I'm a fisherwoman!!

We just got back from our family vacation a few hours ago. We were fortunately invited to Whit's sister's cabin in the very Northern corner of Wyoming/South Dakota border. Note: It was basically in South Dakota. The drive was a little bit long (almost 7 hours), but totally worth it. The cabin was beautiful, the area was beautiful, and I got to cross another state off on my "States I've Visited" list. The cabin is right on the banks of a fairly large creek and is just outside of the "black hills" of South Dakota. Yes, we did go to Mount Rushmore. We all had a great time. Whit's sister's (Kyra) kids were there to entertain Ella and Leigh and we had plenty of adult time. In fact, most of the time they didn't want anything to do with us they were having so much fun with their cousins. We fished, tubed, and visited the "swimmin' holes." The thing that I discovered...I love fly fishing! I didn't catch anything, but it was my favorite thing that I did all week. Who knew!


Just as we arrived. The kids headed down to the basement and right to the foosball table.



Whit trying to catch his breath after driving all day. Sitting in the main room with brother-in-law, Al.



Two of the cousins and Ella waiting for us to start dinner.



Deer in the yard the first night.



Day two, morning. View from the balcony.



Sand Creek.



Petey!



I love Petey!



Whit enjoying his morning coffee with...Petey!



The cousins getting ready for a bike ride.


Down the road from the cabin.



Ella is ready for a dip in the creek.






Ella loves Petey!



Whit's first time flyfishing. Al leads the way while Ella watches from the bank.






Walking into Rushmore.





Whit even finds time for a game of golf.



There go the cousins in tubes.





Ella, Kyra, and Brookie heading to the creek for a tube!



Getting into the creek.



Am I wearing a fanny pack?!



Ella with Auntie Kyra.



Whit floating by.




Flyfishing lesson with Kyra.



She stays far back from my casting.



Ella and I.



We're going in to try it for real.



Kyra needed a lot of patience.




She's the pro.



A successful week at the cabin with only one trip to the emergency room! Leigh cut his finger during cooking and needed 4 stitches. Other than that a great trip!