Goodbye July

Crossing the Sandridge Windborg
Masterpieces

I love this picture, which was actually painted by our talented Bishop here in Logan. My favorite Holiday my whole life has been Pioneer Day. I never really knew what I was celebrating...maybe I was just celebrating myself (my birthday is the 23rd.), but I love this time of year. I love the summer sun, spending time with family, fireworks, friends, rodeos, sno cones, potato salad, birthday cake (maybe that is just me), and what ever else you can think of!

This year July was awesome! We spent wonderful quality time up here in Logan and got to drive down to visit family for the festivious weekends. The fourth of the July we came down to celebrate Independence Day with our families. We got to go golfing, see good movies (Eclipse, and Toy Story 3) visit the colonial days in Provo, and go shooting at the cabin.

During the month of July here in Logan it has been extremely hot! The best thing about a dry heat is that you can escape it, the shade is a wonderful place to be! The evenings haven't been so bad either. It has cooled down enough that after work we can kick around a soccer ball at the park, feed the ducks next to our house, and this Saturday we took a trip to the Farmers Market.

For the Pioneer weekend we took off again to Spanish Fork, you cannot miss Fiesta Days! Friday we celebrated my birthday, which shockingly is our only picture from the entire months events!!

Saturday was wonderful fun, we had a huge luncheon with all my cousins, we took lots of naps, we got a Texas Twister (my first one...so good!), and of course went to the rodeo! Most importantly it was just nice to have so much fun and see our families. The nice thing about being so far away from them is that we feel like, ironically, we see them so much more. When we come down for the weekend we are with then the entire time as opposed to when we lived in Orem.

I am also grateful that I can truly appreciate the true reason that we celebrate this time of year! I am so grateful for the Pioneers and what they did to establish this beautiful place that we call home! I know that we all have our trials here on earth, and I also know I would have never made it as a Pioneer! They are all such wonderful examples of great faith and obedience. How amazing! I am sure glad that they all had the faith and the courage to make it all the way and continue to till the land and make it a wonderful home. I love Utah it is beautiful!