Branson Summer Vaca 2012 - Part I

This was a fun-filled, family oriented trip!!! We stayed with Mom and Dad in their condo the entire time. Quinn and her crew came up for a few days...and my Aunt Renata, Jordan, Jathan, Uncle Randy, Aunt Terri, and Nana came up for the end of the week...Oh and we can't forget about Randy and Terri's pup, Rascal!!!

Day 1- We left FSM around 11.

We barely fit Luci in the car! :-)

We stopped for lunch in Fayetteville at Jason's Deli...and of course grabbed a Bliss cupcake!!! Yum yum!!! We arrived in Branson around 3.

Upon arrival, we realized that we left our Silver Dollar City (SDC) and White Water (WW) season passes at home. All of these years of going...and we had never left them. Kerri offered to overnight them to us, and we knew Quinn and her crew were coming up a few days later...so we had options...but we called and they were able to issue us new ones!!! We also left all of Luci's swim suits behind. So, we had to run out and buy a new one until Quinn came up with her ones from home!!!

All of this stuff...and we still ended up leaving the passes and swim suits! Lol!

As soon as we got unpacked, we went right out to swim. Luci had to swim in shorts and t-shirt since we forgot her suits and hadn't had time to run to the store yet!

Mom and I had planned some meals for the condo so that we weren't eating out as much...a. to help save some money and b. it is honestly easier sometimes than going and waiting.

Our first night was Taco night! 

After dinner we went and bought some groceries (aka snacks) and then went swimming that night!!!

Day 2- We woke up, grabbed a quick breakfast in the condo, and then the 3 of us headed out for White Water!!! We stayed for a few hours, and Luci had a blast!!! The beauty of the season passes are that you can come and go as you please and not feel like you have to stay all day to get your money's worth.

Later that afternoon, we came back for Luci to have a nap, went and did a little shopping, and then came back to the condo for dinner...Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff over noodles and broccoli and cheese casserole. Mom and I were able to come up with some really easy, yummy meals!!!

A few hours of swimming = a few hours of napping!!