Tunica, MS

Kevin decided that he wanted to take one last Mississippi road trip for his Father's Day + birthday present this year.  I told him to make the plans and we'd be ready to go with him.

He picked Tunica, MS.

Not the most popular destination,

but one we hadn't been to and one that was pretty affordable during the week.

We stopped by the Children's Museum on our way out of town.

Kevin had never gone with us and he had a fun time.

He loved seeing Olive run from exhibit to exhibit.

We stayed at Gold Strike in Tunica.

The hotel was very nice and clean.

The rooms were surprisingly great.

Olive loves a good hotel room.

King size bed.

Fluffy pillows.
We always pack a bag with her favorite books & toys
to make the hotel stay seem more homey and comfortable for her.

The Gold Strike Buffet was ah-mazing!!

You should definitely eat here if you get a chance.

We ate dinner here and it did not disappoint.

Olive was free and she loved it.

She had fun trying new things and eating off my plate.

They had homemade pizza, salad bar, all kinds of meats, 

stir fry, foods from all genres, soups and desserts.

The build your own stir fry was my favorite!

You filled a plate with all of your favorites,

chose your meat and sauce.

Then they cooked it up for you.

It was sooooo good.

I've mentioned before that I am a bit of a dessert snob.

I really love homemade desserts and store bought aren't my favorites.

The desserts at Gold Strike were impressive!

They all tasted homemade and they had a soft serve bar.

The cookies were delicious, coffee mousse and carrot cake were memorable.

I had hoped to eat at the Paula Deen buffet and head to the outlet malls.  The buffet closed some time ago and the outlet mall had less than 10 random stores.  We found a fun shoe store and Olive got these pink chucks.  Lemons out of lemonade :)

Kevin enjoyed the casino for a bit and said it was a lot of fun.
The place was crowded so I'm sure others agreed.
They also had a show going on, but we spent too much time eating dinner and missed it.  Olive didn't mind and just jumped on the bed for a little show of her own.

Tunica was about a three hour drive from Jackson.
It was the perfect distance and we had a great visit.