Monday, October 12, 2009

A wintry weekend

Sorry we've been absent for a bit, friends. Once Daddy completed his comp (we won't know the results for quite a while yet, but we are hopeful that all went well), the circus took a bit of a vacation! Well, we didn't leave for "vacation" right away... in fact, we didn't leave until Thursday. But we spent Tuesday and Wednesday packing and preparing for a trip to South Dakota for Aunt Annie's wedding.

When Indy heard "vacation," he broke out his sunglasses.

perplexed too cool

When Madeline heard "South Dakota," she broke out her hat and mittens.

mittens!

As it turns out, Maddie had the right idea!

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Although the weekend was cold and very, very snowy, we loved (almost) every minute of it. (You simply cannot love every minute of traveling with three children, three and under -- at least, that's what I think. ) South Dakota was gorgeous. Annie was a beautiful bride. And there were cousins. What more could we want? (Well, maybe just a little less snow.)

We'll share more about our wintry weekend over the next few days! For now, we're settling into California autumn and missing our cousins...

4 comments:

Unknown said...

I really want to take a trip to South Dakota with the family, but we just haven't gotten to it yet. (I'd like to make it part of a trip to the Tetons and/or Yellowstone.) I don't know if you remember, but my parents lived in Rapid City for a few years. I worked at a bed and breakfast near Rapid for a summer, and I think my brother's first job for the National Park Service was at Mount Rushmore. (He's worked at at least five parks, so it's hard to remember!) Glad you enjoyed it!

KiMMY said...

In the left picture, he looks just like Jim! In the right picture, he looks just like Maddie! Have fun on your vacation. You're missed here in MV.

Childress Family said...

Welcome home! And it sounds like you all made it back germ-frei? I was praying for everyone to stay healthy. Hope everyone still is. And yes, I agree, though I don't have 3, that traveling with them 3 and under can't be super every moment. It's fun, but so very tiring.

The Farmer Files said...

Sunglasses...toooo funny!!!