J2 would not let me get a good picture, but he enjoyed watching M and B participate in all the fun pioneer games.
M and B both enjoyed the sack race. M jumped so hard she fell, but that didn't stop her! The three legged race was super fun!
B enjoyed the hoop and stick game most of all. He won and had to tell the Elders(missionaries) how much he enjoyed beating them!
After getting all of our wiggles out, we enjoyed making our dessert of candy covered wagons and exploring a fun pioneer toy.
Andrew was asked to give a presentation on Pioneer Day. We all enjoyed learning more about this fun tradition in our faith. One thing that was pretty interesting, the pioneers began celebrating this holiday just two years after their arrival in the Salt Lake valley. One of the first floats in the parade was a miniature log cabin.
We spent some time coloring the flag, flower, and state reptile of Arizona. I got a cool coloring book by Crayola of the 50 states at Office Depot. I am planning on using it as we explore the U.S. this year. We pasted some facts about Arizona in our lapbook, that I will post when it is done. We have also talked about what it means to be a mayor, and discussed what are some things that we would like to see happen in our city. Typical kids, they want everything to be FREE! Too cute! We used desert colors to work in the style of Barbara Cooney. Here is the original picture we used for inspiration.
