Mother's Day

I sure love these kids!

Spring Break - Glenwood and Cove Fort

Glenwood is where my mom is from. It is a small town just east of Richfield. We were able to visit my grandpa who is now in a care center in Richfield. He is almost 96 years old. It was very difficult for me to see him. He didn't know who I was and was very confused as to why I was in his room. Even though he didn't know me, I am grateful that I was able to see him again.

This is the house my mom grew up in. We were able to go inside and let the kids look around. They have been here before, but they don't remember any of it.
On the way home we went to Cove Fort. From lds.org: "A safe haven built in 1867, Cove Fort was constructed at the halfway point between Fillmore and Beaver, Utah. In the 1860s the 60-mile trip between these two towns required two days of travel. Cove Fort was the perfect place to stop for the night to find safety, shelter, fresh water, and plenty of feed for livestock."

We were met at our car by a missionary who took us on a tour. It is very interesting to see all the rooms and different things. Our family really enjoyed this tour. It makes you appreciate the nice comforts that we have today.

Spring Break - Elsinore

Elsinore is where my dad is from. It is a small town just south of Richfield. It brings back a lot of childhood memories to go back there.

This is the house that my dad grew up in. It used to be a light tan/yellow or maybe it was white. Whoever owns it must be restoring it - or maybe they think that gray is a good look.

This is the old school house that we used to go down to and play at the park.

Most of the old playground equipment has been replaced, but there are still a few of the originals (or at least were there when I was a kid). The teeter tooter (or see-saw, whatever you prefer) was a huge hit. My kids have never been on one. Such deprived children.


Also a classic is the rocking horse that looks like it has been painted a hundred times.

If you ask my kids the park was the best part of the whole trip. If we would have known that we could have saved ourselves the three hour drive and spent the day at a park near home. They may have been bored, but it was fun for me to be able to show my kids the areas I grew up loving.

Spring Break - Fremont Indian Museum

For Spring Break (April 1st) this year we went down to the Richfield area. We had intended to go to Capital Reef, but it was freezing cold and snowing. So we found some other things to do around the area.

Fremont Indian Museum

My sister recommended this cool Indian Museum about 20 minutes south of Richfield. It was really quiet fun.

There were lots of hikes that you could go on to see the different Indian writings. We chose the short one just outside the museum because it was so cold. Someday we will have to go back and explore all the other hikes.



Inside the museum there were lots of hands on things for the kids to do.

They could grid their own corn.



Try on different replica Indian clothing.

Play inside a replica Indian home.

Weave their own cloth.

Visit the replica Cave of a Thousand hands. (There is a hike to this, but the replica was good enough for us.)