Camp Floyd is hosting a Pony Express Fun Run on Saturday, April 13 beginning at 10am. I’ve already signed my family up!

Experience the life of a Pony Express rider and reenact the ride in your running shoes from Camp Floyd to “St Joseph, Missouri” and back. You will deliver the mail in your own haversack, take an oath for the pony express, visit the paymaster and more!

Because the run is only 3.1 miles round trip, it’s a great educational experience for the entire family! I have signed up my entire family (me, my husband, and my two kids; 9 and 7 years old). I am not a big runner, so I will be walking the fun run with my kids.

This is a great way to teach your kids hands-on about the pony express and what they did. Camp Floyd was an actual stop on the pony express route, so it will bring the pony express to life.

View a map of the fun run course and activities.

View a video of the Pony Express fun run.

Where:
Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum
18035 West 1540 North
Fairfield, UT 84013

When:
April 13, 2013
10am
Packet pick-up begins at 9:30AM

Registration Online:
$15 per person early registration
$20 per person after March 10th
(You must register by April 7th to guarantee a t-shirt and haversack)
$25 limited same day registration

Fee includes:

• Fun run Quest for the Pony Express t-shirt
• Entrance into the Camp Floyd Museum and Stagecoach Inn
• Haversack to carry the mail
• Toy Horse
• Mail delivered by you to Camp Floyd
• Payment for delivering the mail
• Pony Express activities
• Entry into drawing for prizes
• Snack for after the run

More Historical Family Fun Activities:

• Step Back In Time at the Utah State Capitol
• Social Hall Heritage Museum
• Mummies at The Leonardo
• History Camps for Kids

Am I the only one that has had a horrible haircut? In fact, I’ve had quite a few. For example, in high school I was getting ready for my senior pictures and went to get a trim. She just kept cutting and cutting and before you knew it I had chin length hair. She had chopped it all off. I was devastated. UGH! And don’t even mention color. I went out to eat right after a color and a few people commented on how my hair looked PURPLE. WHAT?! I wanted to die.

Here’s where my favorite salon in all of Utah comes in. I was convinced that I would do major, and I mean major research before I ever got my hair cut or colored again. I found this beautiful salon, Studio Enizio and I was willing to take a chance. They were/are amazing. Each stylist is highly trained and is mostly interested in making you look beautiful and comfortable in your own hair. My particular stylist, Morgan Smith (seriously, book with her. Tell her Carrian sent you) is amazing. She’s a colorist which means she has further training on making my hair color look amazing. The salon uses high quality products that you won’t find in other salons, and will make your hair even better than it was.
Alex telling us about the Salon, the makeup artistry etc.

Recently we headed over to the salon to learn about makeup and headshots and I cannot wait to share the info with you.

Makeup

These are a few products you MUST put on your makeup list. I especially love the moisturizer. It’s the bomb. My face felt moisturized the next day!

Embroylise: Moisturizer and Primer; a must for every day. You’ll thank us later.
Mac Paint Pots: Soft Ochre or Painterly; primer for eyes so makeup lasts.
Eve Pearl Trio Eye Concealer; Don’t be scared of this trio. You need all of the colors. tip: go darker and then gradually blend to lighter in order to lighten under the eye and conceal dark circles.
Makeup Forever HD Foundations: Finally a foundation that feels light, but lasts better all day and has perfect coverage.
Makeup Forever HD Setting Powder; helps your makeup last all day, especially through a photo session.

Tips

When you are doing your makeup, consider starting with your eyes and then move on to foundation etc. This was you wont have little sparkles from eyeshadow etc on your face.

Contouring will create the jawline, cheekbones etc that you want and it’s super easy. Here’s a video on how to Contour. It’s awesome.

Highlight with a lighter shadow under your eyebrow and in the corner of your eye. Try to avoid lining your entire eye as it actually makes them look smaller.

Headshots tips by Heidi Ann Photography in Utah

Never face the camera full front. Always angle away from the camera with your weight on your back leg.

Avoid white and black; choose colors that make you look good and feel good.

Don’t stick your chin/neck out no matter what the photographer says.

Use darker pigments (makeup), not MORE makeup.

Tell the photographer what you want. If you hate the urban look but your photographer loves it and you don’t say anything, you won’t like a single photo.

Studio Enizio has become a top choice for hair and makeup for Utah, Weddings, film, television and ad campaigns. They are an exclusive provider of Kerastase products which are amazing.

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Make sure you call now to book your appointment. You will never feel better about your look.

And make sure you give a little love to, The Chocolate who has the yummiest treats. They providing everything delicious for us that night

photo courtesy of judd pumpkin patch. They offer $1.50 pumpkin rides.

