MAMMUFF's AND INDIAN's

Kylee, Kael, Kayson, Kylan, Peyton, Teegan, Hayden, Trey, Tad, Brit, and Mattie

Rawlin, Trey, Julie, Wade, Me, Twin, Kael, and Merr

Last weekend we spent in Fairview Canyon/Huntington Reservoir for the Platt Family Reunion. We had such a great time relaxing, fishing, hiking, and playing games. The highlight of our trip was the hike all the kids and moms went on. We hiked only about a 1/2 mile (uphill with five bikes and an umbrella stroller through rough terrain) to a site where they uncovered the remains of a mammuff (or in Kael's terms, a mammoth). They found it on 8-8-88 while they were repairing the Huntington Reservoir Dam. The backhoe operator thought it was a log but when they got looking, it was the full skeletal remains of a HUGE mammoth. This is the highest elevation, @ about 9000 ft., that any remains have been found. Next to this one, the nearest mammoth found was only at about 7000 ft. and it was found in New Mexico. Anyway, they figured it went up so high because of the climate and in search of food. They believe it got stuck in a muddy bog and was unable to get out. They estimate it had been there for 11,000 years. Everything had been preserved so well because the mud the found it in was nearly freezing temp. They even found stomach content (which consisted of fir needles) and at one point said they could smell rotting flesh. After some other testing on the bones they concluded that it also had arthritis or some other bone disease. Cool HUH!!! I was pretty impressed so we took the long way home and went to Price to the museum to check it out. It was awesome to watch the kids and their expressions!!

What the bad boy looked like!!

Quite the Hike!! Hayden (yellow shirt, sitting down) was a great sport. He had just gotten up from a nap and he walked/rode the whole way. This was the final hill and he was so tired. When we got back to camp he had a 102 temp. What a good sport!!
Teegan and Uncle Jed. I think Uncle Jed needs a little girl at his house!!

My sister Rhonda was in charge this year for the reunion and she did such a great job. She took the kids on a scavenger hunt. Not just any scavenger hunt either. Her husband Nate collects arrowheads so he let her hide some to give to the kids. She also showed them a few different rocks and even some pottery that the Indians once used. There were a few different Indian displays at the museum too so it was a very educational trip for the kids.

Showing the kids the Indian artifacts. Note some (kids) are missing. Grandma and I had to keep them from jumping in the river that was behind us!!

Trey, Matt and his prize catch! I must admit - it was rather large!
Trey and his first fish. He and Peyton kept pulling moss out of the reservoir and saying "I fish".
Trey and his 'real' fish.
Kael and his catch
Dad and Mattie and all the fish. Mattie's was the biggest by far.

Jordan and Kayla with her catch. This was just after she fell in the water trying to get it on her line. Welcome to the fam!!!

We also played Family Jeopardy. Comedy Hour!!!! We had to answer questions about our childhood and since there were nine children, each of us remember things a little differently. There were great memories that we had growing up and many more were made over the weekend. THANKS RHONDA AND NATE. IT WAS AWESOME!!!

Here is Kael just taking in the scenery! We were camped just over the hill from the Crandall Canyon Mine. I didn't know this until we were headed down the canyon and Matt told me. What an eerie feeling. I wish we would have had the time to go up and see the monument. Maybe next time.

Check out the view from my new windows! Okay, so it is the same view, you can just see it a lot better through clean windows!! Now I am waiting for someone to come finish the inside of them so I can finish with the trim. I will update more on this painful remodel later.

I think I have officially updated what has been going on the past month at our house. Hope you were not to bored with it all.!!

Just had to throw this one in for fun. Kayse already looks up to his older brothers=)