Pioneer Day at the Cabin

For those of you who may have missed it, July 24th marks a holiday. It's Pioneer Day: the day we commemorate and celebrate the 1847 arrival of the Mormon Pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley. It can be a pretty big celebration in some places, but we managed to keep it pretty low key. We met out at my parents' cabin in West Virginia where there was a small gathering and picnic. There was the obligatory Jell-O salad (much-loved by the 2 year old), fried chicken (enjoyed by the baby), cole slaw, 3-bean salad, watermelon, hot dogs, chips and salsa, and sundry other salads. Dessert was a varied spread and delicious! The games got rained out but the campfire didn't and it cleared up enough to finish the party with toasted marshmallows and s'mores. I caught a few of my favorite people eating and having fun.

(Posters made by the girls)

(In the background are the Gumdrop Mountains.)