Mig's Sweeeeeeet 16th!

 

Mig turned 16 on October 12th. Of all the kids so far, he has been the one that has been most excited about getting his driver's license. 

The Friday before his birthday we had his friends over to the house to help him celebrate.

While they were here Byron went out on a super secret mission. 

The last gift he was given was a set of keys. 

And out in the drive-way was his truck! 

He was speechless and fighting tears. 

Mig has been dreaming about owning a truck for as long as I can remember! So he was SUPER excited!

The first time he heard the engine purr! 

And his sweet friends got to be in on the surprise!!!

There are not many things better than a truck with a load of friends!

He couldn't decide on which cake to get - so we got both. 

What a FUN way to celebrate our new driver!! 

The first thing Mig did on the morning of his birthday was head to the DMV where he was awarded his Driver's License. 

Nothing can stop him now!!

Branson Day 4 - Dogwood Canyon

 On our final full day in Branson we took a hike through the beautiful Dogwood Canyon nature trail. 

It was a LOOOOONG hike and a very hot day (over 100 degrees), but it was worth every minute. 

Every turn of the trail gave a sight more beautiful than the last. 

We walked so far, we crossed from Missouri to Arkansas!

We even encountered some wildlife!

By the time we finished the hike, we were tired, hungry, thirsty and so sweaty! We were going to go back into Branson for lunch, but we decided to just eat there at the Dogwood Canyon restaurant. They seated us by the large windows overlooking the grounds and we had this view:

While we ate, two otters were playing in the waterfall. It was so magical!

That evening we strolled the Landing one last time and stopped into a winery for a glass of wine and a chocolate cake. It was a lovely way to end an amazing week. 

Here is a Recap of our time in Branson -  including our view of the fountains and some videos from Top of the Rock. 

I am so thankful for the memories made!!

Branson Day 3 - Sight and Sound Theater

On Day 3 of our Branson Trip we started the day with a big breakfast downtown at Farmhouse. Then we went to all the antique stores around there. 

In the afternoon we headed to The Sight & Sound Theater to see David.

I had been looking forward to this the most of all the things we had planned -and it did NOT disappoint!

We had great seats near the aisle where actors and live animals went up to the stage.

Here are some production pictures from the Sight & Sound website:

This is the end - it is so touching. Snow falls on David - and then it falls on the audience!!!

After David we drove to Lamberts for dinner because we had heard SO much about the Home of Throwed Rolls.

Our dinner was delicious!!! And they come around with extra sides including fried okra!

We each also caught a huge, hot roll - which was also delicious! 

It was another fantastic day in Branson! 

 

Branson Day 2 - the strip and Murder Mystery Show!

 

After Top of the Rock we drove down the main strip of Branson - which is SO cool! Like the Titanic museum, all of the buildings are so creative.

There is a Famous Car attraction. We decided to stop there and see all the movie and tv cars.

Our family recently watched Stranger Things and loved it - so it was cool to see the Winnebago! 

Mig loves the movie Twisters, so we were excited to see this truck!

More Stranger Things:

And Byron was excited to see The General Lee!

Branson has a few Trump stores for the Trump fans!

That evening we went to see a Murder Mystery Dinner Show!

I got to be part of the show! My role was suspect "Reba Mac N Cheese"

My costume:

And here is my Branson Debut Perfomance:

We ended the evening with a stroll downtown. 

And watching the beautiful Fountain show.