Labor Day in P-Town

Ok, so spending time in Parowan over Labor Day is pretty much the best ever.  I don’t know if it’s the small town stuff, or if it’s just more about being with family that rocks but whatever it is, I look forward to the Iron County Fair every. single. year.

I mean, seriously, how cute is this?!  Thank goodness my grandparents buy pre-sale carnival tickets and donate them to us because who can actually afford to take their kids to the stinkin’ carnival?!  The prices to ride the rides and play the games are, in my humble opinion, FREAKIN’ OUTRAGEOUS!  We figured out how much it costs both kids to ride the Merry Go ‘Round…..$6!!!!  WTH? 

And then to play the games….$5 for two stupid toys.  Oh well.  That’s what Grandma Les is for.  She ALWAYS lets my kiddos play the overpriced carnival games.  They love it, she loves it, and everybody is happy.  Here is Naiya with the two balls she won from playing the duck pond game.  Don’t you just love the placement of them?  Haha!

And Tyler with his sword.  Funny story about the duck pond game.  Obviously the chances that you will win a large prize are very slim.  Even a medium prize is highly coveted.  Well, the first time they played, Tyler chose two small prized ducks and Naiya got a medium one!  Naiya is one luck duck!  (I’m so punny, lol!)

The last day we were there, we let the kids play again (grab 3 ducks for $5….such a rip off!).  Well, Tyler pulls 2 small prize ducks again and Naiya pulled…..you guess it, a LARGE prized duck!  Probably the only one in the whole pond!  Even the lady running the game was surprised!  Anyway, Naiya chose a huge stuffed pink dolphin, Tyler chose another crummy prize, and cried about the fact that Naiya got something better than him.  Yay for carnival games.

And here is my awesome mom cuddling Naiya before we headed to her house.  It was Naiya’s nap time and she needed some grandma cuddle time before we headed home.  I love my mom….she’s the best.

Being in Parowan in the summer also means trips to the cabin.  Karl, Tyler, and I headed up one afternoon and Tyler and I played several games of darts.  Tyler has some nice form here.

Yeah, that’s right….I got a legitimate bullseye!  First. One. Ever!  Of course that warrants a picture of me in my super awesome sweatshirt….a Lady Rams sweatshirt.

Then it was an early birthday party for Naiya. There is really no reason to actually celebrate in Vegas yet since she doesn’t really have ‘friends’ per se, so we wanted to celebrate with family.  Obviously she racked up the loot.

Yep, my kids are the awesome-est!

Naiya went to Aunt Raelene to get help with lots of her presents.

And then Tyler pretty much opened them for her

Cheese!

Then she got to blow out the candles on the cake that my Grandma Joan made especially for her.

The Labor Day parade is the best part of being in Parowan for Labor Day.  Not because of the super awesome floats (anybody who has been to a Parowan parade knows how us small town folk roll with the floats…..pretty much anything we can throw together works), but because we get to hang out with family, see people we haven’t seen in FOREVER (like since high school), and just chill out.

My little sis, my mom, and Naiya.  See that building in the background?  That is the world famous Dairy Freeze.  Yeah, I worked there when I was 16 (not in that building….it was renovated since I worked there) for $2.16 an hour.  We got paid that little because there was the chance that we could get tips.  I think the most I ever got in tips was like $5 for the whole shift.  Good times.

My mom with Naiya and Taylor.  Um, Karl looks super sexy in the background.

How funny is this picture?!  Naiya was eating a Laffy Taffy or a saltwater taffy or something and it looked like she had blue fangs. 

Just in case you missed the blue fangs the first time.  She looks super tired….I think she was mid-blink when I took the picture.

Anyway, we love visiting Parowan.  Such a fun small town!