Pioneer Day Parade - Monroe, UT

For those of you not in-the-know, Pioneer Day is a Utah State holiday which celebrates the Pioneers and the struggles they faced in their travels westward.

Monroe puts on a great celebration during Pioneer Days with all kinds of events including a parade, kids games, food, and rides!

Potter's Pond...Fairview Canyon

During Pioneer Days, my mom and Dave went camping up at Potter's Pond in Fairview Canyon. I had never been up there, so Melanie, Ethan, and I decided to go for a drive to visit them.

We kinda got lost driving around up there, but we got to see quite a bit of the canyon. Here are some of the shots we took.

Fairview Rodeo

 

Every year, as part of the Pioneer Day celebrations, the town of Fairvew hosts a pretty good rodeo. We have been going for the past several years now, and it is always great fun.

This year was a little more exciting for Ethan, since he is at the age where he is a little more aware of what was going on.  He loved watching the horses and bull-riders, but his favorite thing to watch was the tractor that came out after each event to even out the dirt!

Helicopter!

How cool is this? Melanie went on a trip up north with her mom to get some papers signed at the doctor. While they were waiting they saw one of the life-flight helicopters and took Ethan to look at it. He loves "airpanes" and "helicoppers", so this was a huge deal for him.  Well, as they were looking at it, one of the pilots came out and asked Melanie if she had a camera on her!

4th of July!

We celebrated the 4th of July this year between Moroni and Manti. Ethan got to go to 2 parades, had lunch and played with his cousins at Grandma Dixie's, and got to watch fireworks from the football field in Manti. Ethan is now a professional at "catchin candy" at the parades!