This is probably one of the coolest and creative vacations i have ever seen. I'm so happy you guys got to experience that time together and I'm thankful you are safe.
OMG I had tears in my eyes when you were telling us about the person who almost took you out....as a mother myself, I can't even think about it....what a fabulous experience...huzzah to your Summer!
I absolutely loved this video!!! I love that you weren’t at Disney, nothing against Disney, but I loved that this is a real place with so many things to see and do!! We had convinced my daughter that when she was 3 we took her to Disney, but we really didn’t but for the first 12 years of her life we had told her so much about this “trip” that she really thought she was there!! We had a flood in our basement (for real) and lost almost all photos from our wedding to “our Disney “ trip so it made sense that we didn’t have any pictures! Hahaha!! She started telling everyone what a great time she had, and by the time she was 5 she could have Been a Disney tour guide!! Lol glad you guys had a great time, good family trip!!
What an awesome family vacation experience. The kids will always remember it! My life long friend and his family of 6 biked from California to Virginia one summer when he was 15 (we are 49 now well he has since passed from brain cancer) and it's their family's most cherished memory of all being together for that biking adventure. They also had a shuttle caravan and an RV the slept most nights at campgrounds. I can't imagine that as being fun, but hey it's impressive. 🙃
It gave me chills seeing how close that car came to you and your mom. I am glad you edited it to let us know all were well. My heart dropped. But by the same token, seeing you guys as a family enjoying the trip and the memories you guys made as a family, touched my heart with so much joy. You could just see the joy in the kids faces. “What pandemic? 2020 was our best trip ever!”
So much FUN ! I went zip lining several years ago and can not find anyone to go with me now I am 62. Really helped with my fear of heights - didn't take away the fear but definitely gave me more confidence. I would take adventures over things anyday ! Good for you and Dave to be able to give these kinds of gifts to the kids
What an amazing trip; you're so kind to share with us who are home (big hug) It's exciting to see your grocery plans work out, etc. "Dave's and my..." is the correct usage.
I truly LOVED your vacation and tagging along side you and the family. Very nice that Grandma was along for the ride. It scared me and I was shaking when you were almost run over. What a careless driver. No eyes 👀 on the road, whatsoever. I was just stuck watching and stuck. Thank you 🙏 Lord for watching over you. You and your family are so road friendly and watch for everyone. What an amazing job Dave, swinging. I'm sure I'm saying that incorrectly. Thanks for sharing and making me feel like I was there with you.
That honestly looks like the coolest holidays ever. Your kids will have the best memories. My best times of my life were as a child going out into nature with my dad, playing sports, horses, walking in the mountains. Oh they are the memories I treasure. Kids don't look back and remember a gameboy or console, they remember the fun times they spend with their parents.
That Air B&B looks amazing. I think I would have been tempted to book a few extra nights there! Thanks for sharing all of your new experiences with us.
What a wonderful experience for your whole family. So glad you all are safe and well; angel on your shoulder for sure. Thanks for sharing your awesome vacation.
I just want to say, thank you for being so realistic about your expectations with your kids. Taking an off day, considering your youngest and not pushing them unnecessarily. My dad and step mom took us on a 400km bike ride in one week when we were 12 and 11. We didn’t really enjoy it at all, and our attitudes reflected that, because we did not take enough breaks, never got an off day and they just generally had unrealistic expectations about two tweens bike riding with them (they love doing this stuff and getting a good workout while doing it, which I think they were expecting with us as well). I’m an adult now and glad I can say I did it, but if I ever do this with my kids I will definitely go by your example! So thank you for that!! Love your videos. Maybe you could do a future video going more into depth what it’s like raising your kids to do this and expectations/methods to handle attitude?
What an awesome vacation! Thank you so much to your entire family for allowing you to share that with us! So very glad that the Good Lord was watching out for you that day when you were waiting to cross the Hwy!!
I agree 100% that experiences mean so much more than things. Experiences are memories that will stay with you for a lifetime but things break or get lost so much faster.
Those turtles were HUGE!!! Great footage. Thanks so much for taking us along and giving us the info on the places you stayed too! That's very helpful. I am so glad you are ok. Those pedestrian walkways are dangerous.
Fun fact, I have baby pictures of me sitting on top of those turtles. They’ve been there forever! I’m 47 years old and we’ve been to reptile gardens many times. It’s so fun!
What a great vacation, with the exception of the driver that almost ran you down. OMG! That was scary! This is one of my all-time favorite RUclips Videos EVER! Thank you for sharing your family vacation with us.
