McMullin Family Pioneer Day

Jeff, Melanie and Henry came to town for Pioneer day.  What more could we do than have family day.  We began by planting the family garden.  Potatoes, Onions, Rutabagas and more.

Preparing the seeds

Planting the seeds.

Next we ate breakfast and then prepared for Mini Golf.  I had the idea to save money and create a course in our backyard.  Mom mowed it in and Dad and I created the obstacles.  

Henry preferred the water hazards.  Mostly just the sprinkler.  Forget toys, get him a hose and some water.

Here I am preparing for a hole in one I'm sure :)

What a great day! It even ended with homemade ice cream and Cherry Hill pie.

July 4th and Festival Days

Summertime has come and gone quickly.  Finals are awaiting me tomorrow and I can't wait to get to my "summer" (2 1/2 weeks long).  I'm excited to read children's book, enjoy relaxing, have some snow cones, drive home for some weddings and welcome a few friends back from missions (Kendall and Loaiza).  But, before I can look ahead, I must look back on what summer term brought.

First was the Balloon Festival.  Corina and I woke up early 6 am and rode our bikes over to meet Jill and Jamie.  We got there and saw only a few balloons being inflated.  We soon learned the wind was the problem.  They only launched 3 balloons and as we were waiting, Jill sent Corina and I off to buy some delicious orange rolls.  We arrived at the bakery to a great big line.  We waited and ordered 6 orange rolls.  They gave them to us in a box.  Since we were on our bikes, I stuck them into my so called backpack.  Corina and I couldn't stop laughing and she captured this picture.

Looked pretty funny I'm sure.  We got there just as they launched 2 balloons.  It was great.

It was a blast!

Next came the challenge from Jill for a 5k.  Farmington Festival days wouldn't be the same without running the early morning 5k. 

I have never felt so sick before a race.  Hence the fake smile. I wasn't as ready as I would have liked to have been but I did in fact break a personal record.  I came in at 32:29.  I was proud.  

We found Bart and Brooke Brooks after the race and got a family picture.  Nick also ran the race, but wasn't around for picture.

Then we set up a booth to sell Survivor Bracelets to help me get to New Zealand.  What wonderful family to help me out.  Here is the booth.

We sold a lot and it was a thrill.  It was the hottest 4+ hours but sure was fun to see people purchase bracelets.

I'm still making bracelets and selling them.  I'm not sure this business will ever end :)  Thanks to Aunt Jayne who donated the supplies and the idea!

Since Summer is Almost Over...

Well, I can't believe it.  It is August 1st and Summer term is almost officially over! I have almost made it through going to school for one whole year without a substantial break.  This makes for many boring nights spent in the Library but believe me when I say, January February and March will be cram packed with fun because of it:) New Zealand, I can't wait!

Well, I didn't finish the last post about Spring so I shall finish that and then maybe add some for summer.

This was suppose to be our couch warming party with our new couches.  They didn't come so we partied anyways with 4 couches (our neighbors and ours). The new couches came the next morning.  Rachel and I did have a great party with great attendance.  The ratio was about us two girls for 8 guys :)

This cute guy and his parents (Jeff and Melanie) visited, I think it was back in May.  What a great time that was.  He was big then, now he is even bigger.

Here was our family picture from then.  Mom says skinny in, dad is serious about following her directions:)

Fun times! (Still in May)

Roommates moved out :(  Sarah, Rachel, Me and Gretchen.  We sure got close in such a short time.  I was lucky to live with them.

Spring term ended and I lucked out.  Work let me off for a few days and we headed to California for much needed rest and a period of time out of Provo.  It was fun to see Jeff and Melanie and spend time.  Mostly though, I was just glad to not think of any homework.

New roommates moved in. Connie, Angie, and Kelsey.  Corina and I remained friends.  Here we are enjoying dinner together + 2 (Ben, a boyfriend and Corina's Cousin).  Good times were had and I will miss them too.