Branson with Friends!

We headed to Branson for a fun weekend with the same friends that we went to Ft. Smith with earlier this month and boy did we pack a lot in to 2 days!  We started at the Dixie Stampede which was a WAY cool experience!  The South vs North....

On Saturday it was a bit rainy so we eased into our day with breakfast at the resort then a bit of mini golf!

We planned to go to Silver Dollar City but the rain deterred us so we adjusted plans and went to one of the many fun places in Branson along the main drag!

Stopped by the wax museum when we saw Tow Mater and Lightning McQueen:

Then we showed them Big Cedar Lodge and did the golf cart tour that Brian and Sara did back on their anniversary getaway!

We got back to the resort and played and swam.  

The kids loved the s'mores!

One more slide....please?!?!! 

The kids were far too busy to eat their pizza at the pool so they scarfed it down back in the room.

Sunday we checked out the outlets (including the Disney store of course) before heading back to Rogers because we had a surprise in store for the kids!

Ashley's Last Day of School!

How is it possible?!?  Ashley's last day of school is today!!!  Someone is super excited for summer break!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

For Mother's Day Momma had one wish and that was to see the Duggar compound (from 19 kids and counting) and go to the winery.  Okay, that's 2 but they are minutes from one another.  Mommy got both of her wishes!  Trevor ended up falling asleep at the winery and Ashley can entertain herself quite well so it ended up being a little date day for Mommy and Daddy!  Ice cream at home and we called it a most wonderful day!

Rainbow Day at School for Ashley

When Ashley announced they were having rainbow day at school it only meant one thing for her - shopping!  She wanted to find the perfect shirt or dress and boy did she!  She even thought of wearing a purple cardigan so that she then had all the colors of the rainbow!

Snack was colorful!

Parachute was all the colors:

Bubbles!

And then they read 'The Day the Crayons Quit' - a favorite in our house!

Soccer Tourney in Ft. Smith

Trevor had what was supposed to be an early soccer tourney in Ft. Smith on Sunday so we decided along with another couple to spend the night in Ft. Smith on Saturday rather than have to leave our house at 5am on Sunday.  But then the games got changed to later in the day and our hotel was non-refundable so we made the most of it!  We headed out mid-morning on Saturday and stopped and checked out Devil's Den and hiked!

When we got to Ft. Smith we learned there was a big motorcycle rally in town!  We arrived just in time for the parade!

Our friends checked in to the hotel and then we check out the rally for a bit before walking down to a bbq joint and some cool artsy things around town.

Then it was time to swim!!

Sunday we were well rested for the soccer games!  

It was a warm day but the boys did great!  Trevor is learning that he likes defense better than offense but can play both.

Ashley and her friend Quinn ran around and around while their brother's played soccer. 

We had a quick lunch where Trevor and Cole played with his new fidget spinner (all the rage right now):

After another game we headed home thankful for health, activity and friends!!

Ashley's School Program - Jesus Your My Superhero

Ashley and her class have been practicing and practicing for their school program.  She was all excited to wear her superhero gear and sing her heart out!

Have we mentioned how much we love her school?!!

Goosebumps happened when all the little voices started singing!

Too bad we can't post video because y'all would get chills.  

You could feel Jesus's presence in the room!

'Jesus you're my superhero, your my God, my best friend'

And then Ashley got an award.  Of course Mommy forgot the name but the description was because she came in to the class mid-year and was the youngest by 9 months and kept up with every single learning task with a smile on her face.  Proud moment!