Roadtrippin' Part 3!!

So from South Dakota, we traveled to Minneapolis, MN. We were absolutely exhausted by the time we got there. We found a great hotel with a indoor courtyard right off our hotel room back door with a great laundry room. (This was a blessing because I did laundry a lot on our road trip!) We crashed that night so we could regroup because there was still plenty of fun to be had. The next morning we went to the Mall of America and spent a lot of time in Nickelodeon Universe.

Then we drove around Minneapolis and found this cute park with a waterfall, old train depot, and some yummy famous BBQ down the street...

As you can see... we added a new member to the family that day... Adaleigh's "Ming Ming" pillow from The Wonder Pets. She carried that around everywhere for a while. She's still very attached to it. That was a great $5 souvenir.

Next stop was Milwaukee, WI and Racine, WI. Had to get some cheese and see the beach on Lake Michigan!

Lastly, we headed to Chicago... one of my favorite stops! We stayed in a gorgeous hotel within walking distance of the Bean! When we first got there, it was late, so Aubriella had to go to sleep. Alex was pretty tired from driving, so he stayed in with her while Adaleigh and I walked to Millennium Park. It was an absolutely gorgeous night and so much fun to enjoy the city at night with Adaleigh. The next day, we all went as a family. Adaleigh played in the fountain and we found the big kid's tent they have set up during the summer where she did crafts, games, and we watched a drum concert. After all that we walked to the Willis Tower and went up to the Skydeck. Such a beautiful view of the city. The lines weren't as bad as we thought either. It was definitely worth it.

After Chicago, we had a couple other things planned for on the way home, but we were so tired that we drove through the night and came home a little earlier. It was an amazing vacation, by far my favorite vacation ever. Not much can top a cross country roadtrip with my family! :)

Roadtrippin' Part 2

Well, when I said I'd update about the rest of our roadtrip later, I didn't mean this much later, but oh well. Life has been happening. More on that later... ;)

Picking up where I left off, we drove from Lincoln, NE to Jackson Hole, WY. This was our destination. My cousin, Kelly, got married here on July 14. It was a beautiful location, a beautiful wedding, and an all around wonderful time with my family and relatives. Alex, the girls, and I stayed in a loft style room in Teton Village with my parents. It was a great location with awesome restaurants, shops, a playground, and much more right outside our room.

All the cousins! 

Mr. and Mrs. Russo! 

My hubby and I clean up nice. 

Love my family. <3

Adaleigh's model pose.

Talking a walk around Teton Village with her  pony. 

I think this is one of my favorite pics of Adaleigh. My child is absolutely beautiful.

Me and Aubriella. She wasn't a happy girl at the high elevation without a nap that day. 

Jackson Hole is located right outside two amazing national parks that we also got to visit while we were out there, Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. We got to see amazing wildlife out there and gorgeous scenery. It was breathtaking!

Old Faithful!

Adaleigh and Alex!

She was so excited to see real lily pads. "Where are the frogs?" lol

Always loves to learn and discover.

"Get me out of this thing!" 

Aubriella and her daddy. <3  

Adaleigh and Alex touching the water.  

Love this.  

Well hey there buffalo. Nice of you to join us on our drive today.

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone at Inspiration Point.

Random elk at sunset.

Me and my girl. <3

After leaving the national parks, we headed to South Dakota to visit Mount Rushmore. We stopped in Deadwood, SD, Rapid City, SD, and Sioux Falls, SD. We went to Bear Country USA since we didn't spot any wild bears in Wyoming. We also spotted the Flintstone's Bedrock City adventure. I must also mention that I tasted the best pie ever made on planet earth in South Dakota. Who would've thunk it?!

Where we ate in Deadwood.

Bear Country map... you know, just in case we get lost. ;)

Artic wolves.

it's a bear! 

This was a tad bit creepy. 

a real grizzly bear!

I loved these little bears.

On the train in "Bedrock City" 

My beautiful girl. 

Checking out the Flintstone's house.

What a cool kid my husband is. ;)

Sweet sisters.  

At Sioux Falls Park. 

Sioux Falls 

Part 3 of our roadtrip vacation will continue soon...