Presidents day

I don't know what you did for your presidents day, but this is what we did! It was so cool!

I was the belayer, or the person who didn't climb but held the rope so the other 2 could climb safely. It was rough on my hands to hold the rope and keep pulling it, but not as rough as it was on the girls hands and forearms holding onto those little plastic bumps.

It brought a perfect teaching opportunity for all of us about not making the trip through life alone:

The girls could have climbed a little ways without hurting themselves if they fell, but it was safer and easier to have me holding the rope and pulling when they needed to rest or when it got hard. It would be impossible for them to go to the top without help.

I found a thought in the Ensign from Jorge F. Zeballos that summed up what we learned:

"Let us with faith, enthusiasm, dedication, responsibility, and love do all that is within our reach, and we will be doing all that is possible to achieve the impossible-that is, to achieve what for the human mind is impossible but with the divine intervention of our loving Father and the infinite sacrifice brought about by our Savior becomes the greatest gift, for the most glorious of realities, to live forever with God and with our families."

Can't wait to try it again. Maybe this time I'll go up!