A New Tradition

For about the past month Brendon and I had been trying to decide what we should do for the 4th of July weekend. Camping was of course one of the first options we thought of, then perhaps going to Cedar. Last year while the whole family was staying with us, we went to Cascade Springs and had a really good time.

So we decided that would be our new family tradition, going to Cascade Springs on the 4th. My cousin Toni and her daughter Jessie came with us on our adventure. After walking around the whole park, and taking a few family pictures, we headed back home to have a little cook out. Burgers and fresh corn on the cob are the best choices for a holiday lunch. The kids took a little nap and us adults got a little shut eye as well. It was a nice break on our busy day.

When the kids woke up, we filled up Michael's blow up pool and they went for a little soak. It was the first time either of them had been in a pool, and the experience seemed to be enjoyable. Toni then had to head home so we loaded the truck up and headed into Provo to try to find a place to watch the fireworks. HAHAHA! Have any of you ever been in Provo on the 4th of July? It was a joke! People were everywhere, the stadium was packed. Our game plan was to keep heading towards the mountain. The more we climbed the east side the fewer people there were.

Finally, we got to our spot and it was AWESOME!!!!! 1500 North and 1500 East, there was an open lot and a perfect view of the stadium. When we arrived, we were the only ones there and by the time the show started there was about 5 other cars there. We put our camera on a fireworks setting and just hit record. I was able to get some pictures from the video but pictures never do the fireworks justice. After the show was over, we had to battle the traffic again to get home, but it wasn't really all that bad.

We would really like to hear how everyone else's weekend went, so lets see some more posts!!!