West Vaca: Glacier National Park--Road to the Sun

West Vaca---The Black Hills

Sioux Falls, SD

Corn Palace, Mitchell, SD

The Black Hills 1880 Train

Hill City, SD

The Black Hills

Chief Crazy Horse

Panning for Gold in Hill City, SD

Mt. Rushmore

Angel Art

She's Getting into the Swing of Things

I think Little Angel needs a lot more individual instruction. This was brand new to her, and I thought she did pretty well considering. It's pretty obvious some of the other kids have previously received either lessons or help from their parents (you could tell when some of the kids walked in with their little golf shirts, clubs, and golf shoes, at age 5 and started driving the ball 200 yards!:) I miss golfing--it's something I enjoyed doing before kids and moving away from K-town. Since this is a nice family activity, and she does seem to be enjoying it, we're going to hit the driving range ourselves, and sign up for some more junior golf lessons directly through the golf center (this was just a class we took through city rec)--I inquired, and since I feel my 3.5 y/o Fairy Girl is coordinated, interested (she's asking) and ready, I'll enroll her too. I'll probably start hitting the driving range again myself as well, although it just dawned on me, I can't personally do that when I bring the kids--I have to watch them very carefully, and I'm afraid they'd approach me as I'm swinging the club. The good news is, with one girl being right-handed, and the other left-handed, it'll be really easy for me to watch them and help them as they face each other:) We're excited to start golfing as a family (well, at least the driving range for now:) Maybe Grandpa R can help too, hint hint:)

Major problems on the home-front!

Well, I'm not sure what to say, except pooooor Ken. So here's a recap (or decap, haaa haaa), last week I found Ken and Barbie, arm and arm, lying face down in the pool http://ourpathoflearning.blogspot.com/2009/06/romeo-and-juliet.html
But miraculously, I'm happy to report that Ken drowned and got better and was back into the swing of things pretty quickly. Earlier this particular day, I found poor Ken wearing a Cinderella ball gown--I felt a little sorry for him, but figured it's good for the male ego, and he will surely recover from that? Then later my girls were in the tub, and I saw Ken had a torso and seems to have lost his head! Yes folks, poor Ken has been decapitated--pray for his speedy recovery:) This guy really doesn't have a good head on his shoulders (not to mention he's nude)!

A Visit to K-Town!

The Girls are searching for treasures on the beach with Grandpa and his metal detector; (they found several "planted" coins:)

An Icon in my old hometown

These are just some scenes from the town I grew up in. I haven't lived there for 9 years now, so it actually felt like a mini get-away:) We were there yesterday visiting my parents who also no longer live there, at my brother and sister in law's house who aren't there (they're in Jamaica, lucky ducks:).

Summer's Here! First band concert of the season!

Yes, I'm facing the wrong direction, because a little old lady stole my music folder, and left me with only half the music! The sad part is I'm the librarian of the band and I didn't have all of my music! I'm happy to report the folder has been recovered!

Slip Sliding Away

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! And we set this up going down hill in our back yard that slopes. Unfortunately it broke within a day--so now we're on the hunt to find the original slip and slide, like from when I was a child!

Gingerbread House

I just love this place; it's called The Gingerbread House, and it was completed last year. It was built along a walking/ bike path, from a very old renovated farm house. For about three years we watched the renovations happening, wondering what was going on---and the big reveal was this beautiful place. Its original intent was a coffee house/ bakery (I have never had coffee in my entire life, but I still love the smell and atmosphere of coffee shops). Upstairs are little craft vendors. It's just so darned cute and cozy in here; and in the winter it's fun to come for a hot cocoa and sit by the fire; we did this once after our town Christmas Festival, where we went on a sleigh ride and stood out by a big bon fire--but it was cold, so we came here (I'd be there often with a book, if I didn't have kids:) Since it's just down the road from the golf center, and not far from my house, the girls and I stopped in for a quick cookie after Angel's golf lessons last week. Outside the girls enjoyed the ducks and chickens. I noticed there's now an outbuilding that is an ice cream shop (yeahhhh). There's plenty of seating on the front porch and on the back deck. And once inside, I was very surprised to smell garlic. I inquired and found out they now serve lunch (soups and sandwiches); and garlic bread and pizzas at dinner. And there was a nice breakfast menu as well. So the girls decided we're going to take daddy to The Gingerbread House for Father's Day:) (I have a thing for really cutsie places like this, and really cute towns that are Door Countyish:)