(no, that's not a cigar, but a pretzel rod! he he)
We got into Provo in the early evening and saw Eva and her family, and Ben and his family and Anna. It was a nice evening with a small dinner and some games. We then made our way to our "hotel". Our sister in law Amy's wonderful parents have a large home that they invited our family of seven to stay at. They live about 10 minutes from Ben and Amy's home, so it was nice to get away at night and have a bit of room to stretch out.
On Saturday morning we got ready for the day, spend a few hours with Ben and Eva's families and then headed toward Manti. We arrived a couple hours later and found Davids parents and Uncle Andrew at the campsite at temple hill.
It was a nice reunion! We set up the tents and took a walk around the temple grounds. We saved our spot for the pageant, and headed back to the camp for a nice dinner with them. After dinner we walked up the hill, found our spot in the ocean of chairs, and settled in for the pageant.
The Manti Pageant was very good. Thousands of people invade the great town of Manti every year for this pageant, and it was worth it! The kids were well behaved, and seemed to enjoy it almost as much as the adults.
Sunset, with the smoke from one of the several wildfires in Utah
After the pageant finished (almost 11pm) we hiked back with flashlights to our campsite, and went to bed. In the morning, we woke up, used the campsite showers, and got ready for church. We visited the Manti ward ina beautiful old building, and joined many visitors for Sacrament Meeting. After church we broke camp and all drove back toward Provo Sunday afternoon.More to come later....
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