Kanosh (Independence Day and Family Reunion)

The 5th of July marked the George Family Reunion in Kanosh, Utah.  We decided to go up a day early and enjoy the 4th of July festivities in Fillmore.  I'm so glad we did.  It was a lot of fun.  The day started off with a parade.  The kids have never really been to a parade of this kind.  Candy?  Being thrown?  Everywhere?  WHAT?

 I even let Oliver have a sucker (and I'm completely opposed to suckers.  I HATE them).  He was happy.

 After the parade, we went to the park to enjoy the remaining festivities.  They had booths with games, and food and fun.  It was definitely a good time.  Noelle and Oliver found this giant beach ball and LOVED it.

 Then someone hooked it up to a hose... and they loved it even more.

 Around 2, they had free games for the children.  Everyone was put into their age groups for maximum fun.

 And all the kids participating got their faces painted.  You can't complain about that.

 Being in Utah was really refreshing.  We could play at the park and NOT burn our flesh off.  The kids LOVED that.

 Later that night, we prepared to see the fireworks.  My kids, until this time, had never seen large fireworks before.  We have never taken them on the 4th in the valley because they start so late and it's so incredibly hot out.  In Fillmore, they still started late, but not AS late... and it was definitely NOT hot.

 The next day was the Family Reunion!  It didn't have the best outcome, but it was still fun.

 Melanie got to meet some very distant cousins that were approximately her age.  She had so many friends.

 This little girl is Myakota.  She is exactly 2 days older than Melanie and so much fun.  This is my cousin, Lori's, oldest daughter.  Can you tell they had fun together?  Definitely!

 I didn't get any pictures at the dinner that night.  A storm came in, which made the reunion end shorter than I think it would have.  But it was still so much fun.

On Saturday, we took a day trip to Salt Lake.  We went to the Children's Museum and had a lot of fun exploring.

 Oliver made me smile.  He found this baby, and wouldn't let it go.  He just wanted to love on it.

 The water table in this museum is just amazing.  It's huge and so much fun.

 After the museum, we ventured to Temple Square.  There we really enjoyed the temple and other buildings around it.  If you asked my kids their favorite part in Salt Lake... they don't say the museum, they say going to the Temple.  I like hearing that.

 On Sunday, before saying our goodbyes, we took a trip with Uncle Brant.  He told us a lot of stories about my ancestors.  He also took us to see his fish pond.  It was really nice to hear him tell us about my family.  I appreciated the little trip.

 This next picture is of my great grandmother's house.  My great grandfather's dad built it, and he added on to it.  It's just beautiful.  I currently have cousin's living there.

 Before we left, Uncle Brant had to give the kids a ride around his house with the quad.  Fun Times!

Thank you Uncle Brant, for planning a wonderful reunion and hosting our family.  We truly had a good time.