Pioneer Children

On Pioneer Day, the Downey 2nd Ward Primary held an activity. The children (and leaders) were encouraged to dress up as pioneers. Angie Taylor, president of the Downey 2nd Ward Primary, had a dress that she lent to Angie so she could dress up like a pioneer. So Deb and Angie went to the activity at the church. One of the activities they did was walk down to the city park and look at the cabin there. You will notice the boots Deb had on. They are actually too small for her and by the time she was done with the activity, her feet were killing her. You may also notice that Angie's shoes are actually flip-flops--authentic pioneer footwear!

That evening, we went to Clifton to watch the fireworks. We took Grandma Bet with us. It was the first time in years that Clifton put on a fireworks show. It was pretty good considering the small town and no one was charged any admittance.


Lilli waving to the camera:















On July 26, Angie was in the Lava Hot Springs Founders' Day parade. She was with her dance academy. She loves being in parades and is proud to see her family. Before the parade, she told us she would throw candy to us when she went by. Unfortunately, however, there was no candy for her to throw! She still enjoyed it, though. We took Grandma Don with us to see the parade.

When we got home, we went to Swan Lake to celebrate Pioneer Day with them. We had a fabulous supper of chicken with potluck salads and desserts. After dinner, the Swan Lake tradition of a water fight broke out. We, fortunately, stayed dry.

After clean-up, Deb and I went to Brad's house where we played Killer Bunnies with Katie (Henderson) and her new husband Tom Reck. It was a complicated game that was very confusing. In the end, Tom won (since he knew all the rules!). Angie and Lilli went with Grandma Bet and stayed with her. Lilli crashed and Angie kept Grandma Bet active until we got there at about 1 a.m.