We planned a little vacation with some old time friends to visit some church history sites and Niagara Falls. Kenny & Brittani Williams drove from Missouri to our house with their two little ones, Shiloh and Eli. Shiloh was about Kaylee's age and had such a little personality. He was a mini Kenny. He would always go around giving compliments to others, saying, "That's cute!." I think its because his mom would say that about him a lot. :-) They stayed at our house overnight and the following day, we caravanned an 8 hour drive to Palmyra, New York to visit Joseph Smith's home, the Sacred Grove and the Hill Cumorah, where the restoration of the gospel all began.
When we arrived at our rental home, we were joined by Mike and Risa, also old friends from Provo, with their two little ones Eva and Roman. We all shared a rental home that had 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and a common kitchen and living room. We split up our families amongst the three rooms and the adults actually slept on pull out couches in the living room so we could visit and talk while our kiddos were sleeping. It was really so much fun to get to know Brittany & Kenny and Mike & Risa better. When we lived in Provo, we were the only ones that had kids, so our lives were just at a different stage. But now, we all had so much in common and so much to relate to.
Our first stop, we visited at the Smith family farm. This is where Joseph Smith lived with his family when he was a boy. We saw the fields he would work with his family and we saw a replica of his small home. We went upstairs to his bedroom area where we could imagine the Angel Moroni descending where we were standing. It was very neat. Some of the Smith family members worked as "Coopers" making barrels. Cooper was thrilled about that!
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