Sunny St. George

Scottie had a little time off of work in July so we made a mini vacation out of it, and went to St. George to visit our Grandparents. We visited the water walk/splash pad, took Madison to her 1st movie in the theater, golfed, shopped, lite fireworks, swam, and ate good food. We just adore sunny St. George!!!

 The water walk. Madison loved this place and had so much fun running around in the water. Her Great Grandparents even came to watch.

 Riding the carousal with Daddy

 Madison's first theater experience! She stayed entertained for almost the whole thing. 

 When Madison saw the screen she said, "Wow that's a big tv"

 Movie time- Grandpa Joe and Grandma Norma where there too

 Happy Pioneer Day

 We went and bought some fireworks to light off with Madison and she loved it! Of course right? My child is obsessed with them. 

 One of my favorite moments- was when Gpa Joe was throwing pop its. He looked so cute doing it, and said he had never seen them before. Madison liked them too and had fun stepping on them. 

 Watching fireworks

 Swimming Time

Maddie is a little fish and is so adventurous in the water, especially now that she has a puddle jumper. 

The rocket launch

Look at that height!!!

and finally the landing

Giving me some sass, with her hands on her hips

Out to dinner at Entrada-Grandpa and Grandma really like this place. We did too:)

Great Grandpa Joe, Maddie, and Scottie

The Gals just looking out and seeing how beautiful it is, I love the red rock!

We had a very relaxing time and especially loved having Scottie to ourselves for 5 whole days! Once we got home, Madison said, "No, I want our St. George house!" We miss it too baby girl, but will be back soon. Bye Sunny St. G.

Nephi

We had our annual family camping/rodeo reunion in Nephi last month. It was wonderful to be with our Belliston Family, and Madison was super excited to go camping. While we were driving there She kept saying, "Camping where are you?" It made Scottie and I laugh because it was her way of saying are we there yet?!  Here are some pictures to document the fun. 

Us outside the trailer we slept in 

Grandpa Joe wrote an autobiography and here we all are listening to Grandma Norma read it. Grandpa started to, but started crying so he had to pass it on to Grandma. It was a very tender moment as a family to listen about a man we all love and adore. So thankful to have this treasured document to read and pass on to my kids. 

Swimming in Nephi! Camping at the KOA is the best because of the amenities, like a pool:)

I let Madison play with my mascara and this is the end result. She was supervised fyi!

Playing with girl cousins!

Riding a carousal at the rodeo. Madison LOVED it!

The Ute Stampede Rodeo

Maddie and Daddy are looking up in the sky at my favorite part of the rodeo. A skydiver flying into I am Proud To Be An American with an USA Flag. A sight to see and always so inspiring. 

Madison having a great time watching all the animals

Wild, crazy, and fun horses

Never thought I would see a horse sitting in a car (Tracy and I have seen a horse riding in one tho!!!)

We ended our camping trip with a firework show at the rodeo. Here's Maddie pointing at them. Can't wait til next year!

4th of July

We had a perfect 4th with a parade, carnival, fishing, fire works, and a July 4th home improvement project!

 Happy 4th of July From the Parkers!!!

Maddie and Mommy

 Scottie had to work in the morning, so Madison and I went to check out some of the Centerville festivities and even met up with Grandma Tracy.  

 Petting a mini pony-just the right size for Maddie.

 Playing in the bounce houses and other blow up toys/slides (all free!!!) 

 Watching some singers with Grandma Tracy. Both looking cute in their 4th of July outfits

 Madison getting to go "fishing" at the fishing booth. She got a little pink and yellow fish that she and Grandma named bubbles.

 Fishing for reals with Daddy!!! Once Scottie got home we went to the Bountiful Pond to feed the ducks and fish.

 We really love the ducks here, they're really sweet. I can't say the same about the geese though! (I think Madison had her first nightmare about them) 

 The ducks came out of the water while Madison fed them. I thought she would be nervous, but wasn't!

 Madison out in the water with Dad

 Me giving it a try...no luck!

 Scottie's amazing a did a little project for us and moved our secondary water pipe over by the door. 

 

Working hard

 And finally fireworks. Madison LOVED LOVED LOVED them this year. Every time one would go off she would say, "fireworks go boom" or she would ask where Tinkerbell was (She watched a firework show at Disneyland and Tinkerbell flew around the castle during them). This would make Scottie and I laugh. We just adore her and all the cute things she says. 

The firework show was at Eagle Wood Golf Course and we sat on hole #1 watching them, right next to where they were being launched from. It was pretty amazing! Happy 4th of July and we're so blessed to live in America. May we always be worthy of God's blessings.