JennD & tHe Dawes FaMiLY adventures: South Dakota

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Saying Goodbye to summer...time to catch up!!!

Well...I have to admit...I LOVE summer so I soaked up EVERY hour, minute, second and ray of sunshine with my favorites!!! Now that everyone is back to school...I am going to catch up on the blog...and get on a regular blogging schedule!!! Thinking it will be one family/life and one jennd DESIGN post per week...we will see. So we will go back in time for a few posts...playing catch up!!! In all honesty this first catch up post won't be easily forgotten...our trip back home...South Dakota!!! What an adventure it was!! Getting there was quite the ordeal due to thunderstorms in Denver...argh!! 40+ hours of being awake...most of them spent in the airport. Many times I had to pinch myself making sure it was real life and not just a dream. Ha!!! Have to admit it could've been much worse...but the girls did so well and knew complaining/whining would've only made it worse.

We had no idea what was in store for us as we boarded in SLC

Only place open 24 hours to eat in airport...so dinner it was at 1am

Like I said the kiddos were troopers!!

MORE airport food...the girls were loving it!

AND...we're boarding...whoop whoop!!

After an over night stay in the airport still ALL smiles!

Once we landed on SD soil we packed in as much fun as possible...which in our family isn't hard to do!!! Had lots to celebrate as my youngest brother proposed...AND she said YES!!! Many birthdays, an anniversary, water park fun and a Husman family pot luck. I was even able to sneak away and watch one of my HS besties perform...all while catching up with some of my closest girlfriends from HS...wow the memories!!!

We made it & we need a beer!!

reunited and it feels so good!!

we LOVE the water park

spectators of the new hit yard game spike ball

in line to open their coca-cola

dirty marbles...family tradition

more water fun!!

selfie with my baby

cousins...husman side

Kaylinn learning to play cards

Ava getting into the card game

Uncle Brandon teaching Charlie the tricks

more photos...can't get enough of these sweet faces...

In order to get good ones you have to allow some of these!! And really this is real life!

And we will end on the traditional ladder photo...honestly I love watching the change from year to year!!

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Thankful Thursday...back for more!!

Linking up with these lovely ladies Katie Elizabeth, Carly Blogs Here, MakeMeUpMia & Kristal at The Strong Family again...took a week off as I was headed back home to South Dakota for some family fun...which will be documented throughout this post!!

Thursday...3/20

Wowsas...had an early morning wake up call...3:40 am to catch an early, early morning flight. Was so glad that my aunt and uncle had the same flight so we could all ride together. I will be honest all the stars must have aligned for me this day because my flight experience was to die!! As I mentioned before my aunt and uncle had same flight as me out of SLC to Minneapolis...however they had an earlier flight out of Minneapolis...so my hope was somehow I would sneak on that earlier flight?!?! We had no luck at the SLC airport so all my hope was in Minneapolis...once we landed and got to the gate it didn't look good...there was a line that was 20 deep...so I took my spot hoping I would get to the desk before the flight took off. Lucky for me my aunt is a frequent flyer and she took my ticket number and was able to print off a standby ticket at the airline kiosk and I could remove myself from the line that was yet to move. FAST FORWARD...I did get on the plane!!! WOOT WOOT...I of course was in the very last row...but I didn't care I was getting home 90 minutes earlier...so as I approached my seat...a guy also in the back row asked me if I would be willing to sit in first class so his business partner could sit back here with him??? I of course said I could manage that...

I have never sat first class before so I was unaware that I got a complimentary beverage(knowing this fact makes the rest of this story more enjoyable) So once seated, the first flight attendant came by and asked if I would like a drink...I declined(my uncle saw this and was quite distraught the rest of the flight)...then the second flight attendant came by and asked if I would like a drink, again I declined, she didn't give up as easy...she said "are you sure?", I replied "I guess I will take a water", she again was not impressed with me and said "it's real easy you say I would like a bloody mary", I said "okay", now she was satisfied and said "see how easy that was"...LOL!!! Good times for sure and my uncle was so happy to hear that I did in fact take advantage of an on flight beverage. And to be honest it was quite delicious!!! Friday...3/21

I won't be so windy with the rest of my posts...that story was too good not to share. :) Got to run with my sister at the same time in the same city...and of course we forgot a pic. BOO!!! South Dakota delivered some text book weather...cold temps, wind, wind gusts and a side of rolling hills. And that evening I was able to meet up with my teacher friends for cocktails...just like we used to and then met up with family for a fun dinner. Saturday...3/22

BABY SHOWER!!! And Anna's birthday dinner!! Sunday...3/23 MY birthday dinner and some fabric shopping with my sister and aunt!! Monday...3/24

I was of course sad to leave my family in SD...but I was super excited to head back home to SLC to see the hubs and my 3 girls!! Tuesday...3/25

Spending birthday $$!!! And I am hopeful one day I will win the Marine Parents Tuesday giveaway. Wednesday...3/26

Really enjoying our new SUV that we got...just another piece to my stay at home mom outfit!! Enjoy your week...I can't wait to share more!!! Such a great way for me to focus on ALL the good in EVERY day!!

Monday, August 5, 2013

OOPs...forgot an adVEntURE!!! Trip HOME!!

Yes we headed back to Sioux Falls over the fourth of July...and it will take me more than a year to quit calling it home...just saying!! (I think I "forgot" to blog about the trip because it was so well documented on FB)

We couldn't have ordered better weather...just what I needed full sun and good ole' Midwest humidity!!! Went a whole week without a bloody nose and yes once I got back to Utah I have started using saline nose drops...not giving me the results of humidity but less nose bleeds so I will take it.

Anyway...our trip back to SD was awesome...we got to spend tons of time with the family and I was able to sneak away to see a few of my besties!! :) The girls had a blast hanging with their cousins, Teddy, Charlie and William. And we stayed busy from beginning to end of trip: fireworks, birthday party, family pics, movies, birthday shopping trips, Wild Water West and of course great food!!! It definitely felt like we were at an all inclusive resort with the perks of being at "home". Here are some pics of our time in Sioux Falls...

Andi and I...#colorblocking #fourthofjuly