Family Hike to Pleasant Grove Waterfall
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| We love to take our kids hiking and we try to only let them ride on our backs occasionally. |
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| Amelia found the perfect seat to rest on. |
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| Finding a good hiking stick always helps too. |
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| Hydration is a must. |
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| And the best hikes for us include streams to throw rocks in. |
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| Occasionally, we have magical moments like this. Discovering a butterfly. |
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| "Butterfly butterfly, fly so high." It's on the tip of Matt's finger, in case you can't tell. |
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| A view from above |
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| A view from below the falls. The closer we get to the falls, the more the girls cling to Matt. |
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| The trail blazer |
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| Love this girl. |
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| Hiking buddies |
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| Someday Sam will hike it too, but for now he enjoys the ride of luxury |
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| Sam's first waterfall experience |
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| The falls look small here. Maybe they are, but it was worth it still. The kids insisted on wearing the swimsuits so they could try going in the falls and playing in the stream. A pretty hike and one of the first beautiful Spring days of the year. |
Mother's Day Fun
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| Best kids in the world! |
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| How did I get so lucky? |
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| Posing in front of our townhouse in south Provo on Mother's Day 2012 |
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| Nothing like a smooch-a-roo from your girls |
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| Sam did not want to give smooches or sit still |
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| The man who helped make these three beautiful children, and my motherhood, possible. |
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| Amelia shows off our mother's day gift that we all helped to make for Grandma Sandberg and Grandma Walsman. |
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| Flowers for Grandma Walsman |
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| The delivery |
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| Cinnamon rolls to brighten my day |
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| Natalie's new shoes |
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| I'm grateful for the opportunity to be a mother to the most wonderful kids in the world. They are helping me to become a better woman. I'm thankful for my own mother- for all her sacrifices, time, patience, sense of humor, encouragement, service, testimony, and love. I also love and appreciate my sisters who were mothers before me and the wonderful examples they have been to me. And to my mo-in-law, Janet, you are the best I could ask for! So kind, caring, selfless, and full of faith. I love you all! |
Natalie's Kindergarten Days Come to A Close
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| Natalie's last day of school at Spring Creek Elementary, Provo, Utah. Her Kindergarten teacher was Mrs. Jepsen. She was the coolest because she played the guitar and sang with the kids at the end of every school day! |
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| Natalie with friends and carpooling buddies Neveah, Makayla, and Ryan |
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| Kindergarten Field Day |
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| Relay races |
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| Other friends in Mrs. Jepsen's class with Natalie |
Fun times in Spring
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| Triple bath party (I promised Natalie this was the last bath picture I would ever take of her). |
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| Me, Grandma Walsman, April and Sophia Walsman, and Jenny Kirkman. I married into the greatest family! |
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| Lovin our sun roof |
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| Bday party for Christian Mealey at the park with MBA friends |
The Big Yard Sale
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| We had a big yard sale to prepare for our move to Ithaca, NY and downsizing house space. We sold most of our furniture, and cleaned out lots of other stuff as well. Such a great feeling to pass it on. |
Hike with Sandberg Cousins Up Alpine Canyon
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| Family... now and forever. Celebrating at the top. |
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| Snoozing Sam |
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| At the start of the trail |
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| I love the mountains...i love the rolling hills.. |
Music Class Fun
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| The music classroom |
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| What we do..."Down by the station, early in the morning...chug chug toot toot off we go" |
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| Carefree and fun for all |
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| This was completely spontaneous and I'm so glad I caught it on film |
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| Music class friends include the Poulsons, the LeCheminants, the Walsmans of coarse, and Beth Alleman |
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| "In the jungle the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight..." and they always love sleeping on top of each other, just like little cubs. |
