Monday, June 14, 2010
Our Weekend
Thursday we woke up to a down poor of rain. Tanner still wasn't feeling that great. We went to the store and got him some medicine. Then we went to the butterfly house of Sioux Falls. None of us knew what to expect. We had a blast. We spent about 2 or more hours there. Geremy really wanted one to land on him. We told him they had to choose him. Just as we were getting to leave, one landed on him. He was so happy. I missed the picture but he did get one. I'm the only one that didn't have one land on me. I wasn't chosen. The kids keep asking to go back. We've told them we'll see another one in Grand Junction.
Next we went to Sioux Falls. We had lunch at the falls. It was fun. We then drove to Grandma and Granpa Reep's home. We got in late and had a wonderful Macaroni and Cheese dinner. It was nice to know we didn't have to get up and go the next morning.
Friday Grandpa took us to see where Grandma grew up. We saw where she went to school too. Then Aaron did the laundry and took the kids swimming. Grandpa was amazed at how well the kids and Aaron swim. I stayed back and made dinner with Grandma and had a nice talk. We had ham and cheesy potatoes and pretzel jello. Yum. The kids were all wound up so we went to a park. Don't go to a park at dusk. Anyway, they had a lot of fun. We found a walking trail. That was nice too.
Saturday we had to take Geremy's sleeping bag to a laundromat. That was frustrating. We got off to a 2.5 hour late start. We then went to the houses that Grandpa and Grandma raised their kids in. We also saw the church where they were married and Aaron's dad was "baptized". We then went to the "Mall of America". Good grief. The kids went in the ghost shooting ride and the 6 of us went on the roller coaster. We had 10 points left (because the chaperones on the roller coaster were free) so Aaron and I wanted to go on another ride. Tanner wouldn't let me go so the 4 of us went on the roller coaster again. Mattina Ann and AJ were very patient and good about it. All those rides cost about $50. Oh well. It was the first big roller coasters Tanner and Geremy have been on. They loved it.
Saturday evening we recorded Grandma Reep on video. She did a nice job. Then Grandma wanted the kids to settle down and go to sleep. She didn't know how to settle them. I told her to sing so Grandpa sang some songs while Grandma held Geremy. Geremy then asked if he could sing a song. He sang "I am a Child of God". Grandma was so impressed with this song. She couldn't believe the feeling it brought into the room. She asked us to sing it again so the whole family sang all the verses. The spirit in the room was amazing. Geremy started a wonderful missionary experience. Nice job little man.
Sunday said good bye to Grandma and Grandpa. She said that she probably won't see us again. I told her that she will one day. We then went to Minnehaha Falls and off to Ft. Madison. We followed Rita. She took us a different way than we thought we should go but we made good time and got here. Thank you Rita.
Brenda and her kids are with us now for the rest of the trip. We went on a walk last night after the kids went to bed. Aaron and I saw Fireflys for the first time. Aaron even had one crawl on him. It looked like it was under his skin. It was fun to see.
This hotel is frustrating for us. It could be a nice place. It's just way run down. The air conditioner is super noisy and Aaron can't sleep with the noise or without the cool air. We've talked about moving to another room. We'll see what happens.
I found that we were charged twice for our first hotel. That didn't sit well. I called Expedia late last night to fix it. They put me on hold for about an hour. I'm still waiting for another call to take care of it this morning. I WILL get my money back.
The video's are a little out of order. I hope you enjoy them. I will put more video's on tonight. We are off to have fun now.
Next we went to Sioux Falls. We had lunch at the falls. It was fun. We then drove to Grandma and Granpa Reep's home. We got in late and had a wonderful Macaroni and Cheese dinner. It was nice to know we didn't have to get up and go the next morning.
Friday Grandpa took us to see where Grandma grew up. We saw where she went to school too. Then Aaron did the laundry and took the kids swimming. Grandpa was amazed at how well the kids and Aaron swim. I stayed back and made dinner with Grandma and had a nice talk. We had ham and cheesy potatoes and pretzel jello. Yum. The kids were all wound up so we went to a park. Don't go to a park at dusk. Anyway, they had a lot of fun. We found a walking trail. That was nice too.
Saturday we had to take Geremy's sleeping bag to a laundromat. That was frustrating. We got off to a 2.5 hour late start. We then went to the houses that Grandpa and Grandma raised their kids in. We also saw the church where they were married and Aaron's dad was "baptized". We then went to the "Mall of America". Good grief. The kids went in the ghost shooting ride and the 6 of us went on the roller coaster. We had 10 points left (because the chaperones on the roller coaster were free) so Aaron and I wanted to go on another ride. Tanner wouldn't let me go so the 4 of us went on the roller coaster again. Mattina Ann and AJ were very patient and good about it. All those rides cost about $50. Oh well. It was the first big roller coasters Tanner and Geremy have been on. They loved it.
Saturday evening we recorded Grandma Reep on video. She did a nice job. Then Grandma wanted the kids to settle down and go to sleep. She didn't know how to settle them. I told her to sing so Grandpa sang some songs while Grandma held Geremy. Geremy then asked if he could sing a song. He sang "I am a Child of God". Grandma was so impressed with this song. She couldn't believe the feeling it brought into the room. She asked us to sing it again so the whole family sang all the verses. The spirit in the room was amazing. Geremy started a wonderful missionary experience. Nice job little man.
Sunday said good bye to Grandma and Grandpa. She said that she probably won't see us again. I told her that she will one day. We then went to Minnehaha Falls and off to Ft. Madison. We followed Rita. She took us a different way than we thought we should go but we made good time and got here. Thank you Rita.
