Mardi Gras & Waterfalls

This is the rockin' Zydeco band!

We're not telling you what we did for these beads...

Richard, Amanda, Jeremy & Scott taking
a breather on our way to the waterfall.

We made it to the top!

We snagged another hiker to take our picture...
Great view, huh?!

So, last weekend we were trying to think of something fun to do, but wanting to save money at the same time...Friday, my dad came to the rescue with some free tickets to a concert at the Ogden Amphitheater. We met my parents and their friends the Saal's and the Howell's at the venue, and we had a great night! We saw a local guy play guitar and sing some original songs to start things off, but the headliner was Dwayne Dopsie and his Zydeco band from Louisiana. Their music was sort of Cajun style, and so fun! Dwayne played an accordion, and there was a guy who killed on the washboard. I have to admit that I wasn't expecting too much , but they blew me away, for sure. They even threw out mardi gras beads, and we totally caught some. It was awesome, thanks Dad!
I came up with something brilliant for Saturday! We hiked Waterfall Canyon in Ogden. We recruited our favorite friends Jeremy and Amanda ( who recently got engaged! ) and our brother-in-law Scott to come with us, and we had a blast! We packed some snacks and hit the trail at about 7:30, which ended up being perfect timing because we got to the top of the trail where the waterfall is just before sunset. We took lots of pictures at the top and then started our way back down. We all went home and showered and then met up at Jeremy and Amanda's place to play games and eat pizza. We definitely ate pizza, but we watched movies instead. First, we started to watch "Ghost Dad" with Bill Cosby, but it was lame, so we put in "Robots." I fell asleep on the floor, and Amanda went to bed...we were all tuckered out from the hike! It was such a fun night, though! I think we'll definitely be doing some more hikes this summer. Free entertainment!