Two weeks ago, we went on a vacation to Branson, MO. It took about 6 hours or so to get there. We drove through southeast Kansas, where we hit multiple sites of road construction. I'm not talking slow-down-a-bit road construction. I'm talking the kind where there is only one lane for both directions and you have to wait 5 minutes for the pilot car to come back and lead you through. Then in Missouri, there was a bridge closed for construction and we had to take a very long detour on a narrow, curvy, and hilly road. Luckily no one got sick. Anthony did reasonable well in the car:
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| Look how all those books are squishing him over! |
After we settled in at the hotel, which had a living area connecting two bedrooms, and a small kitchen/dining area, hooray, we went down to the Branson Landing by Lake Taneycomo, which is so skinny it looks more like a river.
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| Looking out over the lake. |
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| Nice picture of all the kids looking out. |
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| Okay, everyone, look this way. |
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| This is about as good as it gets. |
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| Then, while we were standing there, all of a sudden the fountains started spraying so fiercely, we all got wet. At the same time, there was a loud boom and fire starting shooting out of the tops of these columns. Evidently we got there right in time for the fire and light show. |
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| Joseph got so excited he was jumping up and down. |
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| Of course, the kids loved getting wet. |
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| After that excitement, we walked along the long bridge. It was 9/11, hence the flag at half-mast. |
We spent a bit more time walking around the Branson Landing Shopping Center, got ice cream, and the kids played at a playground there. Then it was back to the hotel for a dinner made in our little kitchen, and later we went to the hotel pool. Woohoo! Day one accounted for.
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