Saturday, May 30, 2009

South Dakota Trip




















We had such a great time on our trip to South Dakota despite a somewhat rocky start (see post below!). After staying in Detroit Lakes on Wednesday night, we headed to Pierre around lunchtime on Thursday. Paul did really well on the car ride but I'm so glad we had the DVD player because it was a lifesaver! He didn't really nap at all in the car so it was nice to have the movies AND a stop at the John Deere store in Jamestown to keep him happy.

It was so nice to see Laura and Shane and meet Sierra who is such a doll! She is a precious little thing with lots of dark hair and long slender fingers. Laura and Shane also have a dog which Paul really warmed up to after a couple of days.

We went to many different parks around town which was really fun for Paul who is a HUGE park fan lately! Shane also took us on a boat ride which made Paul really excited and happy...we were discussing when to go on the boat ride early that day and Paul caught on that a boat ride may be in his future so I told him he'd have to ask Uncle Shane. He found Shane and said, "Uncle Shane, boat ride, please" which was pretty cute! The pontoon is awesome and we had a great ride!
We really had a fantastic time visiting with Laura and Shane and seeing them as new parents to baby Sierra....can't wait to see all of them again! The trip home was uneventful and I'm so glad we made the trek to Pierre! Thanks for being such great hosts, Laura and Shane!