Daily Archives: November 22, 2018

Blogging, Travel

Travel Back In Time for an Old Fashioned Christmas to Silver Dollar City and the Showboat Branson Belle

Silver Dollar City
The Silver Dollar City Entrance (Photo Credit: Angie – Going Out The Door)

At the beginning of November I spent a few days in Branson, MO enjoying an Ozark Mountain Christmas. I paid my way out there but once I arrived the rest of my trip was compensated for me. I detailed the entire trip in a previous post and this time I want to focus on two of the things that we did on the trip. That was visiting Silver Dollar City and taking a ride on the Showboat Branson Belle. Both are attractions run by Silver Dollar Attractions. We had the VIP treatment in both locations and it was so much fun.

Eva and Delilahs Bake Shop

Our first stop at Silver Dollar City was Eva and Delilah’s Bake shop that makes so many delicious treats. Here you can get huge, and I mean huge cinnamon rolls and sticky buns among other things. I took a look at the prices expecting them to be outrageous but they were not. In fact everywhere around the part I was impressed by what I saw as far as prices on things to eat and souvenirs. You get a lot for our dollar here. I did a livestream from the bakery and we even got to try a bunch of their treats.

Further into the park we took a look at a traditional cabin. What is interesting about this one is that it was actually moved, board by board from another location to preserve it. This was a very well put together cabin that has a stone fireplace in the middle so that it can heat the entire thing. There were even automatic door closers built into the design. This was a rope and pulley system that made sure that the doors were always automatically closed. There were singers in one side of the cabin but we weren’t able to see them before we headed to our next spot. We did, however see some Christmas Carolers. We enjoyed them while we alos enjoyed some authentic Wassail. Continue reading Travel Back In Time for an Old Fashioned Christmas to Silver Dollar City and the Showboat Branson Belle →

Review, Toys

Not Parent Approved – A Funny Way to Pass the Time Without Screens

Not Parent Approved

We received the game Not Parent Approved and the two expansion decks for free to play with and review. Opinions are our own.

We attended Sweet Suite this past July and while we were there we learned about the game Not Parent Approved. This is a fun game with hilarious possibilities. It is a fun one to take with you and play at a restaurant before the food arrives. I know that I am getting a wee bit tired of playing endless games of tic tac toe. I’d much rather play a game that gets everyone talking and laughing and having fun. With Not Parent Approved you get tons of conversation, laughter and even some moments of extreme silliness.

We’ve played the game a few times and we were happy to get not only the full game but expansion packs 1 and 2. The game is a perfect little stocking stuffer for your teens and tweens. It is for ages 8+ but we let Andrew play along with us. He’s 7 and is already reading really well and enjoying playing family games often. The game is also a good one for long car rides, this can also get the kids off the screens for a while. It is also a silly fun game to play after Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner with the whole family. Continue reading Not Parent Approved – A Funny Way to Pass the Time Without Screens →