Fun with the Kanooths

The last week of July we had our friends Jeremy, Andrea, Ally, and Kaitlyn Kanooth come for a visit. Jeremy is Porter's former missionary companion and they have kept it touch all these years. Last year we went up to their place and stayed and had a awesome time on the Oregon coast. This year they decided to vacation at our place. I hope they weren't too bored because Preston isn't a very happening vacation spot, but thankfully it was rodeo weekend so we at least had a few things to do. Most of the time we just sat around and visited but we were able to attend the Rodeo on Thursday. It was me and my girls first time at the famous Preston night rodeo. I don't know how much Porter enjoyed it, he had a hard time sitting on the seats. The rest of us loved it. My favorite is the bull riding. It did rain on us and we were not prepared for it. The girls were in shorts but thankfully we brought jackets for them. So for a while we were wet and cold but still enjoyed it. Sadly during the double steer roping event the little steer got its neck broke and most likely died. I definitely would like to go again but I'm not sure if Porter would. Saturday night the last night Jeremy and Andrea were with us we went to the parade. The parade is always a big deal in Preston. There is a parade for three nights and people set up their chairs a week in advance to save their spot for the parade. We usually go all three nights but this year we only went one. The kids always have fun and come away with a ton of candy and other treats. They usually get otter pops, water bottles, and toys. The milk truck always comes and we usually leave with a half dozen or more little chocolate and strawberry milks. Walmart has a float and last year handed out crayons and notebooks. This year they handed out packs of hot cocoa. Don't know why they thought of that on a hot summers night but it still fun to get free stuff. They usually have a Mtn Dew truck come to hand out soda, but it wasn't in the parade this year. This parade is definitely worth coming to, it's not like the lame ones in Logan. I love the picture of Rylie, Ally, Kaitlyn and Brynlie in the back of the truck with their sunglasses on waiting for the parade to start. Easton was also pretty good even though he didn't even look at the parade he just liked getting tastes of Popsicles and suckers. I also had to include this picture of Seth. I don't know what he was doing, he was just making faces and I think he was singing or saying something but it was hilarious. After the parade the Kanooths left to go home. It was sad to see them go. The girls got along so well and had a lot of fun with each other. Andrea was such a big help to me while she was here and it was a lot of fun to have them stay with us.