Independence Rock

So on our way home from visiting Grandpa we decided to stop at Independence Rock. We had lots of fun playing there for a moment. Plus it was a great place for a potty break.

Here is the little guy having fun pretending to drive. Daddy thought it would be fun to take a picture while I was with the little girl in the nice solar powered restroom.

Here we are getting a family picture

This was a flower that was growing at the base of the enormous rock known as Independence Rock. I thought it was beautiful and reminded me that beauty can grow in the most unusual situations. To not give up and do my best and blessing will come.Here on the rock people over the last couple centuries have stopped here and recorded their names and wrote messages to help others find their way that followed behind. Here someone scratched Old Oregon Trail. But don't plan on marking your own message now since they have signs that ask you not to in order to preserve the history on the rock.

Independence Rock~ It has a circumference a little over 1 mile long. It was so big we had a hard time getting it in one picture. The reason it is called Independence Rock is because the goal was to get there by Independence Day.

AA Covered Wagon displayed on the property to honer all the people who crossed the plains at this point.

Me and my little guy

It was fun taking pictures of them running toward the camera.

My favorite people in the whole world just playing and having fun.