Labor Day Weekend

On Friday night, we went to the Douglas' to see Bruce, Hunter, Mom, and Dad. We spent the evening eating dinner and watching an old Dukes of Hazard Movie.

On Saturday, we headed up to Grandpa's Mountain to go camping for the weekend. Brandon, Jaydale, and the kids were also up there for the weekend.

Things that made this camping expedition memorable:

*First and foremost, my awesome husband fixed our heater on our trailer so that I would actually stay warm and get some sleep at night...and I actually slept almost the whole night...thanks Bryce.

*I love to watch Cooper enjoy the nature. It is safe to let him wander with his older cousins on the trails up there. He had a great time with his walking stick that we carved his name in. He loves to go exploring in the trees.

* The food was great...the food is always great when you are camping....we had cowboy beans the first night and eggs, bacon, and scones the next morning. I also made pumpkin cookies and fresh salsa...yum.

* I had a good time visiting with all the family, especially Kassie, Kylee, Maverick and Porter. I had fun watching Maverick carve in his sticks and playing frisbee with him and Cooper.

* I enjoyed sitting around the fire, roasting marshmellows and telling stories about the pioneers and listening to Brandon tell about his wild teenage years.

* Cooper getting stung by a bee right in the middle of the forehead. I put a mud mixture on it and it immediately got better. He also got hit in the forehead with a stick and it cut his head. No swelling or blood with either accident, so everything was alright.

* I always enjoy the time I get to spend with Cooper and Bryce away from the every day mundane tasks. Its also nice to get away from the TV and phones and enjoy each others company and not have other things that are distracting.

* I had been watching the weather forecast a few days before and I knew that a big storm was supposed to blow through the area. Well, it did! On Sunday afternoon it started getting dark and we decided to start preparing dinner a little early and to start taking down our trailer and putting things away. A huge wind gust came through and we had about 10 minutes to get everything put away before the hard rain came pounding down! Thanks to everybody for pitching in and helping, we got out of there as the rain started pouring. We ended up taking the dutch oven potatoes and chicken to the Douglas' to cook for dinner. The food was great and we didn't have to worry about roughing out in the storm that night. Plus, we got to sleep in warm, comfortable beds that night. Thanks mom and dad for letting us pop in all the time and sleep at your home.

On Monday, we celebrated Labor Day in Wellsville, Utah. It rained all morning but we sat in the rain so that we could see the Founders Day Parade and support my Grandma Cooper.
She was chosen to be the queen of Founders Day. She received a special award the night before and then she got to ride in the parade. She was well deserving of that honor. She has lived in Wellsville her whole life and given much service back to the community. She is an awesome person and we are so blessed to have her as our grandma.

After dinner, we ate roast and baked potatoes that were cooked in a pit down in Wellsville square. It was so good and tender. We all met up at Grandmas for lunch and to celebrate her accomplishment. Later that day, Bryce and I took Cooper to watch Kung Fu Panda. This is the second time Cooper has seen this movie and he loves it. He would not take his eyes off the movie screen and it was so cute to listen to him laugh at some of the scenes. After the movie, we headed home and got everything unpacked. We had a great Labor Day weekend. It just went by too quickly!