The Cooley's

Reunion update

2010-08-22T19:20:00.000-07:00

So as far as the reunion is concerned I've decided to just go to everything. I know it's pricey but hopefully it will be a good time and allow me to catch up with everyone. I was just going to go to the picnic before but I kind of just want to experience everything. So I hope to see a lot of friends there....at least at one of the three activities.

Reunion anyone?

2010-08-17T11:24:00.000-07:00

Ok, so it's been way too long! I know this post is suppose to be the cookie recipe and it was suppose to be posted like 7 months ago but seriously I cannot find the time to blog lately. This post is going out to all of you class of 2000 Basic High School graduates. The question I have is IS ANYONE GOING TO THE REUNION??? I'm not going to lie I have been slightly conflicted over this. I mean it hasn't kept me from sleeping or anything but I kind of want to go but only if there are going to be some people there that I know or want to see, but then there is part of me saying come on just go anyway it's once every 10 years and maybe only this once.... just go. and another part of me saying don't go it's going to be lame if you're there and none of your friends are. So anyway I think I've come to the conclusion that WE ARE GOING, we are not sure yet as to which activities, but maybe we could get a group together to meet up at one of the three. So anyway I'm curious to see if there is anyone else going and this is also a selfish plea to try to get some friends there! I think my sister Rebecca and her husband Derek Muaina are going but I don't really know of anyone else....if there is anyone out there who is let me know.

Valentine's Cookies

2010-02-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I'm looking for a really good sugar cookie recipe to make valentine's cookies with. I haven't had much luck with mine so hopefully someone knows of a mouth watering, moist and dense, sweet and chewy, delicious recipe that won't end up flat as a pancake! If you have one or know of where I can go online to get one let me know. I'll post the recipe I end up using and I'm willing to try out a couple so send them my way.

Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year!

2010-01-07T19:13:00.001-08:00

Well, we are alive and survived the craziness of the holidays. Here are some pictures from the last couple of months.

Dad and kate. She loves getting horsey rides.

Christmas morning over at my parent's house.

Jackson being so sweet to his cousin Ryan at our Family Christmas Party.

Jackson and Isaac.

All glittery and cute.

Booky, Derek and little Elizabeth.

Just some Christmas decorations we put up this year.

Our Christmas tree that my brothers went and cut down for us. It stayed alive the whole month and lost barely any needles. We loved it.

Kate

These next few pictures are from Kate's blessing.

Happy Halloween

Our adorable little bumble bee!

Elizabeth

2009-11-18T21:05:00.000-08:00

This is really late but most of you know my sister Rebecca had her baby girl. Well, she recently had her pictures taken by a woman by the name of Skye Johansen in Utah. These pictures are absolutely the cutest pictures!!! Not only is baby Elizabeth beautiful and adorable but the photographer is amazing. To check out Elizabeth's pictures go to www.skyejohansen.com.

