Branson Day 3

We got up this morning (very early, thanks to Kasey!) and Mark and I decided we would take Kasey on our own so we could each have some time to ourselves.  So Kasey and I started out first, but then somehow, Mark didn’t really end up taking Kasey for the afternoon like we had planned. 

Kasey and I headed out to Branson landing and went to Ride the Ducks.  Mark had done that before and he didn’t really want to go. I really had a good time.  We left the Branson landing and rode to College of the Ozarks, where I went to school the summer of 1984 and Mark graduated in May 1984.  The campus is really pretty.  Here’s a picture of the lake at the college.

Kasey on the boat and Kasey and I at the Captain’s Chair of the boat.  Kasey got a little certificate that he drove the boat.  But he wouldn’t sit in the seat until I sat with him.

 

They offered a picture at the end of the trip, along with a picture of the duck out in the water.  I had to pay $20 for that, but I couldn’t turn it down!  Kasey had a big duck call in his mouth it was really cute.  They gave everyone these duck cluckers that were really annoying, but cute too.

After we got off the duck, we got an Auntie Annie’s Pretzel and Hot Dog.  Kasey dropped the hot dog on the ground and right after I took the picture of him drinking my LARGE soda, he spilled it all over the ground!  

 

Here is Kasey sacked out in the car seat.  He woke up crying, which is how I would wake up if I slept like that too!

We came back to the campground and Mark wanted to go swimming in the pool.  So we did that in the afternoon until about 4:30.  There was a little girl in the pool that was playing with Kasey.  They played after they got out of the pool too, she rode Kasey’s trike around.  The family was really sad that we weren’t staying for the whole week.  They just showed up today from Kansas City.  The little girl said Kasey was her best friend.

After swimming, we decided to go back into Branson.  We rode go carts and rode the bumper cars.  Then had some Andy’s Frozen Custard.  I usually get my favorite, Caramel Pretzel Crunch, but they had Key Lime Pie on the board and that sounded good.  After I got it, I wished I had gotten my favorite instead.  You should always stick with what you like at a place like that! 

 

So that was how I didn’t get my time alone, I went swimming, when I could have stayed in the cabin and read my book.  Then I went into Branson to ride go carts instead of staying in the cabin.  But I had a good time so that’s all that matters.  Plus I can read on my book on the way home.

We are going to head back home tomorrow sometime.  Vacations make me tired. 

So if anyone is reading this, and you read all the way through, post a comment for me! 

Branson Day 2

It was raining when we got up this morning and rained off and on during the day.  But it didn’t damper our day any.  First we ate breakfast at McDonald’s in Forsyth.  Kasey said they had the biggest play place he had ever seen.  It was a really nice clean McDonald’s.

So then we drove through Branson.  Traffic was pretty bad, slow going most of the way.  Here’s the Titanic Museum.  We didn’t go, but I really like the building.

 

Since it was raining we decided to go to the Butterfly Palace. We weren’t really sure what to expect with it.

We watched a 3D movie first about caterpillars and butterflies.  I wore the 3D glasses the whole time, but Kasey and Mark didn’t.  It looked like the butterflies were flying right out into the audience.

Kasey touched this butterfly, he wasn’t supposed to and I think it went into shock. 

This is inside the butterfly area.  There were a lot of butterflies flying around, but it really wasn’t what I thought it would be. 

 

This was a water feature they had inside the butterfly area, people put money in here, Kasey wanted to get it out.  Can’t say I blame him, there was quite a bit in there.

This was leaving the area going back down into the foyer.  Here’s Kasey running down the ramp.  He’s right by the window running.  I can’t figure out how to draw an arrow to him.

Then we went through the mirror maze.  That was really cool.  They had columns setup and mirrors and the carpet was all the same.  So it was hard to tell when you turned a corner which way you were to go.  If you saw yourself, that was the mirror, of course.  It was a lot of fun. 

 

Can you guess what he did here?  He ran right into a mirror and came out crying.  Wheh! 

  Then we went to eat at Lone Star Steakhouse.  We went to Branson Landing as our last part of the day.  Kasey played in a play area for a while and we watched the fountains. 

We were looking at the Branson map in the car, Kasey would keep asking, “can I see the map”, “can I see the map”, until we finally gave it to him.  He was pretty serious about figuring out where we were at.  I thought this was a cute picture.

Kasey and Daddy played with the ball around the park and we went swimming.  No pictures of that, but the water was pretty cold.  They had a hot tub, Kasey and I would alternate between the hot tub and the pool. Mark stay in the hot tub, the water was too cold for him.

