the day we went to visit. The arch is located near the riverfront. Here, people can rent 4 person bicycles and ride up and down the sidewalk or take carriage rides like the ones here in downtown Nashville. Many people hang out here just to enjoy the view of the arch and the river. On the day we visited the arch, the water was so high that it was covering part of the road in some places!
After our visit to St. Louis, we got back in the car and headed for Nashville. Tidy Teddy just couldn’t believe how flat the land was in Illinois and wanted us to take a picture. He was also shocked to see that there were no buildings or houses near the interstate like in Nashville.
Thank you so much for letting Tidy Teddy come and visit Kansas with us over Easter weekend!
The Boles Family
Mrs. Boles, Mr. Boles, Mattie and Tucker
Tidy Teddy's Travels 