Fourth of July Celebration in Provo 2014

The celebration in Provo starts before the 4th with all kinds of activities. On the third, several elected to go the the hot-air balloon launch. It was an early morning and the wind picked up a bit and some of the balloons failed to launch. That was fine because Emily had tickets for breakfast. That evening Kris and I asked to be excused from SNAP and joined the family for dinner at the Food Truck Roundup. The morning of the 4th, Anna and the boys, together with Millie, ran the in the 5K run. The parade was next, followed by some pool time at the Provo Rec. Late afternoon the DAT and SKT families gathered at Steve and Tiffany's for dinner, visiting, and fireworks.

 Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed for the launch

 Well, mostly bright-eyed

Nice to be up and out

 Milski, Emmy, and families

 Fun assembly of balloons from around the country

Pancake breakfast

 Good looks from Maxwell and Lucy Jane

 Kris (center right) waiting patiently for her supper

 Corn dogs were a popular choice

 Pretty fun place for supper

 Zoe and Katy Greendoor were hosting

 Some porch time with the Ringers

 Ready to run

 The 4th of July launch was successful

 The cheering section

Runners with their medals


Maxwell leads out


Jayson and Gavin: twinners at the parade


Staying cool at the Provo Rec Center


Supper with the cousins


It was cooler in the shade


The adults breaking it down


Sisters and Mabes


Gavin with the tweens and teens


Feats of strength and endurance


Little cousins


Good for a belly laugh


Races


Exhausting


PDT, KBT, and SKT


The evening was beautiful with a spectacular sunset


North toward Timp


Sundown and time to start the fireworks


The gallery


Lots of excitement


Always a treat


The sky in every direction was alive with fireworks

This was a fun 4th of July by any standard. There will be more fun, but that's all for now.

OXO

D,

June to July 2014

The fun with the Young kids continued while their parents enjoyed Italy. Auntie Em kept them well entertained (many thanks!) with lemonade stands, picnics, swimming, Monte Bean Museum, BYU Creamery, and Sodalicious drinks. The Hastings arrived from Reno on Monday the 30th, and the Youngs arrived from Italy one day late on July 1. With that, the fun began in earnest.

 Uncle Pipppy is constructing a bike shed while his family

is in Hawaii

 The first cousins' lemonade stand

 At the Rec Center

 So delicious

 Shaved ice with the Soelberg cousins and Auntie Ann

 Sunday dinner: the best part of strawberry shortcake

is the whipped cream

 Three boys on one electronic device

 Bean Museum

 BYU Creamery

Picnic in the Park

Bea gets a hug

 FHE at Opa and Annie's

 As predicted, our Wymount home is now just a pile of rubble

 The first canal walk of the season

 Water is best

 Timp from the canal

 The walkers on BYU campus

 Relaxing in front of the JKB

 Perfect hill for rolling (except for the ants)

 Squaw Peak from campus

 Second lemonade stand, this time with the Hastings

 Another evening walk

 When your sandles break, you go back and get your Chucks

 Nope. This isn't an announcement

 Pile on Auntie Katy

 The canal again

Madonna of the Rock

The Forth is coming up next. That's all for now.

OXO

D.