Mount Rushmore

This is a picture of our faithful car. It was it's first major trip and first trip to Utah (I am sure there will be several more).

 Jon was the first to see Mount Rushmore as we were driving up to it. 

 It really is amazing!

 What a good looking family with 2 random boys on the side. 

 My sweet kids with four great men in the background. 

 Just seeing how Samantha's face would like up there next to Honest Abe.

 Did I mention that it was the first Saturday of the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally?

There were motorcycles everywhere!

 

 We saw a whole lot of corn fields during our journeys. 

It has its own kind of beauty that I actually enjoyed. 

 This is the World's Largest ball of Twine (in a year that I can not quite remember now).

 You can be cruising through endless cornfields with the thought of traffic as far from your mind as the moon when your daughter might say, "I need to go to the bathroom." 

You think no problem there is a town about 4 miles ahead and then with 3 miles left to go you find dead stand still traffic in the middle of Nebraska all thanks to the county fair.

 Below are a few more pictures from Mount Rushmore. 

Sometimes your just need to stop for ice cream and change the baby who has soaked through her diaper and clothes. You will be crazy enough to give this newly changed baby an ice cream. But then when you see smiles like these, you don't care how messy it is going to get. 

 This last photo was taken at the stoplight near our house.

Those are some happy kids to be getting out of the care soon and to be home at last!

We had so much fun with our families and we are already looking forward to the next chance(s) we have to see all of you!