Friday, July 4th, 2014. Steve's family grew up doing reenacting. It is a family tradition that his sister Lisa, her husband Ed and their family have continued, along with Steve's dad and step mom. They always have so much fun and I've always wished we could do it with them so my kids could experience it. There was a group in Orem Utah that was putting on an event for Independence Day and they invited my brother-in-law Ed to come from Missouri to participate. We decided to forgo our usual 4th of July parade and head south for the event. We LOVED it! We have decided we have a new family Independence Day tradition. What better way could we spend the day than learning about the origins of our country!
Meagan brought an extra dress for Emily to wear and Emily left early with the Dulaney family for the event and she stayed until they left that night. She loved it and wants to do reenacting more! The girls let the younger girls wear their skirts.
Ed doing his thing, educating the younger generation.
A friend of Lisa's from Missouri she ran into
Aubrey and Addy at Colonial School
Aubrey and her counterpart were selected as spies for the Revolution.
Here they are receiving their first assignment.
Back row: Elizabeth (a friend Emily and Meagan made), Amanda, Lisa, Meagan, Emily
Front row: Aubrey, Addy, Reagan
Part of the event was at "Ellis Island". We each were given a name of a real person who immigrated through Ellis Island. Then we went through all the steps for citizenship.
Meeting Captain Moroni
On the way home we stopped for pizza. Then we went to see fireworks.
* Sparklers *
Late night guacamole
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