Trip to Branson, MO

Love this picture of Jeff and Maddy. What a sweet face.

Near sister in laws house.

Me and my sweet Madders.

Luvrbugs.

This was a super cool swing, Maddy liked it.

Maddy walking, her land legs are still a little wobbly.

A tractor ride of sorts. We had fun!

The kiddos feeding the horses some carrots.

Maddy feeds the horse too, she is a little afraid.

Lydia and Aunt Minnie. Cute!

Taylor and her buddy Cousin Daniel!

Here we all are, after checking out some bird eggs and a nest.

Taylor Paige

Little Lydia Ora.

Mommy and Maddy on the tractor ride.....a bit scary at times.

Papa and his Tator Bug. Lamberts Restaurant

Lamberts restaurant is named by the Food Network as one of the Top Ten Places to Pig Out. They throw hot rolls at you. Boy are they worth the catch.

Maddy enjoys playing with the balloon.

The gang piggin' out.

Once we got to Branson, we rode the ducks. These are boats that drive on the roads. They gave us a nice tour and some history of the town and then they dove right into Table Rock lake. It was a lot of fun. They also gave you these duck noise makers. You can imagine the duck noises our group put out!

Taylor and Lydia and their duck quackers.

Mommy and Maddy on the duck ride.

Silver Dollar City. An amusement park that we spent an entire day at. It was a lot of fun.

Waiting for the train ride. We eventually were robbed by bandits on the ride.

We were safe, because a new sheriff arrived in town just in time.

Papa and Maddy.

Aunt Minnie and Taylor.

Lydia and Cousin Daniel on the ladybugs.

Lydia and Maddy cooling off in the wet zone.

The wild river ride. Jeff rode more than once.

The sight and sound play of Noah... Here we are inside the theater.

The kiddos in front of the theater. What an awesome performance.

Hanging out in the hotel.

Taylor driving her first go cart. We all had a turn, it was a great time.

Taylor and Lydia on the boat at Table Rock Lake

Aunt Minne and the girls.

Daddy and Maddy take a little dip in the lake. We went tubbing and fishing. It was a hoot!

Maddy got a turn at the wheel.

Enjoying the sun and water.

Daddy caught a little snuggle from Lydia.

Mommy and Maddy on the wave runner.

We loved the wave runner that we rented. Taylor and I decided we have to buy one of our own.

Daddy caught a huge catfish. With the sponge bob pole. Way to go Daddy!

Our last night in Missouri at Cooper's Landing.

The kids having a good time.

Brother, sister and Lydia

Enjoying the live music.

A beautiful sunset.

What a beautiful ending to our trip.
Note: We also brought home a boxed turtle that Jeff and the girls hunted down the morning we left. We named him Cooper for the best little hang out joint in Missouri.

Kindergarten Graduation

Taylor my little graduate.

Taylor reading her fact on insects.

Taylor and her classmates, singing the Star Song... "I'm a little star shinning bright, growing bigger every night. When I finish kindergarten, I will shout I'm a star, so you better watch out!"
You know Mommy bawled on that!

They made their ladybug hats themselves, and sang the ladybug song, about the grumpy ladybug who wants all the aphids for himself.

They also sang "I'm leaving today, for first grade.." Sung to the New York, New York tune.
Mommy cried during this one too!

Taylor is about to receive her diploma.

Mommy and her little graduate.

Taylor was giving the award for best craftmanship, because her work is almost perfect, her writing is the best in the class. This is her with her diploma and "her favorite teacher in the whole world.

My friend Jodie made this cake for the class. It was so cute and very delicious. The theme this year was bugs, gardens and animals. So, the cake was a perfect way to end the year.

Mother's Day Camping Trip

We had such a fantastic time...here we are enjoying our time together!

Taylor by the creek~

Maddelyn by the creek

Lydia being silly ... but still as cute as a button!

Daddy actually smiling~ boy was that water moving fast, and it was freezing water!
Daddy wearing Lydia's hat!

Me and my two older campers!

Taylor took this one of us - there wasn't any one to take one of all of us together!

I took a chance and bought some corn at the store, before leaving town. It is the first corn on the cob we've seen out here. But it was great! I think Maddy single handedly ate 3 entire ears. She loved it~

This campground was totally created for kids...it had an outdoor and indoor pool and a miniature golf course. Maddy didn't play golf, but she still had a good time. She wore that hat for most of the trip, even when it was hot outside. Maybe she just forgot it was on??

There was this cool little town, that the kids could play inside of and in, it was really cool.

The beauty of God's world and two of my most precious gifts!

On our hike, by the creek. See Taylor's walking stick, she had to have one just like her Daddy!

A really cool bridge to take you to the other side of the creek.

Maddy likes being in the pack, even when we weren't hiking she would go over to the pack and say "ride" and daddy would put her in it and give her a ride, while he did whatever it was that he did!

Taylor is quite a perfectionist, and she was struggling to get her marshmallow roasted to perfection, rather than torching it...so daddy gave her lessons. She is so funny though, she has to wash her hands after each one, she hates to be sticky for one minute.

+The lessons on roasting marshmallows. They are both so serious!

Maddy has enjoyed some smores, can you tell?

Daddy enjoyed some smores, can you tell?

What a wonderful camping trip for Mother's Day weekend.
I couldn't have asked for a better gift!