Vacation

Sam and I have been wanting to take a vacation around our region, so we were excited to go when our friends invited us to Arkansas. We stayed 3 nights on Beaver Lake in Eureka Springs. The lake was the nicest one I've been to since we moved here. It is spring fed, so the water is pretty clean and fresh, and it was cool -which was nice in the heat. The girls had tons of fun swimming every day and playing. Shaye did such a great job jumping out in the middle of the lake and swimming all on her own.

We went to Branson, Missouri for the last 2 days. This was dinner at Dick Clark's American Band Stand. We went to see two shows - Chinese Acrobats, which was amazing, and Jim Stafford, who was also very good. The last day we hit the outlet malls and drug the kids around buying too much stuff! :)
We went with our friends, Jared and Aimee. We met them in Logan going to Utah State. Fortunately, they currently live in Dallas so we have been able to see them every year at least once. They have three girls, and this one little boy. So Shaye obviously loves it when we get to spend time with them.

The view from our cabin. It was a really nice cabin - 3 bedrooms and 2 extra pullout beds, with a porch around it and everything. If you are ever going to Eureka Springs, let me pass along the name of these.

Poor little Sydnee. I was working on getting her to sleep, and Jaxson was laying by us. Next thing I know he is asleep also, with his arm over her head. She didn't seem to mind, and went right on sleeping! The bottom left corner is the world's largest wind chime. It was in Eurka Springs.