Branson pictures

Sorry, Alissa, I was having issues with downloading pics last night. Maybe you needed a mini lesson in patiences?! :-)
We started our weekend off with a little place we like to call Lamberts. I haven't been to a Lamberts in years (there are only 3 in the whole US). Kinda weird that Jon was at the Lamberts in Sikeston, MO with the baseball team at the same time we were at the Lamberts in Ozark, MO. We found out later that we even ordered the same thing too. It was fabulous as always and we all left stuffed.

Aunt Lissa and Grace

Lexi and Kalista
Gracie and Isaac
Lexi, Kalista, and me

After we checked into the hotel in West Branson, we headed to Celebration City. When we got there it was like we were in the Twilight Zone, there was only like 5 other people there. Love that!! It was a little chilly, but not too cold, so it was a great night, we stayed all the way through the fireworks.

Alissa and Kalista

It looks like Alissa had all the fun, but if you could have heard Kalista giggle, you would know how much she loved it too.

I found out that, like their father, my kids do NOT like heights! We were all in line to ride the Ferris Wheel and Gracie said no way it was too high. Lexi did ride, but did not like it. So, Gracie suggested the airplane ride, only a few feet of the ground.

Lexi and Kalista

Gracie and Isaac actually got up a little higher then the big girls.

They loved the swings too.

Gracie's face doesn't look too thrilled, but she told me this was her favorite.

Saturday morning we took cold showers, ate crappy breakfast, (our hotel only cost $45 what did we expect) and then headed to Silver Dollar City. We we got there about 30 minutes after the park opened, it was already SO crowded!! Instantly we decided that is the reason why we will go back to ALWAYS eating breakfast in the park before the park even opens to beat the rush, and it's good food.

This picture was actually taken right before we left.

Gracie, Isaac, Kalista, and Lexi

Gracie, Kalista, and Lexi, Isaac was on the pirate ride with Alissa.

Funny this about the frog ride. Gracie has ridden this before, but today she was by herself and a little tired so....after three times around she lost it and was crying so hard they stopped the ride and got her off. So we went on the lady bug ride next and I wouldn't let her ride by herself.

Too cute, Lexi

Grace and Kalista

Another favorite is the Saloon Show. I have shared with you before my life-long dream to be a saloon girl in this show, some dreams never die!

These girls were not in the show, they were just going through the line taking pictures with people for you to buy them after the show. No, I'm too cheap for that, I'll take my own thank you.

All the kids did get to go on Fire in the Hole (indoor roller coaster ride) for the first time, Lexi, Kalista, and Isaac LOVED it. I told Gracie it was a roller coaster and she wouldn't like it, but she still wanted to go. It has three hills...she didn't cry till the last one right before it was over, and it was a hold-your-breath-death-cry, so everyone felt sorry for her because her mean mommy made her ride a scary ride, give me a break!

As always, I took some silly pictures to thank them for letting me take good pictures. At this point our day was over and we were right at the exit to the park eating some chocolate chip cookies.

Gracie told me I had to take one more picture of her and her Isaac, this is what happened when I told him to put his hand around her shoulder.

I think everyone had a great time, and we already have another trip planned for the end of May.

It you want to see more pictures check out Alissa's here.