This was the year that we planned to attend the "Days of 47" in Salt Lake. It was one of my things to do on my bucket list since living in Utah. So, we stayed in the Little America Hotel just a block away from the parade street (so we wouldn't have to worry about parking and get up too early to get a good spot).
The day before the parade was Matt and I's 15th year Anniversary. We have started a tradition that we catch a baseball game and there is usually fireworks after being the day before a holiday in Utah. So, that is just what we did, but this time we brought the kids since we were going to parade in the morning. We caught a Bee's baseball game with a great firework show then it was off to the hotel. We then walked to our spot for the parade and got a front row spot and waited for the famous parade to start. We brought along hand held fans, misters and lots of water and treats while we watched the 2 hour long parade. We were impressed by all the fun floats and got into the pioneer spirit. We then headed back to the hotel to swim then headed home. We had a great time downtown and we are really considering starting a new tradition for pioneer day. It was a highlight to see President Monson in person. The kids were super excited that he was on our side of the road and waved to us as he went by.
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