Some of the things I am Thankful for!

Today is Memorial Day.  And it's been a very relaxing weekend.  I have been thinking today about some of the things I am Thankful for.  Looking through the pictures I've taken the past few days....  

I'm so grateful for my amazing Backyard!!  I look out the window almost everyday, and just can't believe that the Garden of Eden is in my backyard! ha..ha..  Chris and I just absolutely love our neighborhood, the area where we live, and our home.  It's just a dream come true.  And I am Thankful... 

Believe it or not, Elle got these funny glasses at Church yesterday.  She has been going to her class and not crying for Mom and Dad.  I am so happy that she is adjusting to Sunbeams, and loving her class.  For this I am Thankful...

A picture of my family riding bikes.  Since Bree has learned to ride with no training wheels, she just can't get enough!  She is riding her bike most of the day, everyday.  I love that Daddy and Elle ride with her.  Yeah, I am Thankful...

Today is Memorial Day.  And even though we've been in our house for 2 years this month, this is the first time we've gotten out the Flag.  We don't have an official way to hang it on this house yet, but Chris found a way to rig it up!  I am definitely Thankful for all of the countless sacrifices, that have gone into giving us our Freedoms!  Very Thankful.....

And I'm Thankful for the little people in my life!!  My girls :)  And the little things that make them so happy.  Like Suckers, riding bikes, little toys, bedtime songs, swinging, etc..etc... When I look at them, I am so Thankful that I get to be their mom!  It is most amazing!!!  And these are just some of the things I am Thankful for....

July Birthday Table

Today was the day that they Celebrated the July Birthday's at Bree's school.  Elle and I got to go eat lunch with Bree.  She also invited her best friend Lindsey to eat with us.  

She even got to choose a super cute little notebook and color pencil as a present.

All the kids with July Birthday's were invited to sit up on the stage in the lunch room with their special guests.  Most everyone brought some kind of takeout like, McDonalds, Wendy's, or Chick-fil-a.  It was so much fun to see my girl.  I didn't really want her to go back to class.  But, there are less than 2 weeks of school left, and then she'll be home for the summer.  

What special kids I have!  I love them so much!!

A Sunday Drive and the Eclipse

Yesterday we decided to go for a Sunday Drive.  We packed our lunch, and headed for the hills.  We drove up the Mirror Lake Hwy in the Uinta's.  We went to the Provo River Falls and then on to Mirror Lake.  The smell of PINE was insane.  Oh, you can only get smells like that in the mountains!  There was a little bit of snow at the falls, but when we got to Mirror Lake, there was a lot of snow.  We had planned to walk the trail around the Lake, but that wasn't going to happen.  

    

A picnic in the back of the car :)

Provo River Falls.  A nice Lady took a picture of the whole family....

There are many falls, so we just kept walking down the trail to see all of them.  I love how you can pretty much walk right up to them.  There was a lot of cold runoff still coming down...

We found an awesome, huge, rock with lots of green moss.  It seemed like a great place to take a picture!

On to Mirror Lake...  The girls found sticks and made some snowballs, and just had an overall great time exploring....

I made my way out onto a rock that was surrounded by water.  The Lake is still covered in a thick slush.  It will be a while before my Dad can come up and go fishing with his friends....

Mirror Lake... May 20, 2012

Chris was tempting the odds.  Bree thought she was going to get out there on that Log, but mommy had  other ideas......  We had a great time yesterday.  Time spent outdoors.  Our favorite past time!!  I could just see the energy returning to Chris.  Like a kid in a candy store!  It makes us happy :)

And when we returned home, the Lunar Eclipse was happening.  Chris found a black plastic lid to one of our cups sitting on the kitchen counter, and we used that to view the Eclipse.  I mean, it was thick black plastic, but you know how bright the Eclipse was.... when we put it up to our eyes, you could actually view the whole thing!  Amazing....  I took these three pictures of the Eclipse through the black plastic lid.  By no means professional, but it worked :)  ha..ha..

No Training Wheels!

Tonight Bree rode her bike without the training wheels for the first time!  As a mom, I've been a little scared to let her try.  I mean, what if she has a major fall or something?  But, when we were at East Canyon last weekend camping with cousins, my brother told us a few secrets!  Take the pedals off, and just let her coast around, getting the feel for balancing all on her own.  Bree has done this for 4 days, and then today we put the pedals back on her bike, and she just took off.  As if she had always been riding!  Totally amazing!!!  I'm seriously grateful for my brothers awesome tips.  It wasn't even hard or scary for her.  And I didn't have to run behind her hanging on for dear life, trying to get her to do it.  Amazing, simply amazing!!  

Bree is so excited!  She is loving riding her bike!

Little sister likes to ride with Bree too!  

My New Nephew!

Tonight I went to see my new little Nephew and my sister Camber at the hospital.  Big brother Kycen and Cory (the Dad), were there also.  Kycen is a little jealous of all the attention that the new baby is getting.  But Camber tried to snuggle him as much as possible!   

While I was gone, my family played Hungry Hungry Hippos!  Among other things :)

Ryden Lee Wallberg,  born on Monday, May 14th at 3:25am.  Weighing 7lbs 3.5oz, and 19.5 inches long.  Isn't he so super cute!

I think he and his big brother Kycen have the same cute noses!  They are going to be such cute brothers and best friends!!

Mother's Day Weekend

We finally took our trailer out on it's maiden voyage of the summer this weekend.  We spent our weekend at East Canyon.  One of our favorite destinations.  My brother Cord and his family came along also.  The girls just loved having some cousins to play with!  We had a campfire every night, and roasted marshmellows, and ate smores.  We rode our bikes.  We played some tennis.  We actually swam in the pool.  Had some fabulous food, and so much more.  It was a lot of fun to get away.  

Here is Bree doing the splits underwater :)

Elle, Bree, Natalie, and Libby.

Grandma and Grandpa came up the first night to enjoy dinner and a campfire with us!

Bree was impressed by Libby's bike riding skills.  She is now practicing without her training wheels.  I don't think it will be long, until she can do it!

Elle and Natalie in the hammock!  Having fun :)

The only picture I took of myself all weekend.  Yes, I WAS there!!  ha..ha..

The girls got new tennis racquets.  Daddy is going to teach them to play this summer!

Gage's new Cheese for the camera!!

And after all the kids were done, the big boys got to play some real tennis! :)

Getting tickled!!

Playing with toys in the trailer...

Bath time in the trailer :)

Just chillaxin' in the trailer....

Funny stuff....  Last year, while camped at East Canyon, they came around and made these great little pads for everyone's fire pits.  My mom, such a rebel, carved my 2 girls initials in the new cement.  We stay in this spot pretty regularly, so when we saw the initials, we just had to laugh!

And finally, a Mother's Day Feast!  Yesterday on Mother's Day, we rushed home from camping, so we could head down to Chris' mom's house.  The whole family pitched in for a really fun gift, brought food, and came to hang out!  It was a very large group, and so much fun.  So much mingling, talking, etc... Time went by just way too fast :)

Happy Mother's Day weekend everyone!