One Sunday afternoon we went for a ride. There were wallabies everywhere. The previous Sunday, Ben's aunt Shelley and her family counted 174 on the same ride we went on. There are 3 in the picture below, you can kind of see that they are right infront a someone's house. This one actually had its pouch open with NO joey inside, but the picture is kind of gross, so I did this one instead. We saw the joey go 1/2 way inside, then come back out again. It is crazy!

Here are Josh, Ben and Michael riding on the Brisbane ferris wheel. It was pretty scary- I won't lie.

These are Ben's cousins Josh and Danielle, and their dog Scamp, Who is highly adored by the whole family.

Mike and Shelley Malouf- Ben's aunt and uncle. They were kind enough to let us stay at their house for a week. The whole family is very nice.

Brisbane temple- has an incredible view.

The View

This is the Ferris wheel we rode. You could see all of the city plus more!

Right through the city, there is a man made beach. It was very nice. There were BBQ grills along it for people to use. We actually went there for a BBQ on our last night there. We had a very good time.

Moreton Island is about 1 1/2 hour ferry boat ride away from the city of Brisbane. We went there and snorkelled the Wrecks. There were hundrends of fish.

This is Surfer's Paradise. It is on the Gold Coast. The waves were so fun to play in. They were one right after another. I could definitely see why it got its name.

While we were in Melbourne, we got to go to a Aussie Rules Football game. Which I must say is far more entertaining than American Rules! Ben was cheering for Collingwood, but they lost miserably!! It wasn't even close. We were lucky enough to get seats on the 4th row! It rained and was cold, but it was still pretty fun.

There were about 90,000 fans there! It was lound the whole time.

This is in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Unfortunately, not everything had started booming yet, but it was still beautiful.

Lots of different Colors everywhere.

Kookaburra

One lady told me that 1 bulb for the orange flowers cost 20$---They were everywhere. Good thing the Royals are Rich!

We drove down Great Ocean rode which was so Amazing.

We had a really Great time, and feel very fortunate to have been able to go. Hopefully it won't be long until we can go visit again. I met lots of Good people and had fun seeing a little of what Ben's life was like before the move to The states. There are many more pictures on Facebook, so if You want to see more Check it out!

UpDaTe!

1- 4 Weeks until AUSTRALIA!!

2- We're ExcITed to go to MoNRoe for Brecken's BaPTIsm

3- Ben is now working at GoLD's GYm

4- We Got a NeW car is April ---its a HyUndAi Sonata

5- I cLEaneD and OrGanIZed our home for 10 hours yesterday

6-I'm starting SChoOl again on Monday

7- I'm About to BuSt out the smell of FaLL for my ScENtSy!

8- We decided to CAnCel our CAblE--It HasN't been Easy-- We miss the DVR!

9- We turned in Ben's ImmIGraTioN papers, so hopefully that's out of the way for 10 YEaRs!

10- LiVing on the 3rd FLooR is getting ReAllY OLD!

Hope You're All doing Well!

CoWAbuNgA!!!

This weekend, I had my 3 older nieces come stay at my house. While they were here, we went to Cowabunga Bay. It was tons of FUN! We bought the 4 hour passes, and that was plenty long. Everyone was tired and ready to go right when our time was up. McKennaLaineeBrecken
This is the huge bucket of water that they drop about every 5 minutes. It drenches anything near it. For those of you who can remember the game, It feels just like you're running around a mouse Trap board. There are large buckets all over, and kids can tip them and soak the people walking below it. It was really fun I think you all should go try it at least once-

For FATHER's Day this year we went to LAGOON to meet Ben's family. We had a BIG lunch, took pictures, then enjoyed the rides. We had a GOOD time even though it RAINED all day, but had to leave EARLY so I could go to WORK. On the 4th of JULY i got put on call and didn't even end up working at ALL! My friend CHAR invited Ben and I to come play games with her and family, and then to go to the Murray FIREWORKS. We had lots of FUN. Thank You Char. I love the 4th of July, it is one of my favorite holidays, right after Christmas (which is coming soon). We also decided to have a Sausage SIZZLE with our friends the FIEFIAS' followed by swimming. However, the guys decided they didn't want to go, so it was just Gina and I in the pool. But we had fun anyways.

What on Earth?

Tonight while we were on a car ride, we saw this. It made me so nervous! They kept circling the draper, sandy and cottonwood heights area. With every circle they got lower and lower until they were maybe 1000 ft from our roof. They may have been l0wer. Everyone was outside wondering what was going on, and getting a little nervous. One man thinks he saw the airforce one symbol on the side. I'm not confinced, but I am wondering what on earth was going on!

Sorry its been too long, we'll do an update sometime soon!

We're Going DOWN UNDER!

We have been talking about going for a while now, but the tickets are paid for and we're going in September! Ben is so excited, I'm pretty sure he was crying. I can't wait to go. I'm excited to see everything, and really excited to meet Ben's friends and family. Last week I went with to the Scrapbooking Expo and found some really cute Luggage. The bows are my favorite part.

6 Random Things-

Rochelle was kind enough to tag me since I've done it to her a couple of times. She told me it was pay back, not because she really wanted to know anything about me:) Well not in that many words.

1- Post the rules on your blog. 2- List 6 random things about yourself. 3- Tag 6 people at the end of your post. 4- Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1- I am currently trying to grow my nails out. My right hand is longer than the left and I'm really thinking of chopping them off. Can't stand it!!

2-As you may have seen my previous blog, I am trying to quit drinking Dr Pepper. Well after I broke that habbit, I switched to something a little stronger- Pepsi- Mmmmm

3-Everytime I see a crouton I think of my nephew Brigham. Whenever I have a salad with croutons on it, he steals them before I can even get one! Lepord skin makes me think of Lainee, Books remind me of McKenna. I find myslef looking for good books for her frequently. Pink and John deer remind me of Brecken, and anything cowboy has Miles' name all over it.

4- I'm so sick of my car. I want a new one real, real bad. Something bigger than a Saturn. Shouldn't be hard to find.

5- I think it is fun to make Ben learn songs to sing with me, like Nick and Jessica's Baby its cold outside. He doesn't love it so much.

6- I should be doing homework. I'll do Anything I can to procrastinate until the VERY last minute.

Now I tag- Annie, Laura, Katrina, Jackie, Jill (mom), and Matea