Tubing and Chess at the Park

We ended July and welcomed August with a bit of fun! On the last Tuesday in July Jon, Jessica, and I went on a hike up Vivian Park at a place called Big Springs and then went tubing down the Provo River. I was pretty tired on the hike so we went really slow, but once we hopped into that cold river water, I woke-up pretty fast!

Here we are a hiking!

While on the river, the three of us tried staying together by holding onto each others' tubes. This quickly ended when Jon failed to steer and ran into a bunch of branches sticking out on the bank, which resulted in his falling away from our group because he fell out of his tube and into the river. After a while, we finally got all back together. Jessica and I were fine, but Jon was shivering and chattering his teeth, so we let him hold us together while the two of us steered our entourage around. We ended the day by eating pizza and watching "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back." It was a rather lovely day.

Here we are, life jackets on and ready to go down the river!

Later that week, Jon and I welcomed in August by getting a cold treat at Rita's and then by playing chess and tossing a Frisbee at a park in Orem. It was a very simple little date night, but it was like a little piece of heaven--ice cream, good weather, pretty surroundings, and my husband. I would call it a success!

It's almost time to say goodbye to summer!