Thursday, September 2, 2010

4th of July in Sandy

We had a fun-packed weekend celebrating the 4th of July down in Sandy.   On Friday we headed up to Silver Lake and enjoyed fishing and walking around the lake where we watched little chipmunks play all around.   It was so beautiful!  






It is amazing how much Kyle loves to fish.     He  has been exposed to it a lot, but I also think he was just born with it.  He talks about it nonstop and is definitely not afraid to pick one up with his bare hands!  Don't you love the big hat with his ears poking out?  



 The highlight for me, of course, was watching Erika and Kyle ride in the neighborhood parade on Saturday morning.  This was a tradition I enjoyed when I was younger, too.  My dad bought a bunch of fun hats and even put some on the horses!  The kids also had fun riding around after it was over.   The parade goes all through the neighborhood to the park where there is a program and a big breakfast.   
Notice the "Happy Fourth of July" sign Erika made to tape to the saddle :)
What a sweet daddy!
Aaron was so nice to lead the girls around on the horse even though he gets allergies.    Bless his heart!


Later that day we went swimming in Oma's pool and then to the Living Planet Aquarium.   I never realized growing up how much my mom loves to swim.  We went with our family, but she never really went on her own.   It has been fun to see how excited she is about her pool.  She is like a fish- she can't get enough of it!   The kids had a lot of fun swimming, too.   They took 2 sessions of swimming lessons this summer and this made them a lot more confident.  (Which is also nicer for us.)  Thanks Oma and Opa for a fun weekend!


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