Hot time at Silver Dollar City

 I think all of us had season passes to Silver Dollar City.  We went on Thursday and it was HOT!  Actually, every day was hot.  But when you can hide inside it doesn't feel so bad. We spent the day baking in the heat but we had a really good time.We did take a little break in the middle of the day and we went inside the air conditioned auditorium to watch a fun magic show.

This was the first time I let the big kids wander on their own.  I stayed with Delaney and Rylee, and let Callie and Marian run off with their cousins.  I did not see them all day long!  Marian was pleased to tell me she rode every roller coaster, even the ones she use to be scared of.

 Delaney, on my favorite kiddie ride.

Rylee, having fun at the indoor ball pit play area.  

It was a lot of fun, but so noisy.

 I had a great time in there too.  We stuffed balls into those holes and when you pressed the button, they all flew out the top.

Rylee wanted to ride this all by herself, so I stayed outside.  She was cross she had to share with another kid. She really wanted to be all by herself!

Delaney in the teacups.  Another of my favorite rides! I like to spin as fast as we can go and giggle like a lunatic!

Rylee on the Dumbo ride.  This was the first time she has wanted to go high.

Delaney and cousin Camden on the kiddie roller coaster.

Me and Miranda and Alex, on the little roller coaster!

Marian, at the end of the day, telling me about the fun she had.  It was a good day, despite the heat.

Family Reunion Photos

 Tuesday morning we had family pictures.  The only ones missing were Dan and Josh, which was sad, but necessary.  The poor photographer had to try to get 39 people together and looking good.  We will know in another week how successful she was!

 Collecting the children.  Well, trying!  They were having fun at the playground.

This little cutie was busy finding acorns and had to be dragged to the group.

The menfolk, waiting for the girls-only pictures to be done.

My folks with all but one of their grandchildren! I think they have 29 grandees right now.

After the photos, we all went to the Water Park.  Sadly, no one wanted to risk their cameras with all that water and there are no pictures.  But  there was a lot of fun!  And sunburn.  Too much ouchy sunburn.

We made it!

 We had a non-stop flight from Seoul to Chicago.  We landed in Chicago almost 2 hours before we boarded in Seoul!  We arrived Saturday night in Chicago at 7:30pm.

This was our view from our hotel in Chicago.  It was so nice to get to lie down after sitting for 13 hours!!   Sunday morning we were back at the airport for a 10am flight to Tulsa, where Miranda picked us up.

Yay!  Hanging out at Aunt Miranda's house is the best!

Joy of Joys!  We went to Five Guys for lunch!  My life is complete!

Then we drove to Branson, where I did not take a single picture at my neice Emily's baptism, despite the fact that the entire family (minus 3) was there to experience it. So 38 of our 41 family members were there.  So cool!

After the baptism, we went and checked into our resort rooms at Branson, MO.  And the fun times were ON!

The big "Reunion Hall" was well used by us.

 And yes, everyone enjoyed the many puzzles that were out!

The Layover

 We had a 7 hour layover in Seoul.  Yep, 7 hours! We landed a little after 1 pm and our flight was not till 8:30pm, so I was a wee bit concerned. Fortunately, our big luggage was checked and we did not have to haul that around.  We discovered that the airport is very fun, AND they offer free tours!  Depending on how long your layover is (and when), you can go on a 1, 2, 3, or 4 hour tour! We were able to take the 3 hour tour from 3-6 and it was awesome to be able to get out of the airport and do something else. The tour wasn't fabulous, but it beat sitting in the airport.

 The airport has these random fun things in it. This picture makes me laugh because Callie is photobombing and Delaney is trying to bunny-ear Rylee who is cross about it.

I love these girls!

They thought they were so funny, pretending to check in for flights with this booth.

Our tour took us 40 minutes out to a park.  

 They made a traditional rice cake treat that Delaney did not want to eat.

I think this was a traditional house and garden?

And they had games for the kids to play.  Marian was really good at this one!

Selfie with the girls having a blast on the teeter totters.

These were a great source of fun.

The wooden walkway and koi ponds were a hit as well, but it was wretchedly hot out.

Next was a 10 minute drive to a market.  I was too busy looking at all the fun stuff to take any other pictures of it!

We were so excited to find a Dunkin Donuts in the middle of Seoul!  I had to change money to Korean money so we could get some.  They were not as delicious as we hoped.

Back at the airport we had to clear security again.  We found our gate and were delighted to see it was close to a play area.  It was also next to an Auntie Anne's Pretzel stand and a candy shop so all were happy! This is Rylee, playing at the play area.

Delaney made friends there.

It was a fun way to pass the time.

Summer Trip: The Beginning

 Saturday June 11, we began our exciting summer adventure. I took the 4 girls and we headed off to the USA!

 First was the 90 minute drive to the Hiroshima Airport.  Wheee!

We were a little early and had time to hang out and get comfy.

We flew Asiana Airlines to Seoul, and the plane was nice!

Selfie with Rylee.

Look!  Even though the flight from Hiroshima to Seoul was under 2 hours, we got fed a full dinner meal!