my three little men: week 36

What a week we have had. We vacationed with our family down in Branson and had a blast experiencing lots of new things.

A lot of time was spent swimming. My boys got braver and braver each day. We almost always had the pool to ourselves and in the shallow end, even Silas could touch.

Ivan didn't like to be in his little floater, but he loved "swimming." He kicked his feet and everything.

This was Amos' favorite thing.

And here was Silas'.

We also did a lot of this...yum! My meal was fantastic here. Possible best.meal.ever.

This was our first time staying in a hotel with children. And it worked out really well. I think I've always imagined that it would be terrible, so I've tried to avoid it. But, the boys loved it and we all slept relatively well.

Our first morning we ventured out on a little hike that involved a high tower. I think the adults were more scared than the kids.

The forecast predicted rain everyday, but luckily we didn't actually get much rain. Except, of course, the night we went to Silver Dollar City and then it downpoured. We rode one ride and were waiting in another when they told us they were closing the rides. We should have left then, but we were hoping it would clear off. Nope. We ended up running all the way to the car in a downpour. The bright side was that the kids loved it.

The next day was nice and clear so we hit up the go-cart course. The kids got to try their hand at their own rides. Amos was very intent on what he was doing.

Round 2: was the BIG go-carts. We were watching and waiting for them. And screaming...

After lunch and quick naps, we went back out for another new adventures....mini golfing. Nana beat everyone with her 4 hole-in-ones. Silas managed two hole-in-ones himself. Too bad his other puts were about 10 swings. He loved hearing the sound of the ball going in the hole.

The pirate garb after was a big hit too!

It's always hard to end a trip, but not quite as bad when you know you're going to meet back up at Bass Pro for some exploring and boat driving.

We also branched out with our lunch choice and went to a Japanese Steakhouse to eat. Teigan and Emma had been to one before, so they made sure a filled Amos in on all that was about to happen. Amos thought it was pretty cool. Silas was not a fan. He didn't touch his food until the man with the fire left our table. The big flame at the beginning definitely got him.

Ivan was a trooper through the whole trip. He's been trying to get over a cold all this past week and hasn't wanted to leave my side. His favorite part was probably swimming. He's a little fish. Hoping this next week is the end to the cold.

 

 

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