krewetland: November 2011

This post is a little overdue but back in October we headed to Branson for a visit to Silver Dollar City. Jim also had work to do in Springfield so we left Thursday night after work. While Jim worked I took the kids to a place called the Discovery Center. It looked really small and I was wondering how I was going to keep the kids entertained while Jim worked. But it was amazing and we had a blast. There was so much to do and we basically had the place to ourselves. It is worth a trip to Springfield. We had perfect fall weather for the trip. Hadley measured in at exactly 36 inches so she was able to go on rides. I knew it was going to be very close. Tommy was a trooper all day. The girls were so tired at the end of the day that they both fell asleep in the stroller on the way to car. On Sunday, we went to fish hatchery to feed the fish and see the snakes. Then we started the long journey home. Let's just say we made at least 6 stops on what should have been a 4 hour drive. Other than the car ride home, it was great trip.

First ride of the day... the Hopping Frogs. These things really hop.

If you look real close, you can see Hadley tucked in next to Jim on the swings. This was a big step for the girl who doesn't even like to ride the horses on the carousel.

Hadley enjoyed some Dippin Dots while Madeleine rode her first real roller coaster, Fire in the Hole, with Jim. Hadley loved the dippin dots. Madeleine wasn't so sure about the hills in the roller coaster.

More Dippin Dots while Jim rode a roller coaster. You get lots of sympathetic looks and comments when you are with 3 kids by yourself waiting outside the roller coaster.