Since their son Stephen and his family have moved to Cedar City, Dave and Jan have many contacts with their grandchildren in Stephen and Meagan’s family, Ryan and Erin. So here are a few pictures of shared activities with Ryan (8) and Erin (5).

A visit to Cedar City’s nearby Frontier Homestead State Park Museum exposed Ryan and Erin to several aspects of Cedar City’s earlier years and experiences. Ryan, for example, sampled frontier clothing – including formal wear and jail clothing.

He also tried on the infamous dunce cap which unruly students had to wear, and joined his sister Erin in the traces of an early form of hauling equipment.

Ryan and Erin tried their hand at panning for gold (which yielded only “fool’s gold”), and Erin tried her hand at roping a steer (which very patiently stood still for the experience).

A fall stop in nearby Parawan (15 miles north of Cedar City) featured a few minutes on the playground.

Driving further to the city of Beaver, the family enjoyed a picnic meal of barbecued hot dogs along Beaver Creek at the beautiful Ponderosa Picnic area provided by the Forest Service. No pictures of the picnic, but it was hard to resist pictures of the beauty of the fall forest along the stream which Ryan explored.

Returning to Beaver City the family enjoyed a stop at a much larger playground for a few minutes, before paying a visit to one of the city’s best known businesses, The Creamery, for some good ice cream.

Dave and Jan are very grateful for the Lord’s provision of family to enjoy. They always look forward to visits from time to time with their son-in-law Andrew and daughter Alissa and their four boys who live in South Dakota, but it is also a blessing to have some family members living nearby in Cedar City.