Then I think to myself...
What is going on with July 24th??
Not being from Utah. I think, what other holiday is in July besides the 4th? I honestly did not know about Pioneer Day. It is a big holiday here. I think as a kid we maybe had a breakfast at the church or somethig, but you know it is so close to the 4th. Who knew?
We had a great 2 day celebration. The night before we were outside watching our neighbors fire works display. The kids all had about 10 sparklers each.
As for Pioneer Day. The day I never even knew existed. We spent all day in the sun. We have friends in our ward that created this massive Slip N Slide. It was such a blast!
I took Kallie and Asher down the first time. Brooklyn was to afraid to even try. If only Jim had the day off to help me and be in on the FUN. Bummer.
Even Blake had a try.
Brooklyn and Blake cheering us on at the side line.
Kallie and Tyler
The end of the day when it got dark. More fireworks and sparklers. Then after that we finished with a few games of Kick the Can. The kids loved it. It was basically Hide N Seek in the dark. What a fun pioneer day!
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I remember thinking the exact same thing when I lived in Utah. Pioneer Day? Huh? What's that? Also who are the people in your ward with the huge slip n slide. When we lived in Provo we had friends who made one and we would go down a huge hill like that right behind their parents house. Wonder if it's the same people?
That's like the best slip-n-slide EVER! I've never seen anything like it! What a fun day with you and the kids. I love Pioneer Day! Did you have a parade or anything? It's a big deal there and I miss that we don't get it here. We have Good Friday and Ash Wednesday, why can't we have Pioneer Day? I don't get it!! :)
Oh my gosh, that slide is amazing!!! I was so jealous! Don't you just love the crazy things people do in Utah? Fun! By the way, you look amazing!
Oh my gosh, how fun!!! I want a giant slip 'n slide. You guys picked up so good speed down that thing too. We need to move to UT!
I miss Pioneer Day. We used to watch the parade on TV in Salt Lake in the morning and then see the fireworks in Logan at night. I completely forgot about July 24 this year. I guess I am getting used to being in CA. I loved that slip-n-slide! It looks amazing. And what a great hill to put it on.
Hey--I need your guys phone number. We were up in Utah County for the week of the fourth and I didn't know how to get a hold of you. Sounds like you guys are doing great. Angee and I would love to end up there at some point. Say hi to Jim.
I just wanted to say hi to Jim. So hi! It's Larissa (Lar Lar!) from back in the days at the Elms. I somehow found you from my friend Kodi's blog (I knew her from AZ) and it looks like you guys know her, too! Anyway, cute kids! It was fun to see a little of what you're up to. And are you not living in CA? I would have never thought (:
Do you keep in touch with Chino still? Hope life is good for you. If you want to, you can look at my blog, too.
Whoa, that is a MASSIVE slip n slide!
I hear you about not knowing about Pioneer Day. I was in the Young Adult Ward when I found out about it. Go figure! But, now that we are in Utah, I'll gladly take one more holiday to celebrate.
What a BLAST!! Sad that Jim coulddn't join in on the fun, it's always different when the guys aren't there to goof around with.
I missed seeing you last night at dinner, hope to see ya soon and catch up!:)
That slide looked like a blast!! Welcome to Utah and Pioneer day I was the same way when I first moved her - what the heck is pioneer day??? But slowly you become a utahn and look forward to it and more fireworks and parades and blah blah blah! ha
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