Friday we decided to go up to Thanksgiving Point for our weekend date. As we were approaching we saw the billboard for “The Planet Aquarium” which is this HUMUNGOUS aquarium that we have wanted to go to. So, we decided to do Thanksgiving Point another night and go on up to South Jordan to see the aquarium. However, by the time we got there it was 8:00 and it closes at 8:00!! So we were so sad, but decided to head back for some fun at The Point. By the time we got there, though, it was 8:45 and everything closes at 9:00 there! Time was just against us that day! However, the ice cream parlor at Thanksgiving Point doesn’t close until 9:30 so we got a fabulous banana split. It was delicious and Jace would agree. It was so cute because we sat at the bar and propped Jace up against the back of the cash register with two napkin holders to hold him up. We then spent the rest of the time feeding him bits of ice cream and it was HILARIOUS! He LOVED it! He entertained the entire parlor with his charm.
The next day we woke up super early and got on the road for a camping trip in Bryce Canyon. It was the anniversary of our 2 year meeting (we met during the April conference of 2005) and our $1,200 speeding ticket on the way to Zions. Well, as luck would have it, the Southern Utah Police Department celebrated our anniversary by yet again pulling us over. The temporary license on the Jeep was ripped off so the cop pulled us over. We were terrified Trevor was going to be thrown in jail for his outstanding ticket (for $1,300) he had in California. However, the cop was nice, or else the California ticketing information doesn’t carry over to Utah, and he let us off with a warning—hallelujah!!!
On our way down to Bryce we were passing Beaver and I had an urge for squeaky cheese so Trevor quickly exited but we didn’t know how to get to the factory or if it was even the right exit so Trevor pulled up next to this guy on the side of the road and in the slowest, most ridiculous, eastern Utah accent he said, “Essscuse meeee ser but der yew know where ta git any of dat der squeeker, uh… squeekin cheese?” The guy looked at him SO annoyed and said in the most proper English, “No. I am not from around here.” It was SOOOOO funny and I was SOOOO embarrassed! Anyway, we drove up to Bryce Canyon and we passed through that place right before the canyon called Red Canyon or something like that and it was GORGEOUS and then we continued on to Bryce Canyon. Well, the sun was going down quickly and we needed to set up camp. We drove around Bryce Canyon but were so unimpressed because all it was was thousands of trees. We were flabbergasted as to how this place had become a National Forest. We decided to go back to the Red Canyon before the entrance to Bryce and camp there because it was way more pretty.
We went back and set up camp before the sun set and then Trevor made the most incredible fire in the world! He made it with a single match and just some rocks and sticks he found; I was amazed! The next morning we listened to conference at the top of the mountain and that was really really cool. After conference Trevor said, “Well, do you want to head home or do you want to check out Bryce Canyon again?” I said I was very unimpressed with Bryce Canyon so I would be fine if we went home. We were about to head home when we decided to just take another look. Well, we went in and asked the Park Ranger the top three places to see; she said Sunset Point, Inspiration, and Bryce Point. We decided to quickly look at them and then be on our way because it was so ridiculous to just look at thousands of trees. Well, we drove up to Sunset Point, hopped out of the car not expecting to be impressed, went to the look out and then gasped; it was an absolutely gorgeous orange canyon! We had no idea! It was magnificent! We spent the rest of the time exploring all of the sites and were awe struck by every one. We were so happy we didn’t just head home thinking Bryce Canyon was just a bunch of pine trees!
Jace had a great time getting trucked around in his baby backpack. That is one of the best purchases we have ever made; it is so convenient! We listened to the last session of conference on the drive home. The weekend was great and we are SOOOO sad that we didn’t get a single picture of the camping trip because our battery was dead, dog gone it!
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