Branson Trip

We are back at Table Rock Lake for the weekend & this time it is MUCH nice weather! We are staying at the same campground as last time & trying out some new adventures that we didn't quite get to do when it was 100+ degrees out the last time we were here.

One of the things Shane really wanted to do with Mason was ride the go karts so we spent a couple of hours at the Track Family Fun Park. We rode go karts (which Mason LOVED), drove the bumper cars where Mason thought it was hilarious to hit Mama's bumper car, played some arcade games & did a round of miniature golf.

We were both amazed at how well Mason did golfing & pretty impressed by how natural it came to him. But why wouldn't it...his Grandpa Mountain & Daddy are both really good golfers so it seems he inherited the gene. Thinking golfing lessons will be in his future soon!

Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures while on the go karts since we needed to pay attention to driving but managed to "say cheese" in front of the track.

After our afternoon of fun we headed over to the Dixie Stampede where we had reservations for dinner & a show. We had never been here before so we were excited to see what it was all about.

The show got going & Mason was into watching all the horses, stunts, music & the light show. As the show was going on the waiter started to serve us dinner. Out came the soup, then the bread, then the main course & we had all this food in front of us & they wouldn't bring us any silverware. We asked for it but the waiter kept saying there wasn't any so as we looked around we saw everyone was eating with their hands. So mental note for you all who have never been....either bring your own plastic silverware or be prepared to get messy eating with your hands. Don't forget the hand sanitizer too! 

After our meal they handed each person a warm, wet cloth to clean our hands & mouths with. It got pretty messy but the food was SO good. We all enjoyed the show & the food & would definitely do it again next time we were in town.

The show got out around 8pm so we made our way back to the camper & started a campfire, made some smores & enjoyed a cool evening around the fire.

The next day we headed out for breakfast & then to Silver Dollar City. It was a gorgeous day out & we were excited to be able to enjoy the place in 80 degree temps compared to the last time we were there.

Just as we made our way into the park, we stopped to take some family photos. He did good for two pics but once we sat down to take a family photo you can see Mason fighting me & saying "noooo" because he didn't want to stop for pictures. Ugh kids.

Whenever we come here we always start out towards the back of the park because that is where all the rides are that Mason can ride. We ended up riding all the kiddie rides & when I say all I mean ALL. THE. KIDDIE. RIDES.

He absolutely loved it & had so much fun. We spent a lot of time in Fireman's Landing shooting the foam balls & I think my husband actually has more fun than my child does :) I couldn't get them out of there! Of course there were more rides back there that we went on.

We stopped for lunch & then headed over to the train to take a train ride but sadly it was out of order so we ended up walking around a bit more, had some ice cream & then decided to call it a day.

We made our way back to the camper, made supper & started another campfire for another night of smores, wine & some peace & quiet after Mase went to bed.

Sadly, we are packing up & heading back home tomorrow but are looking so forward to getting back here next spring for more adventures.