So many trips...so little time

I'm going to *try* and be better here..but friend me on Facebook...I seem to be on there most days! We ended our last trip in June- with Florida and Georgia on the roster. After that we went on an AMAZING three week journey in July- we started with driving to Colorado....we were lucky enough to spend a WHOLE day with Grim and family- her husband and girls are delightful. We celebrated the 4th of July with them in Breckenridge..what a beautiful town. Alas I got very sick with altitude sickness :( So did Katie and Melissa (her best friend who came along!). But we muddled through. It was so nice there..we stayed in a condo right off the main street..and there was SO much to walk and see and do. I'd love to go back..but only after I've taken meds in advance to help me.

We left Colorado and drove through Utah (where we'd be back in 3 days) to Las Vegas..the kids were amazed by the lights and sounds....Mikey not-so-much. It was HOT there...but we sweltered at the pool and took the kids to see the M&M store, Fremont Street Experience and did lots of buffets. Our condo there was very swanky and nice too. The girls had their own one bedroom condo which attached to us with a door. They thought it was so beast! From there we left to do our first camping trip evah.....it was a blast. I met up with my dear friend Zurg and her kids and dh, and my other good friend Jfer and her gang. I can't describe how nice it is to just hang with friends and plan meals and to watch our kids become so tightly meshed together. Warmed my heart. And we did fantabulous in tents too. Not sure that the older ones would say so with no air mattresses in their tent but it wasn't bad. :) We had air mattresses in ours and loved it....other than freezing cold one night we survived and more importantly- want to go AGAIN.

We decided to add three hours to our trip on the way home from Utah and headed to South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. We got there at night almost so rushed through to see it and then get to Wall Drugs and our hotel. It was an amazing sight but overpriced area..think Dells on steroids We saw Wall Drugs but at this point Katie was getting sick with strep again (we didn't realize it at the time).

So that was our summer rolled into one long vacation..I was glad to get home...I had work to do b/c we had a huge get together here of a bunch of my friends after that!!!

Fee

PS I am remembering now why I only upload photos to FB..it takes forever here and the alignment is always whack. Sigh.