Vacation!! Part 2

Vacation!! Part 1

gorgeous rainbow in the sky as we were leaving home

the Mighty Missouri River (still in SD)

my brother confiscated my camera.... but this is one awesome picture! 

trying to smile - after being on the road for FOREVER (or so it seemed at the time)

my oldest younger brother. coolest dude on the block. er, on the road. 

pretty cloud picture. still in SD I think

Embrace the flatness!! 

Ah ha! Beloved mountains at last! 

Well where in the world CAN you enter then?! :P

The one and only Independence Rock! Yes! The Oregon Trail Independence Rock!!!!
I was so happy that we happened to stop here - this is one amazing historic landmark. Whoot! 

My brothers climbed to the top - victory!

"H Fish 1911" How COOL is that??!!!!!!!

Traffic jam about 40 minutes from our destination :(

Not in SD anymore!! *dances*

...more to come as our trip goes on! (and I have decent internet service) 

thank Heaven for little girls :)

I had the wonderful opportunity to babysit 4 girls last night. I love each one of them dearly 

the girls were rather fascinated with a moth they found... I think he had a broken wing or something. :( 

happy, lovely, sweet Katie

Alexa. who is a dear, but 5... and can sometimes be a pill. especially when Miss India says it's bedtime. 

they really were just amazed at this moth

meet adventurous Abby... they have hay bales the girls can play on

the above three photos... they decided to be models on the hay bales

we made tissue paper flowers. she was pretending to be a bride :) 

then Abby made me this little girl.... isn't she great?! I just *adore* the pink hair :D 

talking on the phone on my iPod Touch - hehe

Abby and Cocoa the dog 

that's where I live! nice and flat. nothing for miles. and if you see trees, it's because
there is a house there and someone planted them intentionally. 

okay this is hilarious - in a creepy sort of way. the girl is FIVE

the night ended with apples before bedtime :) I had a lovely time