Fun at the Carnival

Bowling 101

I took the kids bowling today for the first time in their precious little lives. They loved it! And, since it was CHEAP, we'll be doing it again soon! Here are some pics:

Here's a cute video of Kirby. Sorry about the sideways view. I forget that I can't flip the image on a video.

South Dakota Trip

We headed out Monday afternoon after picking London up from preschool. We had planned on splitting the drive between two days but the kids did so well in the car that we made it in one. We had a great time at Aunt Sally's place in Deadwood. A beautiful place plus a beautiful hostess means many return trips in the future. No point in making the beds, Sally - we'll be back soon!

London sporting her Burger King crown, ready to hit the road.

Toward the end of the roadtrip, Kirby was getting tired. He held his hand out to London and asked in his tired little baby voice, "Hold my hand, please". So sweet, I couldn't resist a picture.

Sally and Malcolm's cabin from the back. What a gorgeous setting!

The guest cabin where Papa Paul and Grammy stayed. The rest of us had our accommodations in the main house. So comfy!

London with the front of the cabin behind her.

London posing with the frog.

Nature girl.

Our visit with Mama Addie (Paul's grandmother). Wait a minute, Kirby needs to take a call.

He says its the IRS calling again.

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The next day, we headed out to Devils Tower in Wyoming.

It is really quite a sight. According to the info sign at the visitor's center, there are three theories as to how this formation was created. According to Indian Legend, a great bear, chasing after some Indian children, climbed the tower and carved the ridges into the sides with his claws.

It was so cold on our visit that it actually snowed! We all agreed we will be visiting again in warmer temperatures. We wanted to follow the trail all the way up but the weather was just too miserable and we were poorly dressed.

London at the base of Devils Tower. No, she doesn't have to pee, she's just posing - as usual.

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We headed out for home the very next day. We stopped at the famous Wall Drug in South Dakota for lunch and photo ops.

My two trail-blazin' pioneers.

Kirby and Grammy Mary inside Wall Drug. They play this game where they pretend to be talking to each other on the phone.

London said she wanted a picture with the "pretty lady". "Lady" being generous term.

Yee-haw!!

Having some fun.

After lunch, we headed out on the trail again passing through The Badlands.

The kids got to see several wild animals on this trip including:

Groundhogs.

Wild turkey (these were in the backyard everyday).

Wild turkey at Devils Tower.

Several sightings of deer in the backyard, at Devils Tower and just along the roadside on our travels. We also caught a glimpse of some wild buffalo but weren't able to get any shots.

One more of London doing her thing!

Summer's Coming

We haven't been around much and, for that, we apologize. Facebook has been the place where we have been keeping up with friends and family over the last couple of months. The thing about Facebook, however, is you can only say so much and details are hard to come by. We have a lot of fun stuff planned for the kids this summer so we will be back to blogging a little more frequently.

Monday after Mother's Day we are heading out to see Paul's Aunt Sally in South Dakota. Also visiting will be Paul's Aunt Diane and we'll also make a few trips over to see Mama Addie as well. Should be a great time with family. We are looking forward to it!

Once we get back the summer should kick into high gear. We have trips planned to the Henry Doorly Zoo as well as The Mahoney State Park and the Lincoln Children's Museum.

In addition, we'll be filling our days with outings to the Arlington swimming pool & park and reading time at the Arlington Library. In Fremont, (about 10 minutes from here) there is a water park with a splash pad for the little ones, playdates at the park with friends, $1.00 bowling and get-togethers at the Dairy Queen. Plus, we have London signed up for T-ball!

Sprinkled in with all of this I plan a few kite-flying days, picnics, crafts and, hopefully, a trip to a friend's farm. There is also talk of heading to Kansas to spend the Fourth of July with Paul's Aunt Jinx.

Busy, busy, busy! The camera will always be with us so that we can keep the rest of you involved with our activities. I'm really looking forward to this summer. I hope you are as well!