Get ready for picture overload! We recently went on a little trip to Branson with some friends of ours. Everyone who knows me at all knows that I have a special place in my heart for Branson. I can't explain it, there's just something about good ole' country fun that makes my heart happy. This trip was no exception. Might have been the best trip yet! We had a great itinerary set up for our long weekend and it quite honestly went off without a hitch.
The first day we spent the day at an indoor water park because the weather outside was less than stellar. After that we made our way over to the Dixie Stampede. We had 20 people in our party and Chad had called ahead to get our tickets. Well for whatever reason the Dixie Stampede thought we were part of a reunion so at one point in the show the "Struckmann Family Reunion" got a special shout out! And then we continued to play on the "Struckmann Family Reunion" for the rest of the weekend! The Dixie Stampede was SUPER fun for everyone, kids and adults alike. I would look up and down the row of our crew and at any given time someone was dancing, or shouting, or stomping, or clapping or some combination of all of those. It was awesome.
The next day we headed on over to Silver Dollar City. With 10 kids of all different ages (and heights) we did have to split up a little bit throughout the day but I think everyone got to experience their fair share of rides and games. Kids were happy (and exhausted) which meant the parents were happy (and exhausted). I also realized on this day that my kids have graduated from the "baby rides", and I had the whiplash to prove it. The little one wants to keep up with the big one so he's got some guts for a 4 year old! He's going to give me a heart attack that one.
The next stop for the "Struckmann Family Reunion" was a day on Table Rock Lake. It started out a little rocky as the boat rental place would not give us an anchor (apparently they lost too many) and there aren't really any places to go to on the lake. So we did some tubing and attempted to just float in the middle of the lake. That did not work. So then we decided we were going to trespass and just use a private dock that had two open boat slips. My anxiety (and many other's I might add) was through the roof. I am a rule follower and this my friends was most definitely not allowed! I spent the next 1-2 hours trying to drink my anxiety away as I sat on the boat and hid from anyone on the dock (and perhaps acted like I was asleep once or twice), while the boys and the kids pretended like they owned the place! We eventually left the dock and found a little island in the middle of the lake to pull up on, this was a much better idea in my mind! So we hung out here for a while and did some relaxing. Perfection...just wish we would have found it earlier!
On our last day we weren't quite ready to go home, so we decided to take in a little mini golf before we hit the road. There were quite a few holes in one and quite a few hole in 13 (if you're Bennett). A perfect way to end our vacation.
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