That trip was so amazing! Y’all are amazing parents to some amazing kids. They will remember that trip for the rest of their lives. Much love to y’all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a fantastic family adventure! We have driven out from MN twice, to drive and hike our way through the black hills and Badlands. Great memories and thank you for sharing!
Love this. Can't wait to do this with my boys! Totally agree experiences are so important and adventures show you new sides to all your families personalities.
It is wonderful that you got to do this with your family ❤️ a lifetime of memories and lots of video to go with them. You look just like your mom ♥️ so sweet she got to join you for this 🤗
What a beautiful trip, thank you for taking us along.. the views are incredible, an thank goodness your okay. That was a close call an scared me when you were sharing it. Love you an your family Christine♥️ so glad you and your family enjoyed the trip
This was incredible!! What an experience for all of you to share. That pool was absolutely amazing!! My girls would love love love to go there. The clip of that car literally made me gasp. People are so careless & clueless. So thankful you & the entire family are safe❤️. Thank you for sharing this with us.
That was an awesome video. My husband has always wanted to go to South Dakota. You Make it look a lot nicer than I thought. Good job riding that whole entire trail
Thank you for sharing this! The scenery is beautiful. I am so glad that you and your mom were ok as I can not even begin to imagine how scary that was! May God bless you and your family 💖
What a beautiful wonderful family vacation! Glad your ok. I tell my kiddos same thing bout cars not watching out..glad you had safe wonderful vacation!!!!
I would love to try this at some point. Thanks for sharing! I’m sure the kids will remember this experience and be telling their kids about it in the future (and maybe even doing it with their kids). Great parenting!
You guys REALLY know how to have a vacation. I think that was waaay more fun than a cruise, although more work put into planning and all, but you all look like you had a blast!
Christine, I'm so glad you & your family were okay! Just this morning I was out for a walk at 6am and was thinking, I ought to have a bright jacket for when I go walking early. By you sharing this clip, you've really opened my eyes. I just order a BRIGHT yellow Columbia jacket on Amazon for $22 thanks to you. Nothing beats being aware of your surroundings, but I'm definitely going to step up my safety game.
I literally almost started crying when you were talking about your near death experience because I have BEEN THERE on my bike and it is absolutely terrifying! SOoooooooo thankful you and your family are safe!!
Thanks for sharing, Christine! It looks like you had a great holiday. South Dakota looks beautiful. Glad you are ok after that close call with the bike. That was so scary to watch. One of the reasons why I flat out refuse to ride a bike on the road - you can't control everyone else. I had a brief stint in mountain biking about 10 years ago and that was a lot less stressful.
Family outdoor vacations are the best!! My hubby and I took our youngest daughter to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park a few weeks ago. We drove from SLC and stopped in Idaho Falls to get gas and a few groceries. I mapped it to the Smiths and when we pulled in, I saw the closed grocery store. Here's how the conversation went... Me: Dang! I should have known this store was closed because Christine has been talking about it. Hubby: Who's Christine?? 🤣
I could not agree with you more on experiences being so much more rewarding than tangible possessions!! This was so fun to watch! I'm thrilled that the whole family had a great time and happy everyone( such a close call with that car😏) made it through the trip safe and sound!!
Oh my gosh that was amazing! Physically I couldn’t do the bike ride but I want to go and see S Dakota how beautiful ! What a great time with your kids, you two are really great parents! God bless your family!!
This looks so awesome and FUN!! Great family bonding and vacation.... and omg, so glad you were not injured by that car!!!! People really need to pay attention to their surroundings… And South Dakota is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been.... so glad you took your family!!
Hi love this video ! My family and I watch your videos every night before bed. With 3 special needs boys sometimes its hard to calm them down but they love your channel! Thank you for all you do!
We are hoping to go to Tramway Adventures later this summer. My daughter (9) is nervous about the slide. I'm so excited to show her your video!! Thanks for showing your younger boys enjoying it.
You are so correct about creating memorable experiences for both you and your family, as they will be treasured for years to come, whereas things lose their shine and worth and just collect dust and then stashed in a closet. Your family will be telling that story of how your son went to use the outhouse and saw "dead things everywhere," for years to come, and you will embarrass him with it to his future wife!! Glad you made forever memories with your family!
OMG, your mom is ADORBS! She seems like one of those people who is 'quiet waters run deep', and clearly she raised two amazing women! Always fun to watch your fam having fun, and this vid was especially great -- now I want to go to Mt Rushmore just to do that slide!!
What an amazing trip!! It seemed like you were the only out there biking. I am missing traveling this summer, but it is safer during this time. Thank you for sharing it with everyone!
