At the end of October, we spent a few days in Branson, MO, to shop, relax and spend some time together. We had such a great time. We got to spend a little time with Andy's aunt & uncle (Cathy and Sam) who were great hosts. Uncle Sam works at College of the Ozarks, a beautiful college just south of Branson. They treated us to a wonderful lunch on campus in their beautiful new Keeter Center - a hotel, restaurant and historic spot on campus. It looks like a real lodge and was just spectacular. From there we checked into Big Cedar Lodge on Tablerock Lake and enjoyed a private cabin overlooking the water. It was just beautiful with all the leaves turning colors. After getting some R&R we headed northwest two hours to West Plains, MO, to spend the weekend with Andy's family at his brothers house. We were all there - his brother and sister-in-law, Matt & Tally, Kyle & Karie from Wichita and his parents from Caney, KS. It was some great family time and fun being all together. His brother has a good friend who is a professional photographer so we were able to get some great family shots and a few of just Andy and I. Those of you who know me know how much I like pictures so it was great fun. It was a trick getting the kiddoes to cooperate, but they did and there are some great one's.
All of us: (from left) Kyle, Karie & Addison, Matt, Tally, Avery and Luke, Mike and Virginia (Andy's parents), Us
This is as "lodgey" as it gets. It was so much fun and the perfect place for a fall getaway.
Our Cabin!
Big Cedar Lodge - you can vaguely see the cabins on the hill that we stayed in. It is so beautiful there in the fall.