First Family Vacation

We took our first family vacation to Branson with my parents and Julie (my sister) and Ryan and Nick. We left on Friday morning and made a few stops to nurse Logan, eat lunch, change diapers, etc. The trip to Branson takes a little bit longer when you have a baby in the car.

On Friday night we stayed at the Best Western in Branson. We had dinner at Famous Dave's or Crazy Dave's or something... anyway, we celebrated Ryan and Greg's birthday's since they both have September birthdays.

After Dinner we went and saw a light show or something... I'm not sure... it was almost time for Logan to eat so my brain was elsewhere! But here we are at whatever it was that we were seeing. There was fire and lots of fountains and it was cool to look at.

We went back to the hotel and swam in the pool and sat in the hot tub. My mom fed Logan his rice cereal and then watched him while we swam. My dad and Nick played "Captain Hook" in the swimming pool. We went to bed at 9 pm and Logan slept great in his pack and play... even though we had really loud kids next door to us who stayed up until 4 am jumping on the beds!! On Saturday we went to Silver Dollar City. Logan seemed to enjoy riding his stroller and the tram (the only "rides" he could do), listening to the music, watching the people, and watching Nick ride the rides.

He also seemed to really like the goats... what a country boy!

Logan, Greg, and Nick with the goats.

Mom and Dad took Logan and Nick a few times so we could hang out "kid free". We went through the cave and rode a few rides.

After a long day at Silver Dollar City, we went back to the hotel and put Logan to bed. He did great on Saturday night too. Here is Logan with Nick on Sunday morning... they still look tired. Silver Dollar city must have wiped them out.

We left Branson on Sunday morning and drove to Bass Pro Shop in Springfield. Greg had a lot of fun showing Logan all the outdoorsmen stuff.

Family Picture in Bass Pro Shop.

Greg showing Logan a whitetail deer.

Greg, Logan and a big moose.

Greg, Logan and a big Grizzly Bear.

Another family picture in Bass Pro... I could have done a whole blog on this.

When we left Bass Pro, we drove to Cuba, MO for lunch. It was past time for Logan to eat and he was tired of being in a car seat. SO.... I let him suck on fruit snacks... which is probably not Dr. recommended but it made everyone in the car happier!

We got home around 4 and Logan and I both fell asleep while I was nursing him... we were worn out! Logan did great on the trip. He adjusted well to not having a nap for 3 days and was generally a happy baby most of the time. But I don't think he wants to see his car seat for a while so we'll be staying at home for a few days!