This year, I've been trying to do some of the things I always say I'm going to do, but never actually do. For example, I bought a new pair of back-up glasses, which I've been needing to do since, oh, let's see, college. One of the things on the list was to take the kids to a demolition derby.
The demolition derby was my first trip to the Utah State Fair, which I felt bad about, until Jason told me he'd lived in Utah his whole life and never been to the fair. So technically we did two things we really should have been meaning to do - 1) a demolition derby and 2) the state fair. The parking situation was terrible, but after we survived that, we had a great time. Everyone picked "their car" at the beginning of each round, which I'd highly recommend. It really adds to the excitement. It's crazy how quickly you can get attached to the little orange car - and how awful I was at picking winners.
Another thing on my summer list (which has been on the list for two years at least) we didn't get to until fall, but it was well worth the wait. We made the hike up to Donut Falls on a perfect autumn day.
I'm not going to lie. I don't love hiking (I swear the change in elevation triggers migraines) but for some reason I had it in my mind that we were going to hike Donut Falls. (I think I saw it on Facebook.) So we did. And it was beautiful, and a good amount of challenging for me, and it was great to cross it off the list.
Yep, I'm wearing a Christmas shirt. It was a very impromptu "come as you are" hike.
The highlight was that the kids quickly recognized the trailhead as a spot where they took pictures with their Dad when they were little. So we had fun trying to recreate one of my favorite old photos, which still sits on our fireplace mantle.
It turned out cute. Oh, and we did make it to the water falls.
Although apparently I was huffing and puffing and didn't take pictures.
Oh well. I'm definitely still counting it.
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