Branson Family Vacation

We spent the past week in Branson with Marc's family--his parents, his sister Steph, his brother's family-Nathan, Cori, Jaren, & Emmy. We had a GREAT time! It was nice to relax and spend time as a family. Sadie did very well riding in the car (about 8 hours with stops).

Welcome to our vacation photo album... Enjoy!


We've arrived! Unpacking and Relaxing.

Swimming in the Pool at our Resort:
Sadie & Dadddy
Nathan & Emmy, Marc & Sadie
Putt-Putt Golfing at Pirate's Cove: The cousins...
They gave Sadie a plastic golf club & ball--she loved it! Thankfully, she rode nicely in her stroller until we let her out to "play" the last couple holes!
Sadie loved getting the balls out of the hole--she was confused when they disappeared on the last hole.

Shepard of the Hills/Inspiration Tower:
For our date night, Marc and I went to "The Shepard of the Hills". We started with dinner, complete with musical entertainment by "Sons of the Pioneers" (not exactly our style, but we survived!) Next we went up in Inspiration Tower--it was beautiful to see the Ozark Hills from this height! Finally we got to enjoy the show. It was about a legendary Ozark Mountain family. It took place at night--it was face paced with animals, fire, etc! We enjoyed our eveining out! Inspiration Tower
Boating:
We rented two boats--a pontoon and a ski boat. I started out on the pontoon with Sadie. She was a little annoyed with the life jacket, but it didn't slow her down to much... She was walking all over exploring everything. She would walk to the side of the boat and stick her arm out and wave to the water... She also went right over to Paul and climbed on his lap to help drive the boat!
Sadie with Grandpa & Grandma (she really had more exploring to do and didn't want to pause for a picture!)
On the ski boat with Daddy. Swimming in the lake--it was pretty cold, but that didn't stop Sadie, she wanted to go in in her inner tube!
Sadie enjoyed a nice morning nap while we cruised on the ski boat!
Back at the harbor--feeding the fish. Sadie was facinated with them!
Branson Landing:
We stopped for a smoothie and used a little cup to make Sadie her own. (For some reason she doesn't really like to share food & drinks!)
We enjoyed a neat light/water show here!

Dinosaur Museum: Sadie was very interested in the dinosaurs. She walked around growling at them!


4th of July:
The resort hosted a big 4th of July party. They had clowns doing face painting & balloons, big inflatables for the kids to play on, a cookout with hotdogs & watermelon, music, and of course fireworks! We took the kids down to enjoy the inflatables and clowns. We had a picnic supper and then went for a swim. After swimming, we cleaned up and made ice cream sundaes. Finally we enjoyed a dance party, sparklers, and firewords right outside our back door! It was a great night!
I couldn't believe how nicely Sadie sat while she got her arm painted!

Sadie's sundae--Daddy helped her make it!
Emery's sundae
Jaren's sundae
Sadie wanted daddy to hold her during the fireworks...

Fun with Cousins:

The kids enjoyed many rides on the luggage rack!
4th of July!
Loaded up and ready to go!
Bath Time!
The pool was closed on our last day b/c of lightning, we were all dressed and ready to go, so we had to improvise!

Twinkies!

Go-Karts & Kiddie Rides:

This was pretty much the only ride that Sadie could do, but she LOVED it!
Uncle Marc & Jaren on the BIG go-karts!

Driving Home...