Friday, April 17, 2009

our branson vacation

on our way! we stopped about half way at the natural bridge. it was fun...it gave the kids a chance to run around and stretch their legs.
daddy, max and maddie under the natural bridge


m & m exploring some caves

what's a vacation without a stop at an old moonshine shack?



on our way to the dixie stampede....loved it! the kids were in awe of all of it. max loved the big horses and how fast the went. maddie loved the "princesses" (southern belles) that came down from the ceiling and danced. when they appeared she stood up in her chair and leaned over and told her daddy "i want to go down there with them because i'm a princess too" they both ate really good and it didn't seem to phase them that they were eating with their hands!
daddy, max and maddie with some of the horses before showtime


daddy and maddie


mommy and max


yeah!!! silver dollar city! awesome park for the kids they loved all of it! except when maddie was too little for a ride. she rode everything she was able and loved it, max even rode some big coasters with daddy!
in the kiddie area


the each won a stuffed animal at this fishing game..






snack time...cotton candy hands!





one of the rides maddie was too short for...yes, she cried


we had promised them all day we would do a water ride (their version of the log ride) when it was time to leave bc even though it was 65 degrees this day it was very windy...not ideal for water rides. we knew we might get a little wet....here's a pic after the ride it doesn't do the wetness justice. poor maddie was soooo wet i thought we might be turned over to cps before we left the park.

























our last day...we got an included breakfast each day at our motel so we decided to include some pics of how we started our day each day we were there. also, the i took the kids to play on the playground right outside our door while daddy packed and loaded the car.

easter 2009







max's class had an easter party/hunt at school to kick easter week off. (maddie's class did too but my camera battery went dead just in time for her's...sorry maddie boo) these pics are from max's class...






the class easter egg hunt

doing easter crafts for family and friends...



dying eggs... when i told them it was time to dye the eggs maddie busted out crying and said "i don't want them to die i want them back alive!" she's going through a death obsession phase...



we had a great easter! here are some pics of the kid's easter baskets.