Orem Summerfest Parade and Fireworks

(So sorry to do two blogs in one day! but I had lots of cute pictures!)

So, two weeks ago we went to the Orem Summerfest Parade and Fireworks. We went with Jan, Jen, Emmy, Emma, Matthew, Joshie, Brianna, and Annika (and the four of us of course!) Originally it was just going to be Jan, Jenn, Emmy, and us at the parade (with emma and matthew of course) but then Jenn (Southern) was watching Annika for Dave and Mel. And when I went out to tell Jenni it was time to go, she was so excited, she told Joshie where we were going! (again, so sorry stace!) So of course, Joshie and Brianna wanted to go! It worked out great though- they were SO good. Really- Joshie and Brianna were perfect the whole time! And all the kids had so much fun together! I was so glad they all came! and we got some great pics!

Here's a pic of (most) of us just waiting for the parade to start!

Here's the kiddies holding their hand over their heart, marching like the band, and saluting the soldiers!

We saw lots of cool floats! And the kids got all the flyers and stuff! Then about halfway through the parade, Joe-joe picked up a bunch of the random discarded flyers and started handing them out to the rest of the kids! And even though they had all already had one, and then thrown it away, they somehow all wanted one from joe-joe! it was super funny

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We were visted by Snow White and Cinderella (Jenni loves Cinderella! It was so sweet! I almost started crying!)

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We saw a VW van, and Annika was trying to do a v and a w in sign language! I was super cute!

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Emma was SO excited! She couldn't contain it! Cute girl!

Here's some other random pics from the parade!

When the parade was done, walked to the Orem Park to meet up with Seth, Karla and their kids and watched the fireworks! some kids liked it better than others!

Sorry that was so long!

ok, thats all!

Manti Pageant

So, this past weekend we went to the Mormon Miracle Pageant (aka the Manti Pageant). It was chelle's first time. It was very nice. We got there at about 4 pm thinking there was a carnival/fair type thing like the Summerfest always has, but ALAS! we were wrong. There was a really small 'craft fair' that we went through. It took us all of about 10 minutes. So then we wandered around Manti for a while until we realized we were being eaten by mosquitos, so we went to the Top Stop gas station to get some bug spray. They only had the small cans and they were charging $7.50 for them! I couldn't believe it! I expressed my irritation out loud and the clerk said "well, Walmart ran out of them , and no one else thought to carry some. No one but Top Stop!" as if that made it ok to charge me my first born for a can of bug spray. Yeah. Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'highway robbery.'

Anyway, once we got over the shock of the uber expensive bug spray, we walked main street for a while- up and then back down to the temple. That only took us about a half an hour. And since the pageant doesn't start until 9:30, we still had about 4 hours to kill. So we went to the Pioneer Dugout (which is where the pioneers first lived when they settled manti. yeah- 16 people in that tiny little cave-like house. wow!) then we pretty much did everything all over again!

We decided to get some Sno-cones, because it was SUPER hot, and Joe was just sitting in the stroller just kinda veg-ing. so we got a few sno cones, and joe perked right up!!

We finally went to the pageant seating to get a good seat, but we still had about 45 minutes until the pageant started. So Steve was playing with Joe-joe and I was playing the Nintendo DS. Jenni, meanwhile, found the camera an dhad her own little photo shoot!

She is so silly!

We watched the Pageant which was pretty cool, and went back to the tent to sleep. (we were staying at the Temple Hill Resort- a little rv/tent campsite that was really pretty nice- it had a pool, and an arcade, and volleyball, and horseshoes- lots of fun stuff to do!) For some reason, Steve and I were both in a really weird mood! We couldn't stop laughing and giggling! Jenni kept telling us to shush and be quiet because she was trying to sleep "and I can't sleep if you guys keep making all that noise! This is the last time I'm going to tell you!" (she is so silly!) We did finally get to sleep at around 3 am or so!

And yeah. That was our weekend!

Neber!

So. Not much has been going on. Just working. So, flee said I needed to update my blog cause it was exciting, or something like that, and I really don't know why, but I am at a complete loss as to what to write about. hmmm . . . .

So Joe-joe's latest little sayng is super cute. I asked him to get me a diaper and wipes a few days ago, and he looked at me and said "NEBER!" (meaning, never) I litterally laughed out loud! it was so cute. But apparently that was the wrong way to react to him, cause now everytime I ask him to do something he says it again. hmm. It's still cute of course, but kinda annoying at times!

I sitting here trying to decide what to write while I watch the closer. (Woo hoo! its starting again in july!! I'm super excited about that!) I'm super irritated that my cute flee friend is not here. Dumb old bones. (see that is something I could talk about but it's not really my story to tell! But since I just read flee's blog, and she has already talked about it I guess I can too!) Flee, my cute friend who is just like me in so many ways (and pretty much opposite in all the others!) decided that she would go and break her arm so she didn't have to come out to Utah. Sure, she says it was an accident, and she's sad that she's not here, but I know what really happened! No, just kidding! But I am super bummed that she's not here. Especially since I have 9 days off work. hmm. Maybe I'll just get on a plane and show up at flee's door. Might be kinda difficult though, since I have no idea where Bob and Doris live. hmm. hmmmmmmmm.

Anyway, I don't think I can think of anything else to write. so yeah. thats pretty much all for today. Unless I can think of anything else. Then maybe I'll write again.

Ok, yeah thats all!

bb guns, red ants and laughing laughing laughing! (7x!?!?!?!?)

Today!! So, what to blog?? I used to wonder how people could possibly think of stuff to blog about, and then I realized its kinda like a journal- an online journal that anyone can read- so probably not really like a journal at all cause most people put really private stuff in their journal, but in essence, a journal! So here's our non-super private journal for the last few days.

We've been doing pretty much the same thing as usual. Steve goes to work, I go to work, and we play. We have been able to spend a lot of time with our best friend, Flee and her daughter Lizzy (and we very much missed dave, who we LOVE) Flee is so good for Chelle's emotional stability! We played phase 10 at her house last night until almost one am, and it was SO fun! we laughed and laughed and laughed! oh, it felt good! (all that was missing was dave and lamissa!)

Yesterday afternoon Steve, Chelle, Jenni, Joe-Joe, Flee and Lizzy went out south of Saratoga Springs and found a secluded spot close to the lake to shoot our bb gun. Joe-Joe just couldn't get enough of it!! He loved to hold the bb gun (with help of course) and he and steve actually hit a few cans too! Jenni wasn't super excited about it, in fact she didn't even want to try. Chelle and Flee were pretty good, although flee hit more cans than chelle! We were on a dirt road that veered off redwood road. There were TONS of red ants, every where! There was this HUGE red ant hill, I mean it was like as big as a wedding cake almost! We were mean, and we shot at it and watched the ants scurry! There were so many of them! Then we felt like we could feel things crawling on us, so we decided to leave the ants alone!

So yeah. That was our weekend. We started looking for apartments with flee, and found two that are available now and they are right next to eachother!!!!! we are SO hoping we'll be able to get them!!!! that would be way too much fun! (poor Steve! he'd have to put up with two giggly girls constantly!! oh well, at least he loves those two giggly girls!!)

So, yeah . . . um again. I'll try to be good at posting, but I'm not the best journal writer, and blogging probably won't be any easier!! I'll try to keep you posted on the apartment too!

so thats all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!