July in Utah is fun. First we've got the 4th where we all have barbeques and do fireworks, then in the same month, we get to have the 24th (Pioneer Day) were we get to have more barbeques and fireworks. Who wouldn't like that?
This Pioneer Day, we had a barbeque at my parents' house with all the family. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures because I forgot my camera and Kevin didn't want to run back home and get it for me (sheesh). One of our -the kids- assignments was to bring fireworks, so we could all have a nice big firework show after dinner. (And did I mention that Utah just legalized aerial fireworks? I guess we were tired of losing all that revenue, and tax money, to Wyoming every summer.)
Dinner was great, we barbecued chicken and steak (classic) and had corn on the cob, fruit, salads; just lots of great summer food. It was de-lish. My mom even made homemade ice cream that we ate on top of slow-cooker peach cobbler. Mmmmm-mm. Rowan's birthday was a couple of days ago, so Dorthy made a cake for him too. Sounding like a great evening so far, right? All that was left was to wait for the sky to get dark enough for fireworks.
This is how our family firework show usually plays out: The guys (because they are so manly and are so pro at handling dangerous explosives) are in charge of lighting the fireworks and making a fun show to watch, while the wives and kids sit on chairs and blankets and watch the show-and the occasional close call. It was exciting and we could hardly wait for the sun to go down.
Remember what I said before about who wouldn't like fireworks? Well, Abi sure doesn't like them. Okay, let me re-phrase that; she hates them. She is terrified of them. I think it's mostly because of the noise, but even the less noisy ones make her panic. She buries her face in my shoulder and goes completely rigid, screaming the entire time. She ended up inside watching a movie with the volume up (because if she can hear them outside while she's in the house she gets scared). It sort of made me feel bad, because the other kids were having fun. Oh, well. Hopefully it won't last forever.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Camping, Parades, Cake and Make-Up
Earlier this month we took a family camping trip down at my grandparents' farm. We went the same weekend as the fourth of July and we had lots of fun. Kevin's brother and sister and her husband were able to come down as well. My only complaint, the heat. Call me dense, but I forgot that July was the hottest month of the year. We roasted. Then we decided that we'd plan another trip in a cooler month.
Other than that, like I said, lots of fun. Sometimes, it's nice to just get away from it all.
I didn't take a ton of pictures, because I kind of got sick and didn't have the energy to take them, but when I was feeling good, I managed to snap a few.
Like I said before, we went the same weekend as the fourth of July, so on the fourth there are always parades and fireworks and stuff to do in those little town of central Utah. Abi, me, my mom, Dorthy, Rowan, Grandma, and Grandpa Harward went to the Moroni parade. We came prepared with plastic bags to gather candy, but what I wasn't prepared for was the amount of people that were actually at the parade. I haven't been for a few years, but really don't remember that many people being there before.
They were also crowding the streets like they've never seen candy before. Also, it seemed like the people who were throwing the candy out of the back of trucks and so on, decided that they would get the kids with the smallest hands to throw out candy, so the big kids on the road were pushing little kids out of the way. Anyway, Abi liked it regardless, though she didn't quite get the concept at first.
Getting the hang of things
She really loved the floats with city royalty on them. Every time the would drive by she would point and say, "princess."
We left for home earlier that day. We took Oakley too, since there's so much open space for her to run around. Both she and Abi played hard, so they crashed hard shortly after getting in the car.
That night we planned to watch the Magna fireworks because they usually put on a good show. Abi and I met Dorthy, Rory and Rowan and set up our chairs and blankets to watch the show. It didn't disappoint. Don't let my crappy pictures fool you.
And can you guess how Abi reacted?
Yep, she fell asleep shortly before the show started and slept through the whole thing. Just like last year. Sigh. Oh, well. We're going again next year, I'm sure.
Last week Abi's cousin Riley turned 2, so she had a birthday party at the park. The kids had lots of fun playing on the playground. Melanie asked me to make Riley's cake. It turned out cute.
It also gave me an excuse to buy a couple more cake decorating tools, so win-win.
I don't know what it is with little girls and mommy's make-up, but they love it. I'm sure it's because they see mommy doing it, so they want to as well. Abi loves make-up. She has a fit when I put it away. The other day, she got into it (my own fault) and gave herself a make-over. The end result...
...zombie??? Or is it Chucky? Either way, it was hilarious.
Abi and Mommy after we were done putting our make-up on.
Other than that, like I said, lots of fun. Sometimes, it's nice to just get away from it all.
I didn't take a ton of pictures, because I kind of got sick and didn't have the energy to take them, but when I was feeling good, I managed to snap a few.
Like I said before, we went the same weekend as the fourth of July, so on the fourth there are always parades and fireworks and stuff to do in those little town of central Utah. Abi, me, my mom, Dorthy, Rowan, Grandma, and Grandpa Harward went to the Moroni parade. We came prepared with plastic bags to gather candy, but what I wasn't prepared for was the amount of people that were actually at the parade. I haven't been for a few years, but really don't remember that many people being there before.
They were also crowding the streets like they've never seen candy before. Also, it seemed like the people who were throwing the candy out of the back of trucks and so on, decided that they would get the kids with the smallest hands to throw out candy, so the big kids on the road were pushing little kids out of the way. Anyway, Abi liked it regardless, though she didn't quite get the concept at first.
Getting the hang of things
She really loved the floats with city royalty on them. Every time the would drive by she would point and say, "princess."
We left for home earlier that day. We took Oakley too, since there's so much open space for her to run around. Both she and Abi played hard, so they crashed hard shortly after getting in the car.
That night we planned to watch the Magna fireworks because they usually put on a good show. Abi and I met Dorthy, Rory and Rowan and set up our chairs and blankets to watch the show. It didn't disappoint. Don't let my crappy pictures fool you.
And can you guess how Abi reacted?
Yep, she fell asleep shortly before the show started and slept through the whole thing. Just like last year. Sigh. Oh, well. We're going again next year, I'm sure.Last week Abi's cousin Riley turned 2, so she had a birthday party at the park. The kids had lots of fun playing on the playground. Melanie asked me to make Riley's cake. It turned out cute.
It also gave me an excuse to buy a couple more cake decorating tools, so win-win.I don't know what it is with little girls and mommy's make-up, but they love it. I'm sure it's because they see mommy doing it, so they want to as well. Abi loves make-up. She has a fit when I put it away. The other day, she got into it (my own fault) and gave herself a make-over. The end result...
...zombie??? Or is it Chucky? Either way, it was hilarious.
Abi and Mommy after we were done putting our make-up on.We're still having a good summer, so here's a couple pictures of Abi being a couch potato eating Cheetos for fun.
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