The BIrth

2009-08-17T20:19:00.000-07:00

So here I am before she was born. Look at that slight smile on my face, if I had only known then what was about to transpire! I guess Kate's birth story isn't completely out of the norm but I definitely hadn' t planned on having a Natural Delivery! here is how the story goes...I knew I was most likely going to be induced because they don't usually let diabetics go over 39 weeks and I was induced with Ryan. So earlier in my 39th week my doctor slightly stripped my membranes and then two days later did it again hoping to help things along but lo and behold nothing. So I went in on Friday morning to be induced. The nightmare started when they couldn't get the darn IV in, I really hate that part! After 4 failed attempts, my veins blew, they finally got it in and started the patossin. Then they broke my water and labor began. Anyone who has had patossin I think would agree that it makes the contractions feel more intense but then again labor in and of itself is pretty intense. By the time I was at about a 4 I asked for my epidural so the nurse called for the anesthesiologist to come in and administer it. When she arrived to give it to me my lab results arrived at the same time. The nurse and Anesthesiologist gave each other a worried look and I knew something was up. By this time I was feeling ALOT of pain and was ready for the drugs! Unfortunately the anesthesiologist would not give me the epidural because my platlett count was too low. I guess normal is anything above 120 and mine was 70 something. Anyway it has to do with how your blood clotts and she refused to give me one unless I had a blood transfusion. At first I was worried thinking it was cancer or something because no one could tell me why they were low but later the doctor explained that it occurs in about 8% of pregnancies and it's pregnancy induced and would go away after delivery. Anyway, I told them to order up the blood because I was not going to have this baby without some kind of pain relief. I would have had to have a transfusion with a c section as well so as far as I was concerned I was going to have the transfusion. The only problem was that they had to order the blood which would take about an hour to receive and then administering it would be about another hour and unfortunately by the time they were getting ready to order it I was at an 8 and it was too late. I COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT WAS HAPPENING! I was so upset I think I whimpered the whole time, kind of embarassing, but I was not expecting that at all. Let me tell you that I have never ever experienced that kind of pain and hope to never ever experience it again! One plus, I will admit, is that recovery was a breeze compared to my first and I'm sure it had something to do with not having the epidural. After about 2 hours of pushing Kate was out and the relief was immediate. I'm glad now that I was able to experience it and actually do it but I never want to do it natural again. the next day when the doctor came in she said I was saying things like, "What are you doing, what are you waiting for?" and other not so nice things which I vaguely remember and quite frankly I don't even remember who was in the room. All I remember is the pain. I also had broken blood vessels all over my face and neck from pushing, gross I know maybe too much info, but all part the experience! Anyway, Kate is here and I am feeling great, tired but great and we are loving our new little baby girl.

Kate

2009-08-09T07:19:00.000-07:00

We had our baby!! Kate was born at 3:46. She weighed in at 8lbs 1oz. and 21 inches long. She looks a little bit like Ryan did when she was born and a lot like her dad. We love her! The birthing story will come in time, it's quite the story, but baby and I are doing great. For some reason it's been easier this time around. I'll post pictures soon as well.

Moving Day

2009-06-29T14:21:00.001-07:00

Never move when you're almost 35 weeks pregnant! Today's the day and lets just say I can't wait until tomorrow....I mean next week...or maybe next month, when we are done with moving!

Private blog

2009-06-14T22:53:00.000-07:00

So I am considering going private. I would like to know your opinions on the matter. It seems like more and more people are going private these days so I want to know what makes someone go from having an open blog to a private one. What was the determining factor?

There's No Place Like Home!

2009-05-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

So we have some big news..........WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!!!!! We are so excited to be leaving the apartment life behind and to take on the responsibilities of owning our first home. It's just up the road a ways from where we are now. It's going to need some upgrading inside but it's big enough that hopefully we'll be able to stay there for a long time and make everything just the way we want it. Hopefully we will be in by the end of next month but as long as we're in before the baby comes I'm ok. I'm going to eventually be posting before and after photos as we work our magic inside but those photos won't be coming for quite some time. One really sad fact about moving is that we will be leaving our ward which I've really enjoyed being a part of but I know our new ward will be great too. Our house is just out of our ward boundaries but at least we'll be close to friends and family in our old ward.

RYAN'S BIRTHDAY POST - better late than never...right?

2009-05-14T13:16:00.000-07:00

So Ryan's birthday has come and gone and I am just getting around to posting the pictures I said I would have up about a month ago so here it goes, Birthday overload.

Don't ask me what this face is....she's just being silly!

She had to have pink polish of course

and red on her toes!

House Hunters

2009-04-24T14:04:00.001-07:00

Has anyone ever seen the show house hunters? Jeremy and I have started looking for houses and I wish it were as easy as they make it seem on that show! I have a feeling this is going to be long, exhausting and anything but fun. Isn't there a house out there with min. of 4 bedrooms a city or mountain view, hardwood, granite, thick shutters, an upstairs loft, stainless steel appl., walk in closets a pool and within my price range? OK, I'm kidding about expecting to find all of that within our budget but a couple of those things would be nice. Wish us luck on our hunt!

