July Holidays 2025

July was busy and crazy. Life is crazy. We skipped a lot of holidays the last couple of months but we did celebrate some. I won't remember them all (you know, pics or it didn't happen), but here are some.

Independence Day was on... the 4th of July. We actually didn't do anything to celebrate. It was that kind of month. I didn't get any pictures with the American flag and we heard fireworks through the window but didn't go out to look at them. 

International Kissing Day was July 6 and Jeremy was at his fair during that time so we didn't celebrate.

This was not meant to be a what holidays we didn't celebrate post. Sigh.

We did celebrate Teddy Bear Picnic Day on July 10. 

Gummi Worm Day was July 15. I bought gummi worms in advance of this holiday. I forgot about it. Jet has had some gummi worms from time to time since then but no celebrating on the holiday or even "observed."

Yellow Pigs Day was July 17. Mustard and li'l smokies.

Stick Out Your Tongue Day was July 19. I confused the kids a few times while sticking my tongue out at them that day.

Moon Day was July 20. Astronaut sandwiches.

National Junk Food Day was July 21. We got dino nuggets and french fries out of the freezer to celebrate.

I wished my mom and my sister Happy Gorgeous Grandma Day on July 23. 

Pioneer Day was July 24. We had green jello and sourdough bread (both things you expect from Utah, though the green jello doesn't really fit in with pioneer times). We also had chicken and potatoes and baby carrots so I didn't have to put carrot shavings in the jello.

I also go a picture with the flag that day. 

I like to celebrate National Sleepyhead Day, the Finnish holiday, on July 27, but we missed it this year even though I was thinking about it in the days leading up to it. Did I mention things have been crazy so we didn't celebrate as much as we often do? 

National Chili Dog Day was July 31. I made homemade turkey chili to put on our hot dogs and homemade buns. 

Yeah, not a lot of holiday celebrating this July. That's okay, though. That's life. We're not completely missing out not celebrating here and there. We still celebrate more holidays than the average family. 

 

 

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Pacific Northwest Trip- Part 2

My parents were happy to help us celebrate while we were visiting. A couple of my brothers visited while we were there, too, and also joined in. Some of the holidays were celebrated observed because of schedules.

July 18 was National Sour Candy Day. We ate sour patch kids and made sour faces.

 

July 19 was National Hot Dog Day.

 

It was also Stick Out Your Tongue Day. 

We went to Shore Acres, did a little birding while there, then went down to the beach so we could introduce a couple of the kids to putting their feet in that cold Oregon ocean. Jet enjoyed it.

Lucky didn't want to take his shoes off to wade in the water so he "tried" to run away from the waves but just got his shoes and socks wet. Sigh.

We got to see some brown pelicans which was fun. We're used to seeing white pelicans in Utah. We've only seen one brown pelican in Utah before.

July 20 was Moon Day. We ate "phases of the moon" cookies and creativity took over. We had half moons, full moons, gibbous moons, moons with the Cheshire Cat smile. We had the man in the moon and the moon on the man. 

Nichole opened up a cookie and started eating it. I pointed out it was a full moon. And as she ate it she replied, "Yep. And now it's waning."

"It's the moon!"

 

We of course couldn't visit my parents' house without visiting the nature area that is down the road. I got the kids up and made them go out with me. We got our target bird- green heron- as well as plenty of other birds in the area. There were actually 3 or 4 green herons in that area.

My parents' ward had their Pioneer Day picnic while we were there so I got to see some childhood friends and give a hug to the woman who was the Young Women's President when I was a youth. My kids had fun running around and playing (or sitting reading depending on the child) and Jet had fun running around with his uncles.

It was a great trip to Oregon.

Moon Day 2021

We go to a lot of different parks. I realized that on this blog, I often say, "the park," or "a local park," but maybe I should say specifically which parks we go to as someone might like to know that information. I'll try to remember. Here goes.

July 20 was Moon Day. The kids and I went to Nielsen's Grove Park. 

While we were there I was thinking back to a long time ago when we went to the same park for Moon Day. It was 2011 (wow, that was 10 years ago) and the kids played astronaut tag. I tried to convince the kids this year to play astronaut tag for nostalgia purposes but Jr. explained how actually on the moon we wouldn't move like that but refused to let me take a picture of him demonstrating. Sigh.

Then I tried to get the kids to show me what it would be like if they were feeding the ducks like it would be on the moon. No takers there, either.

Eventually I turned to Nichole.

Me: What would you do if you were on the moon?

Nichole: Suffocate.

Well, that ended me trying to get them to do "astronaut stuff" for pictures.

We did have fun at the park, though some of them forgot to bring water bottles and apparently being overly dramatic about that is fun. I was able to get them some water when we got back to the van. And dad surprised them with woo-woo (milkshakes) when we got home.

We ate astronaut sandwiches later. Apparently I used to call them space sandwiches then started calling them astronaut sandwiches so either name works.

Monday Moonday

July 20 was Moon Day. We had Family Home Evening where Jr. Jr. gave us a really nice lesson about following the Spirit amid distractions. We set up an obstacle course where a blindfolded person had to follow the sound of a bell to get to the end but other people were trying to steer them the wrong way by telling them falsehoods.

For treat we had Moon Pies to celebrate the holiday.

For our activity, we had a DANCE PARTY! And got credit for a Summer reading program. Jr. put on Plants vs. Zombies music and that was great music to dance to.

 Lucky got into the dancing most of all. And he really did. It was a good Family Home Evening.