Saturday, April 23, 2011

Branson MO


We have been very busy and needed a mini-vacation. Evan planned it all, leaving most of it a surprise. It was very sweet and he did a fabulous job! Please enjoy the photos:


Using Travel channel's suggestion, we started our trip at Woody's, they serve wood-fire baked pizza; my favorite food. The restaurant is tiny but you get to see the wood-fire stove cook your meal! On to Branson -





A romantic cabin for two in the heart of downtown. It was so relaxing and gave us a sense of being back up North... we both miss it so much!

The next morning we drove around and did some shopping. These photos are some of our best finds:








That last one is my favorite! I laughed until I cried watching Evan squeeze his head into that!


We took the trolley around town, thanks for the great ride Ron! Some of the following are sites from the city:








But no trip is complete without taking a closer look at where we really were, or what was underneath out feet:








Oops... :) Evan wants a badge that says, "but I'm a geologist!"

But we couldn't play around for too long because we had reservations for dinner...


... on a train! It was a beautiful hour long trip through the Ozark's:









It was a really great adventure and delicious dinner!

Our time in Branson was up, so the next morning we headed home. We took the slow, scenic route, with a freaking awesome pit stop:


Down we went, deep into the earth!





Bacon!















Then back to the surface we went - home again, home again, jiggity, jig!


We needed the break and it was perfect! Evan did just a phenomenal job planning the trip :) Oh, and...


... Happy Easter to all!

3 comments:

chchoo said...

Jealous!! Branson was in my mission, but I never got to go. The train ride through the Ozarks looks way cool. And that cave?? Wow. I love the pics of the cool shades, too!

Dewi said...

Those Easter eggs are beautiful! And I've been wanting to take the dinner train. Glad Evan is so nice to you. :)

Kaitlin Finger said...

That looks like a fun trip! Miss your face!