Timpanogos Storytelling Festival

Jeremy's big balloon build was for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival at Thanksgiving Point. This year was the 35th anniversary. Jeremy and Debbie were asked to do a balloon scene based on James Christensen's, "Tales Beneath Timp," the artwork that represents the storytelling festival.

I love how it turned out.

We as a family were able to go to the storytelling festival. I spent most of my time at the "family tent," which is not a surprise. Children's stories, puppet shows. 

That tent was also near the Secret Garden where they were holding Dungeons and Dragons games. They had a dragon outside that Jet absolutely loved and wanted to keep going back to see. So cute.

We celebrated Play Outside Day and World Beard Day at the festival on Saturday, September 7.

Since it was Shelftember, we packed meals and snacks for the day.

Nichole and I dropped the boys and Jeremy off at home before coming back for a little bit more storytelling fun. The boys had salami sandwiches for dinner at home for Salami Day.

While I was listening to more stories, Nichole took some time for hand sculpted pottery.

Jeremy went up with some other birders to see some Flammulated Owls that night.

Salami and Acorns... Squash That Is

September 7 Was Salami Day. It was also Acorn Squash Day. I tried out a recipe from Six Sisters' Stuff for Maple Pecan Roasted Acorn Squash but substituted walnuts for pecans because that's what I had. 

So salami sandwiches and acorn squash. Done and celebrated!