Mount Rushmore

 We stopped in a small town to get some lunch, and Mike spotted a sign for a giant slide. You take a little ride up the mountain and then slide back down. The kids all wanted to do it, so up we went.

 It needed to be one adult to one child, so an older couple was nice enough to take Ethan up with them. He was acting pretty shy and I'm sure he didn't say a word the entire ride.

 I was planning on staying at the bottom and letting the others go. There was just something about being pregnant and going down a slide that didn't sound appealing to me. The family convinced me to go and I'm glad they did.

 The slide ended up being pretty fun. You can see it to the left. We rode on sleds and could control how fast they went. Riley went with me and we went pretty dang slow. Ethan had his going full blast and even Mia enjoyed going fast.

 The kids weren't horribly impressed with Mount Rushmore. We were there five minutes and they were bored. They'll appreciate it more when they get older.

 There were tons of hiking trails around Mount Rushmore. My non-pregnant self would be all over that. I love hiking. Being 21 weeks pregnant and just having a cerclage placed, kept me from the trails. We did go down one but turned around fairly quickly. It was hot that day and I was all ready out of breath. The doctor told me to take it easy, so I thought I'd better listen to him.