Big Cedar

We took our annual trip (this was our third year) to Big Cedar Lodge up in Branson, MO this past weekend. We always have the best time while we are there. The kids did not want to come home. The whole trip really centered around them so we have been having to work on our "spoiled" attitude since we have been back home. We played putt-putt, rode go-carts, ate really good food, went swimming everyday, and I even got to do a little shopping!! We are already looking forward to next year!!





Emily was tall enough this year to ride go-carts!! She was so excited for her first ride and she had the best time with her daddy!


Cooper on the other hand, was not excited that he had to share "his" go-cart time with his sister (remember the spoiled attitude I talked about earlier).....


But of course, in the end he still got to do something fun "just for him"....



Back at Big Cedar, Cooper had the best time going down the water slide...




For some reason, Emily has not been as daring this summer as she was last summer. She has not wanted to jump off the diving board very much and the water slide did not interest her either. She stayed by the kiddie pool and made friends with all the kids that were there (especially the ones that had brought lots of toys with them!)



What trip to Branson is complete without balloon animals....



After going through all of the pictures from our trip, I am so sad that I did not take more pictures while at Big Cedar. One of the funniest things this year was that Emily was TERRIFIED of all the dead animals (if you have never been to Big Cedar, they have animals everywhere!! It just adds to the rustic feel of the resort). There were a few animals in our room, so to make Emily less afraid of them she and Richard gave each animal a name--we had Freckle the Fox and several other new friends in our room. Down the hall from our room there was a huge bear, some raccoons, and several large deer. The only way Emily would walk past the animals was with a blanket over her head while holding mommy or daddy's hand--I SO WISH I HAD A PICTURE OF THIS!! It was so funny. After we were safely in our room she would take the blanket off and say "I'm not afraid anymore!!". Hopefully by next year she will be over her fear of dead animals!