On the Way Home...more of Spring Break

We stopped at the Blue Bunny ice cream parlor on main street (a tradition of ours) and couldn't help but notice the grounds accross the street at the St. George tabernacle. they were under construction the last time we were there, but finished and full of people this time... we decided to join them and have one last water day before heading home to the cold!! We unpacked the boys swim suits and towels and they had so much fun playing!! They have a fountain there like the one at the Gateway mall. Not only that but also a fun man made shallow river with waterfalls and big rocks all around, mostly for walking in and dipping your feet!! There were tables and umbrellas's set up. People were picnicing and laying out on the grass.

Just what every little city needs!!

After the kids dried off we loaded up to head home. My mom called and said that my grandpa and my uncle both suggested that we stop at Fort Cove. It is between Kanosh and Beaver. Now it's a LDS church history site, but it was a fort built by President Hinckley's grandfather, Ira Hinckley under the calling from President Brigham Young. He built it to protect travelers from the American Indians and to offer a place of rest. It was also used as a telegraph and pony express station. It was incredible to learn about how it was built... back then they did not have the tools they have today so it's hard to imagine how hard they had to work! The outside walls of the fort are FOUR feet thick and made of lava rock that was hauled in. and the doors are two feet thick and VERY heavy!! It was fun for the boys to see the cut outs for guns and the perches on top of the roof for men to stand on and look out with a telescope... It was such a great place and we had the nicest older man missionary with a sparkle in his eye as he told the interesting stories with excitement in his voice. oh, and an interseting fact... this is the only fort of it's kind that never had any gunfire or an ambush and they say it's because of the Hinckley's friendliness and peaceful demeaner towards everyone, including the indians!! I am so glad that we stopped by. It was very interesting and lots of fun, especially for my army, fort, weapon, cowboys and Indian loving boys!! This was a great way to wrap up a perfect Spring Break!!