We traveled through the middle of nowhere to get to...the middle of nowhere! Really, we went to Neola to visit Jason's cousin, Carol. They have a beautiful house in the middle of a bunch of wild country non-inhabited land. Carol planned a BBQ for our first night, including a Flag scavenger hunt and treasure hunt with prizes! I'm not sure why Hurley and Aiddie thought they had to pose with their hands on their heads.
We also brought Carol some Pampered Chef items...including the AMAZING Rice Cooker. The coolest thing about it is that you can make a cake in the microwave in 9 minutes! So, of course, Jason had to demonstrate.
There was also some Annie-I-Over going on.
The next day was the big race and the parade. Jason built some shade for the kids.
This was my favorite part of the whole parade. Synchronized Uni-Cyclers! They were amazing!
And Nikell was sooo happy that her favorite Jensyn was there!
When my girls saw the horses, they wondered if they could ride one. And Dusty was so kind as to walk a horse in circles for a couple of hours out in the hot sun. They were in heaven!
Oh, and look, another cake! I think we actually made 4 by the time the weekend was over.
Another highlight was the skunk family that decided to visit the kids while they were out playing! Really, Neola was SOOO fun! My kids were sad to leave, as were we. Carol and Dusty were very gracious and fed us Non-Stop! We can't wait to go back!
Our next stop was Grandma Beddes's. One of my favorite memories of my Grandma's house is playing games! So when my mom broke out Chinese Checkers we were so happy!
We also hit the West Point Parade!
We ended the night with a BBQ. The kids picked cherries off Grandpa's trees and sold them at the fireworks in Clearfield that night. All-in-all we had a WONDERFUL Fourth. Thanks to everyone who shared it with us!
We also brought Carol some Pampered Chef items...including the AMAZING Rice Cooker. The coolest thing about it is that you can make a cake in the microwave in 9 minutes! So, of course, Jason had to demonstrate.
There was also some Annie-I-Over going on.
The next day was the big race and the parade. Jason built some shade for the kids.
This was my favorite part of the whole parade. Synchronized Uni-Cyclers! They were amazing!
And Nikell was sooo happy that her favorite Jensyn was there!
When my girls saw the horses, they wondered if they could ride one. And Dusty was so kind as to walk a horse in circles for a couple of hours out in the hot sun. They were in heaven!
Oh, and look, another cake! I think we actually made 4 by the time the weekend was over.
Another highlight was the skunk family that decided to visit the kids while they were out playing! Really, Neola was SOOO fun! My kids were sad to leave, as were we. Carol and Dusty were very gracious and fed us Non-Stop! We can't wait to go back!
Our next stop was Grandma Beddes's. One of my favorite memories of my Grandma's house is playing games! So when my mom broke out Chinese Checkers we were so happy!
We also hit the West Point Parade!
We ended the night with a BBQ. The kids picked cherries off Grandpa's trees and sold them at the fireworks in Clearfield that night. All-in-all we had a WONDERFUL Fourth. Thanks to everyone who shared it with us!
3 comments:
Looks like SO much fun. Glad you enjoyed your trip to nowhere, and still got to enjoy your other traditions. Love all the pictures.
The Olsen house is so fun!!! Your girls are growing up so fast.Glad you had a great weekend.
We are so glad you guys came. We had a blast and hope you are serious about "your next visit"!
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