Delta for the Fourth of July

For the Fourth of July our family went to Delta to spend time with Brian, Stephanie, and Steph's parents. Normally we try to avoid Delta, but the annual Fourth of July demolition derby keeps us coming back every year.

When we got to Delta, Stephanie's dad was putting a 1,700lb safe in his basement. After we had maneuvered it into the house, Brian and Devin ended up on the bottom end of the safe as they lowered it down the stairs. Steph's dad, Steve, had spent the last 24 hours devising a way to safely move the safe, and we were confident in his engineering setup to lower it. Never the less, they were still nervous that they'd end up as hamburger meat in the basement under the safe when it came barreling down the stairs. But obviously, everything went smoothly and the safe now resides in the basement.

Then we went to the Delta city festival. Umm, yeah. Right. After the whole ten minutes it took to see everything worth seeing, we headed back to Steph's parent's for a bbq.

The demolition derby started at six. For the last few years, the derby has been losing steam since the area is running out of suitable cars, but they still manage to put on a good show. At first, Mathias was a little scared of the loud exhausts and the sound of crunching metal, but it soon became background to him starting to explore his independence.

He would want to sit by himself on the steps, which were the perfect height for his little legs. But overall, Mathias was happy to be there out in the sun watching cars smash into each other.

At nine the fireworks commenced, "The Biggest Fireworks Show in Millard County." I guess that really can't be argued, since Delta is the biggest city in Millard county with two stop lights. Mathias was so scared that he screamed and hid his face in daddy's chest every time one would explode. After a couple minutes, he figured out that they were harmless (except for the two that started fires in a distant field) and watched in wonder.

Mathias enjoying the fireworks? Not so much.

Much better.

It was a great day to relax, get away from work, and enjoy people-watching at Delta.