Branson

Saturday morning we drove to Branson. We went to Silver Dollar City and spent the day walking around, riding rides, seeing shows and shopping, but most all we ate! And drank lots of hot cocoa--thank goodness for the refillable mug. Jared loves the giant skillet dishes they make there. Gabrielle enjoyed a "mountain-size" cookie (think paper plate) and spaghetti in a seasoned bread bowl. The lights in the evening were so beautiful. We went to the first tree lighting show at 5:00 with lights synchronized to the music. After that we headed to the train ride with light displays and story (Madison's glasses fogged over on the train!) Then we saw the Christmas light parade-- very cute! I love the cold and enjoyed being there with all the Christmas spirit in the air! Sunday morning we just ate breakfast and shopped around Branson's unique shops. It even started to snow on us a little! It was a nice way to kick off the Christmas season.