4th of July

We had a wonderful old-fashioned 4th of July in Grantsville with my family.

Stockton loves his Grandpa Orgill.

And his cousin Brock. (When I first took this picture I thought it was so cute, then I realized that it looked eerily familiar... http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2011/06/28/brothers/)

Cutie cousins.

Gorgeous girlies.

Here comes the parade!

Stockton loved the firetrucks of course!

Of course there always has to be a few strange parade entries in the G-ville parade, right?

And the returning attraction. I can't believe that horse is still going!

We came back to my parents house for a BBQ and the kids played in the sprinklers. Stockton is throwing his bouncy ball that he caught at the parade.

Gotta love the "sprinkler to the face" face.

Brady had to get in on the fun, too.

We then headed down to the carnival at the park.

Stockton rode on the swings with his cousin Shae.

We came home and did sparklers then sat on our deck and watched fireworks all over the valley. This was the first year that they legalized aerial fireworks and it was CRAZY! There were gazillions of fireworks going off all around us. I've never seen anything like it!

July 3rd

For the 4th of July (actually the 3rd of July) we went up to Evanston, Wyoming for the Haider Family reunion.

We took family photos, both individual families and the whole big group. (I'll post the real pics later, but for now you just get pics of us getting pics taken.)

Stocky and Anellina, cutie little cousins.

Uncle Jordan can always manage to get smiles and giggles out of Stockton.

Playing on the playground after the BBQ.

Then the seagulls decided they wanted to join in on the fun. All the kids loved it! But, I took cover.

It was a super fun day with the Haiders. It was fun, the weather was just right and it was great to catch up.

July 2nd

Once again here we go with Summer Traditions! 4th of July is one of my favorites. The night before the 4th (well, in this case it was the night before the 3rd) we always get together in Grantsville to roast hot dogs and marshmallows in my parents' backyard.

Ashley and Rebecca, who had just signed up for the Ray Barrus run. Ashley signed up to run the mile, and she was excited to sport her the shirt she got for the run. I promised Rebecca I would run the 5k with her for several years now. But, somehow I keep avoiding it... the first year, I just didn't know she was planning to run, and I was unprepared. The next year I had a new baby and wasn't about to run. Then this year I was not there for the actual run, and even if I were, I injured my back and I've been walking like an old grandma all weekend. (I injured my back reaching for a toy... just tell me how one does that?) I wonder what awesome excuse I can come up with next year so I don't have to run!!!


All the pyros in training. Dustin was letting off fireworks with his little clan of pyro followers. Some of the parachutes kept getting blown into the neighbor's trees. Blasted wind!


Grandpa Orgill acting silly to make Stockton laugh. These two love each other so much and it's so cute!




We rented a bounce house, which was a hit with all the kids.


Especially the biggest kid of all... Brady.


Stockton was slightly terrified being inside. That poor little look of panic on his face!

Too cool for school.

Brad, Nikki, Devon and his friend Brock jumping on the tramp.

Bec and Brock bouncing on the bounce house.

Stratton and Stockton. Notice the hand near Stockton's face. That was Stratton's attempt of getting Stockton to look at the camera... just push his face forward... But, hey it worked!

Emily and Ashley going down the slide. I love the "scared" look.

Mommy and Stockton playing on the lawn chair. See how I'm hunched over? I was not just trying to get down in the pic to be by Stockton, I literally couldn't straighten up more than this because of my darn back. But, it was so fun to be with the family, I love this tradition!

4th of July

We had a good old-fashioned, small town 4th of July. As an Orgill Family tradition we all go over to Ef and Loie's to roast hot dogs and marshmellows in the back yard the night before. Then we watch Dusty's exciting firework show ;) Then we all sleep out in tents or on the tramp. But, this year since we've got Stockton and not enough guest beds, my parents let us three sleep in their king sized bed.


As you can see, Stockton was sprawled out and hoggin' the whole bed!

We watched the Grantsville parade from our usual spot, at the late Aunt Sweet Kate's house on main.

My two American boys.

Such a cutie Yankee Doodle Dandee.

I can't believe we had to prepare for rain on the 4th! But the cooler temps were quite a treat!

All the kidlets.

Little Brock just itchin' to get down and gather candy with the rest of the kids!

Brady got the best treat of all thrown to him! Thanks Soelberg's float and the Twinners.

Okay, now these next photos are real dandies. These are things that you ONLY see in the Grantsville 4th of July Parade...

Like this hometown hero. Who is he? What did he do to deserve a spot in the big parade? Well, he is dawning his amazing galoshes and sexy white legs on John Deere Chariot of course. Assets worthy of any hometown praise. (I love how it looks like Stratton is standing in just the right spot to censor something.)

The rear view of our lawn mower patriot.

Oh, yeah, baby! The biker mullet. Business in the front, party in the back!

And the classic chic mullet. Or maybe it was just a tribute to Farah Fawcett.

Look closely... poor horse. I'm surprised he survived last year's parade.

Yes! A Wal-Mart semi-truck! It doesn't get any more American than that!

I have no idea. Although there was some serious head bangin' goin' on from our neck of the woods ( I guess Dustin was a real fan.)

Dustin was also a huge fan of these teen sensations. Too bad they don't care.

We're 10 mins away from the Great Salt Lake, so what do we through from the floats? Oh, salt of course!

After the parade we had a fun lunch with some amazing pulled pork sandwiches made by Ef. The kids played in the sprinklers and the adults just sat around and laughed.

That night we enjoyed the amazing Grantsville fireworks show. Surprisingly Stockton slept through the whole thing. I couldn't believe it!

It was a big day filled with small town adventures. I love it! I wouldn't have it any other way.