The Many Faces Of Ben

You know how a kid can seem different every time you look at them.

With each day they seem to be a little changed.

You turn around and their all grown up.

That's how I feel with Ben.

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Molly's Utah Trip 2008

I told Molly that I'm living my life vicariously through her now, when she
asked why I put so many pictures of her on my blog. It seems she has more
fun now a days than I do. After returning from her Pioneer Trek, she had a
short rest and then headed out to Utah to visit friends for a week.

Pioneer Trek 2008

Last week Molly went on an adventure in Tennessee.

She was the "big sister" in a "family" group who pushed a handcart for

three days for a total of 12 miles. The youth in our stake did this activity

for youth conference. Halfway through the trek our stake met the Tennessee Stake and they had a dinner and dance.

All of the youth were required to dress in period clothing. No electronics

of any kind were allowed. They ate food that would be similar to what the

pioneers would have had. And had some wilderness workshops along the

way. One was on how to kill and pluck a chicken. Another was churning

butter.

It was quite the adventure...

Molly is the one on the far left with the white shirt, tan apron.

Carlisle Car Show 2008

Well, we're back from the Carlisle Car Show of 2008, held in Carlisle, Penn.
David, Ben and I trailered the red car up to the show this year. It was my
first experience. Ben and David are old timers at all this...
We took two days driving up. Our first stop was in Virginia. The countryside
was beautiful.
The weather was hot and over cast. But we still managed to take a dip in the
hotel pool, which was quite chilly.
Everyone started showing up on Friday. And soon the parking lot was full of Merkurs. Our Canadian friends showed up and we caravaned over to the
fair grounds. We spent the day there looking at all the different cars and
products and sat under our own show tent. David and Sean were the only ones to get really sunburned. Ben and I found the best ice cream stand. It
turned out to be the tastiest food I ate the entire trip.
On Saturday Ben and I drove to Hershey, Penn. to the Hershey Chocolate
Factory and Amusement/Water Park. David and the rest of the guys went to the show again. And David had his big magazine photo shoot. It was
exceptionally hot, especially for the guys at the fair grounds. Ben and I had
a great time at the park. His favorite rides were the bumper cars and the
"Super Duper Looper" roller coaster. My favorite was the surfers "Wave" ride.
Sunday we headed for home, and drove straight through.
I took two cameras...and made it home with zero pictures. Figures.