Wild Weekend

We had an awesome weekend! We went to a family reunion Sunday in Branson. I was a little skeptical about the fun factor. I could just see my three-year-old having a monster meltdown because of all the strangers trying to look at him. He is obsessed with people looking at him. He doesn't like to be looked at. However, we got very, very lucky. He was an angel. All my munchkins were angels! They were well behaved and polite and had a lot of fun. Scott's cousin's husband is (was, i'm not sure) an Apache pilot and he said that he would love to take the kids to the base and show them the helicopters. Shane and Seth were over the moon for that idea. They want to go to Georgia. They want to leave now. We've convinced them to wait just a little while.

After the reunion, we went back to the hotel... we made the sign. that's what they said when I checked in-- there was a Welcome Dobson Family message on their sign out by the road. the kids thought they were celebrities....and then they went straight to the pool. Sydney spent hours jumping into the deep end. Seth spent most of the time playing on the step. Shane just wanted to be held. And Schylar, wow, I was floored. Schylar swam up to me and said "Look Mom, I can go under. Now I'm not afraid to be baptized, and I want to talk to Brother Gene about getting saved and baptized." I was stunned. She hates water in her face, even when she bathes, but I could tell that she's been struggling with something for the last little bit. She's acted different since VBS. She's definitely had something on her mind. She is such a blessing, they all are!

Monday was a trip to Silver Dollar City. We had fun, but it was H-O-T hot!! Sydney rode her first "real" rollercoaster (Thunderation). She was scared but by the end she wasn't hiding her face anymore and was smiling a little. Twenty minutes later she wanted to ride it again!! I was so proud of my little troupers. It was unbearably hot, but they didn't complain, at least, not excessively so. There were lots of rude people who kept running over our little ones, but we tried not to let that bother us. It's sad how few people use good manners in such big crowds. SDC is a dog eat dog kinda place. Everyone was rushing to be first in line, first on the train, first to the restroom. Some lady pushed past us in the restroom as we were headed for the handicapped stall. I had the stroller and two boys, it's easier to manuever in the "big" stall. This lady practically ran to beat us into it. Another lady ran into both of my boys in her rented electric cart. They didn't notice nor care, but it bothered me that no one was using any manners. It made me become more aware of the manners I sometimes (okay, often) forget to use.