Monday, July 6, 2009

CELEBRATING THE 4th OF JULY

Over the 4th of July, Dan and I decided to take the kids to the Oakley Rodeo. Because the rodeo is in Kamas, we thought it would be fun to stay in Park City as well. We rented a room at the Canyons and had a great time hanging out as a family for a few days.

The Rodeo was awesome, the weather was a little cold, so we all cuddled up in some blankets to stay warm. Fortunately for us, the weather held up and it didn't start to rain until right after the rodeo ended. I think the kids really enjoyed watching the rodeo. My favorite part was the bull riders; however I did scream a few times because some guy nearly got trampled by the bull. Jaxson really enjoyed the stunt clown, he was actually really good and did some amazing tricks on a motorcycle.

The following day was beautiful, so we headed up to the Park City Mountain Resort and rode the Alpine Slide and Coaster. Apparently everyone else had the same idea (I cant believe how long we waited in line, but it was worth it). Later that day we rewarded ourselves with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Dipping Dots. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel and went swimming and played Bingo and Ping Pong. To our surprise their was a free firework show and concert at the Canyons that night, so we loaded up the blankets and headed out to the festival. Boy was it crowded! The concert turned out to be a bust; but we met up with my brother Scott and his wife Ali for the fireworks and it was a blast.

On the 4th of July we were invited to our friends house (Summer and Brandon Mooney) for a BBQ, we ended the evening with a firework and glow stick show. The kids loved the glow sticks and I was able to purchase 150 of them at Harmon's for under just $12.00. Their neighbors also put on a firework show for us, in the sky. It was like we were at Sandy City or some other city event, the only thing missing was the music. It was fantastic!

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