Spring Break- Monday

Since I was on Spring Break this week and I would be keeping Emma and Mac at home with me all week, Randall decided to take vacation. We left Monday morning and headed for Branson. We were in no hurry to make it to our destination since we couldn't check into our hotel until 3:00. We decided to take a picnic lunch and stop at Tyler Bend (between Marshall and Harrison) to eat. By that time, Emma and Mac were anxious to get out and stretch their legs. We went down to the river and let them play. Mac enjoyed throwing rocks into the river while Emma enjoyed collecting seashells. After sight-seeing for a while, we headed back up to the pavillion to eat. I had packed ham and tortilla roll-ups and chips. We ate lunch, then headed on our way. When we arrived at our hotel (a little early), we were told that our room was not ready for us. We headed down to Branson Landing to visit Emma's favorite store...Build-A-Bear. We have been using a Build-A-Bear fund as discipline around the Martin household. When the kids are good, they get change to deposit. When they are bad, they have to take money out and give us. This seems to be working for Emma, but it is also a deposit for Mommy and Daddy's spare change. Our plan was to take this money and half it between Emma and Mac. Emma made Hello, Kitty. Mac didn't want to make anything, so the cashier told us about a store across the way. It was called Ride Makerz, and it was a Build-A-Bear for boys!! They got to make cars. Mac ended up making a dump truck, and he loves it. We will take him back next time we go to Branson so he can add things to it!!