Friday, August 16, 2013

Bountiful Summerfest 2013

Links: Friday My Town Shoot out
Friday's Fences
Random 5 Friday
Oh, the Places I've Been

Front yard and lovely white plastic fencing

Bountiful Rec Center with a ship slide for the kids beyond the fence.

Soap suds to play with (these two are mine)

Art work on canvas (these two are mine)

Dance Troupe from Taiwan 


Dancers from Chili

Can you image dancing with wool hats, long sleeves and wool sox in 95 degree weather?

Bubble machine

Can you see the bubbles?

1. Each August Summerfest is held at the Bountiful Park and dancers from all over the world come to dance for us.  This year Taiwan, Chili, Netherlands and Trinidad came with multiple dances and costume changes. 

2. It was as much fun for my grandkids as us because they had lots of bubbles, suds, games, lawn bowling, painting and it was all free.

3. I even saw a couple of my granddaughters trying to move like some of the dancers.  Let's see now, just raise that back leg and bend it like so.....

4. We split a Navajo taco, a Tongan chicken and rice dish and Italian ice. Later my daughter tried deep fried Oreos (uck) and a battered deep fried Twinkie.  Yes, folks the Twinkie is back again.

5. Every time we come, we see that recreational center with the amazing swimming pool and say, "I'd like to go there some day." But we forget until the next year.

This fella said it was okay to take his photo in the tub.


25 comments:

Cranberry Morning said...

Love the photos! And especially the ones of the grandkids. :-)

aspiritofsimplicity said...

What a great place to bring children

Jane and Chris said...

I never thought you'd have a picture of a guy in a tub on your blog!!
What a fun day!
Jane x

Tanya Breese said...

great photos and what a fun event!

Lynn said...

I'd love that bubble tent! Too hot for hats :-) great photos and all of this looks like a lot of fun!

Ginny Hartzler said...

This guy in the tub wearing a hat and bandana is too funny! Oh, the dancers look so special, I would have loved to see them dance! The Taiwanese outfits are beautiful! I do see all the bubbles! Your little granddaughter is SOOO cute!!

Bev said...

What fun pictures!!

LV said...

Very nice variety of interesting places. Children should never be left outside a fence.

Elizabeth Edwards said...

those soap suds look like such fun. now would it be bad that an adult did the very same thing? it is always cute with the kiddie-poohs but an adult?? i wonder? ( :

Anne said...

Looks like great fun Ruth!

Kim, USA said...

So cool photos! That guy in soap suds is I guess having a lot of fun. I don't mind taking a plunge in there hehehehehe.

Kim,USA

Melanie said...

Hope you get rain soon. thanks for visiting me!

TexWisGirl said...

the bubbles are too fun! :)

Maggid said...

What a beautiful blog!

An international Festival? That had to be fun.

Genealogy - color me impressed . . . every once in a while I'll find someone I'm related to - then, lose them again - it's . . frustration.
You certainly have my respect.

NanaDiana said...

Great pictures, Ruth. Love the one of the fella in the tub and the kids painting is so cute-xo Diana

Carletta said...

Looks like a very fun day for all!
Nicely manicured lawn.

Nancy said...

Love the native costumes. So colorful!

Barb said...

My goodness, what a busy time you've had! Plenty of fun, too, lol.

Jama said...

What a fun-filled day that must have been! love your beautiful garden, mine is a non-existence cos I'm staying in a high-rise apartment, no garden what's ever,unless the public land around it.

pembrokeshire lass said...

Looks like it was a great time! What pretty and talented grand daughters you have. Typical fella....gets stripped down for the tub but has to keep his hat on!! Joan

Ercotravels said...

wow, what the fabulous pictures. love its specially the bubbles shot....

Latane Barton said...

And, fun was had by all. Oh, that's a no-brainer.. the guy letting you take his picture. Free advertisement for whatever he's selling. But, didn't it make a cute picture?

Nonnie said...

what lovely grandkids you have! love the festival photos!

Pauline said...

Great fun filled post. Love the first front yard!

Michele {Malaysian Meanders} said...

From that thumbnail at the Oh The Places I've Been linkup, I wasn't expecting a Summer festival in America. I looks like you had a lot of fun, and I think my own kids would be elbow deep in suds, too.

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