As soon as we woke up our first day in South Dakota we started planning out trip to Mt. Rushmore. The kids were most excited for this stop because they have all learned so much about it in school. Beautiful day for us all to wear our red, white & blue.

Pretty neat to see in person. The walkway leading up to the mountain displayed all of the state flags. Quite the view.

Happy girls! They brought their ipods & took a lot of photos at this stop. 

There was a 1.5 mile hiking trail that went around Rushmore that was pretty cool. We also sat in on several informational sessions that were really interesting and fun for the kids to hear. We also did a little trivia digging on our own as well. Pretty neat to know all what went into creating Rushmore. 

After Rushmore we headed back to the campgrounds to have some much needed down time. It felt amazing & was definitely enjoyed by all. 

Overall we had almost 2 full days at the Pulmer Gulch Resort/Camp while we were in SD and it was very well enjoyed. The kids did so many planned activities & we just enjoyed camping. Rock climbing, biking, bracelet making, tie dying, dances & much more. 

This morning on our last day all 11 of us went horseback riding. Definite highlight of the trip for most of the kids. They were sooooo excited.

Perfect cool morning & we all got a good laugh seeing which horses they placed us on. Gary-Bo, Sara-Eddie, Marin-Ozark, Margaux-Lloyd & Maeve-String Bean! 

They all had different personalities & really made us laugh. Maeve panicked a bit when hers started to walk off as soon as she hopped on but the guide helped her & was fine once we started going. Also happened that hers was the second largest after Gary's horse Bo, who was also very slow. Made us all laugh. Turned out String Bean used to be a professional race horse & made millions! Made Maeve happy to have him.

So much fun for all. The girls could have spent all day with the horses, they were all so cute! We were all very surprised how tame Maeve was around them. So unlike her to not be afraid! 

Tomorrow Badlands & then we head home. Can't believe how fast this trip has flown by. xoxo