Hi Ho Silver!

Here is my grandson out in the Black Hills of South Dakota. He and his brother made the trip a few weeks ago. You can see they are having a lot of fun taking pictures. I think this one is particularly good and funny too. I know they can hardly wait until their next trip out there. They just love the Black Hills and seeing Mt. Rushmore too.

My New Necklace

I don't often buy something new but I really liked this necklace so I bought it while we were on a trip this Fall. It was a quaint little shop and the gal who ran it was very happy and pleasant and we really enjoyed visiting with her. It turned out she knew right where we were from and she gave me a special deal by throwing in matching earrings with the necklace. I have gotten quite a few compliments on it.

Our Trip to the Lake

Author: Dorsey Velasquez

We decided to take the kids to the lake last weekend. We had a ton of things to take with us on this trip. It felt like it took me forever to get the car loaded up and ready. I was sure it would be worth it. We set the home alarm system with a simple click and got on our way pretty early. We showed up at the lake around 11:00 am. We had plenty of time to spend there doing stuff. We went down to the water and played in the sand for a long time. Our oldest daughter wanted to get right in the water. She went out just to get her feet wet and the little one was following her right away. We all had a great time splashing around and playing for hours. We cooked out hot dogs that evening. It was a fun trip. We plan to take them at least one more time before school starts in August. I plan to take some tubes next time that we can float in on the water. That will be relaxing and just add to our good time. I can't wait to go again in a few weeks.