Saturday, July 9, 2011

Vacation Preparations

In less than 5 days, Josh, Dave, and I will be embarking on our journey out west. We've been planning this trip for over 9 months, so I am way excited to get going! The past several weeks we've begun packing and even cooking for our trip. (We're taking most of our dinners with us, thanks to the Food Saver that Dad and Kyra got me for my birthday!)

Here's our itinerary for those who are interested:

*Leave Thursday the 14th super early, hoping to make it somewhere into South Dakota
*Friday and Saturday (15th, 16th) we'll be staying in the Badlands
*Sunday, Monday, Tuesday (17th-19th) we'll be at Mt. Rushmore and the surrounding areas
*Wednesday (20th) we're staying in Cody, Wyoming before heading to Yellowstone the next morning.
*Thursday, Friday, Saturday (21st-23rd) we'll be in Yellowstone
*Sunday morning early we leave to go visit my grandma in Kansas. Depending on how far we get, we'll either stay one or two nights with her before coming back home, probably on Wednesday

For most of the trip, we'll be staying in KOA campgrounds. Mostly because it's one of the cheaper options, but it also allows us to be able to hang out outside once Dave goes to bed. They are also pretty family friendly and have playgrounds and a pool, so Dave will enjoy that stuff. In Yellowstone, we're staying in the park in their cabins. They look pretty rustic, so we'll have to see about those!

I promised my mom (who is supplying us with internet for the trip) that we would update the blog with our latest outings every couple of days. So, be looking for a post around this time next week.

Until then, here are some pictures and videos.






Tony and Dave sporting our new hiking backpack.












Dave fingerpainting with my mom. Here's the video.











Pumped to ride his four wheeler.









He's saying "uh-oh" after turning his mower over. I think he was expecting me to be very sympathetic about his situation.




Here's the video of Dave with goats from the zoo. Goats. And finally, a video of his car sounds. Sounds.

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