Our road trip has begun! My husband and I visited every US State and Canadian Province from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific; except Alaska and Hawaii. To top that off, we did this entire tour of the west by car. Ever since we got married, we took road trips every break we got from school, but once we found out I was pregnant, our adventures were put on pause. Now that baby SJ is old enough to travel, we started our adventures of going on road trips! YAY!
I wanted to visit Palmyra in New York to see one of the LDS church sites and visit our friends in State College, Pennsylvania. It was perfect because State College was the half way point to Palmyra. Since 9 hours of driving would be too much for our three month old baby, it worked out perfectly; divide the long drive up and be able to visit with old friends.
The drive to State college was actually very beautiful; full, luscious green trees and the rolling Appalachian Mountains!
It was so nice to see them. So nice of them to let us stay there. They even showed us their little garden that they have been growing. They are growing several vegetables and fruits but my favorite one was the Korean pepper; the white flower was cute and pretty.
The next morning we left for Niagara Falls. I had never been to Niagara Falls and I was pretty excited. The weather was disgustingly hot and humid; but looking at the grand falls made it a little better.
We stopped by the most amazing camp site. Fort Niagara! They even had a small water park for people to enjoy! I am definitely going to bring my family here to camp; but that'll be when SJ has siblings!
And Happy Father's day! "You are the best daddy in this world and I want to be just like you, daddy" says, baby SJ
On Sunday, after church we visited the temple. It was very small but there was a special feeling of reverence when we walked the temple grounds.
On Monday, we visited all the church history sites including, Joseph Smith's house, the Sacred Grove, Hill Cumorah, Peter Whitmer's Farm, and the Grandin Printing Store; where the original Book of Mormon was printed. My favorite place of all was Joseph Smith's house and the Sacred Grove. It felt really weird to step on the same floor that Joseph Smith stepped on.
Praying in the Sacred Grove was such an amazing experience. I could have stayed there for the entire day.
I am so grateful for the restored Gospel and what I believe in. I am very thankful for all the work that Joseph Smith and the early pioneers did. If you have time to visit or wondering what to do this summer, you should go to the Hill Cumorah Pageant to see the story of the Book of Mormon acted out on a huge set. Since they're celebrating their 75th year anniversary; they made slight adjustments. Let us know if you go; we might see ya there!
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