Payson Scottish Festival Part 1

 So last Saturday, July 9th, Abe, Kaylee, my mom, and me went to Payson Scottish Festival. It was it's 28th year and I hadn't heard about it until this year. I don't know why that is because it was really enjoyable and people go. There was a few different things to do/look at the festival. First there are booths set up for a bunch of the different Scottish clans. And if you trace Abe's blood line back he comes from the MacGregor clan. They were shady people and did something to make a political party/king angry and they had to stop going by MacGregor. If they did let people know who they were the woman were branded, children sold to slavery, and the men beheaded on the spot.

There was also some yummy food. They had some of the normal stuff like pulled pork, funnel cakes, and homemade root beer. They also had some less than normal food items as you can see the list below. Abe did get corn beef and cabbage, but when he went back to get some haggis, it was gone. I would have never thought they would have run out of stomach to feed people. Oh and they also had some really yummy Italian ice.

They were also booths to buy things and music play and people dancing. We saw a Santa dressed in green, which made me happy.  All in all it was really fun. 

Pictures by Abe Fisher

Here are some pictures that Abe has taken of Kaylee and edited.

Third and Final Day of 4th of July Weekend

For the final day of the weekend, the 4th itself, we went to my aunt Sylvia's house. A bunch of family was there, water for the kids to play in and food. We tried putting Kaylee in the water, but it was way too cold for her and she didn't like it at all. She played with some cousins and really enjoy just being around people. She also really enjoy the little table. Sadly though I ended up not feeling so well this day so we didn't stay the whole time and missed out on the games that were played, but I hear they were really fun.

 

 

So when we went home I took a nap and when I woke up I felt a whole lot better, but was super bummed out that I missed a lot of the fun. So to try to make up for it we went to the store to buy cake mix to make this daring cake. We bought the mix, but didn't end up making the cake. And after we put Kaylee to sleep, Abe and I watched fireworks outside our apartment. All in all I really had a nice pleasant 4th of July.

Day Two of 4th of July Weekend

So Sunday we woke up half dead and sore, but we still made it to church. Afterwards we went to my grandma's for dinner. We had steak, bake potatoes, corn on the cob, and strawberry short cake. It was all really yummy. Then we just napped and hung around until it got dark. We then went out and lit some fireworks. Kaylee stayed awake this time. She enjoy them all, but the sparklers were her favorite.  Below are just some picture of the evening. Notice Kaylee's hat hair, it makes me laugh.