Black Hills Vacation

We returned September 21st from a great vacation with Brian's brothers and their families. It was a great time to spend with them since we aren't able to get together very often. We headed up Thursday and stayed the night in Sioux Falls. On Friday we headed across the state and drove through the Badlands and stopped at Wall Drug and had a vintage family picture taken. On Saturday we headed out early to Cosmos mystery, then Mt. Rushmore, Bear Country, and Reptile Gardens. Then we headed back to the hotel and got ready to go to a large indoor waterpark for the evening. On Sunday we headed to Hill City for a ride on the 1880 train and a nice walk around Hill City. Brian, Bree, and I headed to Custer State Park to drive around and hopefully find a geocache. Unfortunately after a very long walk it started to rain and we headed back to the vehicle empty handed. Oh well, we will try again. Monday we headed back to Kansas with a long 12 hr drive. We were pleasantly surprised that Bree enjoyed the drive home. Tuesday was a great day to recover from the vacation and for Bree to catch up with her sleep. Speaking of Bree, had we told you that she is a crawling machine. She doesn't stay in one place for very long at a time. On Tuesday she was able to pull herself up to standing by using the couch. We also have started using cloth diapers. It will take a little bit to get use to, but I think we will get the hang of it eventually.