Branson, MO

For the past 12+ years, Brad's dad has lived in Saudi Arabia.  He recently retired from his job there and moved back to the states.  He and Brad's step-mom, Tammy, decided to buy a house near Branson, MO.  We had one last free weekend before we move (all the others are jam packed with stuff) so we took a long weekend to visit and see what Branson has to offer.  It pretty much was exactly as I expected it to be. 

Brad's dad bought a beautiful house that overlooks Table Rock Lake.  We spent a lot of time on the porch hanging out and watching boats.

 

On Friday we decided to "Ride the Ducks."  Basically it is a tour of the area in an amphibious vehicle.  Mike was SO excited when we drove into the water and "Captain Woody" even let all the kids drive the boat.



On Saturday we went to the "Amazing Pets" show which featured rescued dogs, cats and parrots who had been trained to do all sorts of impressive tricks.  The kids loved it.  They especially liked getting their picture taken with a dog dressed up as Batman.

 

 

 

On the drive down there, Brad and I were debating whether or not I had ever been to Arkansas.  He claims that we drove through a portion of it on the way to Destin, I argued that we cut over before we hit Arkansas.  In order to but the matter to rest we decided to just drive to Arkansas (literally within 10 miles).  We followed a few county highways and found a little pull-off with lake access.  We hopped out and let everyone throw rocks in the lake for a few minutes before we headed back.

 

It was a great weekend.  A nice, relaxing trip that helped us forget about the fact that we are in the middle of selling our house and will be moving across the country in one month!!!