Days of 47 Float

The float was done just in time. There were some car troubles on the morning of the parade but three batteries got us through the parade. At the last minute, Luke was able to ride on the float because someone didn't come. It was a very long morning/ night. Todd was up all night and the rest of us had to get up at 4:00 a.m. Kira slept over at Barbees and had a great time over there. When the parade goes by, it seems like it is going really slowly but then all of the sudden there past you and digital cameras just don't go fast enough. Jonah's in green on the swing (sorry, it's really fuzzy) and Luke's in green under the globe. Before the parade, Luke was on the swing and Jonah was under the globe but they wanted to switch. Luke was not happy when I saw him during the parade but I didn't even think to see if there was something I could do to help him. They made new friends with the other kids and they had a great morning. That is also them sitting on the stairs when it was at the conference center where you could look at the floats up close. Todd is still really tired and not getting much done after work but that will get better.

Here are some pictures of the float. The two guys standing in front are the local newsanchors that were right by us all morning. They talked to several people about our float and they showed our float several times. So, there are some good shots of it on videotape even though the parade coverage didn't show the globe very well.

July

Yea! I am so glad that July is going so fast. Todd is so busy with the float. It is crazy! But, it is going to the South Towne Expo Center tomorrow for viewing and the parade is next Thursday. So, we are almost done. When I was there tonight, it didn't look very good but they were working fast and furious trying to finish up tonight. Here is a picture of what it looked like yesterday afternoon. Hopefully, I'll get pictures tomorrow when it's finished and it will look great!

And, our cute Kira. What is a blog post without pictures of our fun little baby? She is addicted to talking on the phone. You can't leave any phones down or she will turn them on and put them to her ear. She says "hi" but I think it sounds more like "ih". I didn't think I talked on the phone very much.

Here are pictures of our boys at our Utah Swimming Party. A slip 'n slide is totally acceptable in Utah since nobody has a pool. And, all the kids love our horse trough pool. And, finally, here are some pictures of the 4th of July Parade we go to. Todd considers it a sacred tradition to go to this parade. So, you can always find us in Kaysville hanging out at what we call the "Water Parade". Jonah is holding the fire hose with the bigger guy. Todd fills his truck with barrels of water to keep those buckets full. Luke & Kira don't want to play yet. And, this year, we had a vintage firetruck come up that belongs to the brother-in-law of our friends that we go with. Their whole family gets really excited too. And, Todd's family is starting to come. Our friend, Cyndi, is holding Kira.

We can't name most of the people in these pictures. But, they are with us. Our friends have a huge family and they all get involved. I just try to watch and make sure my kids don't end up in the street or lost.

Fyi: This post is long because I have had trouble downloading my pictures. But, I figured out my trouble today and so I hope I can post more often now.

Swimming Lessons

The boys had swimming lessons for 2 weeks. They are doing pretty well and are pretty independent at the pool by now. Luke is in an orange shirt and Jonah's is white.