Pioneer Day it Up

Since we haven't been in Utah for a few years on Pioneer Day we really partied hard this year and tried to catch up on all that we had missed.  We started with the rodeo.

You can practically taste the enthusiasm.

 

 

 Then we got up early to be there for the parade.  This year it was a little bit overcast so we weren't blasted by the sun as bad as usual.

 I remember watching this parade with my grandparents and it was fun watching my kids watch it with their Oma and Opa.

 Jill and Dad took a trip to the firework stand and came home with the wimpiest kid-friendly fireworks that they could find but Rocky was still too nervous.  We finally just put her in the car and once she was protected by a sheet of glass she couldn't get enough of them. 

 Now that we know this secret, next year we'll be able to get some real fireworks.