Independance Day 2009

We are blessed to be able to go to such a beautiful place each year for the 4th. Dana's parents and 1 of his brothers (and family) live in a small town called Mt. Pleasant. His parents live on a quarter acre and our kids LOVE to roam and play. And we all love to get out of the desert heat for a little while. They always make it really special for us and put a lot of work into it.

I got LOTS of pictures again and almost had as much fun taking pictures in all the green as I did at the beach. We were there for 4 nights and fit a lot of fun into that time.

Feeding some nearby horses.

Eli spent about half his time on this tree swing. Luckily there were lots of adults and teenagers around to give him "world record" pushes.

Gi-normous dandelions

And one of the best things- the parade! Anyone can be in it which makes for some creative- sometimes odd "floats". The kids actually were in it a couple years ago throwing candy out the back of mom and dad Kleven's Tundra.

Waiting patiently for the parade to begin.

Kids scrambling for candy.

Emma and her cousin Laci. She's so grateful to have a cousin her age on both sides of the family. Mom Kleven made these cute shorts for all the girls.

Keena was soooo sweet with Holly and Sadie. I was seriously considering kidnapping her and smuggling her back to AZ until school starts. By far Eli's favorite "float". It was pretty much a show stealer.

Lots of queens and princesses from all the nearby towns.

True Mountain Men- and women.

Me and my girl:)

We put as many cousins as we could fit in the back on the way home from the parade. About a 2 block drive.
Dana and his brothers (red, white, and blue)

And last but not least- finding our little kitten! I don't think this is Pepper's favorite pose but it was so cute, I had to take a picture. Hakuna Matata!
These girls played with her the whole time pretty much.

Thanks again! We love you :)