"If you spend the majority of your days in the company of babies, toddlers, tweens or teens, then your happiness will be directly proportional to your ability to laugh often and enjoy the chaos. The child-rearing years, in particular, are meant to be hectic, playful, and fun!"
-Rachel Campos-Duffy

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

South Dakota Vacation 06

Brad, Braeden & Laken ride a wild bronco at Wall Drug. This stop couldn't have been avoided if we wanted to...the kids had a great time (both big and small).

South Dakota Vacation 06

Braeden with a concerned look about entering a real mine. He was a trooper and liked the tour.

South Dakota Vacation 06

Heidi, Laken & Preston gear up for Big Thunder Mine, a real goal mine in Keystone, SD. These miners didn't strike it rich.

South Dakota Trip 06

Heidi, Braeden, and Preston get excited
about Mount Rushmore!!!

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Steele County Free Fair Bull Riding

A ferocious bull was all that sat between Brad and the ground on Friday, August 18th at the Steele County Free Fair (SCFF). A bull that was supposed to "run around" and maybe buck a few times came out of the shoot hoppin. Sadly the run did not last the required 8 seconds.

The swelled ego from riding a bull helped ease the sore butt that was aquired in the fall.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

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