We began with the clothespin drop. This is one from my own youth--my mom did this at many a birthday party growing up.
Maddie was surprisingly accurate.
Ella actually made the first few from her chair, but then decided it was much easier up close.
The girls spontaneously pretended these pillows were bucking broncos.
We've got us some cute little cowgirls.
We enjoyed making these easy little covered wagons.A few other themed activities included:
-This treasure hunt
- This video about 3 times. I tried to explain each part to Maddie but ended up choking up and having to replay it. There is something stirring about the MoTab combined with imagining a mother's feelings on a journey across the plains...
- Pioneer story time/ puppet show with friends at the Provo Library
On Friday night we had a cook out in Dana & Landon's backyard--the inaugural use of the awesome firepit!
The kids sure enjoyed getting dirty. We had to strip them and hose them down before we went home.
Maddie is a chocolate fanatic--we must be related!!!
I borrowed a dutch oven to try some authentic pioneer cooking. Here's the fresh peach and blueberry cobbler (no canned peaches, cake mix, and sprite for me :). Let me know if you want the recipe. It was to-die-for. Especially with Dana's homemade vanilla ice cream.
On the actual Pioneer Day, we opted to avoid the crowds at the parade and instead participated in D&L's ward 5K and pancake breakfast fundraiser. Mike was hard core and ran with the jogging stroller (flat tire and all) almost all of it, after not having run in about twenty years (no lie). Afterward we watched the parade on TV and were quite happy with ourselves.
Even though Ella cried through it, I enjoyed singing a Pioneer hymn medley with the ward choir today. I am truly thankful for those who have come before and paved the path that brought my family to the restored gospel. A favorite verse:
"Those marvelous Saints who embraced this great work and shared it in lands far and near;
Who gave all their heart, mind, and strength to the Lord with wisdom and vision so clear;
Now stand as examples of virtue and faith, of souls prepared to hear,
Of knowledge sure, born of humble heart, and love that banished fear.
With faith in ev’ry footstep, we follow Christ, the Lord;
And filled with hope through his pure love, we sing with one accord."
K. Newell Dayley, “Faith in Every Footstep,” Ensign, Jan. 1997, 15
1 comment:
You do have cute little cowgirls!! We keep saying that we want to go all out and come down for the parade. Would you believe that though both of us grew up in Utah, neither of us have ever been to the "days of 47" parade before. That's pretty lame if you ask me. Sometime I think we need to brave it... just to say we did.
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