Hodge Podge start to June 2016

TBT--(This stands for Throw Back Thursday and is when you post a photo of something in the past on a Thursday. ) So Thursday, June 2nd marked this little (well, not-so-little anymore) sweetheart's 7th birthday. I CANNOT believe how fast they grow up. They have a tradition in their family that they get to pick the meals for the day. My brain cannot remember them all, but I do remember she chose crepes for one of them. Haha! She is a girl after my own heart!
 I love you Millie June!

Two of my Goff cousins, Nikki and Shelby, are expecting baby boys within 5 weeks of each other this summer. So they threw a combined baby shower for them. Both of them had Amazon registries (which, can I just say I LOVE Amazon!) so I was able to find some fun stuff from that to send to them. For Nikki, we sent an activity gym and a DARLING lobster hooded towel.
Our note said, ""Dear Nikki! Congrats on the upcoming arrival of your new little boy! We are sure happy for you and Bobby! Love, The Carol Mumford girls"

For Shelby we got a jungle crib bedding set. Our note read "Shelby!! Congrats to you and Jaren on the arrival of your new little one! We are so excited for you! Hoping he loves this darling Jungle-themed crib set you picked for him! We love you! Love, The Carol Mumford girls" It was a fun time, even though I couldn't stay long because I had another event to attend.

My friend, Desi (top middle) celebrated her 60th birthday on June 4th. Her family threw a surprise birthday party on June 3rd. It was so much fun! I love getting together with these PACRAO/UACRAO friends of mine. It will be 10 years since we worked together on LAC (Local Arrangements Committee) and we still get together at least twice a year. We pick up where we left off. I LOVE those kinds of friendships. 

Pictured here with me are James Crane, Desi Nielsen, Carol Sandoval, and LaDawn Miera. 

This week we had UACRAO (Utah Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) at the beautiful Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah. During peak season, a room is around $400 a night, but off-season it is much more affordable and then with a conference rate...we were blessed to stay there. UACRAO always has a golf tournament which I used to participate in with my Pop. He was THE BEST at coming and giving me pointers and  encouragement. This year, I just took photos of the golfers. UACRAO provided me with a camera and I apparently got carried away and took 990. Haha! This is especially funny because Casey Bullock (camera owner) said he had a blank SD card and so I had no limitations on how many pictures I could take. I jokingly said, "So 1000??" and he gasped and said, "Well, not quite that many." I thought MAYBE I had taken around 400-500. I'll have to see if I can get a picture of the group. I didn't take it with my camera. The picture I did get with mine were of these beautiful  purple flowers. 

They have this sign out in from of the Zermatt that points to various destinations like Mexico City, Paris, ext. I got a photo with me next to the New York destination.  I'm going to NYC at Christmastime  to see my parents on their mission. I canNOT wait!! I think I mentioned before that I am realizing they are not just on vacation and I miss them even though I get to "Hangout" with them every week. Still, I love that they are loving their mission and completely believe that what they are doing is the right thing. Grateful for technology that makes the 198 days (at the time this photo was taken) before I see them, go by much faster.

 

 When I was younger (ahem, MUCH younger) I was given counsel to always volunteer when someone asks for a volunteer--I have areas where I can improve on this, but generally, I will raise my hand and am often called on. This great advice got me a free CD from Nathan Osmond. I didn't know it at the time what I was volunteering for. But, all I had to do was read, in front of 200 people, a statement (part of which is shown here). My heart was pounding a bit, as I was a bit nervous. I was successful and validated that if Cambridge says you are smart, then you are smart. And I am smart enough not to argue with that! :)
Nathan performed a couple of songs for us and I also got to have lunch with him. Great guy! He has a song coming out this weekend that is perfect for Father's Day. I'll have to check it out.

This is my dear friend, Lori. We work together (in fact, she is currently my direct-line supervisor). One of our former student employees had a birthday on June 10th, so we took this picture in one of our conference sessions and posted it on his FB to wish him a Happy Birthday! She is so much fun. She has an indomitable spirit. We often joke of finding our rich sugar daddies and opening a floral shop in Paris...only, she's probably actually going to do it.
She recently got accepted to BYU's Executive MBA program. She's definitely going to rock that program. They will learn a million things from her. I'm not even kidding. 

                              

For the past 5 years, our little town of Clifton has been hosting an "All-night" softball tournament. It is part of their Founder's Day celebration where they fund-raise to pay for the fireworks for next year's Founder's Day.

 I know I shouldn't brag, but my family has won this tournament 4 times. I was hoping to make it a 5-peat, but alas...we met our match with a team from Tremonton (I only know them as The Whipple Team, because that is who paid the entry fee.) We had to play them twice since it was double elimination. We also played the Robinson-sponsored team twice, too. I do not know who was on the other teams...I think there was at least 1, maybe 2 more.

Great efforts by all.

I have also been the score keeper for all but one of these tournaments. I keep the score sheets, but Fielding had taken my score-sheet this time. So, I called him to text me the scores so I could report them to mom. This is what his text said "

First game- Mumfords-23 Robinson-6.
Second game- Whipple-16 Mumfords-4
Third game- Mumfords-23 Robinson-15
Fourth game- Whipple-16 Mumfords-11
love,
Fielding

 I love that kid. 

You can see in the 2nd game that Whipple's were strong and Mumford's were struggling. We held them in the 4th game, but they rallied and we ran out of time in our attempts at a rally. So much fun, though!!!

Pictured here are: Back row: Sky Petterborg, Clancey Sears, Ryan (he is a friend of the Gailey's), Dave Marriott (friend of Baa & Lissa's), Jeremy Ralphs, Josh & Calais Mumford
Middle Row: Trent & Ashley Mumford, Lincoln Mumford
Front Row: Fielding Mumford, Sara Nelson (Ashley's sister), Kate, McKay, Duke, Pierce, Baa, and Abram Mumford

The kids didn't play on the team, but they played during the intermissions. This time, one of our light-posts wasn't working, so we had some delay  while they were trying to fix it and difficulties seeing the ball in right field (cue music, Pop..."here in right field") when they couldn't get it to work. Thankfully no one got too hurt...I say this because I know Josh had a pretty nasty dirt/gravel scrape on his leg (even though he was wearing a slide sleeve) and Sky commented that the day after was a bit sore from all the swinging, diving for the ball, running, etc the night before.