Last Days of Summer

On Monday and Tuesday I was able to go to Kamas and camp with the Proctor family. We went boating for most of the day Monday and then that night stayed at a cabin they have in the mountains.

All of the girlies taking care of the kids and having fun in the sun! Christine and Parley, Candice and Janice

Joe tearing it up on the wake board and Casey having a good time.

Briar catching some good air and Spencer with his 360 moves!

Janessa trying to remember how to board

Dallen boarding it up!

We all had fun boating, camping, playing card games, tennis, and strangely enough, a one person talent show ;) ...anyways, It was a super fun weekend getting to know everyone and being able to do the things I love doing for the last two days of my too short of a summer vacation! Thanks for the welcoming, loving, and fun family you are! I had a blast!

Moving to college was a crazy experience in itself. The fair got over Saturday night and we left early Sunday morning with a car full of boxes and tears in all of our eyes. I traveled up with my mom and Davi in the car while my Dad and brothers took a different route so they could drop off elk in Duchesne on the way. When I got to my apartments, all of my room mates were gone and the office was closed, leaving me without keys to get in and not knowing where I was supposed to go. We did get everything figured out and I was able to get things moved in my that afternoon. Thank you mom and dad for the wonderful parents you are and have been for the 18 years of my life so far! It is a little scary moving out on my own but I am going to learn so much in the next couple of days, weeks, months, and years! You have prepared me well for this day and I appreciate all that you continue to do for me!

2010 Fair Animals

It's so crazy that the fair has already come and gone and that we have sold our animals. This year Hunter, Easton, and I all raised a steer, and Davi raised a pig.

Hunter's steer was named Brutus and he did really good with it. Sometimes there are steers that no matter how much you work with them they just have a mind of their own...and this year Hunter's steer was like that. He handled him well at the fair, placed with a blue ribbon, and sold him for $2.10/lb with his steer weighing 1170 lbs.

Easton had a White steer this year so he named him "Whitey Tighty" :) He did a great job halter breaking it and learned a lot on how to show a steer from the showmanship judge. Easton ended up selling his steer for $2.10/lb as well. Easton's steer weighed 1155 lbs.

This was my 6th and last year of raising a steer for the local fair. I named him Tank and his finishing weight was 1325 lbs. at the fair. I enjoyed raising this steer and it was one of the tamest steers I have raised. He would follow me around like a dog and showed very well, which enabled me to win the champion showmanship. I also placed 4th overall and 1st in the star class with him and auctioned him to Sonderegger Construction for $3.20/lb. I think I'll miss raising a steer and taking care of an animal because it has taught me so so so many life lessons that I can apply to most of everything for the rest of my life. It has been a successful program for me as I was able to win the Grand Champion, 1st Reserve Champion, and the Champion Showmanship twice out of the 6 years I participated in it. Thank you to my wonderful Dad who got me started in the 4-H program because not only have I grown as a person, but it is now paying for my college!

And last but not least, Davi worked really hard this year to raise 2 pigs all by herself for the fair. She checked on them a couple of times every day to feed them, water them, and to take them scraps so they would gain weight. Sadly enough, when she took them to the fair to be weighed in, they told her she wouldn't be able to show because they had ticks on them. It was hard for her to know that after all of that work and time she couldn't show them at the fair but I think it taught her something that she might not have learned otherwise.

**I love the fair and will be back for more fun next year!**

"Cowboy Boots and Country Roots"

The fair is always a crazy, fast, can be stressful, but a VERY fun week! Each day is full of activities, games, shows, and entertainment that I love attending every year. Here is a summary of the things I did this past week...

Friday August 13th

On Friday Easton, Hunter, and I all showed our steers in the livestock 4-H show. Easton placed 5th in his class, Hunter took 4th in his class, and I took 4th overall. That day I helped with the childrens fair and then later on with the local rodeo.

Thursday August 12th

Thursday was a busy day as we weighed in our steers, I helped with the childrens fair, did showmanship with my steer, and went to the concert later that night. I took Hunter as my date to the Aaron Tippin concert and we had a good time laughing together!

Wednesday August 11th

Berlin Elderedge, Brionna Laws, Brooke Bowring, Janessa Bowring, Kendyl Boyd, Mersadez Slade

Mud volleyball was great! We won a few games and had a wonderful time playing in the mud

Tuesday August 10th

Tuesday was a good day. The royalty was able to do the opening ceremony and awarded the volunteer of the year. We also had the wrestling navajo taco dinner and then later performed in the Farm Bureau Talent Find as filler talents. I sang one of my favorite songs, ''All American Girl'' by Carrie Underwood for my talent.

Monday August 9th-

I helped Monday night with the family games. It was new this year and we played different ''minute to win it'' games. Between Easton, Davi, and I we walked away with about $80! It was fun!

Saturday August 7

Saturday was the mud bog at the fair. We went and watched for a couple of hours and had a perfect view from the top of Rob's camping trailer. Dallen, Davi, Easton, and I all took camping chairs and set them up on top to watch the events. Later that night we went to the rodeo

The new house!

We've officially started on our new house and have been working on digging out the foundation. We had to measure and paint the lines to where we should dig and every day we get a little closer to completing our 'dream'.

My dad has been the one to dig out the foundation and the rest of us have helped with moving dirt piles and leveling out the ground.

Easton learned to drive the tractor and helped a lot with moving dirt piles.

We even got my mom out in the tractor! She did pretty good for her first time :)

I spent my time moving dirt from the foundation to the top of our lot and built the new road to where we will access our house. It has been really fun to be able to work and spend time with my dad and to help my parents with thier goal of building a new house. They have worked extra hard to save money and to get all of the plans ready for building. I am grateful that as a family we have all been able to help with this project and work together. I think it has helped us become closer.

Tough Enough To Wear Pink Rodeo

On Friday night we had the opening rodeo and all of us wore pink dresses. My Grandpa Fullmer drove our ride for the night and Davi and Easton came along for the ride. Right before we were supposed to ride in the grand entry for the rodeo the truck wouldn't start so we had to push it and pop the clutch to get it going. We got it going and it worked out great! ...although we almost got dumped out the back :) haha

On the Saturday night rodeo we rode in the Grand entry again which was pretty fun. I'm glad that we don't have to deal with any more dresses though. It was the last required night for those.

The synchronized riding team did a cool routine to bring in the flag and to present the national anthem. They later performed another routine in the rodeo that was fun to watch. Dallen Proctor also came down for the weekend and we had a really fun time together watching the rodeo, although it was a lot smaller than the one we went to in Nephi.

One of my favorite parts of it all was that my Grandpa Fullmer was able to drive the royalty around in his old red Ford truck that he has restored and kept running over the years. I love being able to live so close to my Grandpa and his willingness to drop what he has going at the farm to help me. He has always been so loving and supportive and I appreciate all that he continues to do for me. I have learned many things from my Grandpa Fullmer as I have worked with him at the farm with driving combines in the wheat fields, fixed a diesel trailer, planted potatoes and corn, worked on tractors, and stayed many nights in his camping trailer. One time when I was 6 years old I stowed away with some of my cousins to the farm and got out there without a coat or shoes and all we had to try to contact my parents were some radio's because there weren't any cell phones at the time. This summer I spent a couple of days staining their porch at their house and have done a few projects similar to that with my Grandpa over the years. I will never get tired of hearing his jokes and being around his fun sense of humor. He always has a smile on his face and keeps me laughing. These are just a few memories I have with my Grandpa and I look forward to making more! Thanks for all that you do! I love you!