This past week Mike had a doctor's appointment he had to go to at Ellsworth AFB. We decided to make a small road trip out of it and took the boys for an overnight stay at the base!
We break out the DVD player in the van for our trips and they seem to love it. They did SO good on the ride there & back. Even though it was just a short little jaunt it was such a nice trip and I enjoyed every second of it with the boys in tow :)
Our first stop was the Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. It's a pretty big venue with some fun corn themed art. Plus it's in the middle of nowhere so it makes for a nice place to stop to break up the drive. The boys both enjoyed riding the big tractor they had there!
Wall Drug Store in Wall, SD is also a great place to stop. It is a little town pretty geared toward the tourists driving through and stopping there! It is famous for giving out glasses of ice water during the depression to anyone who needed water. The kids enjoyed romping around and we had some tasty doughnuts there.
A stop by the historic Mount Rushmore just happened to work! Even though it was FREEZING we loved it because there was only 2 or 3 other people there (and judging by the size of the parking available I'd venture to guess it gets pretty busy during peak season). Calvin enjoyed the "faces on the mountain" and talked about them the rest of the trip.
On our way out we stopped at the Outdoor Campus West building. We really the the campus here in Sioux Falls and the Rapid City one was also nice - it's the perfect pace for the boys (and the perfect price for us - free! haha :)
It can be nice to escape reality even for only a short time and spend time with the kids. Travelling is probably the best way I can think of to do that. Here's to more trips in our future!
You all do a good job of making lemonade out of lemons. It is nice the boys are getting to see so many things in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas. It would sure have made our trips easier when Mike and Dan were younger if we had had a DVD player to keep them entertained. But we improvised with "I Spy" and other games. We hope Calvin will remember some of his adventures, but at least he and Wesley will be able to look at the pictures in the future. We love our little South Dakota Family.
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