Fishing on Grandpa's Boat

We went fishing with grandpa on Deer Creek Reservoir a few weekends ago. It was great fun, after the boat started working properly. We were able to catch several large fish (18 inches or larger) we all had a blast.

Olivia and one of her fishes.

James learning how to clean and gut the fish.

Olivia's reaction to the cleaning and gutting of the fish.

It was a beautiful, hot day. Mark, James and Livi went up again the following weekend and while they didn't have as much luck as we did they enjoyed that trip just as much.

Gale Center

We took the Activity day girls to the Gale Center in South Jordan and learned a lot about who settled our area. They were farmers, miners and many more. An interesting fact about South Jordan are, it was initally called Gale, because of all the wind - and there are a lot of windy day out here. The girls had a blast! (Livi did too!)

There were many beautiful quilts on display. The chicken have jewels on them. Actual 3D jewels. The lady who made the flag was the tour guides wife. It took her 2 years to sew this quilt (all by hand).

The mine including cart and canary.

dressing up and playing pioneer.

An old building moved onto the property.

Missing teeth

Olivia lost two teeth in two days. She was so excited to be missing her two front teeth. On July 19th she lost her first top tooth and then the next early on the 21th. She actually has 3 holes in her mouth at the moment. It's enjoyable to watch her stick her tongue out, but annoying as she is trying to slur her words. All in all she's still excited and smiles big for everyone.

Float Pre-veiw

On July 19th we had the opportunity to view the floats that would be in the Day's of '47 Parade. This was our first visit and it was amazing. Were were able to see the floats up close and talk to the creators. We learned some very interesting facts. For example the float pictured below (we called it the cricket float) had 163 crickets in it, one for each year since 1847, and on the float itself, there were 114 crickets, one for each year since statehood. The creators had given them a handout with a list of things to look for. The kids had a blast looking for those items.

here are some more of our favorites. Livi loved the large fish and thought it would be great to catch one that large.

James and Livi wore matching shirts and Livi wanted to walk along side the float in the parade since she matched.

The "How to Train Your Dragon" float was beautifully done as well.

It was an enjoyable trip. Cami and her friend got their face painted & Livi got a balloon animal.

The hardest part was trying to figure out which float was our favorite so we could place our vote.

Children's Parade

Cami had the opportunity this year to walk with our stake in the Day's of 47 Youth parade. She was very excited to have this opportunity.

There she is (below) right behind the float waving, smiling and singing.

After the parade, We headed to the festival held at Washington square. All activities were free. Olivia enjoyed the bouncy slides.

They picked up some wood crafts from home Depot as well as an apron. They visited Smokey The Bears tent and learned about fire safety while playing games. The thing they enjoyed the most was the face painting. Cami has a dragon on her cheek and Olivia has a butterfly over her eye.

It was an enjoyable Saturday and they already have plans to go next year.