We had a lot of fun this pioneer day. Our Grandma came up and spent two nights and three days with us! We sure had a lot of fun together. We started out the day putting on our Pioneer day outfits so that we could surprise Grandma with them. My girls have always wanted a pioneer outfit of their own because each Pioneer Day I come out in my trek outfit to surprise them. They always stare at me with really puzzled look on their faces. So this year, I decided to make them their own outfits. They were so excited to show Grandma! We hope that someday we can take our kids up to Martin's Cove to pull Handcarts with our girls.
What a special time the 24th is to me. It has been exactly 5 years since Gene and I were able to take our Snow Canyon 3rd ward youth to Wyoming to pull handcarts and to camp. We walked 26.5 miles and had such a wonderful and spiritual time! It was one of the most monumental times of my life! I could actually feel those people and their testimonies so strong! It really is amazing how you can feel so much when there is nothing there really. The spirit there is unreal and I would reccomend this trip to anyone! What a wonderful experience!
Well, after breakfast, we headed downtown to the Pioneer Day Parade. It is always so much fun! I didn't get to see too much, though because Kiara wasn't a big fan of all the noise that the fire trucks make. Lani and Gene were able to sit on the curb and enjoy it. Kiara and I sat in the car with Grandma in the Lin's parking lot and Kiara watched her Barney video while we waited. We still had a great day together.
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