Dear Family,

I am so glad that you made it safely. Unfortunately, the museum in Alcove Spring, Kansas needed me to come right away. I've left the RV behind so you can come join me.

It would be such a waste for you to miss our great musuem right here in St. Louis. If you take a tour of the Jefferson National Expansion Museum , you can see all kinds of exciting animals and artifacts from the Pioneer days. After your museum tour, you can come back here and head out for Kansas! It will be so exciting. You'll be just like pioneers heading out on their journey. Of course, you are going for a fun vacation ,but the pioneers were going west for the promise of free land, or the hopes of being free from slavery, or the hopes of finding gold! You may not have the hope of these exciting things waiting for you, but as you've already learned, your trip should be much easier. See you in Alcove Spring!

Love,

Aunt Jenn