This Labor Day, Monday, September 2, is Neighbor Day with “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” Enjoy this fun day with your children as you explore the neighborhood and learn more about your neighbors and neighborhood!
Find items such as stop signs, leaves from three different trees, an insect, a bicycle, a house with a red door, a mailbox, a newspaper, a neighbor whose name starts with “D,” and any other things that you think your child might enjoy!
KBYU would like to invite you to attend a free film screening of “An Ordinary Hero: The True Story of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland,” which will be held here at the BYU Broadcasting Building on Tuesday, September 10th. Joan Mulholland, one of the original Freedom Riders and a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, will be at the screening for a reception and Q&A session with the audience. The film is not intended for younger children, however those of you with older children might appreciate this opportunity to educate about racism and the Civil Rights movement. Attached is the e-invitation for “An Ordinary Hero.” If you are interested in attending, please RSVP for the screening.
This review is sponsored by Juppy Baby Walker.
With our first child, as she was learning to walk, we just helped her the old-fashion way – held her hands, helped her transfer her weight from side to side, and helped keep her up on her feet. However, my husband and I frequently had back aches and it was tiring, especially for the grandparents.
Now with our second child, helping him walk with the Juppy while he’s learning has been so much better. I noticed especially for my parents that helping him walk was so much easier as they didn’t have to bend down at all because with the handle straps, they were easily able to help him shift his weight, walk, and move forward. It was also easier to help him stop from falling with the Juppy.
Overall, I absolutely love the Juppy Baby Walker. It has made walking and learning to walk so much easier to help with babies/toddlers who are learning to walk or who want to walk but just can’t yet. Using it, my back isn’t sore and I was able to walk our second child around a lot more while using the Juppy. I enjoy how safe it is, it’s lightweight, it can fit in your purse or diaper bag to travel anywhere, fits children up to 35 pounds, and it feels very sturdy. The only thing I wish was different was the ability to change the length of the straps. Luckily, I’m short but for a taller person, it might be a little too short.
Here are some pros that the Juppy company has listed:
• Eliminates your fear of your baby falling on sharp edges.
• Your baby feels secure knowing you are there!
• The safety of The Juppy Baby Walker is unmatched.
• You will immediately recognize how much better you feel about your baby learning to walk.
So seriously, if you have a child who is learning to walk, is about ready to learn to walk, or you might have a child (in your home or taking care of one) in the future, I would highly recommend buying a Juppy Baby Walker. Or you can win one.
Juppy Links for you to visit:
o Facebook: http://facebook.com/thejuppy
o Twitter: http://twitter.com/thejuppywalker
o Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/thejuppy
o The Juppy Blog:
Giveaway: The Juppy Baby Walker is giving away one Juppy Baby Walker to one reader. The winner must be at least 18 years old and may choose the color. Personal information is required to enter the giveaway, however, it will not be distributed. All other entries are optional. Giveaways open to U.S. Enter through the form below.
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Chick-fil-A is giving away more free food but you have to register first! Go to their website for reservations and get free breakfast during September 9-14.
I tried just barely and the link wasn’t working but they said to check back later, possibly not until later this evening, and they should have it working again.
Camp Floyd State Park hosts Camp Floyd Days on Labor Day Weekend, August 31st and September 2nd, 2013. This fun event allows visitors to experience camp life and participate in several activities performed by soldiers of Johnston’s Army. Events include battle reenactments for kids, encampments, stagecoach rides (Monday 1:30pm to 3:30pm), firearm and cannon demonstrations, marches, drills, 1861 period games, and photos in period uniform. The activities will be conducted 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 31st and September 2nd. All activities are free. The museum will be open on Sunday, September 3rd, but no activities will take place.
Standard museum entrance fees are $3 per person or $9 per family. Food concessions will be available to purchase at the event.
Lantis Fireworks & Lasers, a local company, will be kicking the weekend off on Friday, August 30th with a fireworks show. Lantis Fireworks and Lasers is proud to support their local community and looks forward to entertaining its citizens. Doors open at 6:30pm and music starts at 7pm. Fireworks will be shot by Lantis from 8pm until 10pm. Food will be available to purchase. Parking is $5 a vehicle.
