Salem Days

As I mentioned in the last post, summer has come to a screeching halt. Even though the boys haven't started school just yet, all the fast-paced fun has dissipated. Still, we tried to make some time for fun this week. On Monday (8/8), I took the boys school shopping. I don't know that they like the shopping part as much as the "getting-new-things part", but we still had fun looking for new clothes and eating lunch out. Tuesday (8/9) I dropped Dallin and Daniel off at the movies to see the new movie, Jason Bourne. Thursday (8/11) we all went to the Payson pool (no pictures; I figured there were sufficient pictures of us at the pool from earlier in the summer). Saturday (8/13) was Salem Days. One thing I really enjoy about Utah summers is all the small (and not so small) town festivals. In years past, I have gone to a few more festivals, but this year flew by so quickly I didn't even have time to think about them. However, Salem Days is a must for our family. It is probably our favorite because it's still so small. Plus, we love that Scott lives right on the parade route. He and his family make sure the party goes all day long! We love munching on fruits and pastries in the morning as we watch the parade then enjoying a yummy lunch and swimming afterwards. This year was no different. Dallin and Daniel thoroughly enjoyed squirting the parade participants with squirt guns. They have kind of moved beyond the "scrambling for candy" stage of the parade. Now they look forward to utilizing their water gun skills. Jonas seemed mostly uninterested in the parade. He seemed more excited about the two small dogs my brother and his sister-in-law have than the parade. However, his brothers made sure to get him an otter pop. Even with the extra dose of sugar, Jonas just took a nap through the parade. After the parade was over, we wandered down to the car show before jumping in Scott's pool and having lunch. It was a nice day, a fun tradition, and memorable moments with family.