Easter at Mema's, Logan's Kindergarten play

Abby had lots of fun with Sarah & Logan looking for Easter eggs at Mema's. Kids are so cute when they are little and completely believe in something :)


We also happened to be down in Virginia when Logan had his premiere in his school play this year. He did wonderfully. Abby also got her first look at the inside of a school building, as Sarah took Abby on a tour of her's and Logan's classrooms.

Eddy Childhood Farm

On the way back East we made a swing up thru Luverne, MN and saw the farm that Eddy had grown up on. The last time we were out there was about 17 years ago. I remember standing in the fields watching the wheat sway back and forth like the ocean, home cooked meals with Gramma Umland, searching for fireflies late at night and Tommy yelling out all excited that he had found the hugest firefly in the world when he saw Grampa Ed coming towards us with a flashlight.

Snowed in in South Dakota

Well who would have thought that when Linda & Jake and us all decided to go camping in April in South Dakota we would have had, not one, but two blizzards! In fact, within the past week, we've hit THREE BLIZZARDS!! One in Colorado, then two in South Dakota. I'm pretty sure that it will snow regardless of whether we come out in January, April or August!!


Once they reopened the roads from the first South Dakota blizzard, we decided to stay at a nearby hotel in Rapid City since a second blizzard was forecast in another two days. The hotel was great with a beautiful indoor swimming pool, hot tub, arcade, bar and restaurant. Also, right outside the parking lot was a really cool 50's diner, with authentic 50's food and drinks.


In spite of all the snow, we still had a lot of fun. We ended up in Sturgis one night, went to an indoor water park, went out to dinner with Ellen, went bowling, went on a tour of a Black Hills Gold jewelry company, and just hung out. Unfortunately all the other education things that I had planned for the area were closed due to road closures.