Family Fun in South Dakota

So, we went to Lake Powell with the Ulrich side. Now it's a vacation with the Tracy side. The whole family spent a week in S. Dakota. Now, your probably asking.... What's in S. Dakota? Well.....

1. Mt. Rushmore

2. Reptile Gardens

3. The Jewel Cave

4. The Roo Ranch

5. Storybook Island

and much, much more.

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I must say, I was shocked at how much fun we actually had. Malakai was so beat at the end of each day! It was go, go, go, everyday. I think Malakai's favorite part about the trip was the waterslide at our hotel. He wasn't scared to go down that thing at all. He would go with anybody that would take him. I tried a couple of times and nearly drowned the 2 of us cuz of course, I couldn't touch bottom. So, it was left up to Nate and my brother Cory. Cory was always 1st choice, with him being 6 foot and all.

The drive home was quite interesting to say the least. Nate left early with Mark and Vance, so I got to ride home with my mom and aunt Merlynn. Let's just say a 6 hour drive ended up taking us about 8-9 hours due to many "bumps" in the road (I hope Kai doesn't remember this ride home since one of the "bumps" was a fuzzy little squirrel). We had so many hang-ups with very little nerves left to deal with them. I was never so eager and happy to be home!!!

The cousins (some of them)

Most of the family. (missing: gma Tracy, Kevin, Mark's, Val, & Alijah)