Pioneer Day

I love that Utah has two major holidays in July. It makes the summer so festive! This Pioneer day we hung around home harvesting the garden (see below), watching the parade, swimming at the pool, BBQing, and lighting fireworks with family and neighbors. We even got a "Pioneer Day Miracle"--Trent was supposed to work the night shift but his work called him off at the last minute because his unit was fairly empty!!!! So he got to spend the whole night with us! Wonderful! Thank you, pioneers, for sacrificing so much so that we can celebrate you every year!

The Sparkler Princess
Popsicles for all! The neighbor kids enjoying a cool treat.
Grandpa Larsen was the fire-man! He lit most of the fireworks for us. Here he is with the kids watching the snakes grow! (classic firework, btw)