Mother's Day Weekend

May 20, 2016

 We are finally witnessing the start of Summer in SoDak!  The garden is in, but unfortunately we had some frost that wiped out my cucumber plants! We were in Iowa surprising our family for Mother's Day instead of tending to things here. I suppose they are worth it! *Wink*  This time around we stopped in Sioux Falls for the night and took Bradyn on his first  tube slide at The Dakota Inn. He is getting so tall!

Sidenote: He didn't realize it was such a fast slide! His face was priceless!

Perfect place for kids!

We later met up with Newt, Amira and their littles (cousins) for dinner, followed by a tour of Falls Park. The Falls are absolutely stunning and we can't wait to go back! It was so much fun to connect with them again and see our kids play together.

Falls Park Sioux Falls, SD

Downtown Sioux Falls

 Next stop was Iowa! Oddly enough, we have never stopped in the visitors center in Northwood as you enter. We have been to Diamond Jo's Casino plenty of times though! haha!

 

Most of my pictures from this moment on are of us hanging out with family, but none of them compare to this photo right here. Rahela and I laughing, while mom stands in the background observing Dad and my brother Joel try to get the cows back in their pasture through the creek. The story we have to tell about this day is priceless. What a typical Meier way to spend our time together on Mother's Day; chasing cattle in the field. That's not all! Later that day they got spooked again and ran across I-35 towards oncoming traffic. Luckily, there were no accidents, just a lot of upset people who had to wait for 20 head of cattle to cross the interstate. Only in Iowa!

 

Our return drive home was nothing short of Amazing! We decided to stop to see the Badlands. What a gorgeous place and a perfect way to spend our afternoon before heading home. 

 

Badlands National Park-free for us and only 45 miles away!