What My Kids Do With Their Free Time

What Happens in Branson......... DOES NOT stay in Branson

Wow, what a week! We had so much fun and had a few REALLY GOOD laughs while we were there! Some of the details of the trip shall forever be a giggle in my mind! To put it honestly, when you get grown men off on a trip together they will revert to boys! You know who you are.........and what you did! Lets just say that flippers, pools, races, male ego's, and pool ropes do not make for lots of SAFETY!!!!!! Right, Toby, Bill, and Doyle?* Oh, by the way.......... You might be a red neck if you go snorkling in a pool in Branson!

The girls worked hard and came in 17th place nation wide! The Elliot Team came in 13th! I feel like this is a great accomplishment and one to really be proud of!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our Team

Kaylie and Kaitlyn practicing buzzing in.

One big pillow fight!

There were 13 people in our condo and 7 of them were kids. Talk about pent up energy! Even though we would get out and do things they were still full of energy! There were lot's of pillow fights, jumping, running, and play fighting (from the boys).

After our team quizzed out we gave them an ice cream party!

We only had 2 days where we were free the entire day! On Friday, we went and rode go-carts and bumper boats! I was really proud of Ricky, because he drove a go-cart all by himself on the Wild Woody! He was the slowest cart, but I thought it so brave since he had never driven a go-cart before! The bumper boats were a wet and wild scream!

All Kaitlyn and Nic would say to Toby on the Wild Woody was, "Faster, Daddy, Faster!"


After the bumper boats......we were soaked!

Wax Museum

The group by the river
The last night

When we left on Saturday, Toby and I decided to take Senic Hwy 7 out of Branson! It was early morning, so the heat of the day had not set in! The mountains were beautiful! The kids loved getting out and looking around, all except Kaitlyn, who was snoozing in the car!

3 Gentlemen and a Princess

*Names have not been changed to protect the injured!

LET THE FUN BEGIN

We leave for Branson tomorrow! Now the fun has begun.........

2 large suitcases
4 smaller suitcases
7 days of underwear, socks, shoes, hair accessories, etc.
2 outfits per day for 7 days
toys
snacks
4 in-car DVD systems and DVD's to go with them
tylenol
ADVIL

I know I have not listed it all! There is a lot to think of when you take a trip with 4 kids!

Kensli is potty trained now, so we will be making frequent stops! For this reason, we are leaving a day ahead of the rest of the group!

Let the FUN begin!

A New Look and Lack of Sleep

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Wow, it is amazing how time can ZOOM by when you are VERY BUSY!!!!! All the preparation for National Bible Quizzing has taken its toll on us! I am tired of the SAME 184 scriptures everyday! Kaitlyn even woke us up quoting in her sleep the other night! Yikes, talk about brain overload!!!!!!! It doesn't take her long to quote the scriptures, but when you factor in all interuptions from others, it really drags it out sometimes! Also, we are working on practice quizzes!

My brother came to town this week and with him comes lots of fun and no sleep! We love Pey, but I am tired after his visit, because we want to spend as much time with him as possible since he lives so far away! Alaska is hard to get to from here!

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