Saturday, July 23, 2011

3rd Annual: Pioneer Extravaganza

For the past two years, Cadence and I have gone to the Pioneer Extravaganza together. This year, we were so happy to have Austin with us, as it was on Saturday so he didn’t have to work. We also added Kory (or course), Aunt Cassie, and Aunt Maria! It was such a fun family day!

Cadence LOVED the fire engines.

DSC08417  In fact, he wasn’t very interested in much else. DSC08418 DSC08419  They had a TON of activities, and we scored a lot of freebies and had fun learning about the pioneers!

Cadence made a trail pouch with mom’s help and put a little trail mix inside.

DSC08421Roped a steer – well, mom helped with that one too.  DSC08423Made a candle (daddy also made one). Here his is scaring me! DSC08429

Kory slept, and slept some more (thanks to Aunt Cassie & mom)DSC08430Daddy & Cadence knocked over some milk bottles with sling shots. DSC08432Cadence LOVED the pony rides! He kept saying “Cadence’s turn”, while we were patiently waiting in line. He was loving the ride, until we paused and his pony started neighing, and he promptly asked to get off and clung to mom!

DSC08441 DSC08442 DSC08443 DSC08444We enjoyed some pioneer treats, like homemade butter, and then took a wagon ride. Cadence kept calling it a train (to him, everything is a train)!

  DSC08451This was the first year we could really do activities because Cade was old enough to enjoy them. I think mom and dad got more pleasure out of them than him. In addition to these activities, we did a compass course, obstacle course, “beer” chugging contest (with root beer – yuck), made mustaches, and visited the museum and village. After three hours, we were all “punched out” – literally! DSC08449

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