Summa Summa Summa Time...

Oh the joys of summer time! Mr. Sun has had his way with Utah County this season, showing no mercy as he continues to hit us with record temperatures. However, the Jones' have not let that stop them from enjoying their first summer together. Having purchased season passes to Seven Peaks and a no-name bag of frozen treats superior to the "Otter-Pop", we are living summer to the fullest. We have especially loved sharing our summer fun with friends and family. Mom and Dad Bussey came to town with their 8 year old sidekick, Mr. Macaroni & Cheese himself, Paydan. We had a great time celebrating the 4th of July, Provo style, at the "Stadium of Fire!!" After enduring lots of shrieky screams from prepubescent teenage girls while some hunky heart-throb from "High School Musical" shook his groove thing, the next act "played somethin' country" (Brooks & Dunn) and delighted us with their performance. Stadium of Fire made sure they went out with a bang as they put on the firework show of all firework shows; 50 minutes later and covered in ash and soot it was finally over.
Shortly thereafter we received a visit from Amanda's good friend, Melinda. Having visited Provo once before nearly 10 years ago, mesmorized by all the flashing lights and the hustle and bustle of this growing metropolis, Melinda fell in love all over again with Provo, as all who come to see her do. We had a blast with Melinda as we plunged down Seven Peak's most tantalizing slides and blew our way through crowds of small children in the 'Lazy River'. Amanda and Melinda also got to go see the newest Harry Potter movie to get them pumped up for the very highly anticipated release of the seventh Harry Potter book.
We love having family and friends visit and hope they enjoy their time here with us even half us much as we enjoy having them here! We can't thank them enough!
This Summer has been a dandy indeed, but the best part about it all is that it has only just begun! Events yet to come include: Jones family comes for Davis family reunion, Amanda and Chris go to WA for Grandma Christensen's 80th and G-ma and G-pa Hafen's 50th anniversary, Jones boys celebrate kickoff of BYU's football season with victory over Arizona!