Springville Art City Days

HELLO SUMMER!!!

One great thing about Utah in the summer is the carnivals and celebrations in each of the major cities.  Now I don't know if Springville is necessarily a "major" or landmark city in Utah, but they sure found enough reason to celebrate and we did not complain!

To kick off our participation in the Springville festivities, we met up with our cousins Aubrie and Aaron Butler for the morning parade.  We loved watching each of the creative floats go by and visiting while we enjoyed the exciting event!  We laughed as the kids in front of us collected candy, water bottles, t-shirts, otter pops, coupons, etc.  All of them were definitely spoiled with treats and we even got a few for ourselves.  It was a hot sunny day--perfect for a parade!

At the parade

After the parade, Joe and I headed over to the car show.  We found some fun "dream cars" with all the neat fixings for us to look at.  My personal favorite was the jeep with the bright purple paint job. So fun!

Springville also had a carnival which we attended that afternoon.  We walked around looking at the fun booths and vendors that were there.  There was so much to see and enjoy!

And then there was the food... over-priced, sinfully delicious, sugary fried foods.  One vendor had scones bigger than my face!  Literally they went off the edge of the plate. Crazy.  Some of the food vendors had samples though, which Joe and I thoroughly enjoyed.  Our favorite was a Belgian Waffle stand that served Brussels style waffles rather than the typical Liege style.  Oh. My. Goodness.  I have never had such a delicious piece of waffle!  Unfortunately it was only a sample, but the temptation to eat more could have definitely been an issue.  Why does unhealthy food have to taste so good?

That night we met up again with Aubrie and Aaron for the free concert in the park and fireworks show.  By this time the wind had picked up and it had gotten chilly, so the four of us bundled up with sweatshirts, blankets, and bags of fresh kettle corn.  And if anybody doesn't know this about me...

I. Love. Fireworks.

They are definitely one of my favorite parts about summer.  I love how they light up the sky and fill everything with color.  I guess I find a sort of magic in watching them.  It was a great end to our full Saturday together!