Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Youth Pioneer Trek 2010


So this past weekend was our Stake's Youth Pioneer Trek. Me and Justin were going as grandparents for one of the Pioneer Families that traveled across the plains. Our family was named the Richard Ballantyne Family. We seriously had the best family ever! Our kids were awesome and never complained and worked their little guts out the entire way. It was an eventful trek. After walking 8 miles the first day, when we returned Justin drank to much Gatorade too fast. He wasn't feeling really well after that and looked really pale in his face. The Trek Doctor told him to go lay down on one of the benches, drink a little bit of water and eat some bread. Well I went to go get him one of our towels to lay his head on. When I returned I found a nice surprise waiting for me. Justin has thrown up all over the floor, in a cooking pan, and it was all over his face from the top of his head to the bottom of his chin. It was a beautiful site to say the least. Then on top of that I had gotten major horrible blisters on both of my feet to the point where I could barely walk. Needless to say people were saying that our Newly Wed status had went to a whole new level. They said we really must love each other for coming on trek on our 3rd week of Marriage and dealing with throw up and horrible blisters. So we fear nothing now! :) We really enjoyed this experience and how grateful we are for the pioneers! What awesome people they were! What I was most grateful for when we got back was air conditioning, a shower, and most of all my comfortable bed. I will never complain again about sleeping crappy! :)

We had to take some of the kids from the Spanish Branch to Trek. They didnt eat breakfast so we made a quick stop to Micky-D's before they had to "suffer" trek...so they said.
Grandpa and Grandma "Ballantyne" aka US!
Our family: The Richard Ballantyne Family
Doc. Terah and me
there was square dancing
Justin and baby Heidi Olga
Onward Christian soldiers
taking a fast break
day 2 on the trek...I look just lovely
traveling through the woods
Justin laying in the cot after he got sick a threw up
Katie and me loving the grass for a rest
gettting on a little smoother course
treking through water
taking a rest
The Richard Ballantyne Family
me and our bean and rice grandbaby
Justin and one of our "grandson's" pulling the handcart
getting ready to start on the trek

2 comments:

  1. Hey Ashley Jaxon did trek to. I hope you guys are feel better.

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  2. We had a great time didn't we. What fun it was and loved your interpretation of the throw up, you forgot to mention it was all over my toes.

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