Branson

We took a vacation to Kansas and Branson, Missouri. We drove. Yes, we are crazy, but the boys did very well on the way there. We stopped in Indianpolis and then in St. Louis where we had friends that we visited with for Lunch. They have a little girl who is Luke's age, and on the way back Luke kept asking if we were going to visit with "St. Louis" again. It was quite funny when we figured out what he was saying. We made it to Kansas and spent 2 days there. We visited with the big dogs of Barron and Brodie who are 100 lb dogs. We spent a day with Dave and Brenda playing in the sprinkler and eating smores and having a blast. We enjoyed hanging out with Aunt Carrie, Uncle Arthur, and cousin Owen (4 months younger than Graham)

We next traveled to Branson, Missouri. We stopped at Lambert's Restaurant on the way, the home of thrown rolls. It was great. A guy would come out every 5 minutes with hot rolls and you would raise your hand and he would throw one to you. NEVER HAND IT EVEN IF YOU WERE NEXT TO HIM. He would throw them across the room or just 1 foot away. It was great. I can see in a few years the boys getting very excited at that restaurant. The guy had very good aim as well, as I caught one that he threw directly at me from across the room!!!

We made it to Branson and got our condo. We enjoyed some time on the beach, swimming in the pool, going to Silver dollar city, and the Dixie Stampede. Where Luke will proudly tell you that the"North" won. We celebrated Joe's 33rd birthday with a trip to Landry's Seafood house, and even went putt-putt golfing.

We traveled to Rodgers, AK from Branson to visit with Joe's good friend from High school and college roommate. We do NOT recommend the drive from Branson to Rodgers. Graham and Luke both lost control of their stomachs on the very windy roads. We enjoyed the visit with the friends, but not the car ride.

WE survived the car ride home and do not look forward to another trip anytime soon. But we are happy that we don't have any more big car trips except traveling to Harrisburg for a wedding in September.