Join us for the Swiss Days in the town square in Midway from August 30-31, 2013.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th:
10:00 am: Swiss Miss (shortened program)
10:30 am: Children’s Swiss Chorus
2:00 pm: Swiss Belles
3:00 pm: Stephen Reynolds
4:00 pm: Swiss Miss (full program)
5:00 pm: High Valley Singers
7:00 pm: Midway Swiss Chorus
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST:
12:00 Noon: SLC Mail Carriers Band
1:00 pm: Children’s Swiss Chorus
1:30 pm: Stephen Reynolds
2:00 pm: Swiss Belles
3:00 pm: Christian Jones
4:00 pm: Swiss Miss (full program)
5:00 pm: High Valley Singers
7:00 pm: Midway Swiss Chorus
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th:
7:45 am: Jim Walton- Flute
8:00 am: market opens
8:15 am: Bryson King
8:50 am: Kami Lambert
9:20 am: Lily Bridgewater
9:55 am: Kerry Christensen –Master Yodeler
10:40 am: Julie Zollinger
11:20 am: James Oneil Miner/Daron Bradford
12:10 pm: Jim Walton-Flute
12:40 pm: Swiss Miss Royalty
1:20 pm: McKenna Faith Breinholt
1:55 pm: Kerry Christensen -Master Yodeler
2:40 pm: High Valley Singers
3:20 pm: James Oneil Miner/Daron Bradford
4:00 pm: McKenna Faith Breinholt
4:40 pm: Kerry Christensen – Master Yodeler
5:05 pm: Joshua Creek
6:05 pm: Salzburger Echo
8:00pm: Market Closes
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31ST:
7:00 am: 10K Run & Kids Race
7:00 am: Chuckwagon Breakfast $7/adult $4/kids
7:00 am: Bryson King
7:40 am: Jim Walton – Flute
8:00 am: Market opens
8:20 am: Kami Lambert
8:50 am: McKenna Faith Breinholt
9:25 am: Doug Pope/Dolly Loveridge
10:00 am: Parade
10:10 am: Alphorns Five
10:40 am: James Oneil Miner/Nyle Steiner
11:20 am: Beehive Statesmen
12:10 pm: Kerry Christensen – Master Yodeler
12:55 pm: Swiss Miss Royalty
1:35 pm: James Oneil Miner/ Nyle Steiner
2:15 pm: Jim Walton – Flute
2:50 pm: High Valley Singers
3:30 pm: James Oneil Miner/Nyle Steiner
4:00 pm: BBQ dinner $11/adults $8/kids
4:00 pm: McKenna Faith Breinholt
4:40 pm: Kerry Christensen – Master Yodeler
5:10 pm: Joshua Creek
6:00 pm: GT Coop Band
8:00 pm: Market closes
Join us during Midway Swiss Days, August 30 -31st for our Swiss Days Special trains! You’ll enjoy an old-fashioned train ride and hospitality with tickets just $10. Trains depart at 11 am, 1:30 pm, 4 pm, and 7 pm for a scenic and entertaining 90-minute round trip ride. On the way you’ll enjoy live entertainment. Available concessions include old fashioned treats.
Important to Know:
Children 2 and Under ride free unless otherwise noted.
Please arrive 45 minutes prior to departure.
Rail cars are not climate controlled we recommend you dress accordingly.
Our full-service snack car offers food and beverage for purchase throughout the ride.
Outside food and beverages are not allowed.
Car seats and strollers are not allowed on train.
Restrooms are available on the train.
Due to the historic nature of our rail cars, wheelchair access is limited. Please call ahead for additional information.
We are unable to accommodate dogs on the train.
All rides and adventures depart from the Heber depot unless noted otherwise.
Dates:
August 30th & 31st, 2013
Schedule:
Departure 11:00 am / Returns 12:30 pm
Departure 1:30 pm / Returns 3:00 pm
Departure 4:00 pm / Returns 5:30 pm
Departure 6:30 pm / Returns 8:00 pm
Fares:
$10 – General Admission
The 83rd Payson Onion Days Festival begins Thursday, August 29 until Tuesday, September 2, 2013. Visit here for a more in-depth look at some of the favorite events! There is also a schedule of events.
Centro Hispano is pleased to announce the 12th annual Festival Latinoamericano, which will be held on August 30-31, September 2, 2013 (closed on Sunday) at the Utah County Historic Courthouse grounds (51 South University Ave.) in downtown Provo, Utah.
For three days, Provo will embody the heart of Latin America. Pulsing rhythms, vibrant dances, delicious food, and colorful costumes will transport you to a Latin getaway in the heart of downtown Provo. Even better, you will become immersed in the wonderful diversity and opportunity of your own community.
