Cousins, cousins, cousins!

(6/14/2018) We finally made it to our awesome hotel!

Lots of the buildings in Branson had awesome, oversized statues!

The whole gang at Salt Grass for dinner!

Seb sure loves his siblings!

The view from our lovely condo

(6/15/18) Cousins at breakfast!

Missouri is so green!

Getting ready to board the Branson Belle

What a gorgeous boat

I love Esther's fancy pearls!

And Hannah's princess dress!

These cousins are such great friends!

Hannah loves her Uncle Noah

The whole crew!

Enjoying the dinner and show!

Cuties

Hanging at the condo pool

Sharing snacks

What a happy guy!

Poop is coming!

(6/16/18) Seb's favorite thing to do: Boating!

What great memories!

Not sure if she can tell her daddy and uncle apart ...

My cute boy

These two LOVED tubing!

This kid lives in his goggles!

Ohio Dunlaps ready to ride!

Enjoying our lake day

This guy could do this forever

A ride with my girl!

The lake felt so nice!

This happy girl is always a good sport!

Don't Seb and Noelle look alike?

What a handsome little guy!

CALVIIIIIIIIN!

She is such a great hang!

Our fearless leader!

Nursing, nursing, oh so fun!

A pontoon shot of the Branson Belle we rode the previous day

My love!

Twins!

What a cutie pie!

These kids stayed on the boat all day long

Snacking and Mad Libbing

Hudson burned to a crisp

Our men

What a cutie pie!

This girl was pooped!

What a big lifejacket for such a tiny girl!

Cuties on the boat!

What an adventure!

 

Poor kids got so pooped!

What a beautiful family!

Beautiful Missouri!

(6/19/18) Some of our delicious Texas BBQ

An important stop!

These doughnuts are amazing!

Mmm!

SOOO good to see my brother!

Our riverboat captain wasn't very nice!

Those cheeks!

Kiley is such a beautiful mama!

(6/20/18) Look at those cute dolphins!

Future marine biologists

Thank heavens for snacks and strollers!

Hudson LOVED going on all the scary roller coasters with Uncle Sam!

Cutie

Delicious dinner at Chuey's

The entire menu looked delicious!

(6/21/18) Whales are so awesome!

This was definitely a highlight for me ... I LOVE whales!

Cute family

We were so nervous the whole time about getting splashed!

Loved watching the kids on all the rides

Hannah's favorite was a kiddie roller coaster

(6/22/18) Aquatica! Sam was such a great babysitter! It's hard going on trips without the hubby!

More fun!

Don't eat the garbage, Joey!

What a happy guy!

I loved just chatting with Joey in my room

Hammer head sharks!!

(6/23/18) I could've had a dozen of these!

Enjoying some girl time at the shower ... Sam went swimming with ALL the boys! What a champ!

(6/25/18) Nursing my sweet Sofia

(6/26/18) What an angel

Oh those hands!

Oh those lips!

Oh this baby! I want to kiss her!

(6/28/18) This girl loves baths!

Cousin fun at McDonald's

What fun!

Elise is the sweetest thing!

So many kids!

Drama queen Hannah

This girl LOVES her cousin

What a cute suit

Swimming at the Sierra Vista Pool

Our little Sofia is 3 months old!

She is the sweetest, smiliest baby!

(6/29/18) Found Hannah sleeping with her mermaid all tucked in!

(6/30/18) Fun at Karen's home - what a happy dog!

Beau is our animal lover

Seb is making a new friend

Beau felt so comfortable around these big horses!

Karen introducing us to her babies

Love Hannah in this one

Nice to meet you!

All of the animals were very interested in the baby!

Cheese!

Best buds

Maybe he should live on a ranch!

Hudson was a little hesitant

Ride on, Cowboy!

Beau seemed nervous, but quickly warmed up to the horse

My cute little boy!

This horse was excited, running past us and scaring the pants off of me!

Cutie

Look at that cute smile!

Cutie

Giving the horse a little pet

And then there was Hannah

Look at that pouty face

She was not having it!

Save me, Daddy!

I had a jolly old time!

What a fun day!

Second Annual Dunlap Siblings Trip

We met up with Sebastian's siblings and their families in Branson, Missouri for our 2nd Annual Dunlap siblings reunion (we did the Ozarks last year). Our kids were champs on the car ride, and we made the entire trip in one day (thank you car TV!). The first night, we stayed at the same hotel as Noah and Laura and enjoyed a breakfast buffet and waterpark in the morning all onsite at the hotel. (BTW - Sofia slept sooo well that night on a pile of blankets on the floor. Ha ha!) We had lunch at a restaurant with a giant chicken out front. Later in the day, Sethrina's family arrived, and we watched a fountain show at an outdoor mall and had dinner at Salt Grass. 

Branson is a fun city with so much to do: mini-golf, go-karts, and shows galore. It's like a miniature, family-friendly Las Vegas! We all stayed together in a beautiful 3-bedroom condo on the lake (Rockwood Condos). It had a beach entry pool and a balcony with pretty views. 

We had breakfast one day at a cute diner and dinner on the Branson Belle Showboat. It was so much fun watching the show (with a magician, funny audience members, and talented singers) and eating on the boat. Another day, we rented a pontoon boat and spent most of the day on Table Rock Lake. The water was the perfect temperature. Everyone enjoyed swimming in the lake (trying not to float too far away!) and riding on the inner tube. Sethrina was an excellent boat captain. Laura is the mommy of our group - she went grocery shopping and provided the most delicious continental breakfast one day and a tasty hot breakfast on Father's Day. Hudson and Esther get along so well. Hannah loves her uncle Noah as if he were her daddy - it's cute how she holds his hand and falls asleep on him. Laura brought Hannah a box of clothes, and Hannah wore her new princess dresses out and about each day. 

We drove to Dallas from Branson (the longest trip ever due to a gazillion roadside potty breaks!) and stayed one night with the Stoddard's on the way to my brother Sam's home in San Antonio. It was so generous of them to host us and make us dinner that night! They also gave us a "Food Tour" that made our short trip to San Antonio fun. We stopped at all of their favorite places sampling real Texas BBQ, kolaches, and Round Rock doughnuts. Mmm! 

San Antonio Fun with the Hobbs Family

My brother and his wife recently purchased their first home in San Antonio where he is an Ophthalmology resident with the Air Force. They have two cute boys and and were expecting their first daughter at the time of our visit. It was so fun to see Kiley pregnant and to stay in their home! That was the first time staying with their family and I LOVED the one-on-one chats and time to get to know them and their sweet family better. I LOVED talking with cute Joey - he has really blossomed since seeing him last and spoke so well ... all about sharks! He is loving, genuine, tender, and so dang adorable! Eli and Hannah really hit it off and had a great time playing upstairs in Sam and Kiley's closet. I had fun helping my mom prepare for Kiley's baby shower (grocery shopping, making rice krispy treats, making the soda bar sign), playing games at night before bed, and singing with Sam on his guitar! 

We bought a 5-day Sea World pass and spent most of our daylight hours walking the park! We did kiddie rides, Hudson couldn't get enough of the roller coasters with Uncle Sam, we watched shows, we did the water park ... is was exhausting but fun! Kiley is the sweetest little mama and their family is darling. I can't wait to meet my sweet new niece Eden, who was born July 28th. 

Fun at Karen's Ranch

Sebastian's secretary Karen has a home in the East mountains with goats, dogs, and horses! She invited us out one Saturday morning to ride her horses. It was so much fun! The boys (especially Beau) loved playing with the dogs, riding the horses was an exhilarating experience, and Karen made us a delicious hamburger lunch! The entire day was such a treat!