Leave It To the Beavers: Vacation

This past weekend we took a mini vacation to Branson with the kids. We left Thursday after preschool and got home late Saturday night. It was a good time, but I now need a vacation from vacation. :)

Thursday evening we headed to one of the many 'track' places on the stripe. Amelia had a blast until it was time to ride the go-carts with Momma, and then que breakdown because she couldn't reach the wheel to 'drive.' But overall she had a good time. :) The people were super nice and offered us a free ride on the one she could reach, but she was over it at this point and wanted to leave. GIRLS=DRAMA.

Friday morning we hit SDC which is always a good time. Amelia is now tall enough to ride almost all the rides in the Grand Expedition Area and there were zero lines, making it a perfect day for SDC. She rode the roller coaster, the elephants, the scary fast ship ride, and the teacups. All of which she's never rode before.

After SDC we headed back to the condo for naps. Naps for EVERYONE. We were exhausted. Amelia slept with Nathan and I for the first time EVER so that was a little bit of an adjustment for all of us. :)

After naps and snacks we headed to Ride the Ducks. This was OK, but a little on the long side for the kids. Asher was restless and wanted down and Amelia just wanted to get back 'home' as she called the condo.

Saturday we hung out at the condo until checkout time then headed to Tanger to do a little shopping. After lunch we hit the fish hatchery down by the dam and Amelia got to feed the fish. I failed to take any pictures here because I was paranoid about holding a hand of a child the whole time.
Saturday evening we had purchased tickets to the Dixie Stampede. This end up a fail. I think it was due to overly sleepy children. They both did great to begin with but it quickly went down hill. We actually ended up leave a little early and both kids passed out on the way home. :)