Well, we've officially settled in the midwest! I use the term "settled" loosely because we still haven't received our stuff yet (it will be here this Wednesday - hooray!). BUT we have enjoyed exploring our new little town of Sioux Falls and hanging with our friends the Pinedos in the meantime.
It has actually been nice not to have all our stuff here so we can focus on all the projects we'd like to do with the house - we've put up some different shelves, changed the shower a bit, installed some curtains and added a cool stained glass look to our front windows. We've done a lot of random things that would've been on our project list for awhile had we been distracted by unpacking.
One of the craziest experiences we had occurred the morning after we drove into the new place. We were pretty dang tired from the long drive across the country and so by the time we got in we put up a baby gate, put the kids in their beds and crashed. Well sweet little Calvin woke up at the crack of dawn, climbed over the baby gate, unlocked the deadbolt and decided to go exploring... We were fast asleep as he ventured around the neighborhood experiencing his new surroundings. It was about 7am when Mike and I were both awakened by someone yelling through the front door "POLICE - is anybody home?"
One of our neighbors had seen Calvin wondering around, didn't know where he belonged and called the cops. Apparently he'd been out for about 45 minutes! All he would tell the cops was that his dad had a truck (not such a helpful tip in South Dakota). At any rate, we were thankful we got him back without incident but we will NEVER forget that wake up call! We made him take a picture with this book we saw later that day when we were shopping at Costco...
Aside from missing children, we have enjoyed exploring different restaurants, parks and stuff to do with the kids here in South Dakota. It has been a really special time for our family! Here are some of the places we've been exploring so far...
Outdoor Campus - a fun museum for kids with TONS of stuff to do and lots of free outdoor classes (hunting, fishing, archery, boating etc...) The indoor stuff is fun for the kids to see too - the boys loved romping around the area with the exhibits and then walking along the trail to the pond!
We've discovered a huge trail loops around the Sioux Falls city - it's about 29 miles long! We've enjoyed walking around on parts of the trail near Big Sioux River. It's peaceful and beautiful - I can't wait for fall to see what the trees look like!
Falls Park - it's pretty amazing! We enjoyed a short walk around the park and stopped to see the falls that break up the Sioux River.
Hanging out with the Pinedos! We love spending time with these guys!
Outdoor campus put on a fun family festival with lots of booths for the kids. We enjoyed spending the afternoon in the great outdoors (and the fun slide was Calvin's favorite).
So far we love it here! The people are kind & the area seems to be great for families. Let's just hope for no more run ins with Sioux Falls police :)
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