Fun in the Month of May

This month has been full of fun and we are here for it! 
We started off the month of May with our traditional celebration of "Star Wars Day" on May the 4th. 

This year we had someone special join us from a different galaxy far, far away. 
Benson did not want to change into his star wars costume, so we went with Buzz Lightyear. 
I was cracking up. I think this is more proof that my anxiety medication is working- "Old Emily" would never have let this go. 

We did a padawan popcorn bar and watched a Star Wars movie. Those never get old. 

Later that week we packed up the kids and drove up to Branson to spend the day at Silver Dollar City. It wasn't busy at all and the weather was perfect. We had a great time. 

We started off our day getting treats- monster chocolate chip cookies and huge cinnamon rolls never get old. 

 

Tanner and Bailey immediately wanted to ride "Thunderation". 

While the older kids rode the rollercoasters, I took the younger two down to the frogs and ladybugs

Then Dad and the bigger kids joined us and they all rode some rides together. 

I sure love these kiddos. 

Next I took all the kids on the little roller coaster. Benson was so brave and he came too. 
Bailey rode in the very front all by herself. She's a rockstar. 

We also rode the teacups. Our family is too large to fit in one teacup now, so we had to split up. I got to ride with these cute boys!

We always love to ride "the flooded mine". I love watching the boys compete to see who can shoot the most targets. It's always a fun ride. 

We had a wonderful time together and played until we had to head home so I could work Rhea Lana. 
It was so much fun. I love that our kids are getting older and we can do more stuff together. 

The next night we went camping with the Drake cousins. 
It was a bit crazy but we had  fun. It kept raining on and off all night. But we still made the most of it. 

Benson really enjoyed roasting hot dogs. 

Happily our new tent held up great in the rain. We got rained on during the night and again the next morning, but thanks to our tent we stayed nice and dry. We love our new tent. It's big and roomy and waterproof. We can't wait to use it again. 

After making a delicious breakfast, we went to play at the playground. 

Then we went back to camp and just relaxed in the hammocks. Hammocks were a huge hit. I could definitely get use to hammocking and reading a nice book. 

Because we got rained on the night before, we decided to roast marshmallows and smores in the afternoon. 

Then it was back to the playground again. The kids had a lot of fun playing "fish out of water" and hanging out together. We cant wait to go camping again. 

That's it for now, but there is more fun ahead. School is almost over, Dad's and Benson's birthdays are coming and we are going to have the Allreds over soon. Stay tuned.