Our First Family Vacation

June 2013

Tablerock Lake

We decided we were overdue for a vacation and Burke needed to go swimming.

A car trip seemed like a good first vacation (vs. flying).

So we packed up for the 4 hour drive to Tablerock Lake near Branson, MO.

Out of the 8 hours in the car, Burke only slept one of them. We had a wild child in the back seat so we played some kid music, played games, sang and got silly with him. 

We stopped at Bass Pro in Springfield to stretch our legs and see the sights.

Roar!

Burke loves to swim. Once we arrived at our resort I took Burke swimming as promised while Dad ran to the store to get breakfast and lunch food for the condo.

Our first full day we headed to Silver Dollar City.

Since Burke is only 33" tall there were just  few rides he could go on. There were still plenty of playgrounds, petting zoos and entertainment for all of us.

Our second full day we rented a ski boat to go cruising on the lake. 

Dan loved driving the boat. 

Burke liked the bumps but was not a fan of his life jacket.

The boys hopped in the blue water to cool off. Brr!

Burke and I also paddleboated in the cove of our resort while Dan kayaked by our side.

Our resort had a waterslide. Dan took down with hime a few times and then we felt comfortable letting Burke go down on his own. Dan would put him in the slide at the top and I would catch Burke at the bottom. The instant Burke's head would pop out of the water he would squeal, "I do it AGAIN"

On our way out of town we stopped at the Fish Hatchery to see rainbow and brown trout.

We also stopped at Lambert's Cafe. Home of the 'Throwed Rolls' where the literally throw rolls at you.

It was down home cooking... in a skillet.

So handsome and fun right now. Love this guy!

A photo of our condo.

BURKE QUOTES:
* In the car with mom and dad after not taking a nap, "People stop talking!"
* I have two thumbs on my feet (big toes)
* Girwls (squirrels) are eating my breakfast (on the balcony of our condo we fed the squirrels)
* "Its a bee (fly)."
* "Its a shoofly (fly)."
* "I WANNA GO SWIMMING."