Silver Dollar City

Thanks to some friends the Rupp's we got to go to Silver Dollar City, an amusement park in Branson. We had such a great time and there were so many fun and exiting things to do! The park is decked out in holiday decorations and fun Christmas shows. The highlight of the trip was the ride on the Powder Keg Roller Coaster. It goes from 0-64 miles per hour at the start and then pure terrifying hills and curves . The boys were screaming the whole way! Jordan thought it was the best ride ever and made his dad go on it a second time! They rode in the very front! I stayed back with Brandon because he said once was enough! (it's a bummer we didn't get any pictures on the rollar coaster, because we rode it at night!)

There is also a cave on site called Marvel Cave, and we got to go on a tour. It was amazing and it took us about an hour to get through. There were 674 stairs going down and 470 going up! Lots of squeezing through tight spaces too. It was a great adventure!

We went on a few rides that were actually open and then the lighting of the Christmas Tree in the main square. The tree and all the lights in the square are synchronized to Christmas music, what a show!

Speaking of shows, we also saw the Living Nativity and Charles Dickens " A Christmas Carol" A fun filled 12 hour day, but we had a blast and will be talking about it for months to come!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Espy Elementary Caring Kid

Brandon has been waiting for this day! His elementary school has a program they call Caring Kids and only a few students from each class are chosen for it! There is a lot of requirements to fulfill in order to receive it. We are so proud of him! He truly is a caring kid

Andy Williams Christmas show in Branson

Schon grew up listening to Andy Williams at Christmas time and it has become one of our family favorites too. The boys have been counting down the days until the show and we finally got to go and see our first show in Branson.

The Fun, Family night was filled with dinner and the show. We had a wonderful time, and it will be a memory that will stay with us forever!

The boys got to meet Andy...Ha Ha ( he was a little stiff though)

I don't know exactly how old Andy is now but he was amazing. He put on a great show and we were so entertained, we didn't want it to end!

He made "the most wonderful time of the year" spectacular!

OUR TREE

We put up our christmas tree and are now all ready for the Holiday Season to start! We love this time of year and hoping to relax and enjoy it!

Finding the perfect tree is part of our tradition! We found a great one!

The finished product! TAADAA

Seeing Santa

We decided to beat the crowds and go and visit Santa today. The Bass Pro shop has a fun set up and we had a fun time.

Christmas Package

The little elf Tonia has been busy too! I made this cute plate for santa to have a fun snack on Christmas Eve!

We have been busy around here getting our house all decorated for Christmas, and today a special package came to our door! It was address to the boys but had no return address. They couldn't wait to open it and to our delight it was a mailbox....a magic mailbox from the jolly old elf himself. This magic mailbox can deliver letters to the North Pole! We can even get letters back! Brandon and Jordan are itching to get their letters written to see what they get back!

Christmas Fun

Our friend sent us an email with their family as elves and we laughed so hard we cried! So we thought we would try it out. Here is the link to our family of elves!http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/XxhYixUpm9sXeKy7eTsM

Have fun watching!