Road Trip

This Fall, we took a trip back to South Dakota. If you are unaware of why we would choose South Dakota, it's because that is where Chad's family is from. His Grandma and Grandpa on his mother's side raised their family in Sturgis. Chad's proud claim to the state was that he was born in Deadwood, where some famous cowboys died or robbed somebody or something like that!

First, we made a detour through the beautiful state of Wyoming and stayed with some cousins in Worland. It was actually very fun. These cousins (the Russells) used to live in Idaho when Chad and I were first married. We made many a road trip to visit eachother.

They have horses and in particular, a sheklan (sp?) pony. I thought my kids would love this for sure! Here they are happy behind the fence with Grandma. Not a care in the world.



Then mean ol' mom makes 'em get on the dang pony and take a picture!

It did get better...
Then, off to Sturgis! We make sure to plan our trips out to Sturgis around the bike rally. As Celia says, "It's like dropping in to visit hell for a week!" I don't know how it is during the rally, but it's a beautiful place to visit if you've never gone. The Black Hills are beautiful!

These last two pics are of the kids at a little fall festival in Rapid City. It was a fun trip and I couldn't have done it without Cheryl!