Pioneer Children Played Too

It was a hot day as we celebrated Pioneer Day at our ward building. Pioneer Day celebrates the day that the LDS people arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after a difficult trek across the United States. You can read more about this uniquely LDS holiday here. 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.