This is probably one of the coolest and creative vacations i have ever seen. I'm so happy you guys got to experience that time together and I'm thankful you are safe.
So glad you are okay! I really love how you are instilling physical activity and family bonding with this trip (and your lifestyle)!
OMG I had tears in my eyes when you were telling us about the person who almost took you out....as a mother myself, I can't even think about it....what a fabulous experience...huzzah to your Summer!
Gorgeous! Totally agree Experiences beat out “stuff” Memories last forever! Your kids will talk about this for years! Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely loved this video!!! I love that you weren’t at Disney, nothing against Disney, but I loved that this is a real place with so many things to see and do!! We had convinced my daughter that when she was 3 we took her to Disney, but we really didn’t but for the first 12 years of her life we had told her so much about this “trip” that she really thought she was there!! We had a flood in our basement (for real) and lost almost all photos from our wedding to “our Disney “ trip so it made sense that we didn’t have any pictures! Hahaha!! She started telling everyone what a great time she had, and by the time she was 5 she could have Been a Disney tour guide!! Lol glad you guys had a great time, good family trip!!
What an awesome family vacation experience. The kids will always remember it! My life long friend and his family of 6 biked from California to Virginia one summer when he was 15 (we are 49 now well he has since passed from brain cancer) and it's their family's most cherished memory of all being together for that biking adventure. They also had a shuttle caravan and an RV the slept most nights at campgrounds. I can't imagine that as being fun, but hey it's impressive. 🙃
I loved both you and Dave's videos!!! I have to say I am so proud of Grandma! She did awesome!
She really did!
It gave me chills seeing how close that car came to you and your mom. I am glad you edited it to let us know all were well. My heart dropped. But by the same token, seeing you guys as a family enjoying the trip and the memories you guys made as a family, touched my heart with so much joy. You could just see the joy in the kids faces. “What pandemic? 2020 was our best trip ever!”
the combination of both of your vlogs is a cool view of your vacay
Thank you!
So much FUN ! I went zip lining several years ago and can not find anyone to go with me now I am 62. Really helped with my fear of heights - didn't take away the fear but definitely gave me more confidence.
I would take adventures over things anyday ! Good for you and Dave to be able to give these kinds of gifts to the kids
I absolutely love when you share your family outings/vacations with us. Your kids are such rock stars!
What an amazing trip; you're so kind to share with us who are home (big hug) It's exciting to see your grocery plans work out, etc. "Dave's and my..." is the correct usage.
I truly LOVED your vacation and tagging along side you and the family. Very nice that Grandma was along for the ride.
It scared me and I was shaking when you were almost run over. What a careless driver. No eyes 👀 on the road, whatsoever.
I was just stuck watching and stuck. Thank you 🙏 Lord for watching over you. You and your family are so road friendly and watch for everyone.
What an amazing job Dave, swinging. I'm sure I'm saying that incorrectly. Thanks for sharing and making me feel like I was there with you.
What a wonderful family vacation. Your children are very blessed.
I want to do this whole trip when my youngest gets a little older. This looked like so much fun!
That honestly looks like the coolest holidays ever. Your kids will have the best memories. My best times of my life were as a child going out into nature with my dad, playing sports, horses, walking in the mountains. Oh they are the memories I treasure. Kids don't look back and remember a gameboy or console, they remember the fun times they spend with their parents.
So true!
That Air B&B looks amazing. I think I would have been tempted to book a few extra nights there! Thanks for sharing all of your new experiences with us.
You got that right about Experiences. That is what memories are made of.
What a wonderful experience for your whole family. So glad you all are safe and well; angel on your shoulder for sure. Thanks for sharing your awesome vacation.
Our pleasure!
Heart in my throat when you described the incident! So glad all was well in the end!!! What a trip!
Your family is adorable. I really enjoy your videos. Thank you for sharing this adventure with your family.
I just want to say, thank you for being so realistic about your expectations with your kids. Taking an off day, considering your youngest and not pushing them unnecessarily. My dad and step mom took us on a 400km bike ride in one week when we were 12 and 11. We didn’t really enjoy it at all, and our attitudes reflected that, because we did not take enough breaks, never got an off day and they just generally had unrealistic expectations about two tweens bike riding with them (they love doing this stuff and getting a good workout while doing it, which I think they were expecting with us as well). I’m an adult now and glad I can say I did it, but if I ever do this with my kids I will definitely go by your example! So thank you for that!! Love your videos. Maybe you could do a future video going more into depth what it’s like raising your kids to do this and expectations/methods to handle attitude?
