Independence Day

I love Independence Day. I love the holiday, what it stands for and all the festivities. This year was pretty low key. We spent the 3rd washing the (5) horses with Grandpa Bruce before heading to the jr. rodeo that night.   

Josie did the stick horse barrels and she did a great job!

Trig did the dummy roping. He only caught one horn so he didn't get a time but I was impressed. 

Since last year Trig saw CJ ride a sheep and he has been talking about riding one. I do think he wanted to ride the sheep but I know he wanted to wear CJ's red Cars helmet even more. I'm not kidding he talked about riding a sheep and that helmet for an entire year. This was finally his night and he was excited all day until he saw the sheep and then he started having reservations but stayed cool. 

Krey rode too and Grandpa Pat helped them tie their boots on. (Trig has loved his boot ties, me not so much. He has been tying things up ever since).

It wasn't until Dean put him on the sheep that he actually started crying. Dean put him on backwards because we think that is how you have the most success but that only works if you don't jump off like Trig did. He cried and Dean picked him up. When he came over to the bleachers he was so proud of himself and asked Josie, "Jos did you see me ride that sheep"? She said, "you didn't really Trig, you just fell right off". He replied so confidently, "No I rode that sheep a long time I'm a cowboy, you didn't even ride a sheep Josie only I did". So I guess he thought it went pretty well and he is already talking about riding another one.

Krey did awesome too!

CJ was leading the show for a little while but ended up placing second.

After the rodeo my mom made an awesome dinner and we did fireworks.

The next morning came early. Some of our family went to the North Ogden parade because they are in the posse there. We let a few of the kids ride their horses in the kids parade.

Here is the group together with Jerry's family we had a crowd despite only having a few families.

Later that day my mom had yet another good meal and than Dean had some work to do so he headed back to Nevada with Johnny. Maddie, Emilee and I went Kayaking and I'm sad I didn't get a picture. I was so tired by the end of the day we just went to bed while everyone else did more fireworks.