Friday we went to the Spanish Fork parade. It was a BIG parade and lasted for a very long time. After the parade, they have games and booths and variety of stuff going on on the stage. It was nice to sit and relax and visit with all my sisters and their families.
Draven on the bungie jump trampoline. He was so funny to watch!
After the park, we went back to mom's apartment for some air conditioning and rest. We all met up at my sister, Shelly's, house and my sister, Amanda, had brought hundreds of sets of beads and some watch faces and all the necessary doo dads to make beaded watches. We had tons of fun and laughs and made some pretty cute stuff. THANKS MANDA! She claims she got it all in a clearance bin at a craft fair and wouldn't let any of us give her any money ... she is sooooo busy all the time. I don't understand how she has time for craft fairs!
Friday night we went to the carnival. Amanda and Shelly run a preschool and Amanda had made 500 prize grab bags for the fishing pond she had at the park and parade Thursday and Friday. She was charging $1 each for them and they all had a glow necklace or bracelet in them. She was selling them as a fundraiser to get a new play yard for the preschool and had made quite a bit of money throughout the day. She decided that the carnival would be a good place to try to sell a few more of them, so Amanda and I sat on the grass and sold the grab bags. The closer to dark it got, the more popular they got! The kids all wanted a glow necklace or bracelet. It was nice to sit and visit with Amanda and her husband while my other sisters all took their kids on rides. Aspen asked if I would take Hallie and Draven to ride a couple more rides. They are 4 year old cousins only a month apart and are so close and so darned cute together. It was great fun for me to watch the cute little guys ride the train and wave so excitedly every time they passed me standing there watching them.
Hallie and Draven on the train
My sisters' and brothers' kids are all growing up so fast. I don't get to see them often enough. They have such cute families and have to make trips down to see them more often!
After the carnival, we went to the baseball park and watched fireworks. I must say, I am impressed at the big time Spanish Fork has for the 24th.
Saturday was a lazy laid back day. Mom, Shelly and I made a venture to Sam's Club. Mom doesn't go anywhere but Shopko (where she works) so it was fun for her to get out a bit. We all met up at Bajio Grill for lunch and then back to Shelly's to make some more jewelry creations. I hated to leave to go home. I really, really, really wish I could live closer to them. I think it would be so great to be able to drop by and see any one of my sisters at any time, and would love to live closer to my mom. We get along so great and I just love my getaway weekends down there. The only thing that would have made it better would be if MY girls would have been able to go with me. THANKS GUYS! I'll be back down soon. LOVE YOU ...
