This last weekend my family went to visit some friends that live by Thanksgiving Point. It's been a while since we've seen them and it was the first time we were able to get the kids together in a while. They've got three boys all between the ages of Tigger and Roo. Yes, they are very close in age. No, that was not intentional. All three boys are energetic and are pretty decent kids. I was glad that Kanga was able to enjoy herself being the oldest and the only girl. Our friends invited us down to Cornbelly's, which is basically a huge fair for kids and families. They had playgrounds everywhere, fair games, two mazes and a giant pit of corn kernels. We spent the majority of the day there and then went back to their house for dinner. It was a lot of gun to catch up with them and we've already planned our next activity up by us in a couple of months.
The day itself was long but very good. It's along drive from Brigham to Lehi, the kids enjoyed playing in the back and listening to music. I debated bringing the DVD player, but I don't like using it for trips under a couple of hours. We visited for a while before heading over, getting caught up on our respective goings on. Once there, I was impressed with how big Cornbelly's was. There where lots of little kids running around and there was playground stuff everywhere. Everything was made of wood, hay, and corn. We enjoyed some games, a long time at one of the larger playgrounds, and the smaller of the two mazes. We decided to stop for lunch at that point and so I went out to the car to grab ours. Due to our early arrival they weren't able to put together a lunch, so they bought some at the various food trucks. We all ended up sharing our lunches in what resulted in a demonstration of young children with particular tastes and a lack of fine motor control. After lunch the mothers took the three youngest children home for naps and Coach and I took the three oldest to Corn Cob Beach, the giant corn pit. It wasn't too crowded and we enjoyed a good chat while the kids played. After a bit it started to rain so we joined them under the big tent that covered the corn pit. We continued chatting and playing with the kids for quite a while before deciding to try the big corn maze. We didn't make it our the front of the maze, but that was because it started raining a bit harder and we didn't have jackets with us (they were in the car) so we sneaked out the back. Before heading back to our friends Coach took us to a new drink place called The Fiz. We grabbed specialty drinks for a very decent price and then headed back for dinner. We left not long after dinner so we could drive back up in time for the kids to go to bed on time. All in all it was a lot of fun.
This weekend we also saw my in-laws and got to hear some news from Elder Chuuk, my brother-in-law. He is currently servicing a religions service missions in the Micronesia Guam mission and has been assigned to the islands of Chuuk.
Just for reference, his mission headquarters is in Guam,
which is over 600 miles away. Once a month he travels to Guam to receive mail and to send E-mail to all of us. Needless to say, we are always excited when we get letters from Elder Chuuk. He is doing well and realizing some things about himself and his life before mission that make us glad. It sounds like he is enjoying his experiences but does seem to miss sweets. Madre says that every letter has a request for something sweet. He sleeps on the floor, doesn't have any electricity, and the bathroom is a closet with a hole in the floor. I should point out that this is the new island he is on, his last area had electricity and a bucket for a shower. But he tells us that he is enjoying himself. He certainly have some challenges that I didn't have. It brought back memories and I hope I was able to share my thoughts accurately in my letters to him. I need to be more faithful in writing and sending letters. He's been out for about three months now and we miss him a lot.
The day itself was long but very good. It's along drive from Brigham to Lehi, the kids enjoyed playing in the back and listening to music. I debated bringing the DVD player, but I don't like using it for trips under a couple of hours. We visited for a while before heading over, getting caught up on our respective goings on. Once there, I was impressed with how big Cornbelly's was. There where lots of little kids running around and there was playground stuff everywhere. Everything was made of wood, hay, and corn. We enjoyed some games, a long time at one of the larger playgrounds, and the smaller of the two mazes. We decided to stop for lunch at that point and so I went out to the car to grab ours. Due to our early arrival they weren't able to put together a lunch, so they bought some at the various food trucks. We all ended up sharing our lunches in what resulted in a demonstration of young children with particular tastes and a lack of fine motor control. After lunch the mothers took the three youngest children home for naps and Coach and I took the three oldest to Corn Cob Beach, the giant corn pit. It wasn't too crowded and we enjoyed a good chat while the kids played. After a bit it started to rain so we joined them under the big tent that covered the corn pit. We continued chatting and playing with the kids for quite a while before deciding to try the big corn maze. We didn't make it our the front of the maze, but that was because it started raining a bit harder and we didn't have jackets with us (they were in the car) so we sneaked out the back. Before heading back to our friends Coach took us to a new drink place called The Fiz. We grabbed specialty drinks for a very decent price and then headed back for dinner. We left not long after dinner so we could drive back up in time for the kids to go to bed on time. All in all it was a lot of fun.
This weekend we also saw my in-laws and got to hear some news from Elder Chuuk, my brother-in-law. He is currently servicing a religions service missions in the Micronesia Guam mission and has been assigned to the islands of Chuuk.
Just for reference, his mission headquarters is in Guam,
which is over 600 miles away. Once a month he travels to Guam to receive mail and to send E-mail to all of us. Needless to say, we are always excited when we get letters from Elder Chuuk. He is doing well and realizing some things about himself and his life before mission that make us glad. It sounds like he is enjoying his experiences but does seem to miss sweets. Madre says that every letter has a request for something sweet. He sleeps on the floor, doesn't have any electricity, and the bathroom is a closet with a hole in the floor. I should point out that this is the new island he is on, his last area had electricity and a bucket for a shower. But he tells us that he is enjoying himself. He certainly have some challenges that I didn't have. It brought back memories and I hope I was able to share my thoughts accurately in my letters to him. I need to be more faithful in writing and sending letters. He's been out for about three months now and we miss him a lot.
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