Today I kept Nicole home from school since Papa has to leave tomorrow morning. We made plans to see a show in Branson, The Rankin Brothers. It's probably in the top three of shows I've seen in Branson. They sing tons of oldies from 50's to 80's and sound very close to many the original artists. (Here's a video if you're interested in seeing a clip.)
Allyson had fallen asleep on the drive down and was cuddling Papa for the first part of the show. It wasn't long before she was dancing along, trying a lot of the moves the backup singers were doing.
The backup singers are three very talented ladies called "The Rankinettes." When the show was over and the curtain went down, Allyson was upset, saying, "I can't see the princesses!" So, we went to find the princesses. She talked their ears off. They were so sweet to her (I think they are all moms) and allowed us to take lots of pictures.
After the show we went to the The Grand Village which is an outdoor shopping center designed to look like the old town of Charleston, South Carolina. There is a giant rocking chair in the center of the village where we took some quick pictures before going to lunch.
We had lunch at Mel's Hard Luck Diner in The Grand Village. This is a 50's style burger joint where the waiters and waitresses sing. It just so happened our waiter ended up being Jason Yeager, a top 20 finalist in the 2007 American Idol show. He sang to Allyson who ate up every bit of the attention.
As I was taking pictures I suddenly realized I should take some video. I only caught the last few seconds. After he finished singing and walked away, Allyson said, "She loves me." (Allyson gets her pronouns mixed up a lot but meant "he loves me.")
On the way out, Allyson stopped dead in her tracks when she saw this gigantic Santa in front of Kringles Christmas Store.
We pried Allyson away from Santa with promises of dessert. We went across the street to Cakes n Creams. It's a 50's dessert restaurant. We had ice cream, funnel cake, and everything to make these last two days some of the highest in caloric intake for, quite possibly, the entire year. Or at least since Papa's last visit! :)
After this we stuffed ourselves into the car and headed home. Nicole was asleep almost immediately. Allyson not long after that. Another great day with Papa!!
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