A Stop in Omaha

Matthew was recently offered a position (with Con Agra Foods) in Omaha. He has accepted it and so we decided to check out Omaha on our way home from Colorado. With school staring soon, and a few days to spare there was no better time. We were able to get a feel of the area and also were able to see some homes with our realtor.

While there, we explored and had a little free time. The kids needed some wiggle time after being in the car all day looking at homes.







We also enjoyed the church history sites. There is a visitor's center at Winter Quarters and Council Bluffs, Iowa just across the river. These Historic places really give you a chance to remember just how easy our life is and how much the pioneers sacrificed. The kids really seemed to enjoy Winter Quarters. They have a lot of kid friendly things. The sister missionary there was especially sweet and connected well with the kids.





The kids were given a short time to try and pack everything in their wagons to illustrate how the pioneers felt when they were not given much time to prepare to leave Nauvoo.



An example of a log cabin they stayed in during the winter.



The Pioneers had to cross a "mud puddle" as high as the top of the wagon wheel that went on for miles.


Pushing a handcart.



Next to the Winter Quarters visitor's center is the temple and the cemetary with many of the graves of the early saints. I think it is neat that they were able to identify many of the graves based on one or two journals. It shows how important record keeping can be. Isn't the temple beautiful?




We attended church on Sunday, and then Monday Matt started work and I headed home with the crew. Surely it was a much easier ride than the pioneers could have ever imagined!