I really can’t believe it’s the end of October this week. That means Halloween, which just happens to be one of my favorite holidays. I love the costumes and the fact that I can let my kids run wildly down the sidewalks bulking up on Halloween candy. I am such a candy miser the rest of the year. I think it is fun to let them have a night of wildness (safe wildness). Plus I love fall in general (check out the Judd Pumpkin Patch in Paragonah. It is one of our favorite family traditions) and I love all the activities that go along with it. While many fall events in my neck of the woods have come and gone already there are a few events still happening that will help us get our Halloween fix. This year I come upon a strange phase of my life. My oldest won’t be trick or treating. But he still loves Halloween.

Sooo, here is where he might be this weekend or next with his zombie loving friends.

Haunted Hollow At Willow Glen Inn

October 18-20, 22 & October 25-27,  29-30

7 to 10 p.m.

Willow Glen Theatre in cooperation with Willow Glen Inn and Second Studio at SUU is hosting the Haunted Hollow.  Staying in line with Willow Glen Theatre’s promise of family fun entertainment the haunted hollow offers different themes for the walks.  Monday is family night and does not have zombies prowling.  Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday the zombies rise to stop any trespassers on their grounds.

Price: $8 Adults, $6 kids (under 10)

And for all my kids? We are going to try and make it to the premier corn maze in Southern Utah at Staheli Farms. I have always wanted to try this 15 Acre maze.

This year they teamed up with the Biggest Loser Resort in Ivins, Utah. Look at that maze.

I also think this sounds like a ton of fun. Is anyone in Southern Utah going to the Haunted Cave?

“Halloween on the Town” features Southern Utah’s first “Haunted Cave” plus the family-friendly “Spooky Town Fair.”

The Haunted Cave will be open every weekend during October and will highlight local high school talent and creativity inside a 12,000 square foot solid rock cave.

While the Haunted Cave will entertain the community all month long, the Spooky Town Fair will be a one-day Halloween-themed fair-style event in downtown St. George at Town Square.  Admission is FREE and open to the public.  The Spooky Town Fair is Saturday October 27th from 10am to 6pm. It will include continuous live entertainment for the whole family, with everything from 13 bounce houses to a Witches Tea to a Pirate Gold Dig.

All profits benefit the students in the Washington County School District.

Halloween on the Town Information:

“The Haunted Cave” details:

Open October 2012 on the 5th-6th, 12th-13th, 19th-20th, 26th-27th, 29th-31st from 6pm to 11pm

Located at 1436 Redledge Rd. in Washington, UT

$10 per person.

There is serious Halloween fun going on at Thanksgiving Point’s Corn Maze and Pumpkin Fest.  If you’ve ever been, you know how awesome it is. But it is even more appealing when you can go for a good deal.  Here’s the best I can find:

REGULAR ADMISSION:

Laughin’ Events for the Younger Crowd

$8.95/Monday-Thursday

$10.95/Friday-Saturday

*Childeren 2 and under are free

Screamin’ Events for the 12 and Older Crowd

$15.95/adults & children

BEST DEAL: K-Bull is offering $5.00 off EACH ticket for September 28, 29, and October 1st. Click here for the link. 

2nd BEST DEAL: If you purchase tickets before September 28th, $3.00 off all Monday through Thursday tickets at this link. 

OTHER TICKET DEALS: Thanksgiving Point Members receive a 25% discount.

Family: purchase up to 8 tickets @ 25% off
Friends: 2 tickets @ 25% off
Duo: 2 tickets @ 25% off
Individual: 1 ticket @ 25% off

The discount can not be combined with any other discounts.

DATES and TIMES:

Open September 28 -October 1 and October 5-November 3

Monday-Thursday, 4-10 pm
Friday & Saturday, 10 am – 11 pm

(Closed Sundays and October 31)

WHERE

3003 N Thanksgiving Way

West of Water Tower Plaza

SPECIAL FEATURES

This year’s Corn Maze features presidential candidates Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney with a special “cast your vote” at the end. The Grain Train ride features a maze celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girls Scouts with scarecrow scenes created by Girl Scouts across the state.

The Corn Maze and Grain Train are only two of at least a dozen other activities including a Pumpkin Princess Playland, a pumpkin cannon blast, mining for gems, a spot to choose a pumpkin, and super scary “insanity” activities for those 12 and up.

MORE INFORMATION

801 794 FARM or visit www.cornbellys.com.

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Provo 5K Zombie Chase

Halloween at Dinosaur Park

Dinner in a Pumpkin

The second annual Puppets in the Park Puppet Festival will be on Saturday, September 15th.

Join Joe Flores, Maxed Out Puppetry, Mark Pulham, and a score of puppeteers as they give puppet shows, lead children in making their own puppets, show off their creations and explore the craft of puppetry.

Attendees are invited to enjoy the performances and buy puppets of their own to try out at home. The event is free and open to all ages. The festivities get started at 10:00 am and last until 2:00 pm.

The Orem City Center Courtyard is located at 300 E. Center St. in Orem.

