I've been Tagged!

4 Things I am looking forward to in the coming year:

1. Being married to my schoompy for 10 whole years!
2. Having my family room painted.
3. My new niece (My side of the family has produced 14 boys and only 3 girls) so another girl is exciting(:
4. Taggert being potty trained-yeah, we'll see about that one(:

3 joys in my life:

1. My beatiful family.
2. My eternal marriage.
3. My knowledge of the fact that I will be with my loved ones again.

4 movies I have watched more than once or twice:

1. Steel Magnolias-Hello, all time favorite!
2. Liar, Liar-whenever I need a pick me up because it makes me laugh-hard!
3. Harry Potter-all of them because Tanner likes them
4. August Rush-my favorite this year

3 Fears:

1. CANCER.
2. Not being prepared enough if a disaster hits.
3. Not doing all I can to spread the gospel when I am prompted to do so.

4 favorite foods:

1. PIZZA! I could eat it everyday!
2. Steak and shrimp
3. anything chocolate
4. chocolate everything-I already said that didn't I(:

3 goals I have set for myself:

1. Cook healthy, tasty meals-okay, let's not kid ourselves, my real goal is just to cook!
2. Get caught up on my scrapbooks-that is going to take a miracle.
3. Get more intune with the spirit so I can be a better mom.

4 tv shows I watch:

1. Grey's Anatomy-I still want to be a nurse someday!
2. ER-I started watching this show when I was dating Mark; I still like the show.
3. CSI-I love how they put all the little pieces together to find out who dunnit.
4. House-another medicine one

3 current obsessions:

1. cook books
2. buying clothes for my cute baby girl
3. reading the pioneer woman's love story-Thanks, Jen! I read for four hours straight one day

4 places I have visited:

1. Does my mission count? Guam and Kosrae
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite
4. Boardman, Oregon

3 places I'd like to visit:

1. Hawaii-Trent if you are reading this, our 10th anniversary is in February!!!
2. Nauvoo
3. New York

4 random facts about me:

1. I could bench 185 when I was a Senior in High School- I can barely lift my daughter now(:
2. I actually like geneology work and getting to do it for my mom's family
3. I only have seven cousins-reunions are real fun!
4. I have this thing for my schoompy in Wranglers on a horse(:

I officially tag Jen Wade, Kandie walter, and Famous Bullinger!

A funny!

Yesterday afternoon, I was outside with the kids trying to pump up our new pool. I think Trent's parents saw me struggling and they came out to help. Grandma had her eyes covered and I couldn't figure out what she was doing, maybe playing peek-a-boo with Whitley. Then, Tanner comes running over to me and says, "MOM, Grandma had her eyes violated today!" I just busted up laughing. She had gone to the eye doctor and had her eyes "dilated". Good times at the Reber home(:

Trek Adventure

You can't see this picture very well, but this is the day we came home from Trek. It was a great experience, one I won't soon forget. We had eleven kids in our family and they were all very good. Our first day out, we walked just over eight miles. The next day, walked 11. Our kids were so good to help and not complain. I was truly impressed by them. If it weren't for the blisters on my feet, I would have done really well, but as it was, my shoes shrank! I tried to put them on that second day and they didn
t fit me. I joked with my kids that I took it upon myself to get a blister for each one of them. There were several kids along the way that had to get IV's and other medical attention, but we got lucky. Trent would squirt the kids with his water bottle and we would make them drink a cup of gatorade a few times throughout the day. We were really blessed with a good Trek family. As we have been home for almost a week, I have caught myself thinking about them and what they are doing this summer. I was very nervous about being a "Ma" to kids I didn't know, but we all seemed to get along really well. I would do it again in a heart beat!

My love and respect of the pioneers has deepend so much because of this experience. They endured to the end. They had faith, great faith, to leave most of their possessions and walk to an unknown destination day after day. When my blisters really got hurting, I told myself to buck up because some of those pioneers walked barefoot in the snow leaving bloody tracks-I surely could handle a few blisters. I ended up riding the horse the last few miles. I felt so guilty, I wanted to be with my family to the very end. It was hard and it was hot, but I will never regret going. It was well worth my time to experience just a little bit of what those early pioneers went through so that we could enjoy all the blessings the gospel has to offer. WE all need to be grateful to them, even if we didn't have actual family members walk because without them and the pesecutions they went through, we wouldn't have all the blessings the gospel provides us.

Last day of school

Just a few more pics of the boys last day of preschool and 1st grade, and I had to have one for Whitley, too. As you can see, Taggert is much smaller than the other kids. It's okay though because he has one more year of preschool to try and catch up. He is counting up to 10 now! Tanner's school had an awards assembley and he won the "most outstanding reader" award. He really does amaze me. He is so happy for school to be out and I'm happy that I don't have to drag him out of bed in the morning.

Whitley doesn't really like to be on her belly. I got her pictures taken a couple of weeks ago and the photographer put her on her belly to get a few shots and she turned over for the very first time! The doctor told me at her six month visit that it usually takes these "bigger" babies a little longer to roll over. I'm okay with it because I'm not ready for her to be mobile. She's growing up way too fast for me. It makes me sad that these fun times go by so quickly.

Memorial Weekend

Our weekend started in pioneer clothes in the pouring rain! Trent and I are going to be a Ma and Pa for Trek this year and we were having a training for it. It was supposed to be an overnighter, but we got rained out. We did get to practice pulling the handcarts, empty, and it was a little tough, especially up the big hill. We even got to enjoy some burnt chicken broth that would have been tasty, if not for the burnt taste. Trek is in two weeks so pray for us that we make it out alive. (We have heard that we are going to be hiking about 30 miles in four days!)Sorry, no pics, yet(:

Saturday we helped push the cows over the mountain. Tanner is getting really good at riding the horse by himself. Grandpa got a saddle for him that is just his size, now he thinks we need to ride every day. I think Grandpa would probably be really content doing that. Tag can't ride by himself but he likes to ride, too. We didn't get Whitley on the horse this time because it was rainy and cold, but I think she will like it.

Monday we headed to the hills to do some hiking and geocaching. It has been so fun geocaching. Tanner loves it because we get to use the GPS and find treasures. Usually you bring something to put in the cache and you get to take something out. They are all over the place. We had a good weekend. And now the summer begins because my kids are out of school and I have no idea how I am going to keep Tanner from getting bored. If you have any ideas, let me know(:

House in Hell

What's that story about J. Golden Kimball? He came to visit the Saints in ST. George and told them if he had a home in hell and a house in St. George, he'd sell the house and move home-ha, ha, ha(: Well, that's how we were feeling yesterday!!! It was 110 degrees here!!! And it's only May. I think we are in for a long, hot summer): I am so excited): NOT!!

We tried to cool off a little in the pond behind our house. I think it helped, a little. Yes, we actually found a swimsuit to fit Whitley. She looked so cute. She didn't like the water, but she looked good. Taggert tried to drown himself a couple of times. He couldn't understand that there was a slope, but it didn't keep him from wanting to be in the water.

Whitley's six months old!

Wish you were that flexible, huh?

Whitley is a growing girl! I just had her at the doctor's and she weighs 22lbs. and 15oz, and is 271/4" long! She is sitting up all by herself . She is starting to eat baby food which I think is helping her sleep through the night (It's about time:) And she is just fun to have around. I tell her that all the time. She is such a good baby, now that her acid reflux is under control. I just took her off her medicine about three weeks ago and she is still doing really good without it. WE are just really grateful to have her!!!