What an amazing family adventure...those are memories you guys will cherish forever. So much fun!
What a wonderful experience your family will remember.
What an awesome vacation! Thank you so much to your entire family for allowing you to share that with us! So very glad that the Good Lord was watching out for you that day when you were waiting to cross the Hwy!!
Best video of the day! Love this so much. Thanks for sharing. Thank God nothing bad happened at that cross walk.
I am blown away. You people rock. Thanks for sharing, this was an inspiring trip!
What a great family vacation! Great memories!
Ryan’s “I’m just a little hungry” is adorable.
I agree 100% that experiences mean so much more than things. Experiences are memories that will stay with you for a lifetime but things break or get lost so much faster.
That was as much fun as Dave's video. What great memories you made!
Looks like a fun trip. But the best part is you guys get to spend a lot of time together
What an awesome vacation,, beautiful scenery.
What an incredible experience for your family!!! Loved getting to experience it through your video!! Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤️
What a great experience...really cool family trip. So glad you came home safe.
What a great trip. Makes me want to start cycling as a family. Love this video.
I am glad you guys enjoyed yourselves. wonderful video. thank you.
I am glad you had a great vacation. Thanks for sharing with us.
Those turtles were HUGE!!! Great footage. Thanks so much for taking us along and giving us the info on the places you stayed too! That's very helpful. I am so glad you are ok. Those pedestrian walkways are dangerous.
The biggest was 140 years old!!!
Fun fact, I have baby pictures of me sitting on top of those turtles. They’ve been there forever! I’m 47 years old and we’ve been to reptile gardens many times. It’s so fun!
My home state. Miss it so much. The smell of the air is amazing and the cool nights.
Our family talks about the Mammoth dig site 20 years later. It was one of my favorite South Dakota experiences.
It's a VERY cool site!
What a great vacation, with the exception of the driver that almost ran you down. OMG! That was scary! This is one of my all-time favorite RUclips Videos EVER! Thank you for sharing your family vacation with us.
How can your entire family seem like the nicest down-to-earth people and so cool at the same time??? Thanks for this awesome vid! XO's
Such an awesome trip! I agree. Experiences are worth so much more than things
That trip was so amazing! Y’all are amazing parents to some amazing kids. They will remember that trip for the rest of their lives. Much love to y’all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a fantastic family adventure! We have driven out from MN twice, to drive and hike our way through the black hills and Badlands. Great memories and thank you for sharing!
What amazing family memories to have made. Glad you had a good time!
Love this. Can't wait to do this with my boys! Totally agree experiences are so important and adventures show you new sides to all your families personalities.
It is wonderful that you got to do this with your family ❤️ a lifetime of memories and lots of video to go with them. You look just like your mom ♥️ so sweet she got to join you for this 🤗
What a fabulous great adventure you had , love that your family had such a great time .
What a beautiful trip, thank you for taking us along.. the views are incredible, an thank goodness your okay. That was a close call an scared me when you were sharing it. Love you an your family Christine♥️ so glad you and your family enjoyed the trip
Thanks for taking me along for the ride. That was AWESOME.
That was a great video of your vacation! It's wonderful you and your family can do that together.
Vacation Envy!!! This looks like the coolest family vacation ever! I want to take my family on this same trip! Thanks so much for sharing.
This looks like the family BEST VACATION ever! You are doing it right Mom!
I think that you are an awesome Mom!
This was incredible!! What an experience for all of you to share. That pool was absolutely amazing!! My girls would love love love to go there.
The clip of that car literally made me gasp. People are so careless & clueless. So thankful you & the entire family are safe❤️. Thank you for sharing this with us.
It was so scary. There was a guy in a truck on the other side that blared his horn at the car and yelled out the window some obscenities!
Omg! How amazingly gorgeous is that house! Wow!😁
That was an awesome video. My husband has always wanted to go to South Dakota. You
Make it look a lot nicer than I thought. Good job riding that whole entire trail
You should!
Those heavenly hunks.... DANGERRRRR SOOO GOOD
Thank you for sharing this! The scenery is beautiful. I am so glad that you and your mom were ok as I can not even begin to imagine how scary that was! May God bless you and your family 💖
I'm so lazy. I'm 71 but I don't think I could have kept up with you for the last 50 years. I envy your energy. It looks beautiful.
I’m glad you and your family are safe. I can’t wait till my kids are older.
I love South Dakota. What a great family vacation.
What an amazing vacation! Thanks for sharing!
