Summer Vacation

The kids and I spent a week back in South Dakota at the end of July.  We had a wonderful week and Cameron was able to join us for a few days.  The week flew by.  Every day was jammed packed full of activities, visits with friends and family, and fun in the sun.  My kids just love all of the new and exciting things they get to do while back in South Dakota.  This trip they were particularly fond of running through the sprinklers, playing with their cousins and, as always, lighting fireworks.

The first part of the week was spent with my mom.  We spent as much time outside as possible.  My mother has some new neighbors with kids the same age as Brynn and Burke.  Every morning the kids would wake up and be so anxious to get outside to see what the other kids were up to.  We spent as much time as we could with my grandmother, ran through sprinklers, and lit fireworks.  We spent an afternoon at my aunt Joane’s house feeding fish, smelling the flowers, and trying not to have one of the kids fall in the pond.  I was also able to catch up with a few of my girlfriends and their families at a park one evening.

Twirling in Smoke Balls

Games Outside

At the pnd

Water Fun

Sprinklers!!

Ready

The second part of the week was spent with Cameron’s family in Yankton.  It just so happened that Cameron’s nephew Aiden had a baseball tournament in Yankton and we had a wedding all of the same day.  So all of the parents’ and siblings loaded up and headed to Yankton for a fun filled weekend.  A few of Cameron’s aunts and grandmother also made the trek to hang out with all of us.  We spent one day along the river playing in the water and the second day cheering on Aiden and his baseball team.  Aiden even got MVP one of the games.  We were all so proud.    

What a great vacation!!  We can’t wait to do it again!

Cheering on Aiden

Resting

Fun in Yankton!