This summer is just flying by!!!! Tyler and I hit the rodeo and had a great time! It was really fun to go see a real rodeo. I had only been to one before. The kids riding the sheep was my favorite part! Apparently I was laughing so hard. At first I told Tyler there was no way our children would ever do that....and then after I was laughing so hard at it I totally changed my mind. Our kids are sooo doing that! It was awesome. We both worked the 24th so this had to count as our holiday. My family had their reunion up at Bear Lake and we were unable to get work off. We just had too much going on and I was leaving for South Dakota soon. So I was bummed that we didn't get to go up and see everyone, but Wendy was awesome and popped in to see me for a little bit before they headed up. I did have that Sunday off though, so we were able to go up and see Tyler's brother Brandon who was down with his family Angie, Mackenzie, and Brooklyn. Sorry if I didn't spell names right! They live in Montana and we don't get to see them often, so we were excited to get to spe
nd some time with them. We headed up after work Saturday and spent the night. When we got there they decided to go to Hyrum lake to get some water skiing in before it got dark. Tyler was awesome!!! I really enjoy watching him water ski. He was bragging about how it was like riding a bike and you never forget how to do it, and then he didn't make it getting up the first time! We all got a good laugh out of that. But once he got cruising he was great. They kept trying to talk me into it. I suck, so I declined. Maybe another time when there aren't so many people there to laugh. Tyler was sweet though. He knows how much I like to swim, so he jumped in with me and swam t
o shore. The next day we went to church then just enjoyed sitting out in the yard visiting. Ed bought a small camo 4-Wheeler for the grandkids that is totally awesome, and we all had fun riding it around. Mackenzie would not ride it due to a mishap earlier, but she'd ride it with me. She didn't like that Tyler was riding it around so much. She kept thinking he was going to try and get her. Also, she told us that he was wasting the gas. I found that one funny. The next day I flew out to South Dakota to help open the new Cabela's in Rapid City. I am here for 1
6 days! Sturgis was going on for the first week we were here, so I pulled Tyler's old boss down there to check it out with me. It was CRAZY!!!! I have never seen so many motorcycles in my entire life! The streets were shut down because all of the bikes were parked down the middle of the street. There were some totally crazy bikes too. Ron didn't know the nature of Sturgis though, so we headed for the car quickly after dark, eyes toward the sidewalk! Lol. It was definitely a life experience. And my picture definitley does not do it justice. There was street after street even more packed than this one. And it went on forever! Most of my days were 12 hour days and we only got one day off for the 16 days we're here, so f
or my one day off I decided to go see the sights. We hit Mount Rushmore first. It was smaller than I had thought, but it was still really amazing. I learned a lot about why each president was up there and the construction too. I found it very interesting. After Rushmore we headed to Custer National Park. We had direction issues all day though. We had no idea what was north or south. So it took us a little while to get there while we figured out where we were. I was so dead that day. I felt like I had hit a wall. All the long days had finally caught up. The second we sat down in the car I was struggling to keep my eyes open! After Mt. Rushmore we headed down to Custer National Park. It was gorgeous!!! I really would love to move up he
re if we could get a house surrounded by their beautiful pines! The park was fun because they had packs of buffalo everywhere and they sure aren't scared of cars! They tend to cause traffic jams. Some people are stuck for hours! We were lucky and made it through the heards all right. They also have "wild" donkeys. They were used for transportation back in the day and eventually set free when roa
ds and cars were available. They have done rather well at surviving and multiplying. They come to every car to get free food. I wanted to feed them. So I was going to grab some chips and just stick my hand out the window. While I wasn't looking Ron rolled my window all the way down, so when I turned to feed the donkey it was in my window and right in my face! I screamed and was fumbling for the button to roll the window up! Ron found that just hilarious! He tried that same trick with the buffalo but it didn't quite work. While we 
were driving we had to pass through these small tunnels that only one car could fit in. You had to honk before entering. And each time you drove through they had framed the trees on the other end around Mt. Rushmore in the distance so you had a perfect view. It was breathtaking. But these tunnels were tiny! There was one that was only 8 feet wide and you were driving through a small crack in the rocks! It was crazy! 
