Thanksgiving

A few pictures from Thanksgiving week 2009. It was a memorable one! We couldn't travel too far, but did get to go see my aunt (my mom's sister) in Wyoming. We weren't sure we were even going until the very last minute. So here's a recap: 3 states in 5 days, a very spontaneous visit to a National Monument, an encounter with a BEAUTIFUL horse we named "Butterscotch" whom we fed an apple to, lots of talking, a GREAT find in Rapid City, South Dakota (that would be "Sanfords" restaurant - yummy!!!!), lots of laughs over YouTube stuff, passing Crazy Horse (where my Grandpa's final resting place is), Christmas music, the straw hair loss of one of Jae's dolls, all at the hands of Ben, who shoved some in a vase to hide it and then tried to put the rest in his pocket for later (what?), a crazy little show involving little Elmo (put on by my Aunt - you had to be there. She does a great impersonation of Elmo and Ben was extremely entertained), and a very yummy Thanksgiving dinner!! However, THAT started out a little rocky. I forgot to add sugar to the pumpkin pies and had to remake them, Aunt Jae made popcorn out of the "corn" and we weren't completely sure why our gravy wasn't turning out right...soooo, we added a little flour, only to see little "flour balls" in the saucepan (mmm, yummy). We eventually got it all taken care of and enjoyed a VERY good meal together. Good memories! He really thinks he is a rockstar. I'm not kidding.

Me and Aunt Jae talking inside (Mario was outside)
Us with the original driller for Mount Rushmore
He worked on the project from 1937-1940, 70 years before
Ben's birth, 38 years before mine and Mario's - WOW!!!
Entering South Dakota - We had never been before
Crazy Horse, South Dakota

Ben playing on the bench outside the museum

before his meltdown!

The Kuhns at Mount Rushmore!!!!

Our little "Butterscotch"

Ben fed her an apple and we loved on her a while