Matthew had another first in mid-July. He got to experience a shopping trip in Branson! He did such an amazing job considering how much shopping we were doing. We went with my family for a long weekend. It was so nice to get away for our last vacation before summer is over. We did the typical shopping at the Landing and Tanger, plus went up to Ozark and Springfield for Lambert's and Bass Pro. The boys even got in a round of golf while we were there. I love Branson!!!
M sporting his Superman shirt at the Grand Country Buffet - best buffet ever!
The following pictures were taken at the Butterfly Palace. I'd never been before and was a little unsure if it'd be something Matthew would like, but it proved entertaining - even for the adults!
M checking out the turtles in the rainforest exhibit - the turtle actually walked right over to him :-)
The best part (and M's fave) was actually walking around in the area where they keep all of the butterflies. They were absolutely beautiful and they were everywhere! Matthew absolutely loved watching them fly around. Here he is getting decked out in the props they provided for kids...
He wasn't too sure what to think about the magnifying glass
M's first "truck" ride while shopping at Tanger
A must when you travel to Branson - Lambert's Cafe!
The next several pictures are from the big Bass Pro Shop in Springfield. M loved looking at all of the fish and turtles - plus the random dogs that people brought in with them
M checking out the bear. This is just before Mike (trying to be funny) lifted Matthew up close to the bear's mouth, which ended up in major tears :-(
And, of course, we went to the Christmas Village. That's not the actual name of the shopping center, but that's what we've always called it. I especially love it around Christmas when they have "Comet" there for photo ops!
I know there are many, many, many more trips to Branson in our future. I can't wait for Matthew to be big enough to go to Silver Dollar City!!!
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