On the Way Home

 We decided to take a new way home from Utah to see some new site.  Out first stop was Martins Cove.  This place has changed so much since I had been there last and we had a great time pulling the handcarts around (but only for a moment)

 During the short trek there was a sign about how many of the women had no husband or their husband was not with them so the kids made sure that I got my chance to pull the handcart.

 The kids don't know how spoiled they were to be in the handcart not walking.

 Our next fun stop on the way home was Mount Rushmore!!!

 We really loved this!  Both Miranda and Jacob had already learned a little about mount Rushmore and Jacob kept asking when we could go see "rushmount".  There is no better time to take a kid to see a place then when they are interested in it.

 While we were there the kids did all the requirements to be Jr. Rangers, they were so cute and so proud.

 One of the requirements was to hug a tree!

 Our last stop and shortest stop was the badlands.  It was 115 degrees but we had to get out and hike around a little, just to say we did.

The kids thought is was great and if we would have let Steven he would have made it a longer adventure.