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Thursday, July 23, 2009

4,666 Miles Later...

We got back from our road trip last week and had a blast! We went a total of 4,666 miles! The kids did great considering they had to ride in the car so much! We have tons of pictures and stories so I will try and just highlight some from the different stops we had.
#1 Grand Island, NE Family Reunion
First stop was Grand Island, NE for a Family Reunion on my mom's side. Everyone was able to be there which made it extra special. We saw one of the only running steam engine trains still running in the US as it came through. We went to a Water Park, Sturr Museum, and played outside the entire weekend.



#2 Mount Rushmore
We went to Mount Rushmore and some of the surrounding attractions. We went to the lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore and it was SO SO neat! I would recommend every American go see it. They had a program, video, and then light the monument. It was great!
#3 Casper Wyoming, to visit my sister and her family
We stayed in Casper for a couple of days and had a great time! We went to Martin's Cove and got to go on a little handcart expedition. Luke pulled the handcart with the 5 kids in it! It was a neat experience to see, hear, and read about the history behind Martin's Cove.
#4 Florence, Mt, to visit Luke's parents
We spent the majority of our time in beautiful Montana at Luke's parents bed and breakfast. We went on bike rides, to the river, lake, farmers market, ate lots and lots of yummy food, and Emma even got to ride a minatiure horse. It was the ultimate vacation.

#5 Pocatello, Idaho, to visit my family We were able to spend some time with my mom, step dad, brother and grandparents in Idaho and it was great! We went to the zoo, played lots of cards, and ate yummy food.

#6 Boise, Idaho We went over to Twin falls to meet my best friend Kimberly and her hubby Zach and new baby Brenna. We had so much fun with them we drove back to Boise with them, where they live, to spend the night with them.

#7 Bountiful, Utah We stayed with Luke' Grandma for a couple of days before we headed back. It was nice to be able to spend that time together.

HOME... We had a wonderful road trip and are lucky we were able to see and spend time with our families. Looking forward the the next one!

4 comments:

The Larsens said...

All I can say is WOW!. Just wow. That's a lot of mileage. In one week? Crazy.

Meghan & Chase said...

Wow! Glad you got home safe. It was great to see you guys and meet little ELI- let us know if you ever come thru oklahoma!

Miles Family said...

Great trip, great pics! We had lots of fun with all you guys!

Jamie Dana said...

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! I love seeing all of your pictures.