I took the boys out for a walk and decided to take a path I hadn't taken before. We found these guys. It was fun until I also discovered an unchained dog who attempted to kill me. I guess we'll just stick with the zoo from now on.Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Sunday Walk
I took the boys out for a walk and decided to take a path I hadn't taken before. We found these guys. It was fun until I also discovered an unchained dog who attempted to kill me. I guess we'll just stick with the zoo from now on.Friday, August 8, 2008
Father/Son Campout
Brent and James went to the ward Father/Sons campout. There is a reason that the moms are not invited. There is no way James face would ever look like that with me around. He looks like he enjoyed himself though!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Pioneer Trek
Brent and I went on a Pioneer Trek in Wyoming over the areas where the Martin and Willie handcart companies went. We served as Ma and Pa to our beautiful family of youth from our ward and had a great time. Our kids were hard workers and we really enjoyed being with them.
A picture of the women's pull. During pioneer days, the men were some of the first to die leaving the women to pull the carts the rest of the way. They do a women's pull where the girls push the carts over the rockiest steepest part and the boys stand off to the side with their hats off to show respect. We had a smaller group, but our girls were tough!
There were about four different spots of water and mud that we had to cross with the carts. Brent ended up carrying about 10 carts through the water and mud on one day for the entire company.
This experience was amazing for me. I have never been able to connect with the pioneer experience...until now. The Martin and Willie handcart companies left too late in the year on their journey to Salt Lake. They had problems on the way that delayed them even further. The actual trail we went on (day2) was 14 miles long. We did it in about 7 hours. It took the original handcart companies 27 hours to do the same stretch. They did it in 18 inches of snow and pushed through the night to get to their next camp. When they arrived 13 people died and were buried in a common grave. The two men who dug the grave also died and were also buried there. This group suffered so much so that they could come to Salt Lake and be sealed together with their families in the temple. It was that important to them. I am grateful for their great sacrifices and to have participated in this experience.
A picture of the women's pull. During pioneer days, the men were some of the first to die leaving the women to pull the carts the rest of the way. They do a women's pull where the girls push the carts over the rockiest steepest part and the boys stand off to the side with their hats off to show respect. We had a smaller group, but our girls were tough!
There were about four different spots of water and mud that we had to cross with the carts. Brent ended up carrying about 10 carts through the water and mud on one day for the entire company.This experience was amazing for me. I have never been able to connect with the pioneer experience...until now. The Martin and Willie handcart companies left too late in the year on their journey to Salt Lake. They had problems on the way that delayed them even further. The actual trail we went on (day2) was 14 miles long. We did it in about 7 hours. It took the original handcart companies 27 hours to do the same stretch. They did it in 18 inches of snow and pushed through the night to get to their next camp. When they arrived 13 people died and were buried in a common grave. The two men who dug the grave also died and were also buried there. This group suffered so much so that they could come to Salt Lake and be sealed together with their families in the temple. It was that important to them. I am grateful for their great sacrifices and to have participated in this experience.
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