FYI: This is a long post with lots of pictures. Great fun, though. Well, we think it is. Don't say we didn't warn you!
Every year, my family goes to Ephraim over Memorial Day weekend for the Scandinavian Festival. We also go to the Ephraim cemetery where my grandparents and great grandparents are buried, the Manti cemetery where some great great grandparents are buried, and the Pioneer cemetery where it feels like we dig up our ancestors every year. Jeff is a little unsure of this tradition, but it's too late now! He's officially in the family.
The festival is truly a small town experience complete with a parade, vikings, and yummy food. Emily, Ben, Maddie, Sam, Jeff, and I were the only ones to go down this year. We drove in the big polyg van (thanks, mom!) and were one big happy family. Here are a few pics of the ride down...
Sam just chillin' before we left.
Maddie was an awesome driver...and made sure we were all safe.
Happy little Newbold fam ready to go.
Jeff was our chauffeur and I was just thrilled to be getting out of town.
We made a couple of stops on the way down. The first was American Fork to meet my dad (who was coming back from a business trip) in a random parking lot. Kinda felt like a drug deal goin' down, but whatever. He got ear muff things for Maddie because she HATES loud noises. There are lots of loud noises at the festival, so it was a great investment.
Next stop: La Casita in Springville. Most amazing Mexican food EVER. Jeff disagrees, but I think he'll come around after a few more trips...
This cracks me up. It's like Jeff and I have our own kid (but that won't be happening anytime soon. Don't be alarmed!)
Sam may or may not be stabbing Jeff.
The ride down was filled with 4-year-old jokes such as :
Knock, knock
Who's there?
Mountain
Mountain who?
The mountain is big!
Hahahahahaha
Yes, we spent at least 20 minutes at a time telling jokes like this. Maddie was thrilled and Sam figured that since everyone else was laughing, something must be funny. He joined in with a few excited squeals here and there.
We finally made it to Ephraim and all went to bed for the night. On Friday, we did the flowers at the cemeteries, Jeff and I went to the Manti Temple, and then babysat the kids while Emily and Ben went on a real live date to the Ephraim bowling alley for the best food in town. The Manti Temple is my new favorite. It's amazing inside and out. We loved it!
I know it's kinda weird that we look so happy at a cemetery, but we like to smile for the camera.
This is our night o' fun with the kiddos. The first one is when we were ALL hiding under a blanket together and the second is of the kids playing in a closet under the stairs. Kinda like Harry Potter's cupboard...
And, here is the temple. It was a great day!
1 comment:
Hello Jeff? La Casita IS the best Mexican food ever. To be fair, it took Randy a while to come around too, but now we're all on the band wagon. In fact, we ate there last night! :) I didn't know you guys were fans. I feel even closer to you now.
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