Come and celebrate community and culture. Join us at the Festival Latinoamericano!
| Time | Group / Artist |
| 6:30 | Sofia |
| 6:45 | Luis Caetano |
| 7:00 | Viva el Folklore |
| 7:45 | Official Welcome to the Festival |
| 8:00 | Dosis |
| 9:45 | D.J. Kenny |
| Time | Group / Artist |
| 12:00 | Zumba |
| 1:00 | Round Table / Interviews |
| 1:15 | Mime |
| 1:30 | Luis Caetano |
| 1:45 | Latinos in Action |
| 2:15 | AMY |
| 3:00 | Ballet Folklórico de las Américas |
| 3:30 | Vientos del Sur |
| 4:30 | López Family |
| 5:00 | Ballet Legacy Dance |
| 5:30 | Raíces de mi Tierra |
| 6:30 | Desert Gypsy |
| 7:00 | Maryanne, Sofía & Dance Ensemble |
| 7:30 | Ballet Solana |
| 8:00 | Yunuen Carrillo |
| 8:30 | Morning Star |
| 9:00 | Abraxas |
| Time | Group / Artist |
| ROC Michael y Lluvia | |
| Los Hermanos de los Andes | |
| Familia López | |
| Los Carbajal | |
| Gabino Flores Guitarrista | |
| Ludwig |
| Time | Group / Artist |
| 12:00 | Zumba |
| 1:00 | Round Table / Interviews |
| 1:30 | AMY Martial Arts |
| 2:30 | Mime |
| 2:45 | Sophía |
| 3:00 | Ritmos del Perú |
| 3:30 | Latinos in Action |
| 4:00 | Pájaros Pintados |
| 5:00 | Bailando con el Corazón/Folklore Latino |
| 6:00 | Los Hermanos de los Andes |
| 7:00 | Ceremonia de Clausura |
| 7:15 | Miguel y María |
| 8:00 | Mariachi Sol de Jalisco |
| 9:00 | Herencia Latina |
I love most of Gymboree’s clothes and as I’m about five minutes from two different stores, we visit them often, especially when they have sales. Crazy 8 is a store I found recently at the University Mall and have loved their prices on their clothes! And with school beginning, they are having some great back-to-school sales.
Beginning today, Gymboree is offering an extra 40% off previously reduced items, for savings up to 70%, while supplies last. Also, don’t miss your chance at the Back to School sale featuring 30% off all regularly priced items.
Labor Day Sale: Extra 40% off Already Reduced Items | Valid: 8/26-9/2, While Supplies Last Back to School Sale: Take 30% off Regular Price Items | Valid: Limited Time Only, While Supplies Last
UCM was provided a membership to Revolt Fitness in exchange for these posts.
As a mom, I’ve tried to learn how to balance my life. I miss the days of waking up to an alarm clock (not my child running in telling me she has to go potty), doing some exercise wherever I want, taking a shower without a child knocking on the door, and then working. I could eat wherever, whatever I wanted to without having a child beg. And not having had any children, my body was not stretched out and my organs were all where they belonged.
Now, after only two kids, I’ve got cravings from stress, I’ve got stretch marks, I’ve got a pooch from having my last baby, and I’m always sleep deprived. So thank goodness for Revolt Fitness. It’s great because I’ve got all the videos I want and need for whenever I have time to exercise.
Unfortunately, I don’t make enough time. By the time I go to bed at night and finally calm down from the day, it’s way too late so I wake up to a high-pitched voice saying, “Mommy! I need to go potty!” Then I will try to get my workout in but unfortunately, the internet we have at our house rarely works enough to stream a video. So I try and try to get it to play but eventually have to give up because it’s time to make breakfast.
Then with the whole summer thing and we’ve been staying with family away from home, my diet has been awful. It’s easy to get the kids to still eat healthy, but when you’re staying down the street from an Iceberg (ice cream), Leatherby’s (ice cream), Cafe Rio, and all sorts of other yummy places with Costco, Walmart, Harmon’s, and Smith’s all within a mile or so, I just could not stick to a good, solid eating plan.
But isn’t that the problem with life in general? In order to be healthy, you have to decide before you’re put in these situations to make good decisions. And lame excuses like my internet won’t work, shouldn’t stop me from exercising. Yet I have eaten poorly and haven’t exercised as much.
