A Parade and a Carnival...fun, fun,fun!!

The kids waiting for the parade to start

Fun at the parade. The cannons were being shot behind them.

It was SO hot at the carnival. Wyatt was so tired and so patient.

Rylie and Kenzie on the ride. Kaylie wouldn't go because she said it went too fast. He,he!!

Rylie going down the big slide

Kenzie and Kaylie on the maze.


Today we decided to celebrate the 24th in our own home town with the parade and the carnival. It was perfect weather for the parade. A little windy and overcast. Not too hot and just perfect if you happened to get a little wet. hehe!! The kids had fun and scored on the candy. They will be on a sugar high for days. Afterwards we went to the carnival. Kenzie and Rylie rode a 'big' ride. Kaylie was afraid to ride it because it went to fast. She'll always be my more cautious one. She decided to go on the maze with the big slide at the end. All in all it was a great day. Hopefully we'll be able to stay awake long enough to see the fireworks tonight.

I'm so glad to be able to celebrate the pioneers and the amazing trek they made to give me the religious freedoms that I have. Every time I go to the mountains I am amazed at what treacherous country they faced. I know if I was a pioneer I never would have attempted to do what the did. I am so thankful for the time in which I live and the luxuries that I enjoy.

"My mind has turned to those early Saints who are too often lost to history, those who quietly and faithfully bore the kingdom forward through far more difficult days. So many of them seem almost nameless to us now. Most went unheralded to their graves—often early graves. Some few have made it into a line or two of Church history, but most have come and gone with neither high office nor history's regard. These folks, our collective ancestors, slipped into eternity as quietly and anonymously as they lived their religion. These are the silent Saints of whom President J. Reuben Clark once spoke when he thanked them all, 'especially,' he said, 'the meekest and lowliest of them, [largely] unknown [and] unremembered, [except] round the hearthstones of their children and their children's children who pass down from generation to generation the story of their faith'..." -Jeffrey R. Holland.

A Saturday Evening Drive...

It's been sooo hot lately, that Saturday night we decided to go for a ride in the mountains. It was so cool. At one point it was in the high 60's aahhhh! So nice for a little bit. We drove up the Nebo Loop and stopped in a little campground to let the kids pick flowers and stretch their legs before heading back down. They had such a fun time picking flowers until we discovered they were full of bugs. Eeewww! Ha, ha. Anyways it's always fun to spend time as a family and enjoy this beautiful world in which we live.

My Wonderful Girls!!!

Poor little Wyatt has been sooooo sick the last 4 days with the flu. Poor little guy hasn't been able to keep hardly anything down. I've been pumping him full of fluids but the more he drank the more he threw up. I soon figured out that if I kept his intake to about two ounces at a time he wouldn't throw up as much. But, as much as he was drinking he still got dehydrated. UGH!! When he woke up this morning poor little Wyatt was not feeling well at all. We decided to take him to the instacare and be looked at. From there we were told to go to the ER for IV fluids. We spent about 4 hours with Wyatt and the doctor and hospital. While we were gone the girls cleaned the whole house spic and span and we found this cute little banner on the back of the front door. If you can't read it, it says. "We love mom, dad and Wyatt." How cute huh? I have the best kids in the whole wide world.

Happy Birthday to....Me!!

This year I had the most amazing birthday. We started off the day by going to the store to buy teething medicine for Wyatt...now thinking it was the flu not teething. My sister Mindy called me that morning to sing me happy birthday. She's sooo sweet. Couldn't even get through the song without crying. Love ya Mindy!! One of my best friends hung this HUGE birthday poster on my front porch, and then took me and the kids out for lunch and frozen yogart. Mmmm!! Way yummy. Then she took the girls to the weekly free movie while I brought Wyatt home and layed him down for a nap. That night Rich and I went out to dinner at the Country Club in Provo courtesy of our stock broker. We have rich friends. hehehe! Not!! Rich made me a magnet board and the girls were soo excited to give it to me. All in all it was an amazing day. Thanks to everyone for making my birthday such a special day.

Happy Fourth of July

We had sooo much fun this year for the 4th of July. We got up early to brave the heat and the crowds to watch the parade. The kids loved it. Afterwards we found this really pretty park and had lunch. I wish I would have remembered my camera, I could have taken some pretty amazing pictures in the flower gardens that was there. Oh well...we just might have to take another trip to get some great pictures.
We came home for a couple of hours and took a little rest and recoup from the heat of the parade. Then we went to Grandpa Connelly's for a barbecue and let the kids play in the pool. We of course had yummy food and great company. Wyatt totally loved the fireworks. He was just mesmerized by them. It's so great to have great family to have to much fun with. I am so grateful for the sacrifices of so many people so that I have the freedoms that I do.