Trek--part 3

Wednesday we stayed at the Willie site. The morning was filled with taking silly pictures with our kids,

 and lots of games.

 We didn't do very well at the tug of war but 

 we beat everyone every time at gunny sack races

 and 3 legged races. Boy did we have a good time laughing at each other.

 Especially when it was the mas and pas turn to race. And man did we look awesome at it too!!  Haha....

 We also learned some new dances.  The boys were super excited but they were good sports and joined in.

 Some pictures of us just hanging out that morning.

After lunch it was time to start trekking again. We had 6 miles to cover, including another river crossing and the women's pull.  Our kids were always so willing to help with anything and we got along fabulously, so grateful for their good attitudes.

 For the women's pull we got all organized, watched as our boys left us, and then had a wonderful talk from our stake yw's president about the hard things we do in our lives are the ones that mean the most to us and the ones we grow from the most--especially motherhood.  

After that we started walking, it was a "silent pull" meaning that no one is to talk. We had about a mile to go and man was it powerful. As I contemplated how so many women did this all on their own, heck I had 4 girls to help, I can't believe their courage and strength to do it. 

Then as we rounded a bend in the road we could see our boys waiting for us, all across the hill. Man did it make me emotional.  To see them and know they were wishing they could help but praying that we could do it. The spirit was overwhelming by this point and how good it was for them to come back to us.  They were just as emotional as us. What an amazing experience, one that I will not forget.

 Afterwards we walked another couple miles back to camp where we were all exhausted and ready to chill out. They had ice cream and popsicles waiting for us (so delicious). Another couple from our ward got to be a ma and pa also. They are great friends and it was fun to be up there with them.