We had a great time with Rachel and Jeff when they paid us a visit in July. It was so fun to spend time with them. We love them and miss them!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Rachel and Jeff's visit
We had a great time with Rachel and Jeff when they paid us a visit in July. It was so fun to spend time with them. We love them and miss them!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
South Dakota trip in a nutshell
Bekah and I got back last night from our trip to South Dakota for the Allred Family Reunion. We had a great time - here are a few of the highlights:
We drove all day Tuesday to get there (about 15 hours total). We saw a lot of this along the way:
We stayed at a camp owned by the Catholic church. It was a great place!
It was so fun seeing my mom, brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, and nephews:
The traditional marshmallow fight is always a highlight of the week:
Bekah and I did some sightseeing on the way home:
First stop - The Mitchell Corn Palace, America's Destination. All the murals and the decorations on the outside are made of corncobs and cornhusks. Strange, but interesting.
Second stop - the Badlands. Very interesting and even weird. Felt like we were on the moon, or something.
And of course, we couldn't go to South Dakota without stopping at WALL DRUG. Yes, in all capitals - on every one of the 200 billboards we saw across the state. (You can see how happy I am that we finally made it.)
Then it was on to Mt. Rushmore,
Independence Rock,
Martin's Cove,
and finally - home sweet home!
It was a wonderful trip. I loved spending all that time with Bekah and renewing friendships and love with extended family - what a great blessing a good family is! And seeing all those terrific sites! What more could you ask of a vacation? (a little less time behind the wheel perhaps?)
We drove all day Tuesday to get there (about 15 hours total). We saw a lot of this along the way:
We stayed at a camp owned by the Catholic church. It was a great place!
It was so fun seeing my mom, brothers, sisters, in-laws, nieces, and nephews:
The traditional marshmallow fight is always a highlight of the week:
Bekah and I did some sightseeing on the way home:
First stop - The Mitchell Corn Palace, America's Destination. All the murals and the decorations on the outside are made of corncobs and cornhusks. Strange, but interesting.
Second stop - the Badlands. Very interesting and even weird. Felt like we were on the moon, or something.
And of course, we couldn't go to South Dakota without stopping at WALL DRUG. Yes, in all capitals - on every one of the 200 billboards we saw across the state. (You can see how happy I am that we finally made it.)
Then it was on to Mt. Rushmore,
Independence Rock,
Martin's Cove,
and finally - home sweet home!
It was a wonderful trip. I loved spending all that time with Bekah and renewing friendships and love with extended family - what a great blessing a good family is! And seeing all those terrific sites! What more could you ask of a vacation? (a little less time behind the wheel perhaps?)
Monday, July 20, 2009
Road Trip!
Bekah and I are heading off tomorrow for our first ever mother/daughter road trip! Yep, we'll be making the trek from Heber City, UT to Irene, SD for the Allred Family Reunion. (What, you've never heard of Irene, SD?!)
Should be lots of fun, and hopefully we'll get some good pictures of all the exciting things to see along the way (sagebrush, prairie dogs, Mt. Rushmore, Mitchell Corn Palace, etc.)
Oh yeah, it's going to be exciting!!
Should be lots of fun, and hopefully we'll get some good pictures of all the exciting things to see along the way (sagebrush, prairie dogs, Mt. Rushmore, Mitchell Corn Palace, etc.)
Oh yeah, it's going to be exciting!!
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