Maisie Lynn Gibson

2009-04-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

Shaun and Carilynn had their second child, first girl, today around 4:00 this morning. Her name is Maisie Lynn Gibson, she weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 inches long. She is so cute and chubby and she and mom are doing great! Here is a picture from Shaun's phone.

Sweet Ryan

2009-04-16T13:49:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say happy birthday to my sweet little Ryan. I can't believe she is two years old today. It seems like yesterday I was in the hospital delivering all 7lbs. 13 oz. of her. She has brought so much joy and love into our home and life definitely would not be the same without her! Today we've already had so much fun opening presents, going to breakfast with grandma and picking out some birthday presents with her. Tomorrow we're having a little princess party, as requested, for her so I'll post all of her Birthday pictures then.

Easter egg hunting!

2009-04-14T18:47:00.001-07:00

Here are picures of all of the kids during an Easter egg hunt at my parent's house. It was impossible for me to get one of all the kids looking at the camera. Unfortunately Brin, Ryan and Kristen and Rebecca and Derek couldn't be there. You'll notice there aren't any of us in our Sunday best because I forgot to take pictures of us on Easter, I was planning of getting some but pregnancy has taken it's toll on my memory!

The much anticipated Easter egg hunt.

Alex and Spencer searching for an egg.

Baby boom!

2009-04-04T21:50:00.000-07:00

So I'm very excited to announce that my family is experiencing a baby boom! First Carrilynn is having a baby in about a week, then myself the end of July and now I'm happy to announce that my little sister Rebecca is also pregnant, yeah! They've been trying a little over a year and they are so excited. She is about 12 weeks along and is due in October. Needless to say I'm extremely excited since our babies will only be about 2 1/2 months apart. Congratulations Booky and Derek!

Parties and Messes!

2009-03-03T15:00:00.000-08:00

So this past month has been quite busy. It all started off with an awards night for the city of Henderson with my dad receiving a surprise award! He had no idea he was recieving it and no idea that his kids were coming, SURPRISE. Next, we babysat our neices Ali and Corinne so Tana and Loren could go out for Tana's birthday. The girls were great, so well behaved....well until Ali and Ryan decided to pull out everything from Ryan's dresser and throw it on the floor. It was quite the mess but it was so cute to see them in their beanies and surprised faces when we came in. We had to take pictures of it. Last but not least my sister in law Tana and friend Leesha had a birthday on the same day so my friend Cairen threw a little birthday lunch for them. I was in charge of the birthday cake which was so fun to do. Cairen told me about a cake she saw online and when I saw it I had to make it. It's layered, not 1,2, 3 even 4 layers, it's 12 layers! It looked so cool when we cut it I had to post pictures of it. I probably won't be making another one anytime soon but I'm glad I tried it and it was a success until I almost hit a biker coming out of our complex. As soon as I saw him I slammed on my brakes and the cake flew off of the cake stand!!! Luckily there was minimal damage to the cake and none to the biker, nothing a little frosting couldn't fix.

Tana and Leesha, the birthday girls.
All 12 beautiful Layers!

My amateur decorating skills, but I thought I did a pretty good job.

THE MESS

The two little culprits

Surprised to see me!

The gang at the city awards. Congrats Dad!

Thank Heaven for little girls!

2009-02-14T19:47:00.000-08:00

So I know that lately my posts have been few and far between but pregnancy is really taking it's toll on me. It seems to be much harder for me this time around. I'm sure it's because not only am I STILL nauscious at night but I have an almost two year old to keep up with.

We've done some fun things lately which I'll post pictures of later but today I just wanted to say that Ryan is going to have a LITTLE SISTER. That's right we found out today that we are having another girl.

We're really excited and I'm so glad that Ryan is going to have a little sister so close. Hopefully they will be great friends, I know my sister and I have always been the closest of friends and we're about as far apart as my two little girls will be. Now it's on to the challenge of naming this little girl...for those of you who know Jeremy you know that this will probably not be decided until she's born!

