Meandering in Mesa: Missing May

I think there is a movie called missing May..... Apparently I have been! Sooo here it is!

Well, actually, this was taken in Apr. but his birthday is in May. This was his surprise cake...I got there late at night, rather hoping he would be in bed but he wasn't so he saw it. He really did like it...just not having his photo taken

There is the smile!

The theme is Paw Patrol...just in case you don't have preschool boys around to educate you.
Rod had a difficult time cause he was looking for Papa Troll...We still aren't sure which we are hearing.

My sweet Mom decided an expedition was in order so brothers David and Duane rented an RV and she treated us to a trip to Branson Missouri. We had a great time.
This is us in the back of the RV

David and Duane did all the driving...going straight through ,,,about 22 hours.

We were glad Emily had a 'family situation' and could come.

Once there, we checked into a very nice time share and had a good rest and sleep. The next day we saw a show called "6"...six brothers that sang and entertained us acapella. We also enjoyed some other activities.

Trying to 'act his age'.

On your mark

get set, Go! We so enjoyed getting a long visit with Bita. She flew down for the trip.

I thought he would have had enough driving.

Watch out!

I have a few more photos of the drivers but not of everyone...my reflexes just aren't that good anymore.

Then we went to Ripley's Believe it or Not museum. Fascinating!

Shaking hands!

We enjoyed dinner at this BBQ place....although we were the only ones there and were a bit nervous to start with.

Sunday we went to Sacrament meeting. I was quite impressed with the talk given by a deacon aged young man. His family are performers, but his talk was excellent! A great ward.

We then went and listened to the sales pitch which helped pay for our accommodations. Not too painful.

That afternoon we saw the Chinese acrobats perform. The photos are terrible...but the show was amazing.

Balance and juggling

See what I mean?

This guy was 'the star' I think. You can see how strong and still he is because any movement is blurry. He did hand stands on top of a stack of 8 chairs and a pile of blocks..probably 20+ in the air.