Day's of 47

Today and tomorrow at the South Town Expo there is a Float Preview Party going on.  It was pretty neat to see the floats that will be in the Day's of 47 Parade next Saturday.  Lots of work has taken place to make all the floats. 

 We met thWittwers there.  They are in our ward and Marcus is Paul's home teaching partner.  We also took Arlene Ashby with us.  She is one of the sisters that Paul and Marcus go home teaching to.  We had a nice time.  

The theme for the Parade this year is "Then and Now."  It was fun to see the different ideas using that theme.

This one was Global Warming   ---  Blanketing the World with Service.  They had lots of blankets on it that I'm sure will go to the Humanitarian Center when the parade is over. 

This one was so cute -- Trekking Now and Then.  The modern day vehicle is on its way to Nauvoo and the covered wagon is on it's way to Salt Lake City!   On the back of the covered wagon it says Zion or Bust!

This one was neat with being prepared then and now.  There were the seven years of plenty etc. back in Joseph's time and then food storage now.  Paul took a picture of the lady that created the cow heads. 

Lots of work took place with all of these floats. 

This one was about "Guidance" then and now.  The Liahona in the back and a GPS in the front. 

Canyon Water sustains life then and now!

This one was amazing with all the crickets.  The seagulls are making treats out of the crickets in lots of ways.  They also had lots of crickets that were in front of the float on the floor that they are going to sell tomorrow.  They were really neat!

This is more of the cricket float showing the seagulls  --  Turning trials into treats: Then and Now

The next picture is of our Stake's Float.  Sister Sleight in our ward helped a lot with this float and a young family from our ward will be riding on the float in the parade.  This came from an idea of a family in the stake whose ancestors lived in a dugout when they came to the valley. One day they were in the dugout and their cow wandered up the hill and came back on top of the dugout and fell through the roof!  It is a cute float.  The back says how now we, in South Jordan live in the shadows of two temples --  Oquirrh Mountain Temple and the Jordan River Temple  -- only town to have two Temples! 

This isn't even all of the floats.  It was fun to see them and will be fun to watch the parade on TV Saturday after we have seen the floats up close.  Hope you get to see the parade too! 

A Bridal Shower

Saturday, we had a bridal shower here for Jordan Spain.  She and my nephew, Brad Harris will be getting in just a couple of weeks.  It was so nice to meet some of her family.  And, so nice to have my sister and her girls here too. 

We had lots of yummy food and Jordan received some very nice things!

Will's Baptism

July 3rd we were privileged to attend and participate in another special baptism.  William Paul Huber was baptized by his father up in Farmington.  It was a really nice afternoon and we are really proud that Will made the decision to be baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It was pretty special because this is Eric's last child to be baptized.  Here are just a few pictures. 

Girls Trip

Every couple of years all my girls, daughters and daughters-in-law do a girls trip.  This year we missed Tina, Eric's wife and Kristen, John's wife (they have just moved to the Dayton, Ohio area and are moving into their home there --  we are looking forward to seeing them later in August when their oldest child Halle will be baptized) that weren't able to come.  We usually go to Melinda and Staci's place in California.  They have a beautiful home with a lovely pool and are great hostesses!  Holly and Carrie flew in early Wednesday afternoon.  Sarah, Emily (Glen's wife) and I drove.  We left from Sarah's about 5:15 am and got there a little while before Debbie arrived from Denver.  Since Debbie is nursing Brigham, he came with her.  It is always so fun to be all together.  Thursday afternoon Loralee and Sheryl came and visited with us.  We went to the Farmer's Market there in Lincoln and then went to eat at Red Robin.  We did a lot of laying by the pool, working on laptops - catching up on blogs etc, walking, running (Holly and Debbie did an 11 mile run Saturday morning preparing for their upcoming runs), eating, watching a movie, making flowers, and playing games etc etc.  Here are a few pictures.

Staci didn't want to get in the picture.  We had some laughs as we tried to get pictures and the sun kept bothering Debbie :)

 Lots of working on laptops.

Staci kept trying to be out of the pictures.  

 Official Cook!  Great job Staci!

 Farmers Market and then to the Red Robin

 Water Games!

Go Sarah!

Do it Deb!

Way to go Carrie!!

Making flowers

Shopping at the Mall after eating at the Cheesecake Factory.

We all had time holding sweet little Brigham

Game time!

Those late night brought out the yawns!

When bedtime came we had lots of beds!

After running. 

Melinda had the most beautiful hydrangeas out in front of her house.  They are amazing and so huge!!

Beautiful flowers and colors!