Tuesday we went early up to Ensign Peak up behind the Utah Capitol Building. It was a half mile hike straight up the mountain. It was where the pioneers looked out over the valley long ago and envisioned a city there. It was an uphill difficult hike for little legs like Owen's. Dawson & Nathan pretty much ran up the mountain with their cousins. Owen trailed behind, questioning whether this was something he could actually do or not. It was a sweet many moments when he paused in his trek and said, "Mom, I can't do it." His little legs were tired, his little lungs breathing heavy, and his little mind not fully up to this unusual challenge. Take note that the elevation in Indiana is about 800 feet, while we were hiking a mountain just under 5400 feet. I'm sure it affected his little body, as I know it did mine. He slowly trekked on with the encouragement that I could give him, that he would be so proud once he made it to the top. When we finally got close, he ran up ahead to "show us the way" and he indeed was a proud little boy who gave it his all and made it to the top. He was glad he could see the "whole world" from up there.
The views up there were fantastic and breathtaking. Watching the airplanes travel to and from the airport as tiny little flying things, but likely with hundreds of humans on board, makes one seem so insignificant in the vast realm of life. The things we worry about and the little bubble that we live in is so tiny and small. The world is so big! We feel that our bubble is so important and such a big deal, and so does every single other human on this earth, whether they live in North Korea, India, Africa, Brazil or wherever. Every single human has a story and to me that is fascinating. It is also enlightening to realize that the small tiny stressors and worries are so insignificant in the grand scheme of humanity. The most important things involve love and respect for one another.
For lunch we hit Crown Burger, a burger joint similar to "GoodBurger." They had amazing sauce there that resembled "Ed's Sauce" that was on burgers and for fry dipping. Good old fry sauce!
The afternoon we spent outside playing foot ball, doing tricks in the grass, eating ice cream, building with Grandma's toys and puzzles, and painting. Fun and relaxing.
The evening sunset took us on a walk across to Cabela's with Lincoln, Melissa and Gramps. We went to see all the animals on display and the aquarium. The elevator rides seemed to be a hit with the Littles too. They loved looking at all the different kinds of animals, their names, the dates they were hunted or died, etc. Owen's favorite display was a wax hunter man that was sitting with his hunting horses and other wildlife. Owen and Nathan both asked me why someone had chosen to hunt a man and stuff him too. I explained that he was not hunted, but that he was made out of clay or play dough. Hahaha. Cute littles :-). We found an Arctic Fox for Kaylee since she had done a report on one of those. They loved the polar bear and the rattle snake too.
Utah has no shortage of fun things to climb. We found a rock pile that became the hunter's mountain for Cabela's and the kids climbed it and felt like they were taller than the world.
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