Palmyra

Here's the print shop where they printed the first Book of Mormons.
We're not sure why Michael is always making a weird face....

It was quite a hike to the top, but well worth it.

This is where Joseph Smith would hide the plates from the mobs. He moved them around to different locations depending on where the Spirit told him.
All the kids had to have a turn pulling back the bricks.


This is coming out of the Sacred Grove....a definate favorite spot.

Guess who loves marshmellows?
I think Michael ate about 15 himself.
Rachel thought her tin foil dinner looked like something she puked up.
This is outside the log cabin that the Smiths lived in when Joseph first received the vision and where Moroni came and taught him.

Jane loves the water...it didn't matter how cold it was.

Tommy had so much fun fishing. I thought he wouldn't like it since he kept having to take the hook out, but he did it.

Day 5 and 6

The next morning we drove the last couple of hours to Palmyra. This was the kids favorite KOA. Tom bought himself a fishing pole which got a lot of use. They really stock that pond. It only took a couple of minutes to get a bite. The pool was also a lot of fun. They had a obstacle course and a tree house where the kids enjoyed playing as well. We stayed at this site for a couple of nights. This was one of those sites where the bathroom was way too far away for my liking. The first night we made tin foil dinners or "hobo" dinners and some steak, and roasted marshmellows. The plan was to spend less than we had been at restaraunts, but it didn't work out that way. Dave has more appreciation for how I keep the weekly food budget as low as I do.

The next day we went to the Log cabin where the Smiths lived and the Framed house, which was their second home. Then we went into the Sacred Grove, which was so wonderful. The kids all really enjoyed the whole experience. Bella really didn't want to leave the grove.

Then we headed to the Hill Cumorah and hiked to the top.