What About Now?

That Lonestar song.  We put it on.

What about now?  ~ That spin that never ends ~ How 'bout tonight? ~

Baby, for once let's don't think twice

That one.

Then we packed our bags.

(Which basically consisted of me pulling out the clean laundry out of the dryer from the Kansas weekend the kids and I just got back from.)

And we sorta did the 'Heads Carolina Tails California' thing.

Fueled up, breakfast at Mickey D's.

Bronz: "Michigan or Black Hills?"

We went West.

Lots of driving.  Stops at cool tourist spots and stops at places that had more dust than anything else.

Blake giving Bronz a little kiss during our lunch stop

 

Your South Dakota traveler guide is now going to inform you that the more billboards the less time actually spent on the attraction.

We made it to Rapid City by evening.

Stayed in a fabulous hotel.

There was a pretty sweet waterslide.

Kamie was proud of herself because she went down with Bronz and plugged her nose, and actually got her chin wet.

Blake, the water baby, never took the smile off his face. Wiped the water out of his eyes and toddled back to the ladder.  (Oh and we are talking like a 140' slide.)

We pushed the stroller down to TGI Friday's for supper.  Yummers. 

Walked around the mall area and back to our room where we tucked sleepy kids into beds.

I made a pot of coffee...

Whammo

Both were up. Like wide awake up.  Blake has no middle ground for his crying, it's all or nothing.  We tried to let him cry it out, but when I could hear him from the floor below I decided to have mercy on fellow guests.  Thus started many moons of very bad sleep. 

We saw Mt. Rushmore.

Kamie looked out her window and gasped "Mom! Look!  There's some guys up on that rock!"

 

Our Fam

Cheesin' with my princess

Love how the crayon is in mid-air

Having breakfast...

Love my boys!

We had a nice older gentleman take our picture in front of Mt Rushmore.  Next time we'll have to make sure we ask a tourist whose glasses aren't quite as thick...

(What is in the background is definitely below 'the guys')

Celebrating our 5 year anniversary

(a tad early)

 

 

I thought this quote was pretty cool.  I Love how our Country's roots are so honoring to God.

Almighty God, from this pulpit of stone the American people render thanksgiving and praise for the new era of civilization brought forth upon this continent. Centuries of tyrannical oppression sent to these shores, God-fearing men to seek in freedom the guidance of the benevolent hand in the progress toward wisdom, goodness toward men, and piety toward God.

William Andrew Burkett