Saturday, May 9, 2009

Branson MO

Riley had a week off of school and my parents had a time share they couldn't use and wanted to give to us. Put those two together and you get a fun vacation!

We spent the last week in Branson Missouri. There were so many neat things to do there. We really had so much fun. Rhylan even enjoyed all the activities we did.

One day we went fishing! We got Rhylan and I new fishing poles and headed to Table Top Lake. We actually caught 1 fish!! (about 4 inches)




Later we went to see the Chinese acrobats of the Shanghai Circus! This show was two hours and Rhylan was so good through it all. These girls were the drummers, they were Rhylan's favorite. Riley and I liked the Kung-Fu master, these guys who could jump through hoops, and the amazing balancing acts.
We also went to The Butterfly Palace. Here we saw so many different types of butterflies. Our favorite was the big blue ones. There was also rain forest animals to check out.


We also spent some time just relaxing in our apartment, going shopping, going to Bass Pro Shops three times, walking around historic downtown, walking on the river and watching a fountain and fire show, and going to an indoor water park. We also had some yummy food, Riley even had GATOR TAIL DINNER! He said it tasted like chicken but I will have to take his word for it.
And then, the last night, we went to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede. This was so much fun. We got a huge dinner, and a 2 hour show with horses, dancers, racing miniature horses, racing pigs, trick riders and so much more! Here is a picture of the biggest horse I have ever seen up close. Too bad it is the back of him, he turned around later and he was 2-3 feet taller than Riley.

5 comments:

Mauricio and Tiffany said...

Wow SOOOOOOOOOO Many good pictures! I love them all. Rhylan is so grown up. She looks so into fishing, she isn't crying when a stranger is holding her, and she sat still for two hours during a show! All of these things seem so big girlish.

RiChArd and MeReDitH said...

Sounds like so much fun! We went to Dolly's Dixie Stampede in Gatlinburg (i highly recommend visiting the smoky mountains while you are in Memphis)we loved it too! I am so excited we are all having boys!!! Maybe they can all be roomies at ea together one day! Our dreams could come true!

Lant Family said...

Those are some fun pictures. I am glad you guys had a nice trip.

Chris and Sue Knight said...

Memories made!! Good stuff, sure looks fun. You don't even look pregnant in the pic where you are fishing with Rhylan. mom

Luna said...

My parents have a time share that co-ops there. We thought about going once, but weren't sure what would be there. Now we know. Maybe sometime we will have to check it out.

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