Omaha and Mount Rushmore

As I mentioned before, Grayson got in his first road trip by 2 months of age. He did quite well and we had a lot of fun. We went with my parents. Originally we were planning a trip that included Nauvoo but when we had Grayson and he had some feeding issues (on top of my supply issues) We decided trying to pack that much more into the trip would not be a good idea. So instead we headed straight to Omaha, NE. My parents served their first mission here. It is where Winter Quarters is.
The first thing we did there was go to the Henry Doorly Zoo. If you have never been to this zoo it is worth the trip to Omaha just to go to it. It is one of the best zoos in the country, if not the best. They have several large "domes" that are themed. We loved the Gorilla Habitat because they had TONS of gorillas and they are so human like in their actions. Just like this guy below.

Grayson loved looking up at the skylights in the domes. He did really well at the zoo. We tried to stay mostly in the domes as they were air conditioned. The temps were "feels like 110" after you factored in humidity. Hot and Sticky!

We loved the Aquarium. It had the tunnel where the fish swim over you. This shark reminded me of the one on "Finding Nemo" ~"Fish are friends, NOT FOOD"~

Ever since my San Antonio Trip in December/January of 2008-09 I have been anxious to get another jellyfish photo. These jellyfish were in a cylinder container that had neon lights making them appear blueish color

After Omaha we headed to Mount Rushmore. We first did the night time but I saved that picture for last. We went back the next day. We took pictures with all of us but we had to stand in the shade for Grayson and it was a really bright day. I didn't trust to give my DSLR camera to the nice lady who offered to take our picture (and she said she wouldn't be able to figure it out) and our small point and shoot was not able to give light to us in the shade. So it will take a lot of editing to see if it is even usable. However, here is one of Mike. It was his first time there as well as Graysons.

And, as I said, the night time picture of Mount Rushmore. It is so wonderful. It was really neat at night they have a whole program telling you about the different presidents on the mount. It was pretty educational. It also taught about the carving of the mountain.

After Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, we headed home. We went through Yellowstone to get to Joyce's and then stayed the night at her house there in Island Park. The next day we headed home but stopped by my grandma's house so she could see Grayson. I posted that picture the day we got back. It was a good trip. Grayson did as well as you could expect. I will not put a 2 month old through 7 straight days in a car again though. At least, that is what I say now.
Our next adventure is camping next week for our family reunion. Then we are heading to Lewiston to pick up Mike's niece for the week. Then we go back up the weekend after to take her home and visit with family. After that we will stay home for a while until we go to Texas in November.