July 4th!

On the fourth of July we had a great time! We had some friends from different parts of New York come down to our house! Our friends from church, the Brandt's came too! We played a lot! First, we went swimming.

We also had a water balloon toss! My dad and I were partners, and we won!

Then, we had lunch! Full of potato salad, hamburgers, watermelon, and more!

But best of all we had dessert!!!!!!!!!! We had homemade ice cream, chocolate chip brownies, cakes, and just look at these pictures!

Bounce house time!!!!!! We had a bounce and the Brandt's had a bounce house! That's fun! And while the kids played in the bounce houses the parents played name that tune to 80's music blah! But, I actually knew some of the songs, surprisingly!

Then, we went to a parade that Reagan was in, waving a flag in color guard and we stayed for fireworks behind the middle school!

Then, we went home and ended the 11 hour day with friends with our own firework shooting show with fireworks from PA.

Happy 4th of July and oh, more importantly: HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE NATHAN!

Cousins!

I could say a million things about my cousins, but you would probably rather see these cute and awesome pictures of my cousins! You might get bored sometimes with brothers and sisters, but you can always find something to do with cousins!

They're great!

My Dads!

This post goes out to all dads, but especially to mine! I love my dad and I would never trade him for anyone else to be my father! Happy Father's day to my uncles, my dad, and my grandpas, and GREAT grandpas! Here are some of them a few times! ( Sorry if I couldn't find a picture of someone. Uncle Nathan

My dad, (he blinks a lot in pictures)

Papa,

and more!

Happy Father's Day!

Time Out for Women

Yeah I'm only eleven, but I went to this conference with my mom called Time out for Women! There were a lot of speakers and musical performances that I liked. I thought I would be pretty bored but I had a lot of fun, so now I'll show you what we did!

Hilary Weeks

Jenny Oaks Baker

Merrilee Boyack

Jenny Oaks Baker



Hilary Weeks

Now, can't we just get to the best part! I'll tell you. If you somehow didn't know that I wanted to be a news anchor when I grow up, now you do. I also like Jane Clayson Johnson who was a news anchor, but then left her job to be with her family and kids. I admire her and while I was there I got to meet her! We told her how I had to write about a career role mode and that I wrote about her and that I tried out to be in the morning news program at my school and that I am a main anchor. She wanted to know how it would go in seventh grade so she gave me her e-mail. I wasn't expecting that, but I was really glad that I got it! So, now here are some pictures of this great time!

Jane Clayson Johnson

Jillie Jane!

A couple days ago I went to a meeting for my school's morning announcements (Wake up! With MSTV). I signed up to try out for main anchor or speciality. Which could be weather man, sports reporter, fun joke Friday, or birthday beat. On the day of the audition I realized that I had to try out for weather which I did not want to do. So, to try out for specialty I had to wright a weather report even though I wanted to be the sports caster! So, I finally said I only wanted to try out for the main news anchor. When, I got into the room for the tryouts, I was going to say that I would sound a little different because I had a stuffy nose and a cough. But, I was overwhelmed by the number of judges (over 10)! So, I went on with my audition. I did all the talking on the sheet... and then, they had two names on the T. V. screen that they got out of the phone book that were slightly hard to pronounce!

On Monday, I went to see the results at the MSTV room and I made it as the main news anchor! Yayyyyyyyyyy! Then, when Grandma picked me up for school we went to get pizza or ice cream to celebrate. I got pizza. I should have gotten the ice cream, because while biting on a pepperoni I lost half of my tooth! I still have the other half hanging in my mouth! Later, during lunch one of the judges of MSTV came to me during lunch and he told me that I did really good with my audition and I was one of the best! well, if your ever in my town stop by me on my journey to be a real news anchor! Just like Jane Clayson. I am Jillie Jane!

My myth grade