If there is one thing I’ve learned from years of exercise: you’ve got to shake things up. I’ve never heard of a more interesting way than the Provo 5K Zombie Chase. Why run on a treadmill when you could be running from Zombies? Why take the same old neighborhood route when you could run through 3.1 miles of a haunted house?

Curious? Here are the details:

DATE: Saturday, October 27th

PLACE: Provo-Springville Borderlands

PRICE: KSL DEAL right now for only $25.00

• $47 until September 13th
• $52 until October 4th
• $57 until October 26th
• $67 day of the race

RACE FEATURES

• Chance to shoot a zombie between the eyes.
• Obstacle course through city cemetery, city morgue, sewer system, downtown Zombieville and Center of Disease Control.
• Zombie Invastion t-shirt.

For more information and race registration, click HERE. 

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Dressing Up for Halloween 

Halloween Dinner Ideas

Halloween at the Dinosaur Park

Utah Lake Festival
Saturday June 2, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Utah Lake State Park
4400 West Center Street
Provo, UT 84601-9715

(801) 375-0731

The festival will offer Wasatch Front residents a chance to get outside and enjoy Utah Lake, experience its many recreational opportunities and offerings and learn about the lake’s ecosystem, native species and the importance of stewardship. There will be activities for everyone. Admission and activities are absolutely FREE.

• Free food: hot dogs, popcorn, and water for festival attendees (food also available to purchase)
• Live music by Sarah Sample
• Games and activities for kids
• Free fishing day: free fishing poles and bait available to use at the Festival that day
• Boat rides
• Sailboat regatta
• Boat making demonstration
• Hay rides
• Water equipment rentals (kayaks, jet skis, paddle boats, etc…)

There will also be storytelling at the festival
Funny folktales, family stories, and fishy fabrications.

Have you ever wondered…

Does the Utah Lake monster really exist? What were showboat excursions like back in the day when visitors to Utah Lake would enjoy music and dancing while making their way to Bird Island? Why does the June sucker have such a funny looking mouth?

Find out the answers to these questions – and listen to stories about the history of Utah Lake and its surroundings – as locally renowned storyteller Steffani Raff entertains children and adults alike at the upcoming Utah Lake Festival. Steffani is sure to spark the imaginations of all who listen to her captivating tales – whether they are fact or fiction!

The Princess Festival is coming to Thanksgiving Point June 19th through 30th, and I have been give 5 pairs of tickets and 2 dresses to give away to Today’s Mama readers!

Five randomly selected winners will receive a pair of tickets to the show. Two winners will receive a Princess dress of their choice from the designated Princess Festival website.

Fill out the entry form HERE.

The deadline to enter is Thursday May 31st 2012 at 11:59pm. Winners will be notified via email, and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

About The Princess Festival:

• A place of enchantment where Princesses learn to become everything they dream while making the world a better place. Our mission is to touch the hearts of young girls and communities to empower them in acts of service, kindness, and courage through the creative engagement of imaginative characters, stories, and events.Read more on their website.
• Nominate a special princess.
• Purchase tickets.
• Message From The Land Of Everley

If you’ve never experienced theatre under the stars, you are missing out. It is certainly one of my favorite  summer activities. I love spreading out my quilt on the grass and relaxing, whether I’m watching a musical or listening to a concert. Add a frozen lemonade and voila! you have summer encapsulated.

The Scera, a shell shaped outdoor stage in Orem, offers a variety of entertainment. Their concert line-up is always impressive, and a bit nostalgic. (One year they had Boyz II Men. I remember loving that band as a teenager!) This summer the concert list includes the Utah Symphony, BYU’s Vocal Point, Rodney Atkins, Diamond Rio, and Starship. Concert tickets are $12-$35, depending on the show.

I know it’s cheesy, but my husband and I absolutely love musicals. I think we’ll be attending one of these to celebrate our anniversary this summer. We can pick from The Wizard of Oz, All Shook Up (think Elvis), or Fiddler on the Roof. Okay, I know we will choose Fiddler, but you can pick for yourself. Ticket prices range from $8-$14.

If musicals aren’t your thing, you can also catch a flick on their giant screen. The movie line-up features Hugo, E.T. (I think I must take my kids to see E.T. It’s a rite of passage.), Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Three Amigos, the Muppets, and Newsies. Movie tickets are 3 to 4 dollars a person.

Get tickets online at www.scera.org.

Enter the Scera Art Studios in Orem. They are offering several themed art camps throughout the summer. For grades K-5, the camps offered are: Pirates and Ships, Patriotic Party, Clay Extravaganza, Paint Crazy, and Crazy Cartooning. For grades 6-12, classes include: Painting, Drawing, and Graffiti. Each camp is $55 and includes all materials and a snack.
Oh, and in case you’re looking to enrich yourself this summer, they also have adult Pottery and Drawing/Painting classes in the evenings.

Call 801-225-ARTS to register.