Big Cedar Lodge - Branson, MO

This past weekend, we made a two night getaway to Ridgedale, Missouri (near Branson) and stayed at a wonderful resort call Big Cedar Lodge. It sits right on Table Rock Lake and there is a ton of stuff to do. In fact, we didn't even leave the lodge the entire time we were there.
Oh, and the resort is owned by Bass Pro Shops.
The word awesome comes to mind?

Below is a view from our room overlooking the lake.

The lodge we stayed in was called Valley View.
This is another building/lodge, Devil's Pool, that had a really nice restaurant where we had dinner one night. It also had a fun bar called Buzzard Bar with a singing cowboy for some live entertainment.
A couple of the hot tubs... one of them is more like a super-hot pool than a tub.

A view of the Marina from up high...

...and down low.

We even got to do one of my favorite activities on vacation...Jet Ski!

Daddy was a bit worried at first that he wouldn't make it back alive.

Then we floated down the Lazy River.
Note the presence of total relaxation.

I decided I was going to go down the kiddie water slide.
Had to bully a couple of little germ-packers out of the way :)

Mini-golf anyone? FYI, scorecard said: Andy 34, Jill 41

The 9th hole was a pain in the bass...

This is the view when you pull in...and when you leave:(

You literally drive over little waterfalls.

So, you're probably wondering where Bailey is. No worries, she was back at home and was well taken care of by Nana.

Thanks again Nana! It definitely made our trip more enjoyable knowing that Bailey was in such good hands. Come back again soon!