Marcell Madness: Are Butterflies Fattening

Following up on the grandkid vacation, when we woke up on Saturday morning we had decided to head back early in the day rather than stick around. Our first thoughts had been to stay for half of the day and swim in the pool or at the beach but we realized we wanted out of the "Dump at the End of the Road". We took a vote with everyone to decide if we wanted to drive straight back home or go to the Butterfly Palace in Branson, MO. Everyone except for Connor wanted to go to the Butteryfly Palace so we made the trip to Branson. The way there was pretty exciting as both Connor and Brody started getting car sick on the winding road. We stopped for lunch at a park, just outside of Branson, on the edge of a river. After lunch, we explored the river.

Where there is water, rock skipping is required.

We cannot remember, which one is Connor?

After lunch, we headed to the Butterfly Palace.There were several things to do here. We went into a mirror maze that was difficult to get through. Brody had the biggest problem and ran square into a mirror at full speed. It took a while to get him calmed down. We went through a mangrove jungle made of rope, a boring movie, and then to the butterfly room. It was a huge room with thousands of different butterflys flying around. They were everywhere and sometimes would land on you. We took a lot of photos.

The favorite of most everyone was climbing the palm tree. It was outside but was part of the cost of admission. Each of the kids, except for Aaron, made the trip up and down the tree. They all wore harnasses and had someone to help them.

Once finished, we headed back home. On the Thursday before grandma and poppy headed home, we all went up to their hotel for swimming and a final farewell.