Branson trip

Last Friday morning we loaded up a rented mini-van and headed to Branson with my parents! We were so excited to get there and stay at the water park that we bought a groupon for and have fun at Silver Dollar City. The kids did great in the car and we made it there in just a little over four hours. We stopped just outside Springfield and ate at Lamberts before getting into Branson. I must say that food was FANTASTIC. Taegan loved putting her hands in the air to catch a roll and we all loved the food-even Laekan who ate his first kids meal. That boy LOVES to eat! 

Talking to us and drinking his milk.

Little Miss Thing smiling for me!

When we arrived at the Water Park Hotel we quickly realized it wasn't quite what we had in mind for our fun weekend. The water park was very small and Justin and I didn't even get wet when we went there with Taegan. While we were with Taegan at the water park Dad was reserving another room at another hotel. We let Laekan nap and when he was awake we loaded back up and headed to our new hotel-Chateau on the Lake.  It was a great hotel, had a children's area to play at and an indoor pool that Taegan loved. 

This is the view from our balcony-Table Rock Lake.

Saturday morning we woke up and headed to Silver Dollar City. I was so excited for Taegan to be able to ride all the rides and was hoping she would be tall enough for a roller coaster or two. She rode every ride in the kid area(most rides 2-3 times) and then rode Fire in the Hole with Justin and I. This is a coaster in the dark and she wasn't sure about it at all. In fact she was almost in tears and then it ended. We will work up to the big ones!!!

Holding her hands up on the ladybugs!

So proud of herself on the Butterflies-all by herself!

Saturday night we went out for Justin's birthday-HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY! We love you SO much. After dinner Justin, Dad, and Taegan headed to ride go carts while Mom, Laekan, and I went shopping at the outlets! To say she had fun would be an understatement. She had a ball and can't wait to ride more of them in Colorado with Daddy because he is SO fast!!! I am so glad she had fun and it was such a special time for those two on his birthday. 

He was trying to do a self-picture of them since I asked for pictures of them!

The track that they drove on-she LOVED it.


We had a great trip and the kids did great in the car. Now when can I have a vacation to sit and recover from this vacation?!