My family and I drove home all day yesterday from South Dakota.  We had a fantastic time seeing the Badlands; Mount Rushmore; Crystal Cave; Driving the Needle Pass; Hiking the Black Hills; Visiting the Journey Museum; climbing all over Dinosaur Park and more.  And our hotel had  a lovely  indoor pool and hot tub, so we stayed up late every night enjoying that too.  I wrote my menu’s partly in the car and partly by the pool.  It’s wonderful to be able to work anywhere my family happens to be.

I just downloaded the pictures off my camera and wowee!  I have a lot blog about. There are ballet pictures; baby gift tutorials; recipes; and of course vacation.  But it will have to wait until our school supplies are purchased and the laundry is done.  Until then, here are a few of my favorite pics from last week.

Be careful with the Baby!

Possibly the only piece of shade in the badlands. Look out for rattlesnakes!

One of the ways we saved money on the trip was to buy picnic groceries and make our own lunch at on of the plentiful picnic areas along the way.