The Bartlett six headed south to Missouri for my brother's wedding. We left late Wednesday night to eliminate numerous bathroom stops and general frustration from the kids. Total driving time = 12.5 hours.
We spent Fri and Sat at the beautiful Chateau on the Lake in Branson. We hit the go-karts, bumper boats, and children's rides first. At the hotel, the kids spent every free moment they could in the pool, and I got my first pedicure (oh my goodness, how wonderful.)
The wedding was beautiful. The sun was bright, but at least there was no rain. Connor did a wonderful job, made quick friends with the flower girl, and even told someone he would marry her.
On Sunday, Brett preached at South Side Baptist Church. It was a wonderful service, but we did miss our own church family terribly.
We got to spend time with our respective families, had three home-cooked meals from our grandmothers, took in a Nancy Drew movie, went miniature golfing, swam some more, and had a great time just spend time together as a family.
We decided to drive back during they day, but broke it up with a stop at the St. Louis arch. It was great fun . . .pictures to come from that later. Total driving time back = 15 hours.
