Missouri Thompsons visit

We had a really great time visiting Rob and Jen's family at their new place near Branson, Missouri, for a spring break warm up trip. I hadn't spent time in the area and was wowed by the uniqueness of the terrain- very hilly high plateau with most roads winding along the highest elevation, and mountainside views. The ground was very rocky, and rarely level. You can see Rob here farming a portion of his land that was leveled out. He's really embraced his new farm life and spent much time perfecting the soil and installing his natural irrigation system. I'm excited to see how it works out. Randy and crew worked on converting a shed into a chicken coupe, and the boys and I enjoyed hiking the trails and petting the 2 puppies and kittens (though Bode and Owen preferred admiring them from afar.) Mostly we enjoyed playing with cousins. We went to the Dixie Stampede dinner
in Branson, which was a total hit. I think I enjoyed watching Owen and Bode cheer and dance along to every moment as much as the show itself. Randy and the boys squeezed in a casual game of golf, and we finished with a very fun swim with cousins at the community pool (it had a whirlpool, lazy river, fountains, slides and ended up being an unexpected highlight as well.) Thanks Thompson's for all of the good food and fun!