Our kids have been working hard on their family history bingo cards. On Friday, we crossed off one of the hardest squares for them to earn, "Find your ancestor at the cemetery. If possible go clean the tombstone and take a picture." We live a long way from most of our ancestors' graves. We could have counted visiting Martin's Cove last month, where a great-great-great-great uncle died. However, Becky's great-grandfather died in Oregon and we had never seen his gravesite. We decided to take a mini road trip. John Anderson McComb is buried in the Mount Laki Cemetery in the tiny town of Lost River. The cemetery is small and well cared for.
Here are Abe, Helen and Gibson next to the headstone. There was a faint image at the top of the headstone which we couldn't see clearly. Abe made a pencil rubbing of the image and we saw it was a book. John McComb's wife, Teresa, was a librarian. She is buried next to John and also has an image of a book on her headstone. All of the headstones were very clean and the grass around them trimmed, so we only had to take a photo. Abe has earned his bingo blackout and Helen and Gibson are very close to getting blackout as well.
Back in the Spring, our ward held an auction to raise money for the summer girls' and scout camps. Ward members donated goods and services, then came together to bid on each others' donations. We were lucky enough to win a family nature outing with Emily and Aaron's family. Their family spends a lot of time outdoors. We love reading about their adventures on their blog and have visited fantastic places based on their recommendations. Aaron planned a great outing along Little Butte Creek. In the photo are Gibson, Samuel, Ezra, Aaron, Adele, Helen and Abe.
After a short hike, we found a grassy spot next to the creek to play. Aaron and Emily packed a delicious lunch for us, too. Emily even sent me these photos, so it was an all-inclusive deal!
For our kids, the biggest hit of the afternoon was the kid size kayak. Aaron and Emily's kids were very generous in letting our kids monopolize the kayak. The kayak was easy to maneuver up and down the creek.
This is Brandan relaxing in the shade. Brandan has been especially busy lately, so an unscheduled afternoon was a welcome break.
2 comments:
Did Brandan really fall asleep in that position? I like how you listed me as being in the photo that I took. We had so much fun with you guys.
I just fixed the label on the photo. Brandan proofreads the blog after I type it, but we both missed my mistake this time!
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