Hope everyone had a fantastic 4th. We had a fun weekend. For the most part. We drove up to Eureka Springs on Saturday to stay w/ our friends, Thao and Alan, and their little boy Joshua. Alan's dad owns a house there and it was the perfect little vacation home, don't know why I didn't take a picture. It's been forever since I've been to Eureka. I'd forgotten how winding the roads were. But the scenic downtown made up for it.
The kids got along pretty well. Every time we'd put Abby near Joshua, she'd lean in to kiss him. Who knew she was such a flirt. He is a handsome little fellow though, so who could blame her. Thao and I walked down Main Street and got ourselves massages. Scott and Alan took the kids to check out the shops. That apparently did not last long as they were back way before we were. At least Scott made it to the fudge shop, and that was all that really mattered. We had originally planned on staying until Monday, but there were no fireworks shows. Nick was so fired up about seeing a fireworks show, it was hard to say no.
We headed out early the next morning (or as early has having small kids will allow) to Branson for Silver Dollar City. Nick could barely contain his excitement. I was less enthused about the drive. I knew the curves on the way there would be brutal so I took my Dramamine. Good thing, too, but I'll get to that in a minute. The group split up after lunch. Scott took Nick on most of the rides as I get too nauseous on those things. Poor fellows, a couple of times they stood in line forever only to be around for maintenance right as it was their turns. It was hot and humid, but thankfully cloudy. We managed to stick around until 3. Nick and Scott took one last ride on the big swings.
Scott said that last ride was a little rough, but seemed fine. We weren't on the road for more than 10 mins and we had to pull over. Scott was so nauseous he couldn't drive. This from a guy who never gets motion sickness. I suspect he was dehydrated and it exacerbated the problem. Nick was also feeling queasy and howled and complained nonstop. Poor Abby was hungry, but had to wait until I was able to find a place to pull over to feed her. So what should have been a 2 hour drive turned into 4. I later learned that Alan got a ticket going home, so their trip was not all peachy either.
Once we made it home, I put both father and daughter to bed. Nick and I had a date at a fireworks show. We went and bought ourselves some sparklers and then grabbed dinner at the Olive Garden. The fireworks show was across the street so we just sat in the car, ate our dinner and waited. He LOVED doing this btw. I waited in the car w/ a hyperactive 4 yr old for 1 1/2 hours. Mercifully the show finally started. After only 10 mins, Nicholas turned to me and asked why the show was so long. When would it be over? Could we go home? I about strangled my son at that moment. We cut out of there early, thus the end of a very long day and this very long story.
Thank you to Thao and Alan for inviting us. We always enjoy spending time w/you.
My friend Thao and sweet little Joshua
Doing what he does best, getting down.
Abby was so good on this trip.
Seriously, how cute is this picture.
Thao, Alan and J on the tram to Silver Dollar City.
The infamous big swing
This is the first time she has ever napped in her stroller.
Outside Olive Garden waiting for the fireworks show.
