Town Days

We had a fun filled day on Saturday. It was Herriman Town Days. I love Herriman Town Days, it has become one of my favorite summer traditions. I don't remember anything like this in any of the places I lived growing up. I don't know if that is because town days aren't done in other parts of the country, or because my family didn't participate. But I do know that town days are a big part of summer in Utah. I think Utahans are very proud of their heritage. I mean, we even have a special holiday celebrating our state, Pioneer Day. Here is a list of some of my favorite things about town days.

• The parade- complete with motorcycle cops riding in formation, fire trucks, political candidates, the high school band, beauty queens, dance and martial arts studios, and anyone else who wants to attract the attention of a large audience, and who is willing to throw out bucketfuls of candy to excited kids. Jacob started chanting, "Throw more candy, throw more candy."
• The sweltering heat- Randy realized that he has become his mother when he started spraying our kids with a water bottle. You can't go to town days without one.
• Kid rides at the park- pony rides, the homemade train pulled by a tractor, rides that spin you around and around and make your kids sick (surprisingly mine did fine), bounce house, inflatable slide.
  
• Booths- we always have neighbors trying to sell their crafty things. It is fun to stop and chat.
• Free concerts- this year my brother-in-laws jazz band played. My kids loved it. There was also some country singer who I had never heard of, he talked too much, but he was okay.
• My favorite part of town days- Fireworks. Laying on my back on the grass with my family all around me watching the spectacular fireworks and listening to patriotic music.
  

Waiting for the Parade to start

In between the town day festivities we did another fun activity. Randy's friend from work, Dave, invited us to go sailing on his boat on the Great Salt Lake. Randy's sister Kristin and her family came with us. Overall it was a fun experience, I am glad we went. The boat was a little buggy, apparently spiders make their home on boats docked at the Salt Lake. They probably like to eat the little tiny brine flies that live around the lake. The bugs didn't bother me too much though. It was a nice boat with a little cabin underneath where I was able to keep Adam. It was hard to enjoy the ride as much as I could have when I was taking care of my kids and feeling a little sea sick. But, the time that I did get to spend just sitting up on top of the boat feeling the wind and watching the beautiful water was enjoyable. My boys really liked it. And, Randy got to take a swim in the middle of the buoyant lake, he didn't even have to tread water.