Sioux Falls

Waterfalls are one of my favorite things to see. I think Isla is following in my footsteps. Last night and tonight she stood in amazement and kept pointing and saying “water.” I’m thankful we got to see two different water falls in just two days.

Brandon had two store trainings today. During the first, the kids and I stayed at the campground and played outside. I made Joah do school first thing in the morning. I’ve found that works better since it’s been warmer outside. He flies through his work, knowing he can head outside as soon as it’s done.

This campground’s swings are my kids favorite. For whatever reason, they are just so much better than the average swing.

Note Caed’s shoes on the wrong feet 🤦‍♀️ I can’t believe how much Isla has grown since the last RV season. It really puts in perspective how fast kids grow. From one season to the next, she grew from baby to toddler. She is so fun to watch. She loves to learn and explore. She tries to keep up with her siblings. She wants to walk all the time, and she pretty much keeps up with everyone else. Last night after climbing down a huge flight of steps and seeing Minihaha Falls, we had to climb back up around 100 steps. I ran ahead and raced the older three kids up the steps. Brandon stayed and climbed with Isla. He said she insisted on doing all 100 of those steps by herself.

Side note…..my kids got three Easter baskets each this year(plus money for this trip from their aunt). None of the baskets were from Brandon and myself. Their grandparents and aunt spoil them rotten enough. The baskets have provided us with RV snacks. The kids love getting special snacks when we travel.

Joah lost the privledge of a special snack today for disobedience. I grounded him from getting the snack after rest time. Later on Joah lost the same privledge from Brandon(who was unaware he already lost it). Joah goes “dad, too late. Mom already took away my snack. You’ll have to think of something else.” lol I love that child for his honesty. It is literally his best feature. He is so trustworthy. If I am out of the room and I need to know exactly what happened, I can always count on Joah to tell me the honest truth even if he is the one in the wrong. Brandon asked Joah what he should lose since the snack was already taken. He said “why don’t you take away some of my money, dad. That’s the worst thing you could possibly do to me because I’m a saver.” Like I said, I love that child’s honesty.

Books are life savers for long drives.

And when those don’t work anymore, we have to resort to popsicles.

And we can’t just let the baby have them. Everyone needs them.

We went to Sioux Falls tonight. This is our third time being to the falls. The last time we saw them in the dark. They had it lit up pretty well. But even still, it was good to see them in the light again tonight. They are just so breathtaking.