Someone Had a Birthday Today

Look how much you have grown. 13 more minutes and another year has passed.

Happy Birthday, Craig

Did You Know?

• Levan is "navel" spelled backwards. It is so named because it is in the middle of Utah.
• The Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City took 40 years to complete.
• The Great Salt Lake covers 2,100 square miles, and has an average depth of 13 feet. The deepest point is 34 feet.
• Because of the state's inland location, Utah's snow is unusually dry, earning it the reputation of having the world's greatest powder. Fourteen ski resorts operate in Utah.
• The average elevation of the tallest peaks in each of Utah's counties is 11,222 feet, the highest average in the country.
• Salt Lake City was originally named Great Salt Lake City. "Great" was dropped from the name in 1868.
• The Heber Valley Railroad's magnificent "Movie Train" steam engine and ten passenger railroad cars have been filmed in 33 motion pictures over the past 20 years.
• Beaver is the birthplace of two very famous individuals: Phil T. Farnsworth, the developer of electronic television, and Butch Cassidy, the notorious outlaw.
• The federal government owns about 65 per cent of the state's land.

This is the Place Heritage Park

On the 24th of July we took the kids to the Pioneer park in commemoration of the day. They enjoyed many of the activities and crafts.

Milo Andrus house, part of the King family heritage. The house was originally located on 6400 South and was a halfway house for travelers as they journeyed on to the Draper Pony Express Station which was near Thanksgiving Point of today.

Brinley and Isaac participated in a mock pioneer school session learning about the class rules.

This was one form of discipline for disobedience. Another form was the use of the paddle by the teacher.

If the child forgot to do his homework he wore the "Dunce" hat for a half day. He would have to walk home at noon to complete his assignment and return. But the walk was often up to 2 miles one way.

There was a short parade of decorated handcarts created by the volunteers.

Isaac tried to master some of the pioneer games.

After a while he became bored and tried to use the rim as a hula hoop.

The kids rode the train through the village, made ropes, fans, windmills and painted a wooden snake. They finished off the day with a tug a war with other children at the park.

A long day for a tired baby.

The Pay family cabin.

Replica of the Pine Valley Chapel of Southern Utah.

Happy Birthday, Our Awesome Isaac

We love you, buddy! Have a fun day.

Back at the Ranch

We enjoyed our annual family reunion at the Morrill Meadowbrook Ranch near Capitol Reef National Park. It is a great time to gather and enjoy the wonders of this beautiful country. My great grandparents, William George Morrill & Ellen May Adams, raised their children in the two-room cabin. While the girls did the chores on the ranch, the boys often were on the mountain attending to their duties. The ranch is a heritage left to his descendants. We had a great gathering from the Merlin Morrill family and it was good to be together again.

Merlin Morrill family and the Morrill Ranch Road

The cabin has a livingroom & kitchen - Sherry, Natalie, Julie, Sarah

McKinley, Alexa, Brinley, Isaac - McKinley, Alexa, Isaac

Natalie, Presley, Dave - Alexa, Stace, McKinley, Paula

Ken & Presley, our sleeping beauties!

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