Utah Trip - This is the Place

When Brigham Young first came into the Utah Valley, there were three women in the party. We are descended from one of them. There is now a large monument and a historical park commemorating this even.

The monument at This Is The Place Heritage Park.

Our ancestor's name is on this plaque - Harriet Page Wheeler Decker Young. She was married to Brigham Young's brother, Lorenzo Dow Young.

She is depicted here holding the hand of her son Isaac Perry Decker.

I am proud of my ancestry.

Beautiful lace

Original pioneer home

Many of the buildings have been moved from other sites in Utah to the heritage park.

The memorial to children who died on the trail is very moving.

The kids took off their shoes and waded in the stream. It was very hot so the stream was refreshing.

Until they spotted a rattle snake! I didn't believe them at first, but they even heard the rattles.

Many of our ancestors crossed the plains in handcarts.

Another ancestor, Ephraim Knowlton Hanks rescued some of the handcart pioneers.

There are books written about him and a movie about him called "Eph's Rescue."

Panning for gold

Riding a train around the park.

We enjoyed a yummy treat.

Jalen got a shave for "2 bits."

Robbing the bank.

Schoolhouse

Relief Society Hall

Replica of the church from Pine Valley, Utah where Tiff, Grammy & Grandad go to church when camping every Memorial Day. It was built by a shipbuilder and the roof is built like an inverted ship.

We had such a fun day exploring the park. We drove home through the canyon so we could see all the natural beauty.

Utah Trip - Traveling, Arrival and Yardwork

 The kids and I headed to Utah on July 3 and David stayed home to work on some projects. It was our first time on an airplane in over a year. That's a really long time for us!

I splurged and purchased First Class tickets. (With my flight benefits, it's only $50 for all of us.)

Totally worth it.

I was excited to fly after all my weight loss because I can put the tray table down.

And I no longer need a seatbelt extension. In fact, there is plenty of room to spare. YAY!!

It was wonderful to look out an airplane window again!

We saw fireworks from the airplane.

There is nowhere in the world I'd rather be than at my parents' house.

My dad makes walking sticks and canes.

He finds really cool toppers.

He also collects hats and sand from all over the world. His Utah Olympics pin collection is impressive.

Football helmets from all the teams he's coached.

Bell and lassos

Beehive

Their garden is always amazing and makes mine look even more pathetic.

Rockers

My dad puts up flags for all the places we have served missions.

This one is mine.

We got together and worked on clearing out Grammy's berm. It's become too much for her to handle.

Row and Titan

Piano girl in cowboy boots. Love her.

The crew working hard.

Scott on the tiller.

Nixon and Jalen helping Grandad.

Beth and Scott

Rowan, Molly, Grammy, Ava, and Baylie

Jalen, Beth, Nixon, Grandad, Grammy, Ava, Jonny, Clark, Baylie, Lily, Molly, Scott

After the yardwork, Baylie and Ava decided to make cookies.

Our grammy is funny!

Meanwhile, the boys watched some tele.