And last but not least, we had to pay homage to National Treasure 2. We found the lake where the eagle rock is and it leads to the treasure! Tyler was bummed that we didn't find the rock or the treasure, but the lake was beautiful! And they have gorgeous camp-sites there. I would love to go back for a trip! This concludes my adventures so far in Rapid City. But who knows, maybe something else exciting will happen. The whole time I've been gone Tyler's been working a lot of shifts and cleaning the house.............or at least that's what he told me. We're getting ready for our next 2 adventures. It's our anniversary the 24th of this month. One year already! That is just crazy! And then we take off for Alaska with the Wright family. That should be really fun! We'll keep you posted!
nd some time with them. We headed up after work Saturday and spent the night. When we got there they decided to go to Hyrum lake to get some water skiing in before it got dark. Tyler was awesome!!! I really enjoy watching him water ski. He was bragging about how it was like riding a bike and you never forget how to do it, and then he didn't make it getting up the first time! We all got a good laugh out of that. But once he got cruising he was great. They kept trying to talk me into it. I suck, so I declined. Maybe another time when there aren't so many people there to laugh. Tyler was sweet though. He knows how much I like to swim, so he jumped in with me and swam t
o shore. The next day we went to church then just enjoyed sitting out in the yard visiting. Ed bought a small camo 4-Wheeler for the grandkids that is totally awesome, and we all had fun riding it around. Mackenzie would not ride it due to a mishap earlier, but she'd ride it with me. She didn't like that Tyler was riding it around so much. She kept thinking he was going to try and get her. Also, she told us that he was wasting the gas. I found that one funny. The next day I flew out to South Dakota to help open the new Cabela's in Rapid City. I am here for 1
6 days! Sturgis was going on for the first week we were here, so I pulled Tyler's old boss down there to check it out with me. It was CRAZY!!!! I have never seen so many motorcycles in my entire life! The streets were shut down because all of the bikes were parked down the middle of the street. There were some totally crazy bikes too. Ron didn't know the nature of Sturgis though, so we headed for the car quickly after dark, eyes toward the sidewalk! Lol. It was definitely a life experience. And my picture definitley does not do it justice. There was street after street even more packed than this one. And it went on forever! Most of my days were 12 hour days and we only got one day off for the 16 days we're here, so f
or my one day off I decided to go see the sights. We hit Mount Rushmore first. It was smaller than I had thought, but it was still really amazing. I learned a lot about why each president was up there and the construction too. I found it very interesting. After Rushmore we headed to Custer National Park. We had direction issues all day though. We had no idea what was north or south. So it took us a little while to get there while we figured out where we were. I was so dead that day. I felt like I had hit a wall. All the long days had finally caught up. The second we sat down in the car I was struggling to keep my eyes open! After Mt. Rushmore we headed down to Custer National Park. It was gorgeous!!! I really would love to move up he
re if we could get a house surrounded by their beautiful pines! The park was fun because they had packs of buffalo everywhere and they sure aren't scared of cars! They tend to cause traffic jams. Some people are stuck for hours! We were lucky and made it through the heards all right. They also have "wild" donkeys. They were used for transportation back in the day and eventually set free when roa
ds and cars were available. They have done rather well at surviving and multiplying. They come to every car to get free food. I wanted to feed them. So I was going to grab some chips and just stick my hand out the window. While I wasn't looking Ron rolled my window all the way down, so when I turned to feed the donkey it was in my window and right in my face! I screamed and was fumbling for the button to roll the window up! Ron found that just hilarious! He tried that same trick with the buffalo but it didn't quite work. While we 
were driving we had to pass through these small tunnels that only one car could fit in. You had to honk before entering. And each time you drove through they had framed the trees on the other end around Mt. Rushmore in the distance so you had a perfect view. It was breathtaking. But these tunnels were tiny! There was one that was only 8 feet wide and you were driving through a small crack in the rocks! It was crazy! 
And last but not least, we had to pay homage to National Treasure 2. We found the lake where the eagle rock is and it leads to the treasure! Tyler was bummed that we didn't find the rock or the treasure, but the lake was beautiful! And they have gorgeous camp-sites there. I would love to go back for a trip! This concludes my adventures so far in Rapid City. But who knows, maybe something else exciting will happen. The whole time I've been gone Tyler's been working a lot of shifts and cleaning the house.............or at least that's what he told me. We're getting ready for our next 2 adventures. It's our anniversary the 24th of this month. One year already! That is just crazy! And then we take off for Alaska with the Wright family. That should be really fun! We'll keep you posted!
