Testing out the Boat!!

After months of the husband working on

the boat getting it water ready, he finally puts the finishing touches on it. He did spend quit a bit of time on this boat. The night before we took it out I woke up around 2 am and he was not in bed..... hum..... out in the garage working on the boat. Good thing I'm an understanding wife!

The Summer sun and fun at the lake. And we're off with the boat in tow to the lake.

We're on the water!! yea!!

made a pass around the lake (it is kinda of a small lake)

We stopped and decided to take a dip in the water for a while.

Water was pretty warm! Didn't cool us off much. But the kids had a blast. Madi i think was a fish in another life. She was happy as Pooh with his honey!

Madi had her 20 questions of why she had to wear her life vest and no one else had to (except for me cause I can't swim for nothin'). But we managed to answer all her questions and she still had to wear her vest.

She loved jumping off the boat. Dad and Ray tried to teach her how to dive but this is about as good as it got

Turned out to be a pretty good day for everyone but the husband. Seems the propeller thingy didn't work quit right. He tried to fix it in the water but with the kids jumping off the boat and horsing around, just couldn't do it. But he sure tried, he gets an A for the effort. We did have to idle back to shore, once again it was a small lake (thank goodness) and we weren't to far away anyway.

P.S. Husband says to much horse power for the prop!! About 150 to much!!

Saturday, Trip home

And we are on our way home.

There is no place like home,

There is no place like home,

There is no place like home!

To bad it isn't that easy to get home.

Pretty uneventful trip home, Madi still had 100's of questions of "are we there yet".

Jeff found this place on the way home and we had to make a stop here.

but didn't have what we were looking for.

And the show begins. Couldn't take pictures of the shows.

But the shows were great.
Madi and the Temptations.
Markie and the Blues Brothers.

Friday

We did the old car museum after dinner and before the show. Way to many pictures of all the old cars (Jeff made me take a picture of every car there). The little car was more my speed.
Madi and Bugs!!
We taught Madi the right way to hitch hike!! took 3 pictures and we had to pose her, but she has it down now.

Friday, Our last night of Vacation

The girls played a little while we waited for our food at the Dick Clarks AB Grill. See they can play nice together.
We did find our first drinks in Branson. Yea!! I so need that one.
And Jeff needed that one!

Friday, our last night on vacation

We decided to do the Legends show for our last night in Branson. Madi seemed very interested in Elvis. She had 20 questions about him and why he died. Wow, good thing that happened in my life time cause she wanted to know a lot!!! But i think we got her covered.
Madi checking out the menu and the show information.
Sisterly love. Aren't they great?

Madi did get her back with a little sisterly love herself. She may be small but she is creative.

Mom's store

This is a general store and cafe close by! had to take these pictures because of my mother!!

Didn't know she had her own business?!

And She even has gas!!! (you can thank Jeff for that one mom)