For this moment we're just excited to know that we're having another girl! At this rate Jeremy is really going to be outnumbered.

Cookie Tuesday

2009-01-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

So yesterday we made sugar cookies with some of Ryan's cousins. The kids had a blast rolling, cutting and of course decorating and eating the cookies! Ryan is just like me, she seemed to like the dough and frosting better than the cooked cookie. It was fun to see her with her cousins, she loves playing with them.

Christmas

2008-12-31T20:41:00.000-08:00

This Christmas was really nice. There were all of my favorites... a family cookie exchange, the Big Gibson Christmas party, a real Christmas tree and of course giving and receiving gifts! This year at the Christmas party we had a nativity which the grandkids starred in, it was really cute. I don't think they practiced much, if any, but we all got the picture. Then it was time to go to Arizona to spend Christmas with the in laws, we had a really good time and it was nice to see some of Jeremy's side that we don't see very often. Ryan was not interested in opening presents, all she wanted to do was eat her banana. She finally came to and opened some. Her favorite was a little rocking chair we got her, I mean Santa, she loves it. I think next year will be even more fun with her because she'll be able to better understand what Christmas is about and Sants, not to mention that she will have a new little brother or sister. THAT'S RIGHT I'M PREGNANT! We were kind of surprised just because with Ryan it took a couple of years but that wasn't the case this time. We are really excited. I'm 10 weeks even though I swear I look about 20 and the due date is July 29 or 30th , I'm not sure since I haven't seen the Dr. yet. 2009 here we come! Sorry the pictures aren't in order.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-04T17:17:00.000-08:00

So I know Thanksgiving has come and gone and Christmas is upon us but I wanted to make note of a couple of things from Thanksgiving day. We started the day off at my parent's house eating a wonderful meal, as always. I think my mom is one of the best cooks I know. The table lacked nothing and neither did my stomach....stuffed ! All of my siblings were present except Ryan and Kristin and their 3 little boys. Hopefully next year they will be able to come and every year after that. It was fun to see all of the little kids playing together...it seems like yesterday that I was one of the little kids running around and stuffing my face with rolls and pumpkin pie. After the feast we rested, much needed, and then my mom, Carilynn and I went to the movies. We saw four Christmases, I would not recommend it. All in all it was a great Thanksgiving and I have so much to be thankful for.

A DAY AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE

2008-11-24T15:21:00.000-08:00

So today has been one terrible day! It all started with Ryan waking up even sicker than she was yesterday. Her cough moved from a dry one to a very mucousy rough one and her nose, well it hasn't stopped running all day. So I made an appointment to go see Dr. Garcia at the Foothills Pediatric office at 11:30 this morning thinking I would be home before Ryan's nap at around 1:00 and what time did I get home? 3:00, THAT'S RIGHT! I was waiting to be seen for 2 hours which I was totally not prepared for, my own fault. I didn't have any snacks, toys or books. Nothing seemed to entertain Ryan except for a little comb I happened to have in my purse and a tiny piece of gum. After two hours of being in the waiting room with a ton of other sick kids one of which had pink eye and another who had the flu we finally were called back. Ryan was tested for RSV which she HAS and she had a fever so they had to do a breathing treatment on her and give her some tylenol. we'll have to continue to do the treatments for two weeks. She is completely miserable and I feel so bad for her. Anyway, to top it off we don't have insurance at the moment, once again I'm partly to blame, so with the office visit, machine which I now own and prescriptions it was a pretty pricey appointment. Luckily McDonald's was across the street so I headed over there thinking that Ryan would love a kids meal with apple juice, her favorite, she wouldn't eat anything and spilled the juice all over herself! Should I go on? I know I'm going off but it has just been a really bad day and to top all of that off I'm the one that ended up eating her whole kid's meal! LET THE HOLIDAYS BEGIN!

