Pioneer Trek

We have been preparing for this weekend for months.  Here, Adam is dressed up and ready with his belongings (the bucket is filled with everything he will have) to leave for a church youth activity called a Pioneer Trek.  He will be gone for 3 days.  The point of the activity is for the youth to experience a small part of what is must have been like for the early pioneers traveling from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah.  They will be walking and pushing a handcart carrying all of their supplies for approximately 22 miles over the 3 days.  They will only be wearing clothes appropriate to the late 1800's (except for the shoes).  They will sleep on the ground and eat what is provided for them.  They will not have cell phones or iPods.  I never had the chance to go on one of these when I was in the youth program.  I know it will be really hard, but I would liked to experience it.  In fact, I was invited to go on this one but was unable because I am still nursing Ian.  And no matter how great it would've been, I am not taking a baby on the Trek!  Since Adam's calling at church is 2nd counselor in the bishopric, he is in charge of the youth and has been helping to plan and prepare for this activity for several months.  I know that the next 3 days will be long on my own with the kids.  We are looking forward to having him home on Saturday evening (and really more often in general), hopefully he'll have a lot of great stories to tell.  Since they will not have cell phones I won't be able to talk with him the whole time!  So hopefully everything goes well and Saturday will come soon!