Branson...

Our Annual trip to Branson to see the Christmas Lights at Silver Dollar City!

the perfect ages for both kids to enjoy all the fun of Silver Dollar City.... 

2014 Family Pic...

sister was excited and running everywhere!!

a picture with Santa...Ava Kate was not too sure about the whole Santa thing!

our little gingerbread girl...

our little gingerbread boy....

a little family competition....girls against boys!

the boys were really serious about winning!

Ava Kate thought it was just fun to hold the gun and look at the shinny numbers on top...

Big enough to ride the BIG roller-coasters this year!!!

Thunderation!!!

so excited!!  He loved it so much that they rode 3 times in a row!

love this pic!!

my little dare devils....arms up the whole time with lots of squealing!!

riding the elephants with mommy...

teacups for the boys....they were spinning as fast as they could the entire time...made me dizzy just to watch!!

more frogs with daddy...this was Ava Kate's favorite ride!

the small roller coaster with hands up the entire time...

the Christmas Parade...

Ava Kate was not a fan of all the dressed up characters!!  

the train ride around Silver Dollar City....

it doesn't get much better than trains and Christmas caroling....definitely puts you in the Christmas Spirit!!

all tuckered out!!

waiting for Frosty the Snowman....

Fun in the ball house...another favorite for our kiddos!!

watching the Christmas parade one more time before heading home....

finally brave enough to say hi to the princess...

One of our favorite parts...the christmas tree lights synchronized to the christmas music!  

Mini Vacation...

The week after Thanksgiving, we decided to take a short trip to Branson, MO to see the Christmas lights and parade at Silver Dollar City...and do a little shopping! 

 Owen loved Silver Dollar City last year mainly because of all of the Christmas lights and the parade...but this year he loved everything!  The rides were his absolute favorite, especially the kid roller coaster!  He would ride and then get off and run back to the line to ride again!  

  

Owen got car sick on the ride from Fayetteville to Branson (I think because he was looking out the window at all the cows), so we weren't sure how he would do with all the rides....but they didn't seem to phase him at all!  

We got to see the Frosty show again this year.  Owen really enjoyed it but wanted nothing to do with going on stage with all the other kids!

Dumbo ride with daddy...

 Checking out baby Jesus!!  We also went to the Living Nativity and Owen fascinated but kept wanting to know where baby Jesus went when he wasn't on stage.

 Hugs from Frosty...

Waiting in line to see Santa.  Owen so excited he kept waving at him....

A little fun in the hotel...

 On Friday morning we went to the Branson Landing for a little shopping and another picture with Santa.  If you look closely at the first picture, you'll see that Ava left a little present on Santa's arm...Ha!   He wasn't too excited about it!

 I'm not a huge fan of rides, so I stuck to the small/slow kiddy rides and let Josh ride the roller coaster with him...

 My boys!  I love this pic...

 waving to Santa...

Ava all bundled up watching the parade...she loved the lights!

 Owen also really enjoyed the train ride around the park and seeing the train pass by every 20 minutes!! I somehow forgot to get a picture of this.