After a Thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat, we loaded up the kids with shovels and rakes and implements of destruction and headed off to Branson. Spirits were high.... but only because the kids didn't have a clue how long they'd be stuck in the car. hehehe. 
They handled it remarkably well.
They could have been distracted by the one lane bridges we had to pass over. I didn't think quickly enough to get a shot of the first (and cooler-looking) one of the two we went over. The i-phone had interesting ideas about what the shortest route to Branson would be. It would suffice to say we were on the scenic route.
Early Saturday morning we headed out to the outlet malls. Caleb, toast in hand, was chipper and up for adventure.
Maddie, with a decided lack of toast, was not so chipper. Thankfully she fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in her stroller while we shopped.
I have to admit I took almost no pictures of Silver Dollar City. I was too busy stroller wrangling on all the steep inclines. It was a nice workout. That's probably a good thing when I consider the yummy fried park food (funnel cakes, anyone?) that I ate. Here's Caleb watching Wild Fire from the observation deck.
And here's Maddie running amok on the observation deck.
If you look on the second row... left hand side... you'll see Cassandra and Nathan. Their presence is the only reason Josh and I were able to ride anything at all.
Here are my men taking a well deserved break. You've gotta give props to a theme park that sells milk.
Me and my Maddie girl.
A photo op with some handy snowmen.
This cracks me up because I have pictures of me in the same jail.
Caleb wanted to sit on the rocking horse... until it started rocking. Notice the little black strap running from Caleb to Josh? It was a life saver. It's one of those baby leashes (that I swore I would never use) that velcros to Caleb's wrist. It kept him from dashing into the crowds at the park when he saw something neat to look at... which was often. He's pretty good at staying with us, but it was very, very crowded. It was also very dark after the sun set. The park lights are pretty dim because everything is covered with Christmas lights. I can't tell you the peace of mind it brought on the occasions when one adult was watching both kids.
Here's Caleb decorating his own Christmas cookie. And that's really the last of the pictures I have from the park. Sad, I know. We watched the light parade (from the front row) before we left. I think the kids really enjoyed the park.
Here we are on the (normal... totally near civilization) way home. Yeah. We ignored the iphone and went the marked way home.
Yeah. Everyone was all smiles until Caleb threw up all over himself. Oh well. Something had to happen, right?
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Now let's get ready for Christmas...
They handled it remarkably well.
They could have been distracted by the one lane bridges we had to pass over. I didn't think quickly enough to get a shot of the first (and cooler-looking) one of the two we went over. The i-phone had interesting ideas about what the shortest route to Branson would be. It would suffice to say we were on the scenic route.
Early Saturday morning we headed out to the outlet malls. Caleb, toast in hand, was chipper and up for adventure.
Maddie, with a decided lack of toast, was not so chipper. Thankfully she fell asleep from sheer exhaustion in her stroller while we shopped.
I have to admit I took almost no pictures of Silver Dollar City. I was too busy stroller wrangling on all the steep inclines. It was a nice workout. That's probably a good thing when I consider the yummy fried park food (funnel cakes, anyone?) that I ate. Here's Caleb watching Wild Fire from the observation deck.
And here's Maddie running amok on the observation deck.
If you look on the second row... left hand side... you'll see Cassandra and Nathan. Their presence is the only reason Josh and I were able to ride anything at all.
Here are my men taking a well deserved break. You've gotta give props to a theme park that sells milk.
Me and my Maddie girl.
A photo op with some handy snowmen.
This cracks me up because I have pictures of me in the same jail.
Caleb wanted to sit on the rocking horse... until it started rocking. Notice the little black strap running from Caleb to Josh? It was a life saver. It's one of those baby leashes (that I swore I would never use) that velcros to Caleb's wrist. It kept him from dashing into the crowds at the park when he saw something neat to look at... which was often. He's pretty good at staying with us, but it was very, very crowded. It was also very dark after the sun set. The park lights are pretty dim because everything is covered with Christmas lights. I can't tell you the peace of mind it brought on the occasions when one adult was watching both kids.
Here's Caleb decorating his own Christmas cookie. And that's really the last of the pictures I have from the park. Sad, I know. We watched the light parade (from the front row) before we left. I think the kids really enjoyed the park.
Here we are on the (normal... totally near civilization) way home. Yeah. We ignored the iphone and went the marked way home.
Yeah. Everyone was all smiles until Caleb threw up all over himself. Oh well. Something had to happen, right?
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Now let's get ready for Christmas...
Have a sleep-tastic day!
