Family Trip to Branson MO

Over Labor Day weekend Chris and I took the girls to Branson MO for a long weekend. Branson is like the Pigeon Forge of TN. It has lots of shows, shopping and amusement parks, plus a lot of traffic. We dedided to not see any shows because we weren't sure how well Bree would sit through anything so we took the girls on Sunday to Celebration City and they had a blast. Katie of course was ready for every ride and Bree was finally up for riding a few rides she felt comfortable with. It was really sweet to see Katie and Bree ride their very first ride together. Bree was grinning from ear to ear. Celebration City is a small park and it only open on the weekends, but for some reason the day we went we thought it would be crazy crowded but it wasn't. We were so excited that we didn't have to wait in line at all for rides so we cruzed through the park in no time. It is really a great park for smaller kids because most of the rides are made for them. They also have a big firework show at the end of each night but we didn't make it to that, by 8pm both girls were worn out. Maybe next year. On Monday we went down to an area called Branson Landing which is on the water and it is an open shopping area with lots of restaurants. We walked around and they had several things for kids that day for Labor Day. One of them was face painting so Katie got her face painted. Bree wouldn't let the lady near here so she didn't get to partake. We had two day of fun and sun and the next two days we were there were rain filled so we had two days to just hang out and rest. It was a great family trip and Chris and I realized that since we had kids this was our first trip together with just us and not going to see other family. Every vacation we have had with since we had the girls has always been with family. It was neat to just have this time with our girls. Below are a few pictures from the weekend, but I will post them all on picasa.