 

I went to a Quilt Store too in Branson, called Quilts and Quilts!   I found 3 more quilt candy fabrics.  I’m making a Christmas Candy Jar quilt with my friend Nita.  We have been collecting Christmas fabric for a while.  I’ll post more on that later.  But I did buy this jelly roll, Frosted Memories.  I really liked it.  Even though it’s Holiday, I thought it was a subtle Christmas fabric.  I put a copy of all the fabrics that  in the line.  I am going to make this pattern with it.  My other quilting friend, Barbara already made this one and my mother-in-law has a quilt like it that her mother made. 

So that is the end of Day 2 of our Branson trip.

Branson Trip

We are on another trip. This time we decided to head to Branson, MO. We rented a cabin in a campground in Forsythe. It’s the Shoal’s Bend Resort.

Here’s our little cabin. It’s got 2 rooms, a room with bunk beds and a queen bed, then a little kitchen area and a connecting bathroom. I’ll take pictures of that later, after I clean it up. It looks like a wreck this morning!

When we first got here, Kasey was climbing all over everything. He was up on the top bunk. As soon as I got the camera out, he was trying to hide. Climbed down the ladder.

Almost didn’t make it, here he’s trying to hold on.

Made it to the bed and now trying to hide. Go away Momma, put that camera up!!!

He thinks he’s hiding. Silly boy!

We don’t know what we are going to do today. Probably head into Branson, look around, ride go carts, play some put-put golf, go to a quilt store! Post more tonight.

Mom and Dad: there is a spot right next to us, you could just pull the RV in there and camp with us.

Silver Dollar City Season Pass

Well, I bought a season pass to Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO. I got one in Mark's name. When you get a season pass, you get 4 free passes for a guest, so I figure that I can go as Mark's guest. Kasey will get in free, so if Mark wants to go with him this summer they can go together. It's pretty cheap entertainment for the year. I love going during their Christmas season, they always have a ton of Christmas lights and it's always so festive.

Christmas was good this year! We had a lot of fun. Kasey told Santa he wanted socks for Christmas. He kept saying it all the time and even told Santa that at Pre-School. Christmas morning, he opened 2 packages of socks and ran to put them in his drawer in the bedroom. After opening 2 more packages of socks, he muttered, "no more socks, no more socks". It was really funny. I am sure he won't ask for socks next year.

Hard to believe that it's going to be 2009 in a few days. Where did the year go?

Meet the Croc Family

I have been looking at Crocs for a while and read about them on Cre8tive Quilter's Blog. Then I was at the hospital Monday and one of the ladies there was wearing a pair. I talked to her a while about them and she loves them. But she told me to be sure and get the real Crocs and not the knock offs. So when we were in Branson, they have a Croc Outlet Store at the Red Roof Mall. They get shoes from places going out of business or probably last year's models that didn't sell.

Here are the shoes we got. I got a brown pair (I really wanted black but they didn't have them in my size). Kasey got a little pair with black and yellow straps. Mark got the black pair on the right. He also got a KC (Kansas City Chiefs) charm to go in the shoe. When you buy those, you get 2 in a package, so Mark got one and Kasey got one. We thought that was really cute since Kasey could actually be KC.

Anyway, so far we LOVE these shoes. We don't think they look that cute, but they are comfy!

I also did a little research on the Sudoku fabric I bought in Branson and realized I had been spelling Sudoku wrong on my posts (Suduko is how I spelled it). So I went back and fixed them. Unfortunately, I didn't buy enough of this fabric for my Sudoku quilt, so I think I might piece it with some other fabric. I have seen people do that and it looks really good. Kasey was so cute, he carried this fabric around a lot today and just cuddled it.

When we were at McDonald's this morning before coming back home, Kasey kept throwing his pacifier down on the floor. So Mark decided to just tie it to his shoestring. He was so funny trying to get it off and then just decided he could put it in his mouth from there.

Kelly

Branson Trip

We took a couple days off to go to Branson. We stayed at the Grand Country Inn, which has an indoor water park. First we stopped in Ozark and ate at Lambert’s, a really unique restaurant where they throw rolls at you. They are the best rolls, we could eat those and nothing else! Kasey had his first taste of Fried Okra, he really liked it.

Then we checked into our room and went to the water park. Kasey was slow to warm up to it, but he did really good. He liked playing in the water. Here’s a picture of Mark and Kasey in the pool. We stayed about 3 hours. They had a lazy river running through it, here are a couple of pictures of that.

They are calling for a lot of snow here tonight, we drove the 4 wheel drive, just in case we have snow. Here's Kasey after a long day, he's really tired. I bought some Sudoko fabric at a quilt store here in Branson. I thought it would be really cute to use it for the backing in my Sudoko Quilt. Kasey carried the bolt to the front of the store and gave it to them to cut. He almost didn't let them put it in the sack. Then when we got out to the Jeep, he cried until I gave it to him. He wanted to lay down with it to sleep. It was really sweet. He probably thinks I'm going to make a pillow case out of for him!

This hotel only has Internet in the lobby, that seems really crazy to me. They should put wireless all over the hotel.

Kelly