Dinner with the Embletons; YA at Tuacahn

We made the 2-hour drive to St. George to have an awesome night of family and friends! First we had dinner at Cracker Barrel with adorable newlyweds Alisha and Ben Embleton; you might remember we went to their wedding reception this summer. We had four people at each table--Tyce and Harrison were the lucky ones to sit with their cousins. Guess what's crazy: we also saw two different sets of friends there from home!

Bryce and Cameron puzzle over the cryptogram in the kids' coloring book.

At first Tyce wouldn't pose for the picture.

And then when he did, I cut off half his face. So sorry.

I enjoyed sitting by Mary.

Mary took this picture of her dad!

We stayed at the Crystal Inn. After dinner we got ready to see the Young Ambassadors perform at the outdoor theater, Tuacahn.

It was cold but the group was amazing, as hoped and expected. They did their show "Harmony: the Music of Life" which is uplifting and touching. Tyce learned several of the numbers when he went to YASE this summer.

Bryce got us perfect seats--three were on the 2nd row! Tyce couldn't stop himself from dancing in his seat.

Afterward the cast members mingled with the audience. Tyce was thrilled to see many of his mentors from camp this summer!

I was impressed that everybody remembered Tyce's name. This guy wasn't even his counselor and he knew exactly who Tyce was.

Tyce wanted to make sure he got meet to "the only black guy" on the stage. He was more than willing to chat with Tyce. Conlon did impressive backflips and HE was Harrison's favorite part of the whole show.

Cameron passed the time by chewing (and admiring) his 12-piece wad of gum.

This was Tyce's counselor, Brad. He seemed like a great guy and looked genuinely pleased to talk with Tyce after the performance.

This pretty lady is Jessica.

One of the best parts of the night was getting together with fellow YASE-goers, Conor and Aubree!

Tyce proclaimed to the world (via facebook) that this was officially the best night of his life, except for the YASE concert. I guess he has his dad to thank for arranging such a great experience, hm?

And it was a very enjoyable night for the rest of us as well. The next day Tyce and I went back home so Tyce could go to the stake dance that night; the rest of the family (even the dog!) went to Grandma Judy's and Grandpa Al's house until Sunday night.