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The throwing of COLORS! HOLI 2012
HOLI Fest 2012 Spanish Fork, Utah Saturday March 24, 2012 we went to the Holi fest… which is also known as the festival of colors! The Festival of Colors, also known as Holi, is two days of thousands of people gathered on the hill of the Krishna temple throwing brightly colored powder, participating in holy mantra and dancing to live music and bands.. Holi, the largest Indian festival, is held on the first weekend of spring to celebrate the beginning of the season. Colored and perfumed powders are thrown at each other and in the air to celebrate the new season! Holi marks the end of the winter gloom and…
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Ear today… gone tomorrow. Grant 0 Bunk 1
This week was really eventful. Thursday night Grant fell off his bunk bed and hit his ear on the ladder. The result was that part of his ear separated from his head at the top. We got to make a late night visit to the local Emergency room. Grant did not even realize that he was hurt. He was super angry with us for making him leave the house, in his pajamas and without his boots! At Davis Hospital and Medical center they got us in quickly and the staff was really sweet to a very angry Grant! They calmed him down and glued his ear back together! He was so brave he…
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Hill Air Force Base, Utah
So far we really like Hill Air Force Base, Utah. We stay at Fam Camps since we are military affiliated. This family camp is acceptable. The camp host is a little lazy and things do not get done in a timely manner, but the sites are level and it is in a great location. We are across the street from the gym, next to the track and field as well as next to the playground and splash park… which would be convenient if it weren’t in the 30’s outside! We have met some great people here so far and are looking forward to meeting more! The boys are loving the snow… and…
