Our Road Trip to Rapid City & Nauvoo !

(above)
Storybook Island Park then (1997)

Jen, Cam, Erika, Ryan


Storybook Island Park now (2011)
Chase, Kayla, Dave

We drove with Jen & her kids back to South Dakota and spent a few days with them doing some projects around their new home, and also doing some fun stuff . . . we got to see Chase off to his first day of Kindergarten, visit Crazy Horse, the Needles Highway, & Storybook Island Park. We hadn't been to this area since 1997 with our own kids (13 yrs. earlier) but made some great memories there. We are excited Jen and her family are ONLY 10 hours away ! Todd has deployed to Afghanistan until the end of January. We are so proud of them !

Chillin' in the river . . .

Chase's first day of Kindergarten

From there, we drove to Nauvoo to celebrate Eme's FIRST Birthday and spend some time with Erika and Mark. What a darling, fun, active little girl she is. She started walking just before her birthday. It was so fun to spend time with them, and all the other "grandparents" that were there too ! We also got to experience the Nauvoo Grape Festival, but have yet to get our hands (mouths) on one of those Funel Cakes ! We did some fun antique shopping while were there too.

Emelyne's FIRST Birthday ! Soooo BIG !