Summer Vacation

So I am pretty late in getting our family vacation pictures put onto our blog. The summer has flown by so quickly. I wish I had an extra 12 hours in the day sometimes. Anyway, back in June we were lucky enough to make the trek out to Minnesota to spend some time with Mark's family. It's a three day drive one way so it's the first time we have made it back there in about four years. It was wonderful to see family and get out to see the country. On the way there we stopped to see the new Rexburg Temple as well as my sister Shellie and her husband Joshua in Wyoming:

Then we drove through the Big Horn Mountains. It was the middle of June and there was STILL a ton of snow:

On the third day of our trip we stopped to spend some time at Mount Rushmore. It was really beautiful and exciting to be at such a historic place. Hopefully someday our girls will be glad they went:

After three days we finally arrived in Minnesota and were able to attend Church with Mark's parents:

The girls were able to spend some quality time with Gramma who is an expert at bread making. They were good helpers and the bread was delicious!

Probably the funnest aspect of the trip for the girls was being able to hang out with all of their cousins, except for McKay who is on his mission in Tacoma, Washington.

After about a week in Minnesota it was time to hit the road. On the way back home we drove through Montana and stopped at the site of the Little Big Horn. There was lots to see and do!
All in all it was a wonderful trip and unfortunately there are just too many pictures to add to our blog. These are just a few of the hundred or so that I took. We had so much fun and will hopefully make it back to Minnesota again next year!