Happy Pioneer Day

Happy Pioneer Day everyone. For those of you who haven't a clue what I'm talking about. It is a Utah State holiday that celebrates the day when the Mormon pioneers came into the Salt Lake valley. Normally I celebrate the day by reading some of my own families pioneer histories. This year I was lazy and settled on just going to the family luncheon at Grandma and Grandpa D's house. The food was great and I loved the chance to see so many of my cousins. Abram especially loved playing with his little buddy Taylor, who I use to tend. Mike had to work so he missed out on the food, but as I was coming home from the get-together, I saw him putting up his enormous Mexican flag in our front yard, right next to the American flag the Boy-Scouts put up for the day.

I must admit, I was a little embarrassed. Apparently my Dad dared him to do it, saying that the "original" Pioneer Day had taken place in Mexico, which is true. He mostly just wanted to see if Mike would do it. Thankfully, Mike didn't get home to do it till after 7:30 so I only had to endure it for a couple of hours.
So I mentioned I would put up some of the pics from our "Aunt Jenny Visit". Here are some of the highlights.

We got to ride the carrousel, but Abram was too scared to ride one of the moving animals so he rode on the bench seat with Jenny.

Penny, on the other hand, was fearless. She sat on that moving penguin like a pro (with my help of course).

So, to those of you who don't know me yet, my favorite animal is the giraffe. I just think they are so cool looking and was ecstatic we could see them this time.

I wasn't sure to smile or be kind of grossed out at the water fountains. It was so hot that day, I probably would have drank from a real lion's mouth.

At the discovery museum, we brought Mike along with us. I honestly think he had just as much fun as the babies. He saw this hat and car and insisted that Abe wanted to play with it. What do you think? I think it lasted for about as long as it took to take the picture. Oh well, he had a blast the rest of the time.