Orem Summer Fest

Saturday evening our neighbors invited us to go to the Orem Summer Fest with them. They had already staked out a prim spot for the parade the night before. We had never been and in fact had never even heard about it so we decided it would be fun to tag along with them.

Playing Uno while waiting for the parade to begin

A rainbow!

City of Provo float

Pretty float, not sure who it was

Pirates!!!

City of Orem float

As soon as the parade was over it started raining! We've been in a rainy afternoon pattern for two weeks it seems like and Saturday was no different. We decided to head back to the car and see if it would pass. After the rain stopped a while later we went and rode a few rides thanks to Shandra for hooking us up with free tickets!

Tilt-A-Whirl (my favorite ride)

Wes, Michelle, Me & Dave on the Tilt-A-Whirl

Shortly after the above picture was taken Dave lost his wallet, but we didn't realize it until after the fireworks started. It must have worked its way out of his pocket while we were spinning around and around. After riding rides we watched a very nice fireworks show!

Shandra asked that we pick her up some cotton candy in exchange for the ride tickets. After this video was filmed Dave went to get some cotton candy for Shandra. In the process he realized his wallet was gone and so we spent the next hour or so retracing every step we made that evening, but were unsuccessful in finding it. When we got home we got a call from a very nice honest man who said he had found Dave's wallet on the Tilt-A-Whirl. We met him at a gas station around midnight. Before we got his call I had already made Dave call our bank so now Dave has no debit card until they mail him a new one. BUT...we are both grateful we got his wallet back! It was a stressful end to a fun evening, but it all worked out.

This post will have to tide you over for a few weeks. We are leaving for Mt. Rushmore in a few days! Neither one of us have ever been there so it should be fun. We are meeting my mom and aunt there as well. It will be nice to see them again.