I have been trying to talk David into a little family getaway since he returned from such a crazy work trip. It finally worked and we headed off (last minute) to Branson, Missouri. I LOVE BRANSON! It is so family friendly and it is actually not that expensive if you find packages online. I really felt like we got an amazing deal and we went on a perfect weekend since thunder, lightning, and rain was the only weather of choice. First, I love all those elements of the weather and second, it scared off some tourists!
This was one of our many entertainment parts of our package. Everything that we went to was walking distance from our hotel but since it was POORING rain the whole time we had to drive. This is an inside water park. Every 10 minutes or so this bucket fills to the top and dumps out on everyone.
Teamwork gets this thing to shoot up water!
The "lazy river" was my favorite part. It wasn't so "lazy" though as I tried to pass my boys and they tried to pass me. The best was finally getting past one another and then making it all the way around and sneak up on them!
We got to watch the Amazing Pets and I think the boys liked it until it got too long. They just really wanted to get on to our next fun thing....miniature golfing (or "gulfing" as they say). Brigy got to hold one of the birds!
The "Fun Spot" was probably the best part of the deal. From 10:00-11:30 p.m. they open this part of one of the buildings just to the people staying at our hotel. They play music, you get free food, money put on a card that allows you a certain amount of games to be played, and a ball drop that has certain prizes stuck on it (their favorite part was probably popping the balloons!).
I had to take a picture of this. Brigham randomly asks, "When will we get to stay in a hotel again?" He loves it for some reason! Probably this reason!
The "Fun Spot" was probably the best part of the deal. From 10:00-11:30 p.m. they open this part of one of the buildings just to the people staying at our hotel. They play music, you get free food, money put on a card that allows you a certain amount of games to be played, and a ball drop that has certain prizes stuck on it (their favorite part was probably popping the balloons!).
I had to take a picture of this. Brigham randomly asks, "When will we get to stay in a hotel again?" He loves it for some reason! Probably this reason!
We really did have such a great weekend. I think it got David's mind off of some things. There were a few times that the boys got a little spoiled with all this "free" stuff and so we had to cut certain entertainment options short because they were getting ungrateful. But it was so rewarding to hear the thank yous later as they finally remembered how blessed they really are to get to do all this stuff.
5 comments:
Branson looks fun, maybe one of these days we can come out your way and check it out. Also I am so glad you guys were able to have a get away!
How fun! I don't remember any of that stuff from when we were there. I better go to Branson again!
Looks like you guys have had an eventful month! So glad you got to get away for some family time. Elder Grigg mentioned that he has seen you and what a treat that was for him. As always we appreciate all you do =) We are looking forward to some family time too, we just picked our daughter up from BYU (Provo) and in less than 2 weeks will have a houseful again. Can you tell we are a little anxious? Love to you and your family............Ruth
The first thing Hyrum said to Elder Grigg when he saw him was "Hide and Seek?!" It was soooooooo cute! Sure do love your son. David misses him a lot.
That looks so fun!
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