Mount Rushmore and Julie's Wedding

We drove to Canada for Julie and Tony's wedding and on the way we stopped in South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore. We had such a fun time. It was windy and cold but we got to take great pictures and visit a museum about the historical site. Gutzon Borglum was the scultor. He had the idea and ran with it in 1927. It took over 400 workers and 14 years to complete. 90% of the sculpting was done with explosives. Borglum chose Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln to represent the founding, expansion, preservation, and unification of the United States.

There were columns leading to the mountain that had all the names of the states. Here Lucy and I are in front of Utah (45th state, admitted to the union in 1896).

When we got the farm Lucy warmed up quickly to everyone there. She loved her grandparents and loved wandering around the house.

On Easter we dyed eggs with Mom, Tony, and Julie. We got pretty creative.

Here we are shooting at the farm. I'm still learning but I did pretty well for a novice.

Lucy and I went to chicken coop several times a day to see all the chickens.

Julie's wedding was beautiful and Lucy did so well with such a busy day and no nap. They were married in the Regina, Saskatchewan temple on the 29th. Here Lucy was waiting outside the temple to see Julie and Tony.

All the girls on the Shugart side.

Lucy was an angel for the 19 hour drive there and 20 hour drive back. It took 3 hours longer than it should have on the way home because Lucy got the flu and got sick in the car about 7 times. It was a mess. Also we got stuck in Sidney, Montana because the roads were closed from so much snow. We got stuck and thankfully a man had a shovel and dug us out. I am so grateful Ben is such a good driver and kept us safe despite the fact that we could not see the road and were swerving back and forth for 15 miles. Once we got to Sidney, we called the bishop there and spent some time at the church building cleaning up Lucy, her carseat, and waiting for the roads to open. After that, the roads were perfectly clear and Lucy did not throw up again. She slept the rest of the way home. Heavenly Father was definitely looking out for us.

We had such a great vacation and I'm so glad we got to go and that we could enjoy time with family. I only wish I got a good picture of Lucy with her grandparents. They are so kind and we are so blessed to have them in our lives.