RODEO!!

So I am blogging again, it has been a long time. I think that the picture thing discouraged me for a while. But I am back, at least for now. It is very, very late and I am in American Fork spending the night at my parents house. I love spending time here!

I brought the kids down to the Pleasant Grove Strawberry Days Rodeo. I haven't been for a few years, maybe 4 or so, (I didn't miss one growing up) but I love the memories that I think of when I think of Strawberry Days, rodeo, parade. There was so many people there that this was the first time that we did not get to sit in the same stands that we have sat in every year. The anouncer says that this rodeo is the longest running rodeo at I believe he said 86 years (?) My dad has been to 58 years of it, WOW! I can definitely say this was the coolest rodeo I have ever been to in my 29 years. Thanks to the FMX (Free Style Motocross) guys! They did some awesome tricks, and had the entire audience excited. As for Justice and Griff, they had the biggest smiles. Justice was too cute, he was clapping and kept looking back with the hugest smile making sure I was seeing it. Griff loved the motocycles. The last trick was a back flip, that he did twice, the audience was amazed, and actually it had more of a reaction than the entire rodeo. Not that the rodeo was boring, because I love to watch the local guys and everyone from Utah, but as my dad says " You've seen one rodeo, you've seen them all". This was the first time that there has been MX mixed with the bulls at a rodeo, at least in PG, but that made it worth the $12 ticket, every single penny!!! And of course, I forgot my camera in my bag that I had taken in my parents house. Of course, that is how my luck is when something cool happens.

We also went swimming today at the Logan Aquatic Center, but only for about 1.5 hours. I promised the kids we will stay until we are bored next time. They were so good to help me out with Griff while I was outside filling in the trenches for the sprinklers. The time passed so quickly that when I finally looked at the clock it was past 12:30 and I still had not packed us to stay over in AF. So by the time that we left the house and finally got to the pool it was 1:45. Then they do the poo check at 2pm, and we had to leave at 3:15 to be on our way so we didn't hit too much traffic in SLC. By the time we left the valley it was already 4pm, because I had to make a few stops to the bank and the Jensens house. We actually made great time, 2 hours, and that was even in rush hour traffic. (I have been told by Clay that I drive too fast). But we where right on time, and I even got a shower.

I still need to post about Lake Powell, and Father's Day. But I would like to have some pic for that so it is not so boring. Wich me luck with the pics, I'll need it! So until then........ Good bye!