Bear Lake!!

Grandma Jensen had rented out a big cabin at Bear Lake from Thursday night to Sunday morning for the whole family to come stay. Some came for whole time and others only came for part of the time. It was a great idea and a lot of fun. Perhaps Mom and Dad Westra might want to think about doing something like this for all for the Westra family!   

Josh had come down with a cold a couple of days before we left. When Rick went to the train station in Ogden to pick up Jared (after staying with Ryan Dodson at BYU) it was apparent that Jared had gotten Josh's cold (they share a room at home). We were worried about going to the cabin and being around the whole family without having them tested for Covid first. So Rick called Curtis and arranged for them both to get the rapid Covid-19 test. 

Meanwhile Allison texted me and said that they were also having Clarissa (Jenna's best friend) tested in St. George at the same time the boys were being tested up here (hers was the regular test so we wouldn't find out the results for three days). Thankfully all three tested negative. Whew!! So although we were still worried about possibly spreading their cold, we could relax knowing that it wasn't Covid. It did put a damper on the trip for Jared though since he didn't feel well the first two days and pretty much skipped all of the activities and stayed in his room and rested. So that was disappointing! 

Thursday we left in the afternoon after Rick had returned from the clinic with the boys. I stopped in Logan to see Janika at her office. Now I can picture where she is at when she is at work. 

We all arrived in Bear Lake around 4:00. That night they had a delicious meal of Pulled Pork sandwiches and salads. They also had this huge snack table literally covered with snacks -- all sorts of candy, chips, and other junk food! The only thing that tempted me was those caramel corn puffs! Yum! That night everyone pretty much just relaxed. Rick led the family with some charade type games outside. The cabin had a ping pong and Foosball table and other games. 

 

Church History Tour

Rick, Janika, Jase, Gerilyn (Rick's sister) and Grandma Jensen (Rick's Mom) started their Church History trip today.  They flew out from SLC early in the morning and arrived in Palmyra New York later in the afternoon.  They started off by going to the Hill Cumorah Pageant.  This is the same pageant Rick was in when he was a college student at USU so I am sure that it brought back memories (he played the part of young Nephi in the pageant many years ago).