Orem Summerfest '09

It is that time of year again for the Orem Summerfest. We love it! The weather has not been good this week at all for all these outdoor activities. Luckily Friday had a brief clearing from the rain so we were able to take the kids to the carnival. Caleb was SO excited! He had a perm-a-grin the whole night. We met up with my parents and then Tommy's mom, Shanna and her kids. Caleb did really good on the rides this year, I was a little shocked at a few that he went on and went on by himself. I love seeing their smiles and excitement. Bailey started out a little rough on some of the rides. She would be fine for the first part and then start crying but by the end of the night she started enjoying them and laughing and then throwing a fit when the ride was over :) That's about how it works right? We had such a fun time. We enjoyed our Texas Twister and Tommy and the kids had a huge ole scone. The weather held up, thank goodness.

Standing by "Bumblebee" Can you tell they were a little excited about the cars???

So excited to show Papa

Timothy, Caleb, Tommy and Bailey

Notice Caleb still holding on at the top. Delayed reaction.

Timothy and Caleb on the swings. Caleb went by himself this year.

Caleb, Timothy, Meagan and Bailey

However, the weather did not hold up for the parade and fireworks. After a monsoon like storm passed through earlier in the day, it cleared up and looked good so we headed out for the parade. The kids were SO excited! We met up with my parents, my brother Kyle and his wife Heather, and my brother Colby, his wife Jamie and all their kids. We talked, snacked, and watched three-fourths of the parade before it got very dark and gloomy. We contemplated whether it would be a quick storm or like the storm earlier. It looked really bad and started raining and we all decided that we did not want to sit in the rain with all the kids with 2 hours still before the fireworks. Caleb and Bailey were a bit confused at the quick uprooting while the parade was still going on :) They had a blast while the weather was good though. Bailey LOVED waving at everyone especially all the "princesses". She was a lot more into it all then I thought she would be but last year she was still so little and slept through some of it, so this was really her "first" experience being much more aware. Caleb was a little unsure of the guns shooting of at the beginning of the parade, in fact he was hiding under the chairs. It was hilarious. It was a bit of a bummer having to leave early and missing out on the fireworks but there are many more parades and fireworks to come. All in all, it was another fabulous Summerfest.

This would be Caleb hiding

Uncle Ky and Caleb

The storm heading in