Scipio Pioneer Day

I was thrilled to spend Pioneer Day this year in Scipio, UT, the town my dad grew up in. This is the second summer in a row I've been able to bring my little family here and I have to say, that is one huge perk of living in Idaho.

The first night there we got to experience my cousins' newish tradition of Karaoke. Holy cow was I impressed with the talent just bursting out! I had no idea my older guy cousins were so talented. Eric and I just jumped right in, of course. My kids don't know any pop songs, but boy could they dance along! They wanted to sing, too, so they just stood up there and sang Baa Baa Black Sheep at the top of their lungs. The singing went on fora few hours, long past Jane's bedtime.

The next day was the most fabulous Pioneer Day Parade in existence. Scipio is smaller than small, but the parade is pretty fantastic. And, let's be honest, it has everything to do with the copious amounts of candy that get thrown. Jane got to ride on the Monroe Cousin's float. Emiline was having a rough day for some reason and spent the parade being terrified of getting run over.

Later that night was the Scipio Rodeo, Eric's first rodeo! It's a pretty fun one, not that I've been to a lot of rodeos. But the stands aren't huge, so wherever you sit feels like a front row seat. The rodeo always starts off with the sheep riding, or "mutton busting."

I "rode" one when I was a little girl, and to my surprise, Jane was determined to ride one as well. I was kind of shocked at how fearlessly she stood in line and watched the other kids get bucked off and cry. She even got on the lamb without batting an eye.

 You can't tell from this picture, but she was so proud of the coin she won just for trying!

But it was nothing a snow cone couldn't fix.

We didn't get a picture of Emiline falling off the bleachers, any of the THREE times! She was on one, I'm telling ya. All in all, a pretty great trip!