Lagoon

On June 26th our family went to Lagoon. It was one of the big things that we planned that our family would do this summer. The kids had been talking about it for an entire year.

Everyone had a great time. Tyler was finally tall enough to ride the white roller coaster. He was very brave and rode it while screaming and hanging on to the lap bar. After the ride finished I asked him what he though and he thought it was both fun and scary. Carter talked about riding the lady bug drop long before we went because he did not ride it during our last visit. When we got to the park his courage quickly left him. After some talking to, we rode it together but he was still scared and did not want to ride it any time soon. Allison did very well with rides that stayed low to the ground and circled around. She disliked anything that flew, and she was very excited the entire day.

While we were there the kids were able to get their picture taken at pioneer village. The kids enjoyed riding the new Odysey and everyone had a great day. The only thing that everyone really disliked was the ice cold water at Lagoon-a-beach. We stayed from open to close. When we left everyone was very tired and ready to go home to their beds.

On Saturday, June 21 we went to a open house at my work. I work at IM Flash. I work in a clean room making flash memroy for things like ipods, cell phones, and cameras. The job I have there is high tech and usually difficult to explain to people. This made it easier for the family to see what I do first hand.

At the open house there were booths set up to explain each area of the site. Some of the activities at the booths included sorting candy and getting a bag to eat throught their visit, putting ingredients in a mixer and using liquid nitrogen to make ice cream, and using remote control cars to race against the automation computer. After a BBQ lunch there were a bunch of carnival games for the kids to play, junk food to eat, and a bounce house to help them burn off all of the sugar they had eaten.

Video about what I do: http://extmedia.micron.com/webmedia/imft/IMFTRecruitingFinal.wmv

Work web site:

http://www.imftech.com/

Cascade Springs

On June 19th we took the family van for a drive through American Fork Canyon. We drove on the Alpine Loop over the summit and to the other side of the mountain. The hike that we went on was in the mountains close to Midway, Utah. Our short hike was at Cascade Springs. It is a very short and quiet hike. The paths in the area are well paved jogging paths part of the time, and wooden boardwalks for the other part. The trails are very stroller friendly and there are plenty of trees to offer shade during most of the hike. There are two loops to the trail, an upper and lower ring that are connected. We chose to just go through the lower ring this time. The lower loop is about one mile long, which was the perfect distance for everyone.

The area is made of rock terraces that are made from the deposits of minerals caring in the spring water from this geologically active area. The spring water breaks down the limestone and bedrock found in the mountains around the area and deposits the minerals forming terraces and natural pools of water.

The water is very clear and the boardwalks allow visitors to walk directly over the pools and view the wildlife. Living in the pools are mostly brown trout and snails. There are birds, chipmunks, and other wildlife but the trout are the funnest to watch. We were able to hike just before sunset. As bugs would come near the water of the pools the trout would jump out of the water to enjoy their bug dinners. It was a fun hike for everyone and a good get away from everything.