Brenda and her kids are with us now for the rest of the trip. We went on a walk last night after the kids went to bed. Aaron and I saw Fireflys for the first time. Aaron even had one crawl on him. It looked like it was under his skin. It was fun to see.
This hotel is frustrating for us. It could be a nice place. It's just way run down. The air conditioner is super noisy and Aaron can't sleep with the noise or without the cool air. We've talked about moving to another room. We'll see what happens.
I found that we were charged twice for our first hotel. That didn't sit well. I called Expedia late last night to fix it. They put me on hold for about an hour. I'm still waiting for another call to take care of it this morning. I WILL get my money back.
The video's are a little out of order. I hope you enjoy them. I will put more video's on tonight. We are off to have fun now.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The fun continues...
We got up early in Rapid City South Dakota and went back to Jewel Caves. We arrived 5 min. earlier than scheduled. We felt really good about that. We had a great time at the caves. We down in the ground at least 350 feet. The children really enjoyed it. Geremy had a hard time not going to the bathroom while in the cave. He started dancing about 1/2 way thru and the guide gave Aaron a bag about 3/4 way thru to have Geremy go in. Poor Aaron had to carry it out. Geremy wore a diaper the rest of the day.
AJ told me I have to blog about the bathrooms there. When we would flush it made a sound that was loud and sounded like it was going to suck you up. It was a grinding explosion kind of sound. It's hard to describe. All of us were talking about it when we came out. Mattina Ann was laughing because it scared me out of the stall and Aaron was laughing because it scared Tanner out of the stall and Tanner wasn't even "dressed" yet. You can see why AJ wanted me to blog this.
After the cave we went to Mt. Rushmore. We had a wonderful time there as well. Geremy kept wanting to get closer. He was happy with how close we got. Aaron got a picture of some of the rocks that had been blasted away.
Aaron's mom told us to stop at "Wall Drug". We saw signs for this in Wyoming but hadn't seen them since. We figured we missed it in our hurry to get to the Caves yesterday. When we left the Black Hills National Forest we started to see more signs for Wall Drug. We stopped and spent 1 1/2 hours there. It wasn't our thing when we first got there, then we found a place to take pictures etc. There was a really big dinosour that "fed" every 12 min. When it started to eat Geremy took off. He was so scared. Tanner took off too but was still interested in seeing it. Geremy wanted nothing to do with it. Even when the dinosaur was done Geremy clung to Aaron.
We went into a store and I was helping Mattina Ann look at a horse shirt she wanted when AJ and Aaron threw BIG Snakes at me. I freaked out. They got a good laugh out of it. We crossed the Missouri River. We couldn't believe how big it was. We can't wait to see the Mississippi.
We tried to return our redbox movies and couldn't find anywhere. That was frustrating. When we finally found a place, Aaron and I were frustrated with each other. We must have been tired and hungry. We went to the Corn Palace, but were too late. It closed about 20 min before we got there. I took some pictures of the outside. It was cool to see how they made pictures and the building with corn.
We finally made it to our hotel at 11 pm. We got dinner and went to bed.
What a long night. It took me a long time to get the video to work so I went to bed at 1:30 and still didn't have anything posted. Then Tanner woke up all night long. He has a fever. Of course I don't have any medicine that he'll take. We gave him a bath this morning and he seems to be feeling a bit better.
We woke up to a LOT of rain. Our plans to go to Sioux Falls might be quick. We'll have a great day though. Hopefully the pictures will continue to go on and this will get easier and easier to put together.
AJ told me I have to blog about the bathrooms there. When we would flush it made a sound that was loud and sounded like it was going to suck you up. It was a grinding explosion kind of sound. It's hard to describe. All of us were talking about it when we came out. Mattina Ann was laughing because it scared me out of the stall and Aaron was laughing because it scared Tanner out of the stall and Tanner wasn't even "dressed" yet. You can see why AJ wanted me to blog this.
After the cave we went to Mt. Rushmore. We had a wonderful time there as well. Geremy kept wanting to get closer. He was happy with how close we got. Aaron got a picture of some of the rocks that had been blasted away.
Aaron's mom told us to stop at "Wall Drug". We saw signs for this in Wyoming but hadn't seen them since. We figured we missed it in our hurry to get to the Caves yesterday. When we left the Black Hills National Forest we started to see more signs for Wall Drug. We stopped and spent 1 1/2 hours there. It wasn't our thing when we first got there, then we found a place to take pictures etc. There was a really big dinosour that "fed" every 12 min. When it started to eat Geremy took off. He was so scared. Tanner took off too but was still interested in seeing it. Geremy wanted nothing to do with it. Even when the dinosaur was done Geremy clung to Aaron.
We went into a store and I was helping Mattina Ann look at a horse shirt she wanted when AJ and Aaron threw BIG Snakes at me. I freaked out. They got a good laugh out of it. We crossed the Missouri River. We couldn't believe how big it was. We can't wait to see the Mississippi.
We tried to return our redbox movies and couldn't find anywhere. That was frustrating. When we finally found a place, Aaron and I were frustrated with each other. We must have been tired and hungry. We went to the Corn Palace, but were too late. It closed about 20 min before we got there. I took some pictures of the outside. It was cool to see how they made pictures and the building with corn.
We finally made it to our hotel at 11 pm. We got dinner and went to bed.
What a long night. It took me a long time to get the video to work so I went to bed at 1:30 and still didn't have anything posted. Then Tanner woke up all night long. He has a fever. Of course I don't have any medicine that he'll take. We gave him a bath this morning and he seems to be feeling a bit better.
We woke up to a LOT of rain. Our plans to go to Sioux Falls might be quick. We'll have a great day though. Hopefully the pictures will continue to go on and this will get easier and easier to put together.
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