Pioneer Day Celebrations

July 24th...Pioneer Day (also archaically called the Day of Deliverance) is an official holiday celebrated on July 24 in the U.S. state of Utah, with some celebrations in regions of surrounding states originally settled by Mormon pioneers. It commemorates the entry of Brigham Young and the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847, where the Latter-day Saints settled after being forced from Nauvoo, Illinois and other locations in the eastern United States. Parades, fireworks, rodeos, and other festivities help commemorate the event. In addition to being an official holiday in Utah, Pioneer Day is considered a special occasion by many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On Pioneer Day, some Latter-day Saints walk portions of the Mormon Trail or reenact entering the Salt Lake Valley by handcart. Even Latter-day Saints outside of the U.S. occasionally sing Mormon folk music around July 24 in remembrance of the pioneer era. (Just thought that some of you might not know what Pioneer Day is all about...I didn't know until we moved here!)

For our celebration, we had a fun bbq with our neighbors the Alba's and the Schreiner's. We enjoyed chips and Tracy's homemade salsa, bbq chicken, sweet corn on the cob, salad, potatoe salad, rolls...etc, etc. It was DELICIOUS and Zachary is still talking about how yummy the chicken was. The kids played, the adults visited, and then our neighbors put on a little fireworks show on the island out front. How FUN...We had such a nice night.

Ella-messy, chocolatey face

Gaby

Ashley

Silly, giggly girls

Lauren + Gaby

Lauren