Halloween

2008-11-06T21:21:00.000-08:00

So here are some late pictures of our Halloween night festivities. My pictures are out of order so this first one is Ryan enjoying a chocolate bar with her cousin Lora. Better late than never right?

Some of Ryan's favorite things...chocolate and her sippy cup.

This is the gang, before we started trick or treating.
Ava, Lora, Ryan, Jackson, Isaac, Spencer (in the mask) and Alex and baby Jake in the back.

Ryan, Ava, Jackson and Isaac.

Long time no post...here's what we've been up to!

2008-10-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

So this is what we have been up to lately....

Ryan and two of her cousins, Alli and Corinne at our ward trunk or treat. Notice Ryan is holding a sucker which is all over her mouth and costume!

My sweet little lady bug.
Playing with Sienna

Napping in her high chair which has NEVER happened before. Church really wore her out!
A little bit of crying

Some swinging at the pumpkin patch

Posing for a picture with her cousins Alex, Jackson and Isaac

Giving the pumpkins some love

and just looking cute.

THE WAIT IS OVER!

2008-10-14T15:37:00.000-07:00

So today Jeremy found out the results of the Bar examination and he PASSED! I'm am so proud of him, he worked and study really hard for this. So our journey through school is over, finally! We're moving on to bigger and better things, YEAH! My brother Brin passed as well, much deserved, so our family is pretty happy right now. Now Jeremy just has to start working, a small detail, and we can really consider ourselves all grown up.

Catching up with friends

2008-10-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

Last night I visited with some old friends from high school. Britney was in town for the week so we met at her parent's house and spent the evening catching up. Britney's sister Mindy was there with her little boy Austin and Amy brought her daughter Ally so Ryan had a couple partners in crime to play with.

Amy, Mindy and Jill
Me and Ryan (of course my eyes are closed)
The whole gang. (Britney, Emily, Me, Jill and Amy)

Ally and Ryan giving some love to one another.
Lexi...so cute.
Ally, Austin and Ryan posing for the camera.
Having fun on the Love sac.

Lunch with friends

2008-09-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

So Amy, Jill, Emily and I went to lunch today, it was a lot of fun. We were able to catch up and reminisce about old times, some of which were dye jobs and haircuts gone wrong, cheating and getting caught (I won't mention who), old boyfriends, having babies and the hedge. We also had a slight math lesson at the end when waitress wanted us to figure out our own bills, it was hilarious. So we thought it would be fun to do it again around the Holidays when some of our other former classmates are in town. So if any of you old friends are interested in going out to eat let me know because we're going to plan it for November or December. Anyway, today was great, girls I had a blast.

So Amy is, I think, 6 and 1/2 months along and she looks great! I think I looked like this when I was about 2 1/2 months pregnant.

So Jill took over the camera and started taking pictures of herself and everyone else! Her camera skills are questionable but we love her none the less.

Multitasking

2008-09-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

So today Ryan learned how to multitask. She was brushing her teeth, watching t.v. and pushing her popper all at the same time, so talented. Actually, the only reason she had her tooth brush was because every time I brush them she throws a fit so when I'm done she gets to hold it and everyone is happy, the t.v. was on because I had to distract her while I got dressed and did dishes and the popper, well that's one of the only toys she likes at the moment even though she has plenty. So even though she wasn't really multitasking she sure looked cute trying.

