Fourth of July - Provo and Pleasant Grove

 

Here are the family members that ran the 5K and the one mile - yay for our family runners!

Emilee, Baden and Talus - she is now officially the shortest in her family!  


Everyone went down to the parade route after the races.  Polly and Chris brought their puppies! So many people stopped to see them.  The family had a blast playing with them. 


Talus loving a puppy - Sadie and Briella in the background! 


Isaac and Talus watching the parade - holding a puppy!!

Aunt Polly and Zain - it is always an amazing parade - bands, horses, floats, etc. 


Polly keeps the Doll House that Gramps made for our girls - most of the younger grandchildren play with it when they visit Polly's.  After the parade we all went to Pleasant Grove to eat, swim and have a good time!  Here Millie is playing with the dolls and house - it warms my heart each time I see them.


The grandchildren all love to swim in Polly and Chris's 'pool'!  They made up games and had a great time. Holidays are soo much more fun with lots of family members!!!



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