When you live in the state of Utah during the month of July you don't only get one holiday with fireworks, you get two; you don't only get one holiday with parades, you get two; you don't only get one holiday...well you get it. Utah not only celebrates the 4th, but also the 24th, which so happens to be Pioneer Day, a state holiday celebrating the day in which the pioneers settled Utah. In fact I would sadly say this holiday is celebrated more than the 4th itself. This year was especially celebratory because aerial fireworks, which were once banned, were allowed. Let me tell you, Utah residents went crazy. Coming from Washington, they were not a big deal for us, but for everyone else I am pretty sure families spent hundreds lighting off personal fireworks that left the ground. The only time we minded it was when they were shot off in our parking lot past the legal cut off time of 10. This was also the first year that we introduced Kent to fireworks. He loved sparklers and the two little race cars we bought him for a few bucks. We had a BBQ with some friends for the 4th and actually celebrated pioneer day early with a ward activity that included snow cones (they were a hit) and a bike parade.
Ammon and Kent watching the race car zoom back and forth.
Kent thought it was fun to wave the sparkler at the weeds, good thing it's been a wet summer.
More sparkler fun
Our little cowboy
Pushing one of his girlfriends on his tractor
We hooked a rope up to his tractor so Ammon could pull him in the parade.
1 comment:
I like how he's pushing ONE of his girlfriendS.
I worked on Saturday. It made me miss you, dang it!
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