MS. SKINNER

2008-09-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

So how many of you remember Ms. Skinner? Well, I do and I've run into her TWICE now at Costco. I don't know if she remembers me but I sure do remember her. Two memorable things happened in her class when I was in high school. Some of you may remember Chrissy Boyle's party where we went over to the park and played hide and seek and upon Sara Sorensen Patchett and I chasing the same hider we ran smack into each other. Sara suffered two slightly black eyes, a swollen nose and some damage to her two front teeth and I had a big black eye. It's actually really funny now but it sure did hurt then and I was embarassed to go to school the next day. Anyway, the next day Ms. Skinner pulled me out of class and asked if everything at home was ok. I know she was just being a good teacher but I couldn't believe that she thought maybe my parents caused the black eye, it was so awkward! That was the first memorable thing. The second was one day I was sitting in her class and the door to the hall was open. I guess I wasn't paying attention to the lesson because I noticed that there was a kid outside in the hall trying to get my attention. When he finally had it I realized he was making a gesture like his hair was exploding while at the same time saying POOF! I realized he was making fun of my curly hair which was pretty big. I was mortified. Anyway, these things are really of no importance but when I saw Ms. Skinner I got to thinking about them and I wondered if any of you have anything you remember about her or her class. Good times but I wouldn't want to go back!!

Tagged!

2008-09-06T21:15:00.000-07:00

Ok, I've been tagged, thanks Rachel.

8's

8 t.v. shows I love to watch:
The Office
The Hills
What Not to Wear
Project Runway
The Bachelor/Bachelorette
Wheel of Fortune
Dateline
The Today Show

8 Favorite Restaurants:
The Cheesecake Factory
Tacones
Cafe Rio
Baja Fresh
El Pollo Loco
Deluxe
Abuelos
Bennihana

8 Things that happened yesterday:
Woke up
Made Jeremy a sandwich for lunch
Wrapped Christmas presents with my mom
Went to Walmart
Went to Relief Society gathering
Ate icecream and brownies
Folded Laundry
Watched Becoming Jane

8 things I am looking forward to:
Buying our first house
Decorating our first house
Getting pregnant again
Finding out if Jeremy passed the bar
Ryan going to nursery
The Holidays
Starting a business
A cure for Diabetes

8 things I love about summer:
Flip flops
Going swimming
The smell of cut grass
Family vacations
Jeremy's birthday
Getting a tan
4th of July
BBQ's

8 things on my wish list:
Big house
Caribbean cruise
Jeremy getting an awesome job
Get my idea for a business up and going
Hardwood floors
Infinite knowledge of the gospel
Student loans paid for by someone else
The word "NO" erased from my daughters vocabulary

8 people I'm tagging:
Michelle
Britney
Sara
Jodi
Mandy
Juli
Cairen
Jenna

Williams Camping Trip

2008-09-02T20:21:00.000-07:00

So over Labor Day weekend we went camping with the Cooley's. It was fun to be with family especially because we don't get to see some of Jeremy's siblings as often as we would like. We rode the quads, which Ryan was not very fond of, ate lots of yummy food and took in some beautiful scenery. It rained every day which was actually kind of nice but unfortunately it brought out the Mosquitos! I think I made it out of there with only 30 or so bites but Jeremy did not fare as well. His whole leg is covered and I mean covered in bites. Other than that it was a good time. I've decided that I'm slightly a control freak. I should have known that Ryan was going to get dirty being in the mountains and all but I was surprised at how dirty she got. After the 3rd time of her throwing dirt in her hair and about the 20th time washing her hands because they were covered in mud or dirt I decided to just let it go. Anyway, dirt and all we had great time and sorry there aren't more pictures but of course my camera ran out of batteries the first day!

This is my brother Shaun and his wife Carilynn and their son Jackson. They just found out that they are expecting their second child around April. I'm so excited for them.

This picture sums up the quad rides! I think they thought we were going to take them on a ride but we were just trying to take their picture. From left to right it's Jeremy's brother Rex's little boy Isaac, Jackson and Ryan. Like I said before I wish I could have taken more pictures but my camera died.

California

2008-08-16T10:39:00.000-07:00

So last week we went to California to relax and have some fun. Jeremy served his mission in Carlsbad so while we were there we drove around in his mission, went to the beach, visited Seaworld, saw the temple and had a great time! Some areas of his mission were Del Mar, Laguna and Oceanside. Needless to say it was beautiful and a lot of fun.

