Jack had the honor this weekend of being a ring bearer for the first time for my cousin Brooke's wedding at Spearfish Falls. I was really worried he wouldn't walk down the 'isle' but he did a great job and followed direction well. I must say he looked pretty stinking cute in his tiny little suit. The 18 month size fit him just perfectly. It was a pretty spot for the wedding and the weather couldn't have been more perfect, it was warm with a slight cool breeze. We had made reservations at the new Deadwood Lodge for Saturday night and went on to Rapid City on Sunday to take the kids to Reptile Gardens and Storybook Island. We were really pleased with the Lodge, its a beautiful hotel and the rooms were so nice, clean and well decorated. The food was great too. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting to stay in Deadwood. They have a really fun children's pool area with a pirate ship the kids can climb on and slide off of, and a big whale slide that squirts water. The deepest the pool gets is 3ft 6in. The kids had a lot of fun playing there and luckily at the time we went it wasn't very busy at all.
This was Jack's first time staying in a hotel! He slept in the other queen bed in the room with his sister and they both did great. Went right to sleep and slept through the night - I did wake up to Jack laughing in his sleep once though. :)
The weather was awesome on Sunday! It was overcast but really warm with a slight cool breeze. Just perfect for Storybook Island. The last time we were there Lydia was Jack's age and he was just a few months old. It's such a neat place for kids to play.
Reptile gardens has added some new things in the last few years, this was Jack's first time seeing live reptiles. He was very brave and not scared at all to get close to everything.
Overall it was a great mini vacation and the first one we have been on with the kids staying overnight somewhere. Hopefully we will get to go camping soon too!
Jack, Lydia & I are also in Ryan sister Laura's wedding coming up in August! It is going to be such a beautiful wedding. Super excited! :) Here are a few pictures from Sunday.
