Carnival Rides!

You gotta LOVE a digital camera! Wow! Such fun pictures!

I am getting sick just watching!

They look pretty wiped out!

Between the rain showers we got in a few rides. The kids loved it!

Look at this kid's smile! Priceless!

Levi and Oakley... braving the octopus!

Here they go! Hold on kids!

Hold on tight! They LOVED this ride!

Check out their cute little "Strawberry Day's" tops! :)

Here comes the rain!

More and More!

How sweet is this? Protecting baby sister!

It got all of us! Rain-Rain and more rain!

Favorite Ride of the day! Even the little ones jumped on!

Queen's Tea

My last event for Strawberry Day's week is a Queen's Tea for all the visiting royalties that come for the parade. This year we had about 125 people. It was so fun and lots of yummy food.
Here I am with my beautiful girls!
Kimberly ~Amanda ~ Emily ~Adriana and Mady

We throw out blankets outside for the kids and have a picnic too!

Parade in the Rain!

Is this really June?.....June 20th? Wow! Pull out the plastic and hold on!

My little "strawberries" !

Presto and Oaks... braving the weather!

Look! It's not raining for a minute!

Love those babies with hands over their hearts! My favorite!

Oops...more rain!

and more!

We have to admit it was nice and cool! :)

Lizzy and Dal

Huck Finn Day

Oaks~ Abby and Trey fishing for a prize!

Huck Finn Day... Paint your face!

Here is Kenedee getting a strawberry painted on her face!

Strawberry Days Begins!

Concert in the Park!

Crazy week for Strawberry Day's and Miss Utah!! Two of my favorite times in the year are all crammed into one week! Between the two I wasn't sure if I would make it... Here are pictures of the concert in the park! The Flashback Brothers played and it was a really fun evening. We had 500 "frisbees" to throw out to the audience and they were a hit! I loved watching the kids dancing and playing! They had a blast! My girls had photo's to autograph for all the kids and they had a lineup all night! It was a really fun evening and the rain held!

Grandma and Grandpa Day at the Fire Station

Pleasant Grove has the best fire station in the valley! It also has the "Utah Firefighter" of the year that works there! Ryan Rackman! Ryan is a dear friend of mine and offered to take the kids on a tour of the fire station! After the tour the firemen...all brought out t shirts for the kids...every single one of them...even baby Millie! We are in great hands in Pl Grove!
What a FUN FUN DAY! Thanks so much Ryan for hosting us! We love you!
First he turned Hal into a fire fighter!

About 60 lbs of gear! Amazing!

The kids were fascinated! (Hal loved it!)

Our little Fire Fighters !

Then on to the Ambulance!

This is the best way to check out an ambulance!

The medical kit

How to do CPR and defibulation

Two happy guys!

Look who's in the Driver's Seat?

Hang on Audrey and Mason!

All the crew with Ryan! THANKS RYAN!

Outside with their hats and shirts!

Mason LOVED this party!

We were only missing 2 grandkids! Amy and Jaxson and Benny and Taylor came down! SUCH A FUN DAY!

Adam's Family Reunion!

Every two years we have the Adam's Family Reunion. Hal's mom was an Adams. It is always a great time to see family that we hardly ever see.

Aunt Geniel ~ Uncle Kay~Mom ~Uncle John and Uncle Klein

I love all of Hal's Aunts and Uncles... but my very favorite Uncle is John! He has always held a special place in my heart. Many years ago when I was very sick in the hospital he came rushing home from a trip to give me a priesthood blessing. He just felt like he could help me and wanted to be of service. When he got home I had already taken a turn for the better...but I have always loved and appreciated him for the effort he made in my behalf. He is one darling man!

It's Parade Time Again!

Call it what you will...but I am obsessed with parades! I LOVE THEM! Starting with Springville and Orem the 2nd weekend in June... they continue clear through the summer! I don't hit all of them anymore...but some for sure! I guess it is the partly the patriotism that I feel and the joy of watching the kids enjoy every minute of it but I do LOVE THEM! We dodged 2 rainstorms the first two parades...but they were still FUN! Our Pleasant Grove float was awesome and won 2 awards. The "Royalty" Award in Springville and the "Orem" award in Orem (imagine that?)

I couldn't find any "adults" that were willing to brave the high probability of rain so I conned my little girls into coming with me! Happy Meals were the first stop and then on to find a spot! Then the brave ones showed up....

My very favorite part is when our American flag passes and everyone stops to pay respect! I love watching my tiny ones put their hand over their hearts!

Here they are with our very own Cinderella...my niece Erin! She is so beautiful and the girls think she is "Really" Cinderella! (not sure who the other little one is... )

Here are my parade buddies! Abby ~Audrey and Sadie!

Making faces at Granny!

Angie and Audrey...notice the coat? It was a bit chilly!

Matt with the girls...

Hal and Matt...

Our Favorite Place!

After the museum -we were off to the Creamery! Yummiest hamburger in Utah..and the ice cream is the best! Yummy Yummy Yummy! So glad Levi joined us! We missed Angie...working on girls camp! Lizzy and Amy and the kids too! Love you!