Duchesne

The Checketts sisters spent Thanksgiving in Bountiful with our favorite Muhlestein family. It was SO nice to be there with them!
Then, after some time in Provo (sleeping and visiting Lietta) we headed out to Duchesne, in eastern Utah, to spend time with Checketts family. I have an aunt and uncle there, and then another aunt and uncle came, with their daughters, to work and play. It was a wonderful little trip.
Saturday morning we worked first.
Aunt Lori, Eliza and I worked hard out in the field (I tell you, I was in pain for days afterward).
After we finished, I went and read to Rachel and Nancy, who were sorting potatoes.

Then we all finished and we got to go cut Christmas trees! :)
My uncle owns a kazillion acres of land outside of Duchesne--most of it mountains. It's gorgeous and we saw all kinds of neat things. It was also a very pleasant day. Yea!
Anyway, after quite a bit of site seeing, we climbed up a cliff and found several lovely trees. I went from "no tree for me" to taking home two! I just loved them both.


Here we are with our truckload of trees:(Aunt Jolene, Uncle Farrel, Uncle Thad, me, Nancy, Ciera, Heidi, Aunt Lori and Rachel; Eliza had already started hiking down the mountain).

In the end, we took 7 (yes, seven) trees home in my little car: 3 big ones on top, 3 in the trunk, and 1 (with roots) inside! Didn't take a picture of that; too bad, but it wasn't my priority.
Anyway, it was a fun day and the trees are now bringing us lots of joy.

Post scripts:
1. For those who have expressed concern: Yes, it was perfectly legal for us to cut the trees. They belong to my uncle and he gave us permission (and showed them to us, and gave us the saw to cut them down).

2. Do you like my snazzy coat? I forgot to take my jacket, so borrowed the only one that was remotely near my size. It was Uncle Farrel's when he was in high school! (He's 50 something now). :)