The 4th, we watched the fireworks from inside Red Butte Gardens. We expected a great view of U of U stadium fireworks, but they didn't have any this year, so we watched the Sugarhouse show from a distance instead.
Before the fireworks, we hiked through a stream and over and under some daunting obstacles to find a camping spot nearby for the night. We found a really cool spot next to a stream. The space was tight, but we set up there anyway to be close to the water. It was the first time using some of the new camping year Matt has been collecting for us. It was a fun overnight camp out.
On the 24th, we went to Liberty park to catch the fireworks. A guy there had two pet pygmy goats he walked on a leash. They kind of looked like dogs with heads that were too small.
Over the 24th weekend, we went to Mom Paula and Mark's cabin again. On the way, we stopped at the Manti temple. Matt saw so many people he knew there. Even more crazy, his parents were there at the time--someone clued us in, and we found their car outside afterwards. Matt left a message on the windshield. We really love that temple. It is so beautiful on the inside and the outside. We are really jealous of the people in that temple district.
After the temple, on our way to the cabin, we stopped at the store to get food and find some dental wax because Matt was getting a sore from his braces. Walmart didn't carry it, so we looked all over the store trying to improvise a solution. Something sticky to cover his braces. We picked up some chapstick, in hopes that sticking a chunk on his braces would help. Next, we asked a Walmart employee in the fishing section if they carried fishing wax, but we found out there is no such thing. The employee recommended we borrow some from his wife, who has braces, or look for some beeswax in the snack section. I think beeswax for snacking is as fake as fishing wax. We looked anyway. Before leaving, we bought some caramels as a back-up solution in case the chapstick failed. Fortunately, at another store we found some dental wax, so we were able to eat the caramels rather than use them for medical purposes.
4 comments:
No such thing!? What do they use to wax their fish in those parts? I'm glad you guys had fun near my old neighborhood and ran into my dad at the temple. Just think, we were standing at the temple just a few short weeks ago. I really miss Utah sometimes.
Oh, and sorry I keep deleting comments. It's just right after I publish them I always find a really embarassing typo or gramatical error and I can't live with the shame of leaving it for the whole internet to see.
Hey, (this is Nathan, not Kris the Photomama)
You guys are too cute.
When are you going to come over to our new house for dinner? Next week or the week after? Drop us an email.
Did you know that we quit the Cambodian branch? Its a bit scary, but we are now members of our local English (mostly white people) ward.
You guys are so cute. I love all the fun things you do together, camping, temple trips, zoo, wii. Who wouldn't want to be married to you, except for the tomatoes on toast sandwich of course. LOL Congrats on more than 3 months now!!!
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