July 4th in Branson

Finally, a POST!!! It's been a crazy month and I haven't had a whole lot of opportunities to sit down and post to the blog.....I'm hoping for slower days ahead (note the cherishyourmemoriesmedia.com link to the side). Anyway, all that aside, stick with me on this one. There are a lot of pictures, but it has been a month.......

We went to Branson for the 4th of July and we had a great time! I think we were all needing a little time away!

Weston....please do not jump on the beds!

Quinton.....please do not encourage your brother to jump on the bed!

Boys....please stop before someone gets hurt!

Okay...you have got to be kidding me! Would you all please stop!

To anyone who reads this blog and you know what "NEO Basketball Tourny" means.....I was having some flashbacks! LOL

Seriously....quit wrestling on the beds!

What? Can't I have some fun with the kids??

Everyone please note the little foot sticking up in the air.....should have listened to mom!

I just took this picture because it was one of the few times the boys touched each other without wrestling!

We have added pro golfer to our list!

Well....we're working on it!

Weston was a little scary with a steel stick in his hands!

We rode the ducks for the first time. You would have thought it was Quinton's last wish by the way he was acting, so we did what we usually do after hours of saying "NO"....we caved and went on our way! Quinton and Weston did get to be Captains and drive the duck when we were on the lake though, so it was all worth it, right?!

We spent most of our time swimming this weekend. We stayed at the Grand Country Inn, which has the indoor waterpark called Splash Country. The boys love it!

Here's the deal....I have to beg Quinton to take a shower and not a bath, because he doesn't like the water pouring over his face....however, every time this 1000 gallon bucket would tip over and drop water, he raced so he could stand under it.....go figure....all I know is that bath time is over kid...get to the shower!

I have no clue who the people in the picture are, but it's the only picture I caught of the water coming down!

The lazy river and the hot tub is where me and Weston spent our time....please note that I did not stick my 3 year old in a real hot tub. They have a kiddie one that is probably about 90 degrees....maybe....really it's like sitting in a hot bath that's lost the hot! Oh well....it was still better than racing to get under a 1000 gallons of falling water with Quinton!

Weston really loved the frog that was outside too! I think he went down it enough times to make the frog's tongue sore!

A fun time was had by all! Quinton wanted to know why we couldn't stay on vacation all the time.....that's a lesson for a different week I guess!

Quinton also informed us this trip that he has figured out why we get the hiccups sometimes.....he was aggravated because he had some hiccups that wouldn't go away and he asked me and Wess, "Why do we get hiccups?" I told him, "Quinton, I really don't know...it's just something our bodies have to do every once in a while." A little bit later, he started laughing and we asked him what was so funny. He said, "I figured out why we get the hiccups". "Why, Quinton?" He said, "I think when God needs to laugh, he gives somebody the hiccups. I think it makes him giggle!"

Your dose of education from a 5-year old!!