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South Dakota

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 South Dakota is STUNNING !!! I highly recommend visiting and staying where we stayed. It was incredible.

We stayed in the Sylvan Cabins (about 20 mins away from Mount Rushmore). They have 1,2 or 3 bedrooms cabins. That are cleaned daily, just like a hotel. You have your own indoor and outdoor fireplace/pit to do s’mores at night.

The cabins are right above the lake. It’s an easy hike down to the Sunday Gulch trail, which goes around the entire lake. It is beautiful and kid friendly. The Sylvan Lake is also amazing and super unique with the rock formations.

The lodge has a great restaurant, we ate breakfast here every morning.

The lodge is also a 5 min. drive to get to the Needles highway, and Cathedral bypass (both are must sees and dos)

*If you have any! questions at all about our trip, feel free to ask

Mount Rushmore

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Every September we like to take a road trip somewhere new. Hollands gymnastics coach told me about her trip to Mount Rushmore and I was sold on the idea. I left the planning and the driving up to Dallin and it was such an amazing trip.

Mount Rushmore suprisngly was only a 10 hour drive from our home. It’s located in South Dakota, and it is beautiful. The monument is stunning and the area is so clean and pristine. There is a half mile hike that is kid friendly around the front of the face of the mountain.

Our favorite was the 8pm closing ceremony where they lit up Mount Rushmore. The program was very touching and special. We learned all about the history of Mount Rushmore, and my favorite, we honored all those in the audience that had defended our country. And there were so many.

I’m always going to remember our visit and hope my children will too. But if not, well be back 🙂

Martin’s Cove

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 Talk about the best way to break up a 10 hr drive. About 5 hours into our road trip we pulled off the highway to Martins Cove.

The kids loved pulling handcarts, getting necklaces and watching/learning about what took place here.

Both Dallin and I both have family that trekked 1,300 miles from Illinois to Utah on this same trail. It was a very neat experience. And made us put a lot of things into perspective. Grateful for the sacrifices made here and the memories we made as a family.

Manage Your Memories With SANDISK SOFTWARE

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Say hello to my little friend. Meet iXpand Flash Drive, the little guy on the end of my phone. I never leave home without him, he’s the best travel companion for me and my iPhone because he holds all that is most precious and dear to me, i.e. pictures and videos of my family.

Ever try taking a pic and then you run out of storage? Yeah me too! Gone are the days when your phone will alert you right in the middle of trying to take a photo that your storage is full, thanks to Sandisk iXpand Flash Drive.

 

Instead, take confidence in knowing you can take all the photos you want because the iXpand Flash Drive delivers a fast and simple way to free up space on your iPhone and iPad by automatically backing up your camera roll so that you’re always ready to capture more memories.

 

This has me wishing I had this little friend earlier this summer. The iXpand would have been extremely useful had I had it before I dropped my phone into the ocean. I was heart-broken, as I watched my phone sink down in the ocean blue and all I could do was sit there in my kayak. I knew right then and there  I didn’t just lose my phone, but all the memories were sinking with it. If I had my phone backed up on the iXpand Flash and onto my computer I would have only of lost my phone all my photos and videos would have all been safely stored onto my iXpand Flash. Woulda Coulda Shoulda!

Don’t let this be you!

 

Get the iXpand Flash, download the mobile app, easily found in the app store. Anytime the drive is connected to your iPhone or iPad the camera roll is automatically backup. No need to manually select which photos to back up. Every time you plug it in, it does the work for you. So easy, so simply, so worth it!

Gone, Not Forgotten

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crib sheet (jump off jo) / milestone card (jump off jo)

One last look and pic of a crib in our home. Grateful I caught this sweet pic of my Brooklyn in his crib before we sold it.

I have had this crib since before Hudson and this past week we said goodbye.

We are currently still using his crib mattress and darling crib sheets from Jump Off Jo in a toddler bed as we wait for his new bed to be finished. I can’t wait to show you his new big boy bedroom. Its going to be my favorite room in the home, stay tuned.

A little about Brooklyns darling crib sheet, now toddler bed sheet.

We love the  innocence and beauty of the artwork on it. I have been super impressed with the quality and love how there has been no bleeding of colors when the deep rich colors against the bright white are washed together. After months and moths of wear, it still looks brand new.

We are still using the double sided milestone cards as sweet Brooklyn continues to grow. Right now he is getting ultra chatty and vocal. Pretty soon he’s going to be talking and I am not sure if I am ready for it.

I have loved how well the crib sheet has transitioned to a crib to a toddler bed. Its super fun and playful and perfect for my little Brooklyn.

We have always received so many compliments on how cute Brooklyn’s nursery is thanks to Jump Off Jo. 

So glad we got these sheets, I even bought two different designs to alternate during washing because I couldn’t resist 😍

Birthday Skates

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adult white and pink skates (amazon) / baby pink baseball tee (amazon) / white pram (mima) / hollands skates (amazon) / overalls (similar)  / knee high socks (amazon)

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