Pioneer Day 2017

For the actual 24th of July my dad took Atticus, and my niece and nephew, Anna and Jonah up to "The Golf Balls" on Francis Peak.  I tagged along as well,  Atticus has always loved finding the golf balls on the mountain and he and I have both been really missing the mountains so we were thrilled to go.  

A little lazy morning with Grandpa before heading off on our adventures.

The golf balls!

We belong in the mountains.

We found snow in July!

Getting ready to throw snowballs at me.

Jonah and Atticus spent a good while throwing rocks down the mountain.

Had themselves a little picnic on top of the world.

And they apparently sat on a nest of these little inchworms because after Atticus found this initial one crawling on him, we found many more on the kids and in the car on our way back down the mountain.

After our mountain adventures, we had a cousin water fight.  They kind of were a little lame about it.  Standing around sort of throwing balloons at each other.  I finally had to get up and chase them around a bit to show them how it's done.  It was still pretty anti-climatic.

Poor little Mary.

Jonny and Mary escaped to the kiddie pool.

That night we had a barbecue and an FHE lesson.

Tate and Jonny.  He is always helpful in encouraging Jonny and teaching and playing with her.

 Stefanie got all the ladies festive leggings for the holiday.  Here, Jersi models hers.

Jonathan of course did not want to be left out.

Micah.

Prepare yourself for some of the most beautiful pictures you will ever see.

And then my self-important brother got his very patient wife to take some more glamour shots of himself.