Saturday, May 7, 2011

FIRST BRANSON TRIP

 WE DECIDED TO TAKE A MINI 3 DAY VACATION TO BRANSON MISSOURI THIS WEEK. WE JUST NEEDED A FEW DAYS AWAY AS A FAMILY! THIS WAS ALL OF OUR FIRST TIME COMING TO BRANSON AND I THINK THERE WILL BE MANY MORE TRIPS HERE IN THE FUTURE. WE HAVE HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME! WEDNESDAY WE WENT TO SILVER DOLLAR CITY. WE RODE LOTS OF RIDES, ATE ICE CREAM AND BBQ AND JUST HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. THIS TOP PICTURE IS OF US ON THE LOG RIDE. I KNOW JAYCIE'S FACE LOOKS TERRIFIED BUT HER AND CARTER BOTH WERE LAUGHING AND LOVING IT!!! I LOVE THAT THEY AREN'T SCARED TO RIDE RIDES. WE HAD A BLAST! SOME OF GENE AND MRS JOAN'S FRIENDS LIVE CLOSE AND THEY HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN 15 YEARS SO GENE ARRANGED FOR THEM TO SURPRISE MRS JOAN AND JOIN US FOR THE DAY! IT WAS A GOOD SURPRISE AND MRS JOAN'S FACE WAS PRICELESS WHEN SHE SAW MRS LIZ AND MR ELMER!! AFTER SILVER DOLLAR CITY WE WENT BACK TO THE RESORT AND TOOK NAPS AND THEN GOT UP TO GO PLAY PUTT PUTT GOLF. THIS WAS THE KIDS FIRST TIME AND THEY ENJOYED IT. CARTER WAS PRETTY DANG GOOD AND JAYCIE JUST WALKED AROUND AND THREW THE GOLF BALLS AND HER STICK IN THE WATER. PAPA JONS PIZZA WAS ON THE MENU FOR DINNER AND BOY WAS IT DELICIOUS!!!
THURSDAY WE WENT TO THE DINOSAUR MUSEUM WHICH WAS FUN! THEN WE WENT TO RIDE THE DUCKS. SO COOL AND SO MUCH FUN! 2 HOUR TOUR ON LAND AND WATER! AFTER THAT WE WENT OUT FOR LUNCH AND COLD STONE ICE CREAM! YUM!!!! THEN MRS JOAN AND THE KIDS TOOK NAPS BACK AT THE RESORT WHILE GENE AND I SNUCK OFF TO DO A LIL SHOPPING AT BASS PRO AND THE MALL!
THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAT WE WANTED TO DO THERE BUT WE JUST RAN OUT OF TIME. WE WANT TO GO BACK WHEN ITS WARM NEXT TIME BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIG WATER PARK AND OUR RESORT HAD 3 POOLS WITH ONE OF THEM HAVING A COOL WATER SLIDE THAT THE KIDS DESPERATELY WANTED TO GET ON.
ANOTHER GREAT TRIP WITH WONDERFUL MEMORIES!
ENJOY OUR PICTURES!


THE LAST NIGHT AT THE RESORT COLORING!

YOU KNOW YOUR ON VACATION WHEN YOU HAVE TWO ICE CREAM CONES! HA!
I KNOW IT LOOKS LIKE SHES MAD IN THIS ONE BUT SHE WASNT!
DRIVING THE DUCK BOAT!











PASSED OUT AFTER A DAY AT SILVER DOLLAR CITY!


CARTER'S FIRST ROLLER COASTER RIDE AND HE LOVED IT!!! (JAYCIE WAS A COUPLE INCHES TOO SHORT TO RIDE SOME OF THE RIDES)
TRAIN RIDE!



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