Lori's cousin sent us an invitation to his wedding. It was late notice but we decided to go ahead and trek to Spearfish, SD. For those of you who don't know, Spearfish is in the Black Hills on the western border of South Dakota. We live on the eastern side of Nebraska. It takes us about 8 1/2 hours to get to that end of SD. We left Friday as soon as Don got home from work and drove to Chamberlain, SD about 5 hours. Then Saturday we drove the rest of the way with a rest stop at Wall Drug. I (Lori) am not a real big fan of Wall Drug but apparently my vote did not count. We were travelling with my sister and her family and my mom and dad. It turned out to be really fun for the kids and relatively inexpensive (compared to every other tourist trap that you encounter on this journey!). Here are a couple pictures:
Whoaaaaa! Caleb going crazy driving a covered wagon.
A real live (or as "live" as they get!) Jack-a-lope. Only people from South Dakota could think this up! Actually, I found out that a guy from Wyoming came up with this name. In case you are interested, click here. Anyway, Samuel, Caleb, Bethany, Naomi, Julia and Hannah can all fit on the top of a Jack-a-lope!
Bethany could not understand why anyone would want to kill an animal and then stuff it. Samuel wanted to go find real animals.
The kids got to "go mining" at Wall Drug also. Since we are studying rocks etc. in Science this was really a field trip!
The wedding was on Sunday afternoon. It took place in a park, in a gazebo next to a waterfall. Bethany took a picture.
As soon as the reception was over, we drove back to Chamberlain (about 3 1/2 hours) and spent the night. This morning we returned to eastern Nebraska. We are all weary and really tired of being in the car. It was a great trip and so fun to see all of the relatives.
Don goes back to work tomorrow. We are on week three. He is really enjoying the job and learning so much. I think he needs to do a post to give you all of the details. Thanks for reading!
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