Thanksgiving in Branson

Parker and Devin on the Frogs

Wyatt, Miranda and Roy on the Butterfly

Parker on the Lady Bug

Garrison on the Butterfly

Mom and Wyatt on the Frogs

For Garrison's Birthday, we went up to Branson, MO. It was warm for the first 3 days and freezing cold the last day we were there. His Birthday ended up on Thanksgiving this year. We went to Cracker Barrell for our Thanksgiving meal. Only an Hour wait. Not too bad for Thanksgiving. Ha Ha. We did enjoy a Turkey lunch. After lunch we went to the fish hatchery at the base of the Tablerock Lake Dam. This is fun and cheap entertainment. We spent an hour there walking around. We learned it takes 2-3 years before the trout are about 12 inches long. At this point they are big enough to be put in the lake. After feeding the fish, we went to Silver Dollar City. It is a mix of an upscale Lagoon and a craft mall rolled into one, it is nestled in the Ozarks Mountain range so half the rides are on the top of the mountain and the other half are down in the valley. We have fun there. They have lights everywhere. They have a Christmas tree that is 4-5 stories high decked with lights that blink to Christmas Music. When we went Thursday night it was perfect weather. We were fine in jackets, when we went back Sat. it was freezing cold. Everyone was layered with hats, gloves and anything else to keep warm. It may not have been so bad except for the wind.

This picture here is from Silver Dollar City.

This picture is for our niece and cousin Ana. Her 1st grade class had a story about Flat Stanley, she mailed him to us, so we decided to take him to the Wal*mart home office sign and The 5 and 10 store; Bud Walton's original Wal*mart. So for those of you who have never made it to see us yet, just look at what you are missing!

Garrison is holding Stanley in the top picture and Spiderman or Parker is holding Stanley in the bottom picture.

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Hello, I am Roneen and I have the most gorgeous family on this earth. Roy is my superman husband and we really work as a team to raise these five great kids.

Garrison earns his Wolf

Garrison earns his Wolf. He is so excited. He loves Scouts.

Fishing with Flat Stanley

Garrison's Birthday Party # 9

Garrison's Birthday with some friends from Church. Hunter Fife, Aidan Clark, Jamison Chandler and of course the Birthday Boy. He is not quite 9 yet, but his Birthday falls on Thanksgiving this year. What a great thing to be Thankful for, my Garrison.

Halloween

It's Halloween

Miranda is Belle, Wyatt is Stockton, Parker is Spiderman, Devin is Harry Potter and Garrison is a Ghost. Not to many Trick or Treaters this year. We had fun anyway. We went up to a friends house for treats and sweets. The kids had a blast.

Devin earns his 1st class, 2nd class and Tenderfoot

Devin has been busy. He was able to go to Scout camp with Roy this past June and was able to earn quite a few Merit Badges. He has earned his Tenderfoot, 2nd Class and 1st Class already. He is on his way to earn his Eagle by 14. That is what the goal is.

Frosting Cookies

The kids had a day off of school and so being the nice mom that I am we made and frosted cookies for their primary teachers. It took all day but we had fun.

Painting Pumpkins

We painted pumpkins during the afternoon session of Conference on Saturday.