Monday, October 22, 2012

Just got back from a fun weekend, we went camping in Marysvale Utah.  Our friends own Lizzie and Charlie’s RV park.  We rented ATV’s, went to the rock shop and learned more about rocks than we ever needed to know.  We saw some petro-glyphs that were 1500 years old.  The kids had a great time collecting rocks and jumping in the leaves.  It was so beautiful with all the fall colors.  I loved it.  Sleeping in the camper was a riot.  We were packed like sardines with the pack n play and our luggage and the hide a bed pulled out.  The kids would not be quiet and go to sleep.  Xadia kept getting out of bed and jumping on the mattress.  That would wake up Teagan and the other kids would complain.  I am glad it was only an one night ordeal.

                After camping, we went to Cove Fort.  That was very interesting.  I love to see pioneer stuff and learn about ancestors.  I was so impressed with their use and recycling capabilities.  For instance, after a mattress wears out, the pioneer would take the fabric and make a shirt or some pants.  Once those wore out, the fabric was weaved into a rug.  Once the rug was worn it would be burned in the fireplace and the ashes would be used as lye for soap.  Wow….that is incredible.  Fast forward to 2012…..what happens to my mattress when worn out, it goes straight to the dump.  After our tour of Cove fort, we had a picnic on the lawn.  It was really windy and so the kids had a fun time making a sail or a parachute out of the picnic blanket.  Tim and I enjoyed watching them run around and laughing in the wind.  Such a grand time to be a child.