Thursday, September 23, 2010

Road Trip

Last weekend, we headed up to Branson to do some shopping. This was Hailey's first big road trip; she's never been past Fayetteville. I was really looking forward to our little family outing, but a little nervous too. I really thought we end up with a cranky little girl, a stressed momma, and a mad daddy by the end of the day, but it was quite the opposite.

We headed out armed with a cooler full of juice, a bag full of snacks, and of course Ming Ming from the Wonder Pets. Here we are cheesin it up for the camera. (This is not the best pic of me, but looking back I realize that I do not take or post many pics of us together. I want her to look back and know that Momma was there enjoying these fun times).



This little girl was asleep by the time we hit Van Buren, but only for a quick cat nap. Then she was wide awake and jabbering the whole way! We listened to part of the Razorback game and had fun teaching Hailey to call the Hogs.

We arrived in Branson at lunchtime, so we stopped at Wendy's for a quick lunch before hitting the outlet mall. This girl loves her french fries!





Hailey was a great shopping buddy! Of course she wanted out of the stroller most of the time, but she walked like a big girl. It was so cute to watch her look at stuff and pretend to read the price tags. She was so good all day, unfortunately she conked out right before we reached the Disney store. She would have had so much fun in there.


For dinner we headed down to Branson Landing. The weather that evening was awesome! It was about 75 degrees and the breeze coming off the water was great. We ate and walked around for a bit.

Coloring at Shorty Small's




She really liked the cheese dip



Then it was time for the water show. Hailey was so excited before the big show started. She was swaying to the music and clapping at the lights, but it was a different story as soon as the first big fireball went up. The girl was terrified! So we quickly made our exit and headed home. Hailey was asleep before we ever got out of Branson and slept the whole way home. We finally made it home around 1am. It was a long day, but great day! Hailey was such a sweetheart! No meltdowns, no cranky baby, and a very happy Momma and Daddy! I'm already looking forward to more family adventures in the near future.

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