Silver Dollar City {and a little extra}

This is going to be a semi-long post as I explain the pics and then include a couple of things that are going on around here!
First off: We have Silver Dollar City (SDC) passes and have not been going like we thought we would. Thanks to SuSu and Poppa (my parents) for buying them and giving them to us as a Christmas present LAST year. We went back in the summer and had gotten so busy and didn't make time for it again until last weekend (Nov 6th). So, Jason, the kids, my mom, and I traveled to Branson for the day! It was a long day, but we had a great time. The weather was cool and the Christmas lights were everywhere! Put us in the Christmas spirit immediately!

There is something about how the sun is shining down that captures me everytime I look at this picture. I love it.

There are lots of rides the kids can go on this season. We have even moved out of the kiddie section to the school age area and ride those too. The kids both love the thrill of rides, especially Jonas. A couple of their favs include the swings and a roller coaster called Fire in the Hole.

Here is Mom, best known as SuSu, around our house. An extra about us is that we are on the road to SKINNY..... well, skinnier. We are doing Weight Watchers and I have been working out consistently since February. I wish that I could tell you how many inches I have lost, but I am not sure except that I have gone down a pants size. WW'ers is newer to the life-style and believe me, I make lots of mistakes. The key is to keep right on truckin' and stay on track. Someone once said when making a choice to eat that high calorie food, "It's not as good as skinny feels." I can't say that I have taken that advice everytime, but I have for sure cut out some fat and increased my fiber. Mom has dropped 30lbs so far and is feeling much better about herself. So proud of you MOM!!!!!!!

We are waiting on the parade to begin..... and the weather is much cooler.

So those pics were from last, last weekend. Well, this past weekend, we decided to go back! This time, my parents took Reese on Friday night and we drove up Saturday afternoon. Jonas had a bday party to attend so Jason, Jonas, and I met my parents around 3p at SDC. (Will post pics from party another time) The weather was even cooler, actually COLD.... So the kids were bundled up.... and here is a pic of their sweatshirts that we bought at SDC the previous weekend. Of course I had to monogram their names on them and then added an extra touch to Reese's.

Some dear friends of ours were there at the same time and we met up for a few minutes. Here is Kristin (hubs with her but not in pic) and they were alone without kids...which is always a treat to get away! We know Kristin and Brandon from church and have remained close friends. Their children are close in age to ours.

By this point, it was freezing! The kids had on snow suits on top of their clothes.

We stayed in Branson for the weekend, thanks to mom and dad. We spent Sunday shopping before heading home! Now this week, we are working on decorating the house for Christmas. Pics to come!