July

 We are doing a dress rehearsal at the Stadium of Fire.  Girl Scouts turned 100 years old this year.  They needed more Girl Scouts to represent the flag ceremony, so Alicia and I volunteered to join Amy and Mom for the performance.  July 3rd

We are waving our flags to patriotic songs.

It's the Fourth of July!

 We are at Brighton Ski Resort for breakfast.

 They also put on a parade.

It was so fun.

We are ready to go on a hike, too!

 We hiked to the reservoir.

 The scenery is so beautiful.

 That night we performed in the flag ceremony at the Stadium of Fire.

 The Beach Boys performed; it was so cool.

Cute little Daizy loves to play with Charleigh.  July 6th

We are canning apricot nectar!  July 10th

We are on our way to Iowa and Illinois!  Granny, Aunt Dianne, Mom, Amy, and I stopped in Winter Quarters to see the museum.  July 17th

 We are in Iowa at Carl and Ruth's house.  We're just swimming away.

 We are in Nauvoo, Illinois, at the Visitor's Center.  July 18th

 We went to a buffet at the Hotel Nauvoo for dinner.

Mom is giving Amy and I a ride in a handcart at the Nauvoo Pageant Pre-show Activities.

 We also sawed a log which was fun.

We saw Cami and Courtney King in the Nauvoo Pageant!  They were great.

We went on a wagon ride through Nauvoo.  July 19th

We are in Carthage Jail standing in the room where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred.

 We saw a lot of shows all day long.  This is after "Sunset on the Mississippi."

 The Wise's, who are serving a mission there, were in the show.

 We visited the Brigham Young House.  July 20th

 Then we went to Mount Pisgah, a temporary way station for the Mormon Pioneers.

 We went to the County Fair in Winterset, Iowa.  July 21st

 We are holding the new kitties at Carl and Ruth's house.

 We are all wearing purple and pink.  July 22nd

 We are in Fontanelle, Iowa, at the Cemetery visiting our family graves. July 23rd

We have two girls from Chengdu, China, staying with us for two weeks as exchange students.  We are playing Spot It.  July 26th