Stadium of Fire

We had quite the 4th of July weekend, so it will have to be two posts. After all, since 4th of July was on a Sunday this year Utah had celebrations on both Saturday and Monday. It was great!
We started the weekend off by finally seeing Toy Story 3 Friday night. We both really liked it! Even if we did see it at a cheap-o theater.

On Saturday afternoon we went to the Freedom Festival in Provo. I didn't take any pictures because it really wasn't all that exciting. Mostly just booths set up selling things we didn't want. We did spend $1 on lemonade from Tucanos and that was it.

Saturday night we went to Stadium of Fire and we loved it! It was even better than I remembered from the last time I went. We got there and sat down and this lady asked us if we would switch her tickets so she could sit by her family. We said "yes" and got to move up much closer! It was a great trade :). The seats were not very spacious though, we were kind of squished in the middle of a row, but that's how every seat in the stadium is. Poor Dan... if I was uncomfortable, then I know he was definitely uncomfortable. I did take lots of pictures at this event. It was very picture worthy.

Here we are! And yes, we are matching :). Dan designed these shirts and won a design contest, so they gave us 2 free shirts.

Here are the red, white & blue dancers. They eventually formed an American Flag.

And then they had the largest Eagle Court of Honor ever. On the stage are all of the scouts receiving their eagles. They also had the oldest eagle scout alive say a few words... he's 90 something.

And this is Dan standing because they had all of the eagle scouts in the audience stand and be a part of the eagle's nest. Go Dan!

After a few other performances, Carrie Underwood sang. Here she is on the big screen.

And here she is on the stage. See the little white speck? haha... She did a great job! I only knew about half of her songs, but I really liked her performance. I think Dan may have even liked it too.

Then they literally had fire in the stadium as they played the Stadium of Fire theme song! It was an intro to the best fireworks show I have ever seen! And now a few firework pictures... which really do not do justice to how awesome they were.

We had a great time at this fantastic celebration! I kind of want to go every year now... as long as the main performer is a good one. Thanks Dan for going with me! :)

They're home!

Yay! I finally have parents again! :)

Here's the group waiting at the airport.

My nephew, Ethan, showing off his shoes with wheels.

My nephew, Ryan, playing on the ground.

And here they come! Chase was the first to greet them.

Followed by Ryan & Ethan. (the grand kids are the most important anyway, right?)

It was a great day! Welcome home, Mom & Dad!

Chalk Art

Last weekend we went to the Chalk Art Festival at the Gateway in SLC. I have been wanting to go to it for the past few years and always seem to miss it. So this year I looked up when it was early and put it on the calendar so I wouldn't forget! It was actually really awesome! We went with my 2 sisters and my sister's boyfriend. We had dinner at Z'Tejas, a place we had never been before. It was pretty good, but my burrito was way spicy!!!

Noelle, Danny & Jannifer at dinner.

Husband & me at dinner.

And here are a few of my favorite pieces of art. We went Friday night, so the artists had just started. Next year I think I would prefer to go on Saturday when their pieces are about finished.

There were a lot of pieces with Peter Pan in them. Most of them were Disney, but I liked this non-Disney one best.

Beach scene.

Alice in Wonderland.

A little Dr. Seuss.

The giant octopus.

Mr. Einstein.

Having a blast at the festival.

I love him! :)

Pretty cool artwork, right? I loved it. If you didn't go this year, you should for sure next year.

artists

I have been meaning to post this for at least a week now... Anyway, a few weeks ago Dan and I decided to go to Color Me Mine for our date night! I have always wanted to go there and the opportunity finally arose. It happened to be a rainy Saturday night and it was the only indoor activity that sounded fun to us, plus Saturday nights are 2 for 1 night.

Here we are in the process (it was actually quite relaxing, I think).

(So far it looks like i've done nothing, but i actually painted 2 coats of white at this point)

And our final projects...

Dan's

Mine

We had a lot of fun! Although if you do go, I highly suggest going when it's 2 for 1 (it wasn't even busy) and know the projects are not very cheap. I'm guessing we'll never do it again, but it was fun to try once.

Art City Days

I have been waiting for my sister, Jannifer, to post these photos on her blog so I could steal them! Sorry if you read her blog too, this might all seem very familiar to you. Last week we went to the Art City Days and had a very fun time. We first went to Art City Trolley for dinner, but we didn't take any pics there. I love that place though, it's so yummy! If you are ever in Springville, you should go there. And here are some photos of the rest of our adventure:

The carnival. We didn't ride any rides though because the lines were way too long!

Joel, Becky & Mason came with us. We mostly walked through the craft fair with them because the rides scared poor Mason a little bit. They were pretty noisy!

Then we ate blue snow cones.

And then we played this dart game. I got 3 out of 3.

And Jannifer got 1 out of 3. So what were our prizes???

The EXACT SAME THING! I was kind of mad about it because I thought I should have gotten a bigger prize for popping all the balloons. I asked the man what I had to do to get a bigger prize and he said "pay more money." Dumb game! Oh well. Jannifer named hers Randolf and I named mine Randall. They are twins.

And then I played this game where you try to win a goldfish. I didn't actually want a goldfish, but it was the cheapest game there. And in the end I did not win.

After the carnival we decided to go to the Art Museum (which is why Springville is called the "Art City"). We got to the museum 5 minutes after closing, so we walked around the grounds instead and looked at the sculptures. We then decided to be part of the sculptures. See if you can spot us.... :)

This one is entitled "bike rack."

Eagle statue.

Admiring the new baby.

Helping the farmer with his chores. That bag was very heavy!

I must admit, Jannifer and I get a little crazy when we are together. I have a feeling if Noelle were there it might have gotten even crazier. Good thing all 3 of us are hanging out tomorrow! Our men will be there to keep us in line though.

As for the rest of Art City Days, Dan and I attended the parade Saturday morning, but I forgot my camera! I always forget my camera. It was fun though and luckily it did not rain. We didn't do much else with the festivities though due to illness and business trips. Thanks again Jannifer for coming to hang out with me!