Happy 4th everyone! We had a whole weekend of fun and celebrations.

On Saturday

We checked out the 1776 village and Ellis Island in the Park.





We also got in the pool later.

Look at the beautiful sunset we enjoyed!



On Sunday

In honor of it being the 4th I told Craig we should have a red, white and blue breakfast. Red: strawberry shakes, blue: blueberry pancakes and white: egg whites- and yolks. Shortly after fixing our feast we remembered it was fast Sunday. Oops!

Later that day we lit some sparklers, threw some snaps and enjoyed a small fireworks show. We tried to keep it mild since it was Sunday.





On Monday

We enjoyed another outing at the pool along with a BBQ. My grandparents came over and we all had a great time sitting around, eating, talking and swimming.





Look at our snazzy new life vests!



Little H had fun playing this game with mom, dad, grandpa. . .pretty much everyone who would play.



Grandma gave us ice cream sandwiches. YUM! It was the only thing that could get us away from the pool.



Which we desperately needed to do. Look at those shivers.



And of course we had a real fireworks show that night.



It started at my parents. Then we were told their house is part of the "no firework" zone. Poo! So we moved it to our house.




The boys were afraid of the fireworks. Big H brought the remote out for comfort.



My brother made us some homemade ice cream that we served over apple pie. What a delicious, and American, way to end the evening.

June 12, 2010: Art City Days 2010!

We had fun joining in on the local festivities here. In the morning the boys and I trekked the whole block to see the parade. It's nice to live right in the heart of town.







The boys didn't really have a reaction to the parade, but they did enjoy the free tooth brushes that they got.




After the parade we walked through town to see if there was anything else we could join in on. Then we headed home, so the boys could take a nap.

When they woke up I had plans to head to the carnival, but it decided to rain. . .and rain. . .and rain. Craig came home from class and it was still raining so we waited even longer. Finally it cleared up and we headed out the door.

I thought maybe it would be fun to have the boys ride the merry-go-round, but then I realized Carnivals are expensive.

I thought maybe I could get some funnel cake, but then I realized carnivals are expensive.

So we walked around and just enjoyed looking at the shops and such. Seriously, carnivals are way to expensive.

Craig did play a game.




And won prize for the boys.



But we didn't do much more then that.

Later we decided to head to Spanish Fork to eat at a pizza buffet- we got a coupon at the parade. It was really good, and since it we were there till closing time the owner let us take home some leftovers.




The boys tried mushrooms! Yuck! They weren't big fans.



After pizza we headed back to enjoy the fireworks. We got a great view, and the show was great. The boys really enjoyed there first fireworks show, and Craig enjoyed introducing them to the wonders of pyrotechnics.











All in all in was a very fun day.

July 24, 2009: Merrily on our way we go. . .

. . .until we reach the valley-o!

Happy Pioneer Day Everyone! I'm going to have to find some fun traditions to do on Pioneer Day. We haven't done much these last few years.

We at least got some celebrating though. I went to lunch with some friends from work. I love going out with the girls, and letting off some steam. Thanks ladies!



After that my mom came and picked me up- since my car is still at the shop- and we went swimming, had a BBQ and my Dad and Craig fixed the brakes on my mom's and Craig's car.

We talked about lighting fireworks, but a storm came up, so we watched Indiana Jones instead.

This is my nephew swimming without his life vest. I've been trying to teach him how to swim this summer. He's a brave little trooper who keeps trying no matter what. He's doing really well.









My mom made us some yummy brownies, which we had a la mode, for dessert.



All in all, it was a fun day, and I got some fun pictures of the boys. If anyone has any fun Pioneer Day traditions let me know.