Anticipation

I know it's been a while since my last post and I do have new pictures, I've just been to lazy to upload them to my computer. But I wanted to at least make a post before the 4th of July came and went. This has to be one of my favorite holidays. I love seeing the firework stands being set up in the grocery store parking lots, the red, white & blue attire for sale in the stores waiting to be bought and worn to show your patriotic support. The blankets and chairs laid out early along the parade routes in hopes of getting the perfect spot. The smell of gunpowder as it drifts through the air after the fireworks finale. The sight of local sweet cherries for sale in the stores. It reminds me of the cherry tree we had in our front yard growing up. I remember my dad going out the morning of the 4th picking a bucket of fresh cherries to take to the parade and then sitting on the sidewalk eating cherries till we were sick and spitting the pits in the gutter. But one of my most favorite things about this holiday was attending the Stadium of Fire before they started overpricing the tickets. We would sit at the north end of the stadium as close to the top as my mom could get. As the national anthem was sung by whoever they hired that year the anticipation would grow waiting for the F-16 fighter jets to flyover at the end of the song. We would stand with binoculars looking off to the south. I remember the lump in my throat I would get seeing those jets come and thinking of the brave men and women who we have to thank for being able to celebrate this glorious holiday. My eyes tear up now just at the meer thought of that sight. To those men and women I would like to say thank-you for all of your bravery and sacrifice. We truly are the Land of the Free because of the Brave!!

Sunday Drive

We decided to go for a ride up American Fork Canyon on Sunday. My hope was to be able to drive over to Cascade Springs and wander around for a bit. So we loaded up the diaper bag and stroller in the jeep and headed out. We thought we were in the clear until we hit the road closed gate just above the look out. So we turned around and headed back to Tibble Fork and started up the dirt road. We soon bounced Kaitlyn to sleep. We stopped where the road crosses over the American Fork river and got out for lunch. The stroller makes a good hi-chair for feeding.

Dad was feeling left out with all the pictures of Kaitlyn on the blog so we made sure to get some of him and Kaitlyn. This was taken where we stopped for lunch at. I wished the camera had a wider view so you could see how beautiful it was up there.

We continued up the road until we came to a bend that was still shaded by the pines and had several feet of snow. We put it in 4x4 and made it a little farther but alas had to turn around and head back the way we came. We stopped again and used the spare tire as a tripod for the camera to get a family picture. Too bad Kaitlyn was looking at the ground!! We never did make it to Cascade Springs. I found out later that they opened the gate on the paved road the next day!!