Bountiful Handcart Days

Tonight we were able to celebrate the Bountiful Handcart Days with the parade, carnival, and lots of food (especially candy from the parade). It is really convenient that the event is literally only 1-2 blocks away from my house so we were able to walk there and didn't have to worry about parking or finding a spot for the parade.
We met up with some of our good friends, Ryan and Tiffani Smith (who also happen to have kids the same ages as ours), and though it was really hot at the beginning, the parade was awesome (but a little long). Afterward we played at the Bountiful Park playground, and then since it was almost 9:30 PM and the lines for carnival food were ridiculously long, we all headed over to Iceberg for cheeseburgers and shakes (I swear they put some sort of chemical in their food that is addictive requiring you to go get your Iceberg fix on a regular basis).


Here's the kids enjoying the traditional snow cones (which were really needed this year because it was hovering around 100 degrees in the sun).






One of my favorite parts of the parade (besides seeing the military, police, and firemen)- there is no better feeling than seeing everyone paying their respects to our country and the American flag.

I love watching the kids waving their flags during the parade!

Here's the Johnson/Smith clan (Alexa, Sam, Finley, Molly, Drew, Luke, Jake and Ainsley- hiding behind Jake). These guys work so well with each other and can be entertained for hours on end. It's good that Kenn and Ryan, and Tiff and I are all such good friends too!

Molly and her best friend Finley

Here's my dream car that I will obtain sometime
when I have a midlife crisis- 1964 Ford Mustang

For some reason my kids like sticking their tongues out for pictures.

Apparently they are starting to rub off on the other kids

This was the coolest part of the whole parade- the martial arts guy that broke boards while jumping around and doing flips in the air.

Here's the guy doing a round house kick while breaking the board (he probably jumped at least 5 feet in the air on his own).







This picture totally doesn't do justice to what this guy was able to do. He ran up the stack of people and while he was flipping over in the air, he was able to break the board. He had to have been at least 10 feet in the air while his was doing this!

Ainsley, Molly, Luke, and Alexa at the park