Summer fun

While Daddy's Away. . .

We will play! Daddy went on a trip for guard and then a trip with work, so he was gone for two weeks straight. We had to stay busy so we wouldn't miss him so much! The first week, we went up to Iowa to visit our family. We spent some time in Orange City and got to play with cousins!

Aaron, Joshua, Rebekah, Karter, Harvey, Sydnie

Joshua and his first motorcycle ride

From there, we headed to Okoboji to have one more trip of summer fun!

Rebekah's favorite ride, the roller coaster

Aaron's favorite ride, the dragons

Hitting the buoy-a favorite activity of the Smidt grandkids

We then headed to Sioux Falls to spend some time with Aunt Sarah, Cousin Megan, and Cousin Caleb.

Falls Park

We were home for the second week went to Kansas City for two day trips.

Clifford exhibit at Crown Center

Grandma Cy and kiddos at Deanna Rose

Aaron loved petting the goatsRebekah fed the goats from a bottle. It didn't last long, as they were quite aggressive and she got a little scared.

Although we had lots of fun while he was gone, we were all ready for Daddy to come home!