Pioneer Day

My mom ran the Deseret News marathon (her 58th!!) on Pioneer Day, so w got up early (although not nearly as early as her!) to watch. We saw her at mile 16 coming out of Emigration Canyon, and at the finish line at Liberty Park. We also got to see a bit of the Days of '47 parade inbetween and after.

Here we are at mile 16, by the zoo... it was a bit of a chilly morning!

Her she comes! You can see her running down the road, this is just around the corner from the finish line.

High-fives! That was a definite highlight for the girls, they talked it for quite a while afterward. After a tasty lunch, meeting up with Shad and Jen, and naps-- for some of us-- we hit the pool. Luke got to swim for the first time! It was pretty noisy in there, but he loved it! He especially liked kicking his feet and splashing his arms in the water.

Pre-swim
Cute cousins!
Luke and Bailee, Kissie and Pata

I'm not sure if it's because we haven't been swimming for a while or because she was tired, but our normally adventurous Violet was pretty clingy in the water. She did have fun though!

Bailee really enjoyed floating on her back!

We stayed after for dinner and a game, and then headed back just in time for sleepy kiddos to fall asleep in the car. It was a great weekend! Congratulations on your 58th marathon Kissie!