Vacation...Oh how I love Vacation!

Andrew using his "quacker"!

We rode the Ducks in Branson...and Carson got to drive!

Cowboy Maddog!

Carson & Andrew's Favorite horse at Big Cedar...Festus!

Andrew's Favorite part about vacation...The Red Choo Choo!

Andrew's first Tea Cup Ride...he wasn't too sure about it!

Roller Coster Fun! Dustin and Carson are in the last car.

The Boys at Silver Dollar City


Oh how I love Vacation! When I was telling Carson and Andrew about vacation and as we began to count down the days till it began I told them that Daddy didn't have to work for 7 days! Carson couldn't hardley believe it...."you mean he gets to be with us and not have to go to work for 7 days" he kept asking over and over almost everyday. On Saturday morning as we prepared packing for vacation he told Dustin, "Daddy I am so glad you don't have to go to work today...or for 7 more days!" It was so sweet! The boys love vacation....and so do we! They were ready to go and were even more excited to hear that we would get to spend vacation this year with Mimi & Papa! We went to Big Cedar in Branson, MO. We absolutely love it there. It is a very special place for Dustin and I...we actually spent our honeymoon there 8 years ago and then later found out we were pregnant with Andrew there in 2005! This was our forth trip to Big Cedar and it is always amazing to me how beautiful it is! We have allways gone in May and never been in October so it was even more vibrant with the trees changing colors. Oh the fun we had with Mimi & Papa! We went to Silver Dollar City and The Dixie Stampede. The boys allways love Silver Dollar City....they are choo choo freaks! Unfortunately when we went back on wed it started raining in the afternoon and we were unable to ride it again...the boys were very dissapointed in that for sure. The Dixie Stampede was really neat and both boys were very attentive. Carson told us that his favorite part was the cows with the horns (longhorms)--they were cool! They asked him to be a part of the show and come down to the stage and chase chickens but he was too shy and decided to pass on the opportunity. After he saw what he would have been doing he told us "But I didn't have my boots" :) After all it was kind of dirty down there. Carson was in heaven on vacation because his Mimi fixed him bacon everyday....yum! We also got to Ride the Ducks in Branson, which I was very leary of at first but it turned out really fun! Carson even got to drive the "boat" and they took his picture. He was so proud of himself! Andrew unfortunately fell asleep during the first 20 minutes of the ride and missed most of the fun but he did utilize his "quacker" during that time! We truly had a wonderful time relaxing and playing with the boys and Mimi & Papa!