Therefore, because I have actually gained three pounds in the last couple of weeks, there’s really just no point in posting my White Hot August picture.
Here are some of the things I have enjoyed about Revolt Fitness:
This is a list of things I hope to see improved by Revolt Fitness as time goes on:
So now it’s up to you to decide if Revolt Fitness is a good fit for you. The main benefit for me was being able to exercise whenever I wanted to (assuming my internet was working).
Did you know that more than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied?
Based on one of the most beloved Young Adult novels of all time and directed by the acclaimed D.J. Caruso, Standing Up follows two kids who get bullied by a vicious summer camp prank. Left together on an island, their adventure begins once they decide not to be victims and instead they Stand Up!
Standing Up is an adorable and heart-warming gem of a movie with an important anti-bullying message that’s suitable for the whole family! Get the DVD August 20!
What can be done to help the bullied “stand up” for themselves?
One of the best things we can do to understand the problem and discuss solutions is to be inspired. The movie “Standing Up” is THAT inspiration.
Check out the Standing Up Blog App to take the Do You Stand Up to Bullies? QUIZ, unlock tips to BEAT THE BULLY, and sign the ANTI-BULLYING PLEDGE! And don’t forget to watch this amazing movie on DVD, released August 20.
• Do YOU Stand Up to Bullies? QUIZ – Like in the movie Standing Up, life is full of beautiful, amazing things, but bullies sure aren’t one of them! Do you stand up to bullies? Or do you let them intimidate you and others? Take this quiz to see where you stand and get tips and tricks to beat the bullies in your life.
• Take the Anti-Bullying Pledge! PDF PRINTABLE – Standing Up not only has incredible charm, it also carries a powerful message. After watching the movie as a family, sit down with your young one(s) and talk about some of the essential life lessons from Standing Up. Tell your children about how bullying can affect even the strongest of people. Read and sign the Standing Up to Bullies Pledge and pin it on the fridge, bulletin board, or wherever you can see it as a reminder.
The stunning soundtrack to Standing Up from Varese Sarabande Records is available to purchase on 9/3 on iTunes and 9/24 in stores.
Giveaway: One winner will win one “Standing Up!” DVD. Enter in the rafflecopter below. Personal information is required, however, it will not be sold or distrbuted.
Utah Valley Moms is working with Arc Entertainment. Neither Facebook, Twitter, nor Pinterest sponsor, nor do they endorse this giveaway. All entries will be verified and confirmed. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents who are 18 years and older only. Prize cannot be sent to PO Boxes.
The Utah Valley Exchange Club’s 5th Annual Ride Against Child Abuse will be Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Timpanogos Harley in Lindon. Breakfast and registration is at 9:00 a.m. Ride departs at 10:00 a.m.
$20.00 per rider, $10.00 per passenger.
Lunch, prizes, and fun back at Timpanogos Harley at end of ride. Further details and registration at http://rideagainstchildabuse.org/
Head to Yogurtland’s Facebook page and claim the offer to get 5 free ounces of Yogurtland before September 1, 2013!
This is a great chance to buy or sell your items. There is NO FEE to sell items at the Farmer’s Market. It will be on a first come, space available basis. We really want the main focus to be on selling Fresh Produce to our residents, but welcome other items as well. We will set up in the grassy area on the east side of the park by the stage. You will need to fill out a registration form and give it to the Market Director the first Saturday that you come. There will be a Civic Events volunteer there beginning at 8:30 am each Saturday to answer any questions you may have.
Sellers, please read through the rules and regulations before participating in the Saratoga Springs City Farmers Market.
Bring your friends, your blankets, camping chairs, old sofas, LoveSacs, or anything else you’re comfortable sitting on and hit the street (100 W, that is). We’re closing down the road, setting up a huge inflatable screen, and projecting movies late into the night for your viewing pleasure.
Here’s this year’s lineup:
June 13 – Skyfall
June 27 – Despicable Me
July 11 – Perks of Being a Wallflower
July 25 – Happy Gilmore
August 8 – The Goonies
August 22 – The Hunger Games
September 12 – Despicable Me (Third time’s the charm!)
Don’t forget to stop by Sammy’s Cafe or one of our other fine downtown restaurants for food before or after the movie.
And, if you follow Downtown Provo on Facebook, there may or may not be a possibility to win dinner at Old Towne Grill. But don’t enter it. You’d decrease my chances. … Okay, I guess you can enter it. If I don’t win, I’d rather a fellow UCMer win.
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