Presidents Day

Because I will be in Arizona on Presidents Day and won't be able to post anything, I am going to share my thoughts now. Last summer I had the opportunity to go to Mt. Rushmore with Mark and our boys and my parents. It was kind of a last minute trip and since none of us had ever been there before we were hoping that it was going to be worth the 6 hour drive from Denver. I can tell you that we were not disappointed it was AWESOME! Seeing those carvings in person is 100% different than seeing pictures. The feeling of patriotism was overwhelming. We did the museum tour where you learn all about the amazing history behind the carvings. Before we got there we thought that we would stay for maybe 30 minutes just to look at the mountain, but we ended up staying for hours. My boys loved it and ask when we are going back, they can even tell you the names of the presidents! (FYI- from left to right-Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln) Right now with all of the Presidential Election chaos going on, I like to remember Mt. Rushmore and remember the history of this country and the sacrifice that our forefathers went through so that we could live like we do now. I really hope that as citizens we can find some way to stand up for what we believe is right and protect what these men fought so hard to give us. Lets keep America the great nation that it is so that we can always be Proud to be Americans!