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We have had a very adventurous few weeks. The cousins are in town staying with us for 10 days (2 of them leave in the morning the other one is staying for another 3 weeks) and we have been showing them ALL of Utah. Not only are we packing our schedule full of fun activities, but Ash is in the middle of a MAJOR overhaul of BridesClub that is set to launch in less than 2 weeks.
Here are some of the highlights so far:
- Seven Peaks
- Lagoon
- Scera pool
- Temple Square
- Movies (Ratatouille)
- Mormon Tabernacle choir
- The Mayan
- ATVing
- Wake boarding
- Movies (Evan Almighty)
- Stadium of Fire
- Neighborhood BBQ/water party
- River Rafting down Provo river
- BYU museum
- BYU bookstore
- Ripples drive-in
I’m worn out, but it has been fun. I had a lot of firsts this week, not only was it my first time going to Stadium of Fire, but it was also my first time river rafting the Provo river, wake boarding, and riding a level 4 trail on ATVs with children. (I don’t recommend it)
Ash decided to take us up a trail that I thought he had been on before, and for anyone that knows him you know that he is a very cautious person so no need to worry, right. Wrong.
The first part of the ride was great, normal no problem. Then we crossed a stream, still normal. I looked up ahead and I see very large boulders, and a road that looks almost impassible. I ask him if this is a good idea, and he says that its only like that for a minute and then its fine. I say ok and we head up the mountain. Well the road doesn’t get better, and I’m getting more and more scared by the minute. The trail gets steeper, and the boulders get bigger, and we have 6 kids with us, 2 of them are riding there own machines. Ash then says he doesn’t remember it being this bad, but when he came up the trail it was covered in snow, so of course he didn’t see the huge rocks under the snow. Then he tells me that he never actually made it to the top because he got snowed in and had to turn around. By the time we got to the lake at the top I wasn’t just scared, I was mad.
I’ll admit the lake was beautiful, but not worth the danger going up. All I could think about was how I was going to get down, because I didn’t want to go back the way we came. The trip down ended up being much easier than the trip up. I just let gravity work and held the brake every once in a while. Of course Ash says “It wasn’t that bad”, but its the last time I go up that trail, and next time I’m picking the trip.
Later that day we went wake boarding, another thing that I had never done. Anyone who knows me knows that my lack of coordination is legendary. I have no balance, no coordination, and a healthy respect/fear of water, so why I thought I could try this is beyond me. I think Utah Lake’s water level dropped 2 ft. from all the water I drank trying to wake board. I got up once, but the rest of the time the rope kept slipping out of my hands. (which of course is because of the intense ATV riding earlier, nice excuse huh) Even though I wasn’t great at it I had fun, and want to try it again until I get it. Ash as so sweet to tell me how good I did, even though I know the truth. I would post a picture, but you have to stay up longer than 2 seconds to get a picture ;0) Here are some pictures of our week, and a video of Ash wake surfing (he is a natural, it must be because he is from Hawaii)
Sadie, Sean, and Dallin at Ripple’s Drive in.
The whole family