July 16, 2008

4th of July and The Larsen Family Reunion

This 4th of July was so much fun. We went to Ely, Nevada for my Mom's family reunion and to help my Grandma move out of her house. We started out Friday morning heading to the Ely 4th of July Parade, then to Grandma's house to go through the things she no longer needed or wanted from her home on the ranch, and then horse back riding. After we spent the day working up a big appetite we headed out to the family camp site in Duck Creek, and spent the evening eating, cooking smores, and lighting sparklers.


Waiting for the parade to start.

The parade had us on our feet.

The cuties little firecracker.

Hey there Cowboy.

Colten & I riding Strawberry.



Talk about a cityslicker.

Colten's first time roasting marshmallows over an open camp fire.

Colten lighting up the night.

Colten and Brock getting ready to ride my cousin's quad.

Colten was in heaven the whole weekend. He was so excited about riding horses and kept wanting me to go faster. I was so glad that he got to do something that I loved doing as a child. Most of the summers in my youth were spent on my grandparents ranch riding horses and playing with my cousins.
I don't know who had more fun riding the quads...Colten or Brock. We really appreciate Jen & Chris for letting us play on their toys.

5 comments:

coweeclan said...

Hey little lady,
Looks like you had a great time over the fourth. My reservation is in the mail for the reunion, I misplaced your envelope, but it's in the mail now. I can't wait to see everyone.
Later gator

Janae Downey said...

Hi Brigit, I love small town parades and 4th of July celebrations! I can relate to wanting your kids to have some of the same growing up memories that you do. I think Paige is the cutest scooting around on her bottom, who needs to crawl? Guitar Hero is a favorite around my house too! Had fun catching up on your adorable family! JaNae

SVB said...

How fun!!! I love the pic of you and Colten on the horse and little Paige all decked out in her little 4th of July outfit!!! I love small town parades too...they are the best.

Marisa Jean said...

Colten is the cutest cowboy I've ever seen! I'm sad that we missed it. I've never been to a "small town" parade. Hopefully we'll be there next time. But I think I'll stand by and watch you ride a horse. I'm not very good at it. Denny thought I was going to kill myself the last time I rode. YIKES!

Brian, Mindy, Dylan, Colton & Logan said...

Looks like you guys had a fun weekend. Those pics make me miss Nevada. Maybe some day I'll make it back there again. In the mean time, if you ever get the urge, you should come check out Montana! :)