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Branson 2011

Monday we left for our annual trip to Branson.  We were so excited, but had not really decided what all we were going to do yet. I guess that I had been so busy trying to get all those papers written that I hadn't really researched my trip schedule very well.  We arrived in Branson around 1:00 p.m. and went straight to the hotel, got checked in, rested (for a minute), then went to the lake to swim...or not!!  Not thinking about all the floods that had taken place earlier in the year, we bee-bopped down there only to find out there was NO Swimming beaches!!  They were all under water.  The kids LOVED Tablerock lake last year, so they were a little disappointed.  We decided to go back to the hotel to swim for a little while before driving down to Branson Landing for dinner.  It was a really fun night even though the floods had damaged the equipment for the water/lights/fire show, we ended up going on a moonlight cruise of Lake Tanycomo.  I would highly recommend it...it was fairly inexpensive and the kids loved it because the got to drive.  A 4 million dollar boat, they got to drive!!  It was definitely the highlight of the day :)
On our way...I had to stop and take a picture.  So
pretty, but really I'm a flat-land kinda girl :)

Makena had to take a pic of me and Carl, too!
Trey swimming like a little fish at the hotel pool
Carlie relaxing in the hot tub
And Makena
Carlie was so excited to eat at Joe's Crab Shack!

Makena and T

My girlies

T clownin'

Carlie on the boardwalk

Makena waiting to board the Landing Princess

My three loves

I see you!

All the girls

And the boys

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