4th of July

So the holiday weekend was fun!! Drama filled as usual but fun. I got off work early to wash my much needed car and get ready to head to Aurora. Mike was off work around 5 and helped me finish. We reached my parents around 8:30 that night (maybe a little later). Anyway Shi and Ryan beat us by about 15 minutes so once we got there after loves on Brooke they wanted us to go to Richfield with them to grab some Mtn Dew (and knowing Michael Pepsi). So we left Brooke with Papa and Nana and the rest of the mongloids to watch Aurora'a fireworks. Apparently this year Brooke did really good with them (last year she cuddled with people the whole time because of the loud bangs). She fell asleep on me as we all sat outside in the "cool" air and talked.

Friday morning as most people who are from or who have been to Aurora on the 4th starts off with a great wakeup call by the Fire Dept. I actually loved it. Got me out of bed and excited for the day!! See the Fire Dept sets of (or used to rather they do things a little different now) dynamite around 6 AM. They used to do it in vacant fields (there were quite a few by my house growing up) but with more people moving in and taking those vacant fields it moved to the street corners. Anyway my whole family can sleep through it. I have no idea how but they do. Well this year I woke up and being too tired fell back asleep as the bangs became more faint. But I still woke up at 7. So they day started out slow everybody taking their time. But about Noon we made it down to the Park to enjoy the festivities and have lunch. Well I swear the 4th always seems to be humid up there. Have no idea if its just me but its always hot and humid. And Brooke being like me where the heat really gets to her, at first didn't want to do much but after we got her on the train she was ready to have more fun! She painted her face and went fishing for ducks and fishing where she got a funny face and a bunch of people put them on so i had to get pics of them. Brooke had fun watch the kids run after the chickens to try and catch them. But after that she was getting so flushed we decided to take her back to my parents house and get out of the heat. The parade she does so good. Every other kid will run out into the street but she stays on the curb or next to it and waits. Amy would gather up candy and put it in Brooke's bag for her. But she loves to watch so many different things go by, especially the horses or tractors. So after the parade my parents took Brooke with them and Sena, Shi, Ryan, Mike, and I headed to the rodeo. It wasn't bad but pathetic. Not too many people actually rode, and by that I mean stay on for the full 8 seconds. And this year the rodeo seemed to go on forever!! But the fireworks were awesome and well worth it! (And if any of you have seen Parowan's fireworks, you understand) When we got home from that my family was still finishing up with their fireworks so we watched them finish. And that's when most of the drama happened but I won't bore with details.

So Saturday my dad remembered that my Grandpa was having a water turn that afternoon. And those being from Salina probably know what that is. Anyway the kids have so much fun and have for years. When its my grandpa's turn they invite the grandkids/great grandkids to come over and play in the water while it floods their yard, garden, and pasture. Well since we were up Brooke was able to join in on that fun. She was a little scared of the ditch though. I even got in and waded around! During that time my aunt and uncle and most of their kids came down from camping on the mtn. And their kids and grandkids got in and had some fun too before they headed home to Riverton. I hadn't done that since I was little, not that I really went all in (I didn't bring that many change of clothes with me). Later that evening my mom had made plans for a BBQ with her close friend and our family. After the BBQ I took Brooke to visit a some good friends (one of whom is like a second dad to me). They hadn't met Brooke yet and I have been negligent in stopping by to see them. We wer there for quite awhile but it was nice to talk to them again!!!

So overall it was a pretty good weekend. And everyone was safe. I hope everyone had a safe a great holiday!! (I'll hopefully post pictures a little later)