That was amazing! Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful wonderful family vacation! Glad your ok. I tell my kiddos same thing bout cars not watching out..glad you had safe wonderful vacation!!!!
I would love to try this at some point. Thanks for sharing! I’m sure the kids will remember this experience and be telling their kids about it in the future (and maybe even doing it with their kids). Great parenting!
You guys REALLY know how to have a vacation. I think that was waaay more fun than a cruise, although more work put into planning and all, but you all look like you had a blast!
Fantastic memories for the family
Christine, I'm so glad you & your family were okay! Just this morning I was out for a walk at 6am and was thinking, I ought to have a bright jacket for when I go walking early. By you sharing this clip, you've really opened my eyes. I just order a BRIGHT yellow Columbia jacket on Amazon for $22 thanks to you. Nothing beats being aware of your surroundings, but I'm definitely going to step up my safety game.
Love it!!
Thanks for sharing your family trip with us. It looked so fun.
I literally almost started crying when you were talking about your near death experience because I have BEEN THERE on my bike and it is absolutely terrifying! SOoooooooo thankful you and your family are safe!!
Thanks for sharing, Christine! It looks like you had a great holiday. South Dakota looks beautiful. Glad you are ok after that close call with the bike. That was so scary to watch. One of the reasons why I flat out refuse to ride a bike on the road - you can't control everyone else. I had a brief stint in mountain biking about 10 years ago and that was a lot less stressful.
Your children are so adorable!!
I have almost been hit multiple times while running and it scares the daylights out of me. I'm so glad you are ok!
Family outdoor vacations are the best!! My hubby and I took our youngest daughter to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park a few weeks ago. We drove from SLC and stopped in Idaho Falls to get gas and a few groceries. I mapped it to the Smiths and when we pulled in, I saw the closed grocery store. Here's how the conversation went...
Me: Dang! I should have known this store was closed because Christine has been talking about it.
Hubby: Who's Christine??
🤣
LOL! Did you check out the Winco across the street?
We ended up at the Fred Meyer 😉
I could not agree with you more on experiences being so much more rewarding than tangible possessions!! This was so fun to watch! I'm thrilled that the whole family had a great time and happy everyone( such a close call with that car😏) made it through the trip safe and sound!!
Looks like you all had an amazing time. It looks Beautiful there. Awesome vocation!!!!!
Oh my gosh that was amazing! Physically I couldn’t do the bike ride but I want to go and see S Dakota how beautiful ! What a great time with your kids, you two are really great parents! God bless your family!!
This looks so awesome and FUN!! Great family bonding and vacation.... and omg, so glad you were not injured by that car!!!! People really need to pay attention to their surroundings…
And South Dakota is one of the most beautiful places I’ve been.... so glad you took your family!!
Its not about spending more to have less its about being parents giving your children quality experiences and spending time together ..
This looks like so much fun!!!! I would love to start biking more! I feel like you really get to see things when hiking and biking.
Hi love this video ! My family and I watch your videos every night before bed. With 3 special needs boys sometimes its hard to calm them down but they love your channel! Thank you for all you do!
How fun! What great memories with ur family.😄
So beautiful!❤ what a fun looking vacation
Thank you for sharing this! What a great vacation!
Love the scenery especially the tunnels y'all went through
Well now I want to plan a trip to South Dakota next summer. Minus the biking. 😁
What a unique and fun filled vacation! Thanks for sharing. BTW, I loved that last airbnb. What an amazing place, the views......
But the views...
Wow what a fun vacation!
That pool looks so fun!
We are hoping to go to Tramway Adventures later this summer. My daughter (9) is nervous about the slide. I'm so excited to show her your video!! Thanks for showing your younger boys enjoying it.
Just LOVED the Princess Bride reference!
Thanks for sharing! So glad you didn’t get hit!!!
You are so correct about creating memorable experiences for both you and your family, as they will be treasured for years to come, whereas things lose their shine and worth and just collect dust and then stashed in a closet. Your family will be telling that story of how your son went to use the outhouse and saw "dead things everywhere," for years to come, and you will embarrass him with it to his future wife!! Glad you made forever memories with your family!
This was so fun to watch!! What a great family vacation with wonderful memories for all of you:)
OMG, your mom is ADORBS! She seems like one of those people who is 'quiet waters run deep', and clearly she raised two amazing women! Always fun to watch your fam having fun, and this vid was especially great -- now I want to go to Mt Rushmore just to do that slide!!
What a fun vacation!!
What an amazing trip!! It seemed like you were the only out there biking. I am missing traveling this summer, but it is safer during this time. Thank you for sharing it with everyone!