Iowa Fun

After the Black Hills we joined the Foremans in Fremont and traveled to Iowa to see the Grandmas and cousins.  It was great seeing Daniel, Allison and their kids.  We had never met Rebecca and they had not met Landry.  It was fun watching them all get along so well.  

Greyson and Joshua were two peas in a pod and wow did they have fun.  

It was fun watching all four brothers be together again and things were back to "normal" instantly.  

We also went out to Uncle Gary and Aunt Dee's farm.  The kids road in the tractor, chased chickens and had a lot of fun together.  

The Flying B Ranch

We have always enjoyed fun, live western shows as a family.  Growing up my dad was always drawn to these kind of shows.  So along the trip we made a stop at the Flying B Ranch.  The boys had fun roping, panning for Gold and watching the show.  

Mt Rushmore and Kate!

Of course a trip to the Black Hills would not be complete without a trip to Mt. Rushmore.  My cousin Kate is living in Rapid City and it was great meeting up with here.  The boys instantly loved her and we all enjoyed catching up. 

Blue Bell Lodge

Ok, this post is really all about memory lane for me.  The summer before my senior year of college I worked at Blue Bell Lodge in South Dakota.  We made a quick stop on our way through so I could take a look. 

It was fun to see where I had worked, but I was also extremely thankful I was not working six days a week 12 to 14 hour days.  

And the Adventure Begins

So we had this crazy idea to buy a RV and travel to the Black Hills with my parents.  Well we did it!  Early in the spring we bought a camper with my parents and started making plans.  

After a couple of days of preparations we loaded up in the RV and were on our way to South Dakota.  

Not only were we taking two young boys but also my parents three dogs.  Yes, I know what you are all thinking, that sounds a little crazy.  And yes it was.  But we laughed through the struggle (most of the time).  Today looking make we have all smiles and fun memories though. 

We enjoyed camping out each night and Greyson had fun roasting marshmallows and finding the newest playground.  

We had beautiful weather and not one problem with the RV along the way.  

Down to Nebraska

In the middle of June our family loaded up on one plane after the other and made the trip down to Nebraska.  It is quite the adventure but always tends to be memorable.  

We overnighted in Denver before heading to Kearney.  I forgot how crazy it was to sleep with two very active boys.  Needless to say there was no room on the bed for me.