Stockade Lake....!

Josh, Hailey and I were able to spend part of Labor day weekend up in South Dakota with Josh's family! We all had a great time despite things that went wrong! We arrived later on Friday night and we were greated with great company and yummy sloppy joes! I was snacking on Saltines, fruit and pretzels most of the way up, so you can imagine my excitement to have something more solid! Saturday morning we all sat around and visited while the kids, Josh and Uncle Vance played with a wooden airplane, they thought it was great! Some people decided to go swimming at the lake right by the cabins but to get to the beach you needed to drive! Everyone that was going packed up and was off! I decided to stay back at the campground to relax and enjoy doing nothing! Except eating delicious salsa that Josh's mom made!! Thanks Gina!! Later on that day the crew started coming back from the lake! I finally saw Josh and Hailey rolling up and when they parked I noticed that my hood was very different! I over heard them say that a deer ran out in front of the vehicle and struck the car! UGH! The headlight was popped out, the hood was bent up and the radiator was leaking fluid! All I can say is thank heavens for car insurance! We have great insurance and they were able to come and pick up the vehicle and have it towed to Rapid City! Meanwhile Josh's parents Tahoe was giving them trouble as well. Their water pump went out and it was over heating! Needless to say, their Tahoe was also towed into town! It was quite the trick getting everyone and their stuff back to Josh's parents but we managed!! Josh's brother Will was nice enough to let us borrow his extra vehicle and bring it back to Denver..... Huge lifesaver and a big thank you!!!

We are all back home safe and sound.... Just tired from a quick but fun vacation! Hailey had a great time playing with her cousins!! Josh and I had a great time visisting with family and catching up! It was nice to get out of Denver for a couple of days! Overall the trip was fun, despite what happened!! Thanks John and Gina for the cabins!! We had fun!