Pioneer Day - July 24

July 24 - Pioneer Day - another day in July that stands out in my mind as a highlight of my summer when I was a kid. Levan always has a celebration and we always participated in the children's parade, the bake sale, the activities at the park, and then the dinner at night.

I haven't been down to Levan for years, but this year we decided we would head down there. But first, I had two parades to be in with my drill team.

Once again this year, we were in the Mapleton parade first and then we traveled over to Spanish Fork and was at the end of their parade. It worked out a lot better for me this year. I didn't get stuck in traffic! Scott parked his truck at the end of the parade route in Mapleton so we could get out easier. We made it over to Spanish Fork and even had time to spare!

The MMHS Elleves - just before the parade started.
Another shot--this time with Marci and I in the picture.

High kicks are always a crowd pleaser and these girls have great ones!

More kicks!

Marci and I hangin' out on the trailer. It was very hot! At first I wasn't sure if I was going to ride the trailer or not--but I decided to tough it out!

Scott and I--Annie took this picture. Scott is so good to come along and take pictures and video the team as they perform.

Annie took this picture too--their kicks look awesome!

After the parade, we went to Annie's to pick Amanda up. She went to the parade with Annie to help her with the boys. Jim was in the parade too. He drove a army vehicle in the parade.

Then, we headed back over to Provo so I could go to lunch with my friend Michelle Farley. She was up from Las Vegas and so we had planned to get together for lunch. She is going to miss my baby shower next week, so she wanted to give me my shower gift. She was so generous! You should see how many baby boy outfits she gave me! It was so fun to get together talk! Her son Jordan is getting ready to leave on his mission in August. So, her kids are almost raised and I am just about to start! Oh well!

After my lunch date, I went home and picked up Scott, Amanda, and Hollie. We headed down to Levan to join in on the festivities down there. We got there in time to go to the dinner at the park. It was pretty good--marinated turkey, baked potatoes, corn on the cob!, rolls, green salad, and watermelon. It was yummy!

After dinner, they had a jazz band there to play. Mr. Bagley (Glen), who taught auto shop at Payson High and was one of my good friends at school, was playing in the band. It was good to talk to him. He isn't at Payson High any more either.

Here we are, relaxing and enjoying the music.

The band.

Me, using Scott as my foot rest. My feet were once again, very swollen! So, I was trying to elevate them.

Mom and Dad.

A cute picture of Amanda that Madeline took.

After the entertainment was over, we went back over to my mom and dad's to watch the fireworks. Annie took this picture, (actually she took all of the pictures--I stole them from her blog!) Anyway, the fireworks were pretty good. They didn't have fireworks like that in Levan when I was a kid!

Watching the fireworks - The Eyre's and my mom holding Ryan.

Hollie, Amanda, Scott and I - watching the fireworks.

After the fireworks, we headed back to Provo. We even got to see Spanish Fork's fireworks as we passed by on the freeway.

It was a great 24th of July. Maybe we will go down to Levan more often for Pioneer Day. We had a great time.