Monday, July 21, 2008

74 YEARS OF TRADITION



In Nephi there is a huge celebration that happens the second weekend in July. It is called the UTE STAMPEDE!! It has been a family tradition since I was a little girl. I love this time of year!! It's like a little vacation! Something to look forward to. You don't have to worry about anything! I just love it! Thursday is the Horse Parade then the Rodeo, Friday is the big Mammoth Parade then the Rodeo, and Saturday is the Bathing Beauty Parade and the Rodeo. Thursday we took the kids to the Horse Parade and they watched all the horses walk down Mainstreet. Alot of the people threw candy and Tyler filled up his hat full!! Kyle was the cutest because he loved watching all the horses. He would jump up and down and squeel!! It was really cute. Friday we took the kids to the Mammoth Parade! They loved it just because of the candy but it was GREAT! Saturday we had a big party at my sister Abby's house. Her inlaws were coming to the Rodeo so we thought we would make a big water party out of it. We rented a waterslide and had a blast!! Like 10 min into the thing Abby had to take the kids down the slide and by the time she was done she had all the kids crying!! It was Hilarious!!! (She's just getting me back for all the times I tortured her kids!! Like kiss them until they cry!! I loved it!!)

Then all sunburned, tired, and sore Justin Tyler and I went to the Rodeo. At the beginning they have a skydiver jump from an airplane holding an American Flag, and then he lands in the arena!! It's my favorite part of the Rodeo!! Justin likes the Steer Wrestling. He says he could do it!! I think it would be fun to see him try! Tyler's favorite part was the Steer Wrestling too! He wanted to have a turn. He said he wanted to bam them to the ground!! It was cute!! Then for the bull riding they set off fireworks!! It was awesome! Tyler said he wanted the lights to go out again. He was getting a little tired of just sitting there so Justin went walking with him and he fell asleep!! Overall the Rodeo was a blast!!

5 comments:

Abby said...

Tyler is so hilarious: "Bam them to the ground." That is so Tyler. I'll have to admit, he was in Heaven. The party was fun, but the sunburn wasn't. Oh well, at least we made some memories.

born2bhappy said...

I am so glad you are passing some great traditions on to your children. I absolutely had a ball during those 3 days. I was in seventh heaven because all my grandchildren were around me and I could see how wonderfully blessed I was. They are the cutest grandchildren of course. My favorite picture was the one with Daddy and Tyler holding hands walking. That was so telling. They are exactly alike and Tyler thinks his daddy is A-okay.

Chris and Brindy said...

What cute pictures. I love the one of Justin and Tyler holding hands! You should print it in black and white and frame it! So cute. Sounds like you guys are just making memories right and left! That's wonderful.

Drew, Leah, Saige,Lillie and Kaiya Whitehead said...

cute! cute! CUTE pics! i love justin and tylers hats! gotta love cowboys right! haha We miss you! come out here now!!

The Stokers said...

Love the pictures, especially the Justin-Tyler look alike!! I can just hear and feel Tyler's enthusiasm at the rodeo. We sure wish we could be closer and join in on all the fun. But we love the Blog it helps us feel like we are closer. Thanks, keep them coming...
What great memories you are making. We love you all!!