Pictures From Days 1 and 2

Day 2 Mount Rushmore

We went to church at the Frontier Ward. I am not sure if they are just the friendliest people we have ever met or if they were trying to recruit new blood. My favorite quote from the meeting was from a man who moved to Wyoming from Arizona. He said, " Many are cold , but few are frozen".

We spent most of the day driving north in Wyoming. We stopped at the Woodcarving Museum in South Dakota. It had some interesting mechanical carvings. Just after we got inside it started to rain like crazy. I was a little worried about our trip to Mount Rushmore but the sky cleared just as we got into town. The drive into this area was amazing.

We stayed at a little motel called the Washington Inn. It filled the girls one criterion- it had a pool. Unfortunately we never got to use it. We went to eat at a place called the Trail Drive Cafe because it had a sign that said Buffalo Ribs. When we pulled up there were no other cars there. I told Kurt that was not a good sign but we decided to brave it anyway. Big mistake! At least the girls can say they have now eaten buffalo.

We then went up the road to Mount Rushmore. We went through the museum, walked the trail, saw the movies and of course took the pictures. My favorite part was the patriotic program and the lighting of the monument at night. I would tell you I was moved to tears but you all know what a big boob I am so that is not hard to do. It was definitely the highlight of the day. There is so much more to do here but it will have to be another time if we are going to make it to D.C. by the 4th. Still haven't heard back from Congressman Matheson's aide. Hopefully she will be in the office tomorrow.

Day 1

We got a later start than we planned but we still made it to Cheyenne today. We saw lots of antelope( all alive thank goodness). The girls also thought the wind turbines in Wyoming were cool.

We only played the ABC game once. It lasted from the Colorado border until Craig(90 miles) There was nothing on some of those roads. Kurt tried to cheat when he couldn't find F. He tried calling the "ph" on the mph sign. He said it makes a /f/ sound. Cheaters never prosper so it was no surprise when he lost.

We almost didn't make it to Cheyenne. They closed the road between Laramie and Cheyenne due to hail and 6 inches of snow. Thankfully it was over by the time we got there.

The most exciting thing that happen today was a missed phone call from our Congressman's aide. They may be able to have us tour the White House when we are in D.C. She left me a message so it isn't finalized yet but we are hoping. The girls were really excited about the possibility.

We went swimming after dinner and now we are crashing. The agenda for tomorrow is church, and then on to South Dakota and Mount Rushmore.

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Night in the Museum

We went and watched Night in the Museum-Battle for the Smithsonian this weekend in preparation for our trip. The girls kept asking," Will we go there?". The movie was fun and only increased our excitement to begin our road trip.

Countdown till the Road trip begins-27 days and counting

The last day of school is May 29th. Yeah! My husband, Kurt, our daughters, Sara(9), Emily(8) and myself will be leaving on a 6 week road trip adventure the next morning. We will be driving from Utah to Florida by way of D.C. I thought Kurt was crazy when he suggested it. Airfare prices have dropped so much surely it would be cheaper to fly. His reasoning is we both have great memories of road trips with our families. He wants the girls to have that experience too. The girls have both requested destinations on the trip. Emily wants Mount Rushmore and Sara wants to go to D.C. As we discuss all the possibilities, I will have to admit my own excitement is growing. I just hope we have more of a Brady Bunch Vacation than a Simpson's one.