Mothers Day 2011

It started out at a normal Sunday. We went to Chruch and then decided to go to the Mothers Day Breakfast and the Community Center. Not wanting to go home and sit in the house for the day we thought we might go to Sioux City and catch a movie. However when we got up there we realized there really were no movies we wanted to see. Daniel (the king of road trips) thought we should drive up to Sioux Falls for the day.  Sounded like a plan to me and the girls were up for it so I decided to go in to Walmart and grab some snacks for the trip. While I was in Walmart Daniel and the girls decided on other plans...

We made it to Sioux Falls and drove past it...

till we made it here

and then continuted to drive...

I was getting alittle mad...after all the girls had school the next day...

soon we were here....

by this point I had long since figured out he was heading for the Black Hills. With not a change of clothes or tooth brushes along...sigh...this is not the first time I have to admit it is alittle exciting ...but we hadnt done this since before Paytin was born...and doing this with kids made me alittle jumpy...but...

we made it just in time to look around for awhile and then enjoy what I think was said to be the first lighting program of the year :)  The girls were loving it and it was really nice to get away from the house. from the town, and from all the tornado stress!!

We got a room at the The Presidents View Resort and relaxed for the rest of the night.

The next day we went back up to check out Mt Rushmore in the Daylight. We walked the whole trail and that when we hit the most memorable event of the whole trip...
you see these shoes..

art they cute! I bought them for Avary like two years ago because I thought they were sooooo cute. Anyway this is the last photo that you will ever see BOTH of them in...


We were about 1/4 of the way down the trail getting some really nice pictures of Mt Rushmore

Daniel and the girls had just found this really neat little place in all the rocks

and I saw an opening for a really neat picture..

(After all George is my favorite guys!)  So as Im taking this shot and 
I hear fighting behind me but whats new.  Then crying my shoe my shoe...crap. Turn around to find Avarys shoe is now federal property on the trail about 15 feet below the trail...if u know Avary and shoes this did not go over well. Im kind of upset with myself that I didnt think to take a picture of it. Darn...


So after what seemed like hours we finally finished the trail...it is crazy long!


The girls wanted to check out  Bear Country USA next. Im so happy we did it was such a neat place! 

The Baby Bears we so stinkin cute!

We then headed to the Reptile Gardens by that point my phone was starting to go dead so I didnt get all that many pictures there.

After we toured Reptile Gardens it was getting to be late afternoon and we figured our mini vacation would have to end so we started to head back home. We took the scenic way back home though! Im happy we did the Bad Lands are for sure something to see if you never have!