When we pulled into the hotel the night before, the kids
could not miss the fact that a waterpark was attached to the hotel. We knew that this hotel’s main focus was
laundry so downtime was scheduled. We
did not expect that the kids would spend 3.5 hours in the park. They had a blast! The entertainment value was off the charts. Every kid had an ear to ear smile. I could watch Greg have his dramatic play
time in the lazy river for hours. He
would go around and around acting out scenes from his deep imagination. The kids barreled down waterslides, climbed
through a water park or just relaxed in the lazy river. We opted for the late check out and we just
rolled with it. Vacation needs to have “roll
with it” time. Today was that day.
The formula of the day: Water Park >Dead Presidents
We missed Rushmore.
However, we did hit the Badlands. It is great to see people’s first impression
of the Badlands. For my mom, dad, and
Marta, they had never been here. It is a
fascinating place. We hit the park at 90
degrees, and it was a hot 90.
After that we went to good ole Sleep Hallow Camp
site. For those of you who followed us
last year, you might remember the story of the train hooking and unhooking
railcars 100 feet from our heads. Why
did we go back….because lightning cannot strike twice!
Thankfully, we did not have any hookups, but, we did have
4 trains go through between 11 and 1 am (or at least that is what Jen told me,
I enjoyed sleeping).
We also said good bye to my folks. They have a flight tomorrow morning and need
to catch a flight out of Omaha. It was
great to have them along. My mom hit 3
new states and had a chance to see Yellowstone.
As a son, it is great to be able to take your folks on a vacation and
have beer at a campsite with them. We
were so thankful that they were able to join us on this adventure. It was great!
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