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When Olivia got her molars two of them looked like a whole layer of enamel was chipped off. I thought maybe she was grinding her teeth so bad that she chipped them, but it turns out they just came in that way. I always had a bad feeling about them,
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We've been waiting for this monarch to make an appearance. Its the first one we've had all they way from an egg to a butterfly. Yesterday morning I told the girls it would probably be out by the end of the day. We went to a
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We started heading home this morning. We decided we'd stop about halfway home for the night. On our way we visited at the Pioneer Auto Museum. This place was very similar to the Miracle of America museum we visited in Montana 2 years ago. It was building after
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We stayed at a campground in Rapid City because of all the different kids attractions. Our campground turned out to be right next to the two I wanted to go to. In the morning we went to Reptile Gardens. We came here on our last trip and it was so
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Wednesday we hit the popular South Dakota sightseeing spots. First up... Mount Rushmore. I really need to get the girls to wear sunglasses again.... at least for pictures. Next stop... Custer State Park wildlife loop. Emma REALLY wanted to feed the wild donkeys. I was a little worried we wouldn&
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Emma and I started our Tuesday with a horseback ride through the Black Hills. Afterward Braden and Olivia met us for a 4 hour UTV ride through the Black Hills. We stopped to wade in a creek, eat wild raspberries and explore an abandoned gold mine. I have never been
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Our very first long road trip in the bus was to Mount Rushmore and South Dakota three years ago. What's crazy about this picture from 3 years ago....? (1) Olivia is now wearing the same clothes that Emma was in back then. (2) You will probably see photos
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One day you're in labor for 28 hours... The next day they're 7 years old...!
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This was the second year in a row that we made it to all 20 parks in our city. The girls didn't really like this one, so we didn't end up staying very long... but it was long enough to cross it off the list.
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