Enjoying the Fruit of Our Ancestors' Labor

This week we partook in the fruits of the labor of ancestors both near and far from us in time. We had a tasty cake made with Grandma's help and Washington blueberries, and we attended the Pioneer Day concert at the Conference Center, where we honored our pioneer fore-bearers and enjoyed classic show tunes.

On Monday, Hallie, Eliza, and Grandma made this yummy blueberry lemon cake. It was gone by Tuesday.

We've had all sorts of interesting insects come to visit -- some nice, and some not. On Tuesday, this dragonfly happened by.

The kids have had gymnastics most days, and Hallie has enjoyed watching from the bleachers.

Saturday was a busy day. First, Hallie and the kids went to a local bakery's grand opening and attempted to hold onto a high bar for 100 seconds. They'd have done it too if the contest wasn't complicated by the pipe sheathing the bar.

The kids even hung out with local royalty!

Later on, we drove up to Salt Lake to watch the Pioneer Day concert. Grandma and Grandpa also attended, and we had an early dinner with them at Paradise Bakery. By some miracle, Hallie managed to get us seats in a plaza level section where we ended up only 19 rows away from the action. Great views! Hallie had a couple of complications getting to us, but we eventually all got together for the show.

On Sunday, Landon got brave and sang a song with one of his classmates in Primary in exchange for some gummy bears.

In the afternoon, taking advantage of a cooling breeze, we flew kites with the neighbors.