Family fun at the pumpkin patch!

We watched 10 hours of conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints. We are so blessed to have a prophet to lead and guild us in these turbulent days. 

We pulled out lots of fun things for the kids to do so that we could make it through it all. Magnets, coloring, yummy food, KiwiCo boxes and plenty of outdoor activity in-between each session. 

Going to the pumpkin patch was one of our outdoor activities that got lots of wiggles out. We stocked up on enough squash to hopefully last us all winter. We also harvested all of our own squash, tomatoes, peppers and other yummy produce. 

It was so nice to be together and comfy all weekend long. 

We have been busy trying to get to all of our subjects at least once each week. 

 

Rock Hounding and Hiking part of Scrimson Trail

Discovery of a very awesome specimen a yellow caterpillar!

 We went with our field trip group to a place up Logan canyon where you can rock hound and find small fossils. We all participated and tried our hand at discovery. Thankfully everyone in our large group was safe, there was only one injury that I helped with. A boy hurt his finger and was in need of a Band-Aid for a bloody finger. We were all taught for a short time about the things we might possible find and then we hiked to the rock field to look, socialize and share. We brought hammers and other tools to break open rocks with and brought a few rocks home. We are grateful for others passions and knowledge that help us to learn and grow. 

Wade Family Camp

 Camping with our entire extended Wade family is always a blast. Some of out activities included hiking, biking, playing games, 4 wheel riding, Frisbee golf, scavenger hunt, marshmallow tower contest, lots of yummy food, thunder showers, fishing, camp fire, story time and lots and lots of play time with cousins. Family is the best! These adventures teach our children how to cook outdoors, start fires, fire safely, clean up, finding water, keeping our earth clean, sharing space with other families that do things differently than ours, respect for their elders and much much more. We are so blessed to enjoy spending time with all of our siblings, parents and their children. 

Teal Lake

 Oh, the adventures that these kids are blessed to go on with their Dad! They were pretty tired by the end of this hike but they enjoyed all of the wildflowers, the waterfall, lakes, campfire, fishing and being in the wild outdoors. Our dog also enjoyed all of the excitement and getting dirty. Packing up and putting everything away after is a big job but they all do a good enough job to help Dad and please Mom. We purchased a freeze dryer and it has helped tremendously to eating yummy on these campouts. We simple make large quantities of what we eat normally and then freeze dry the left overs in preparation for packing light and eating good.  So grateful for our beautiful world and eyes to see!!!

Hyrum Sewer Plant

 

 So we went to the Hyrum Sewer Plant this summer and learned all about what they do with our poo! 

It didn't smell as bad as we thought it would. The worker who did the tour was very informative and we learned a lot. The process is so complete that they say you could drink the water after it goes through this process. That it is better than some 3rd world countries and what they have to drink for water. None of us were brave enough to drink the water.  After they are all done they release the water and it goes down stream! The system they currently use is newer they have only been doing it for just over a year. The sludge that is pulled out is dried and turned into fertilizer. The fields around them that use the "sludge" yield some of the biggest crops in the valley. 

We are super thankful for facilities like this and the men that run them who clean up our stuff and make this world not so stinky and way more sanitary!!!

Backpacking

So each family has their thing and for some its motor boating, others Disneyland, some movies or gaming. We, or I should say my husband, loves to backpack and I love the outdoors and being with my family so I go when I can. Currently my new baby keeps me out of the pack packing group. Spencer has taken the kids on some different trips this year. Coyote Gulch, Teal Lake, Kings Peak and Green River will be the final one for the summer. These flowers represent Evelyn's effort to include me in the Teal Lake experience where there were tons of wildflowers. I love flowers!!! 

I am grateful that my husband is so adventurous and fun. He is teaching my kids lots of great life skills, survival skills and communication skills as they work together to have amazing adventures in this beautiful world that God has created for us.