Branson and Back to Lethbridge

Friday evening we went to a spectacular show called "Joseph".  It wasn't the Andrew Lloyd Webber version of the show and the music wasn't as good.  It was the theatre and the set that was spectacular.  When we went in there was a funny smell in the theatre and I wondered if they had live camels in the show and sure enough there were live camels, horses, goats etc that went up and down the aisle to the stage during the various scenes.

Saturday morning Mary and Jim drove us to the airport and we spent the day getting to Great Falls via Denver and Seattle.

We stayed in Great Falls over night and drove home this morning in time for church.

 Branson Airport

Our Lilac is in Bloom

Friday Morning - Another visit to Arkansas

This morning we took a  ride on the Branson Scenic Train through the Ozarks to Arkansas.  We saw many trees and some rock and went through two tunnels.   Later we had dinner at Shorty & Smalls.

Branson - Thursday

At ten a.m. we were at the theatre to see the show "California Dreamers".  They did songs from the 60's.

We had dinner at the Olive Gardens and in the afternoon hung out at the cottage.

The evening show was "The Cat's Pyjamas".  They were an amazing group - no musical instruments.

Stormy Point Village where we are staying is a gated community with a guard gate where we show a pass to get in.  There are gates both on the  entrance and exit sides.

Wednesday - Branson Belle and Eureka Springs

Today we went to Showboat on the Branson Belle.  We boarded at 11:00 a.m.  With our luck 200 grade four students on a field trip (ok it was only 60) boarded right behind us.  Luckily Mary had her jacket over the chair so the lemonade that was spilled 5 minutes after the students were seated only splashed on her jacket.

We were fed a beef and chicken dinner with a magician and a band entertaining.  After the meal we were able to walk around the boat and enjoy the scenery as we cruised by.  It was great weather.
There was a show later with a singing group and a girl who played violin, piano and also did acrobatics while playing the violin.

After the cruise we drove to Eureka Springs in Arkansas and checked out the town.  It was built up and down hills and was interesting.

We ended the day with Japanese Food.

It was Mary and Jim’s anniversary and they had both forgotten about it until they checked their e-mail in the evening and received congrats from their children.

 School Children in Green Shirts

 The Band

(The drummer had white glasses like Ericas)

 

 View from the Branson Belle

 

 Ghost Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

 

 Spring in Eureka Springs

 

Stormy Point Resort

The Stormy Point Resort lived up to its name the first two days we were here.  Although there wasn’t much thunder and lightning after 6:00 a.m. it rained all day and at times the wind was blowing.
We were up  and at “The Twelve Irish Tenors” by 10:00 a.m.  How anyone could sing at that hour of the morning I will never know, but sing they did and they sang very well.  It was a great show.
We went shopping and out to lunch and hung around the cottage in the afternoon.  Jim and Bob tried out the swimming pool.
Another show in the evening – Hamner and Barber.  Hamner was a magician and Barber was a ventriloquist and I thought the ventriloquist was amazing.

Branson Day 1

6:45 - Great Falls Airport
1:00 p.m. Branson Airport (Jim and Mary met us)

 Deck on back of Cottage

 

 

 

 Downtown Fountain

 

 

 

 

We had supper at a Mexican Restaurant sitting out on the deck overlooking a lake.  Later we attended a show "The Duttons" which was excellent.  During the show there was a lot of thunder and maybe some hail.  The lightning and thunder continued all night.



We Spent a Week at Home

We arrived home from Calgary last Sunday evening.

This week we went out to Sunset Acres for family home evening.  The city has just about reached there.

I went to Relief Society on Thursday.

Friday we watched three basketball games (two of Langley's and one of Taylor's) and then Saturday we watched one more.

Saturday afternoon Ross picked us up and we went to Joans for our sibling supper - good food, good company.

Ross and Paulette stayed overnight with us.

After church today we had a rainy drive to Great Falls.  The only car ahead of us at the border was driving away when we got there.

After checking in at the hotel we went out for supper.