Pioneer Day

A second 4th of July for us here in Utah. The first Trek of people to this Valley in 1847 is described by historians as one of the great epics of United States History. It shows persons enduring trials and heartaches with courage and with faith in God. Like the pioneers, we can endure our trials and heartaches through courage and through faith in God. Our guide for each of us in this earthlife journey is the Lord Jesus Christ, who literally pioneered the way for all of us to follow. This day is an expression of remembrance, appreciation, and thanksgiving.
Addy, Dave and I had gone to our friends (Adam and Cristy's) house to spend the holiday. This was our 2nd year spending it with them, and like always, they know how to give a good party. Great food and entertainment. Here are some pictures of the evening.
Here is a cute pic of Addy playing in the little car.

Addy loved the trampoline. She did pretty well even with all the bigger kids jumping.

She also liked the Bouncer. Here she is getting air. After dinner, the guys had a Pie Eating contest. It was pretty gross, but really funny. Joe on the far right was the winner. The prize.... Movie Tickets.
Here are some of the kids doing Glow in the dark sticks.
I made three bracelet's for Addy. She thought they were so cool. Here is Dave playing with her. The firework display that they had in the front yard was awesome. They had even the big ones. It was cool. Dave and Addy watching. It was funny when she said fireworks, then, when they finished with one, she say " all done" clapped and said "go home, yeah, see Sam" I think it was because she was tired, and wanted to go to bed because she fell asleep within 5 minutes after that. We were surprised with all the noise that continued, that she even stayed asleep. We missed the girls this evening, they were at Young Women's camp for the week. But I am sure they were having lots of fun anyway. We had a great evening with all of our friends.