7-4-12: One year ago today Travis and I found out I was pregnant, and this year we got to spend the 4th of July with Baby Skyler! It was so much fun, Radlee got to come down as well. The 4th is the biggest holiday in Blanding, I think a lot to do with all the men who serve in the military here. There's a softball tournament that goes til 4:30 am, breakfast at 7:30 am, parade, booths, volleyball, diving for dollars, melodramas, concerts, fireworks, and more. As for the Plott family, we started our morning at the breakfast after riding our bikes to the park. Afterwards, we made a few pit stops before heading home and waiting for the parade. The parade was lots of fun, they have all sorts of tractors, floats, bike gang, and the funnest is lots of water spraying. The kids love getting soaked by the water truck. We were able to watch the parade with our friends, and Skyler was passed around just enjoying the nice weather. After the parade, we had some lunch and watched The Tower Heist while Skyler took a nap. We also enjoyed a few homemade bombs that Radlee made (sorry Vern ha ha). Then we decided to head to the Simpsons. Laurie Simpson is my visiting teacher, and her family has been really helpful watching Skyler on short notice. We sat and chatted with them for awhile and got an idea of a good place to go hiking. So Travis, Radlee, and I headed up the mountain to find this trail. Long story short, we ended up roaming around and didn't find the trail until on our way back home. We also found some wild turkeys, so you know what that means. Yup, the boys got out with the camera and spent the next 15 minutes chasing turkeys trying to get pictures. As you can see the pics turned out soooo well... but they said it's the memory that counts. After that silliness we left to pick up Skyler. The Simpsons then invited us to dinner. The food was AMAZING!!! They had all sorts of salads and desserts, but the best was the meat. They had steak that was to die for, as well as BBQ chicken, salmon, and crab. After stuffing our faces, we headed home for the night. Skyler was exhausted so we put him to bed, and the rest of us shot off a few more bottle rockets and watched the fireworks. Thursday was a little less fun, and a little more work. It's sad that we recruit family to help with the house, but Radlee is great at texturing. So since our room was a mess after tearing down wallpaper and popcorn ceiling, the boys mudded and textured. Then before Radlee had to go home we made another quick trip out to nowhere so we could shoot his "gun". Skyler even helped. He stands no chance.... :) Sadley we had to send Radlee home, but we had such a great time!!!
