Monday, July 29th, 2019
Happy 70th birthday to my Dad today!
We started our morning by going to the John Denver tribute show. Denver's songs are performed by James Garrett. James Garrett was actually a friend of John Denver's when he was still living. Garrett does a great job singing Denver's songs and incorporating stories of times they were together and things that happened in Denver's life. If you like John Denver songs at all, we would recommend this show. To find out more about this show or to buy tickets
click on this link - JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE SHOW.
click on this link - JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE SHOW.
While we were at the show, EP and Will stayed behind to play at the house. They had fun with the 70 balloons that we had blown up the night before. EP used dental floss, tied some of the balloons together and took time to actually decorate the house with them. No more willy-nilly balloons everywhere...now we had a nicely organized balloon decorated house.
After the John Denver tribute show, we returned to the house for a birthday pizza lunch, relaxing, and some afternoon swimming.
That evening we all headed back over to Silver Dollar City to enjoy the evening show, fireworks inside the park, and roller coasters in the dark.
The man playing the piano was AMAZING! I told Phoebe that she should set her piano goals to be like him. Wowza!
The fireworks that were shot off every night while we were there were fantastic. (Part of SDC's Moonlight Madness days.)
Much later that night, after SDC had closed, Dad opened a few birthday gifts from us and we all ate cake.
Happy 70th birthday, Dad! We all love you so much.
Tuesday, July 30th, 2019
Will had to give his birthday card for Popee to him the next morning. It was too late for him to stay up partying the night before.
Back into SDC the next morning. The kids wanted to ride a few things and do a few things we had missed, like "Grandfather's Mansion". If you have never been in "Grandfather's Mansion", don't miss it. It could, and may have, messed up my balance for the next half hour after getting myself safely out of the Mansion. CRAZY!
We stopped in Phoebe Snapp's Taffy Shop for a Taffy pulling demonstration, and a few pieces of Taffy.
We watched a few shows. I absolutely love that Silver Dollar City promotes family, Christian values and lifestyles, and the United States of America. It is clear that family, faith, and our country are of utmost importance here. SDC, and most other venues in Branson, do a fantastic job of honoring and recognizing our military service members and veterans. They know, and want others to know, the sacrifices these men and women have made for our freedoms in this country. Great job, SDC!
Have I mentioned how much EVERYONE loves Popee? They do! It's true. He is fun, funny, and always has a game to play with you, even if he makes one up on a whim. Feeling down? You can't when Popee is around. Feeling lonely? Nope, not anymore, Popee is here. Feeling grumpy? Popee will turn your frown upside down. For real, folks, he is seriously THE BEST. If you had him for a teacher, or he is your friend, or relative... YOU ARE BLESSED!
Will's favorite ride was the carousel. He had fun on the animals and cried when the ride was over. Thank goodness the line for this ride was short and he could ride it a few times in a row with his cousins.
Dad took advantage of having a birthday while at SDC. Along with his birthday button, he also received free kettle corn, a free ice cream cone, and some other perks in the park.
That evening we went to a high energy, amazing, family friendly show for all ages! The Haygoods! To find out more about this show and to get your tickets click on this
This musical group is made up of 5 brothers and 1 sister and they have been playing music together for 27years in Branson!
We all wore our second set of 50th wedding anniversary shirts to this show, and Dad and Mom were recognized by one of the Haygood brothers for 50 years of love.
After the show, back at the house, we played an exciting game of one of our family's favorites...Pounce!
Happy 50 years of love, Mom and Dad!
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