Pioneer Days

Woo Hoo and Giddy Up!
July 24th marked Pioneer Days here in Deseret (....umm....Utah for those of you not familiar with the term). Pioneer Days is our state holiday and celebrates the first pioneers coming into the Salt Lake Valley, ready to call it home. There are always big parades, rodeos, and of course, fireworks. While we didn't make it to any of those things, we did use the holiday weekend as an excuse to have a Buhrley family reunion. Grandma and Grandpa supplied the giant water toys, food, and campsites, and the rest of us provided charming conversation and willing stomachs. Someone had to eat all that food! What would they have done without us?
The kids had such a blast playing with their cousins and using every ounce of energy they could muster. Kids can go forever!!!
And no reunion is quite complete without camping under the stars. "Buhrley Flats" had just enough space for 4 tents and many excited campers. The party poopers who decided to sleep in the house (we won't mention any names) definitely missed out. Grandma came out and told scary bedtime stories until the girls were scared out of their minds and sure that the ghost of Old Ephraim, a bear the size of a truck, was going to get them in their sleep.
Luckily for us, they braved it out and were too exhausted from the day's activities to wake up in the night crying.
We're so glad that the family got together and had so much fun with one another. We love them all! We definitely missed Auntie Kiki (her absence was noted and mourned), but hopefully she'll make it next year for the grand excitement.