Pioneer Day Parade

Pioneer Day is one of my favorite holidays. I'm so greatful for all of the sacrifices the Pioneers made for us and it is such a great day to think of all the many blessings I have. Not only that but the 24th brings the annual Dutch John Parade. Small town parades are the best. Hardly anyone watches them because everyone is in the parade. So as someone watching the parade it's hilarious because everyone is so happy to wave and throw candy to you that the parade almost stops in front of you. Plus I get to watch Chris grinning like a little boy as he drives the fire truck.

When I found out I was pregnant with Huntley I was so excited because I knew she would get to be in the parade. I bought her little parade outfit when she was only 4 months old. As in 4 months old in my belly. I planned the whole thing over a year in advance because I was so excited. Although I don't recommend that because before Huntley was born I always pictured her with hair. Obviously that is slowly happening so the cute little red bows that were supposed to be in her hair are missing. After over a year of waiting parade day finally came.Here is Chris getting the fire truck all nice and shiny.

Here is Huntley waiting for her parade debut on the fire truck.

Here is a nice father/daughter snapshot in front of the fire truck before the parade started.

Here is Huntley and I on top of the fire truck waiting for the parade to start.

And that is all the pictures I had. During the middle of the parade there was actually a fire and we got kicked off the truck. Talk about the nerve of some people. I've been planning this day for a long time and they have to go and start their house on fire. Oh well mabey next year.

Oh and by the way the fire was a false alarm. Some people were roasting marshmellows behind their cabin and someone driving by thought there house was on fire. Thanks for being a good samaritan and watching out for you fellow mankind but next year please keep your eyes on the road.

You're so Vain

Everyday Huntley and I play a game called "Lets learn how to say mama." It goes like this I point at her and say Huntley and then point at myself and say mama. We play this all day long every single day but she still insists on calling me dude. Yesterday I did discover that the game is working, just not in the way I expected. I've also been trying to get Huntley to watch t.v. Not that I want her to be addicted to the television but it would be nice if occasionally I could put on a movie and get a few things done. She wants nothing to do with watching movies. Well yesterday I had the video camera hooked up to the computer and was trying to organize all of the recordings I have of her. Huntley immediately crawled over to the computer, got a big ol' grin on her face and pointed at herself and proclaimed "Huntley." Then she proceeded to watch movies of herself for the next 45 minutes and kept saying her name. So I've now decided to make a movie of nothing but "Huntley" for days when I need a little break. Who cares if she is a little self centered, at least the laundry will now start to get folded.


Also today we had to go to town and get some groceries. Since Chris actually got to go with us, the first time in a few months, we decided to do something a little fun too. We went out to the McConkie Ranch. I haven't been there since I was really little so it was fun to see all of the petroglyphs and here Chris's explanation on what they all mean. Sometimes he makes me wonder.

Rodeo Time!

I've been waiting all summer to take Huntley to a rodeo but it's hard when you live on a mounatin. The nearest town is an hour away and rodeos don't start until after bedtime. I figured if we took her she whould either sleep through the whole thing or be in a bad mood because she wanted to sleep. So rodeos have come and went and we've missed them all.
Last weeked was the Cow Country Rodeo in Manilla and Chris had to sit with the ambulance. I decided to not care about bedtime and tag along with him. Huntley then sat like this throughout the whole rodeo and kept yelling "dog" at everything she saw. Obviously we need to work on animal names but I think she had a pretty good time.

Auntie April's Visit

Auntie April and Matt came and visited this past week and even though they only left a few hours ago I'm missing them like crazy. April pretty much took over Huntley for the week and I got a vacation and it was wonderful! Thank you so much! Besides that Chris had the week off too so we were able to get out and do a lot of fun stuff. So prepare yourself for a whole bunch of pictures of all the fun we had. We miss you April!

Huntley finally got her first ride on her daddy's boat. She did great the first mile, got annoyed the next 5, and finally fell asleep for the last 2. Overall she did okay for her first time down the river.We took a drive up to Spirit Lake and saw a mama moose and her baby hanging out on the side of the road.

Chris caught some fish on a little stream. Huntley did not like the fish!

We were able to go camping for a night. Here we are enjoying the campfire, little did we know what was to come that night.

This evil grin should have given us a clue. Huntley woke up every 20 minutes the entire night. She likes to crawl in her sleep and kept crawling into the wall which is a whole lot harder than the side of her crib at home. We only lasted one night of camping.

Our friend Ryan took us out on his boat so April and Matt could try out their wakeboarding skills.

Last but not least we hiked Leidy Peak and went sledding. Leidy Peak is definitley my favorite place on the whole mountain. The only thing that would make it better was if there was no such thing as mosquitos. I really hate those dang bugs!

Fireworks, Fishing, & Piggies!!!

Can I just say how frustrating life is without internet!!! I wish I was posting saying that we've just been so busy having lots of fun that I haven't been able to post but due to the fact it has rained everyday but three in the last month that is not the case. I just haven't been able to blog because our internet is still not working. Luckily we came to visit grandma and I get to use her internet to show some pictures of when it hasn't been raining. Of course we had a wonderful 4th of July full of car shows, scout breakfasts, and last but not least fireworks. We might live in the middle of nowhere but as you can see from the look on Huntley's face we have the best fireworks I've ever seen. Although this pic was taken before the fireworks started, she wasn't so thrilled about the loud noises.

We had a lot of fun helping out with the car show at the resort. Huntley was quite entertained by her new ability to chew. It's amazing what teeth can do.

Grandma and Grandpa came and took us fishing at East Park. Huntley was a little confused at first and kept trying to eat the bait.

Eventually she figured out how to reel in the line, unfortunately it was never at the right time.

And last but not least we were finally able to have some pretty hair do's. Hooray for no longer being mistaken as a boy!!!