At Seaworld they have something called Breakfast with Elmo. Ryan had so much fun. You get to have breakfast and meet the cast of Sesame Street, Ryan's favorite. They come around and you can take pictures with all of them. Ryan loved them from afar but as soon as they would come close she would hold onto me with a death grip. This is a picture of Zoe.
Ryan and Jeremy at Seaworld watching the pink flamingos and ducks.
Ryan posing as a penguin, I don't know why I didn't get the whole body of the penguin in the picture. I'll have to work on my camera skills.
San Diego temple. It is so beautiful.
After our California retreat we headed to Kingman where Jeremy's family lives and one of the days we went up to the Hualapai mountains. It was really nice except for a little bit of rain that fell while we were there. We had a nice picnic and relaxed.
So this is COLIMAS. Jeremy used to eat there sometimes. It's in Oceanside, a block from the beach. The food was pretty good.
This is the beach a little ways from Colimas. It's in Oceanside. Of course the water was freezing.
In Laguna Beach they had a little play area right on the beach so Ryan got to have a little fun.
We both did!
Cookie Monster.

Family pictures

2008-07-30T13:29:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite one of Ryan.
twirling in her dress.
Ava, Lora and Ryan

We just got our family pictures back from when we took them in May.

I can see the light

2008-07-30T13:04:00.000-07:00

So yesterday Jeremy took the first of three parts of the Nevada Bar which will let him practice law. He has been studying so much and has worked so hard. It's three days of intense testing and yesterday when he came home I could tell he was exhausted. It's been a long time coming and we're both ready to be done. Today he takes the second part and then tomorrow will be the LAST. I can't believe it! He's such an wonderful person and I just want him to know that I am proud of him and all that he has accomplished and I love him very much.

Anyone need a wipe?

2008-07-26T21:39:00.000-07:00

So first I need to say thanks to Cairen for teaching me how to make these adorable wipe cases. Ever since I learned how I've been making them for all of my sisters. I thought I would share my attempts at being crafty! They are so fun to make because you can use any fabric you want, the choices are endless.

Alex's soccer game

2008-07-26T21:32:00.001-07:00

Alex is my oldest brother Brin's boy. He is the one in the middle with the yellow jersey on. He is an awesome soccer player.
Brin and Melissa's second son Spencer with grandma.
Here is Lora, their 3rd child and only girl. She is a sweetie and she loves to hold her little cousin Ryan!
Last but not least is Jacob. He's a cutie.

PIG TAILS

2008-07-26T21:27:00.001-07:00

Today I tried to put pig tails in Ryan's hair. I don't know if I would consider these pig tails but I'm desperate to do something other than put head bands in her hair.

2008-07-24T17:00:00.000-07:00

Being mischievious

2008-07-24T16:59:00.000-07:00

Grandma loves her "little sis"

2008-07-24T16:55:00.000-07:00

Ryan loved smelling and looking at all of the beautiful flowers. She even managed to somehow have a handful of them without me seeing how she got them. Babies will be babies!

2008-07-24T16:54:00.001-07:00

Eating outside at the Lion House.

Salt Lake City

2008-07-24T16:51:00.000-07:00

So last week I went to Utah with my mom and Ryan to visit Rebecca and Derek. It was so much fun and it was beautiful outside. It was nice to get away from the heat for a couple of days. While we were there we drove up to Salt Lake City, my old stomping grounds, to spend the day. We ate at the Lion House, went to The Gateway Mall and walked around Temple Square.

2008-07-05T16:46:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July

2008-07-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July! We had a wonderful day. We started off by going to the lake and eating breakfast, jet skiing and tubing. We were all pretty tired and sun drenched but we topped off the evening by going to grandma and grandpa Gibson's house to eat dinner, homemade icecream and watch fireworks out front. Rebecca and Derek were able to come down from Utah so that made it even more fun. It was also nice to have all of my siblings there but one.

Stephanie's graduation

2008-07-01T17:25:00.000-07:00

Here we are at Jeremy's sister Stephanie's high school graduation. We are so proud of her. I think this is one of the only pictures of us where we are all looking at the camera and our eyes are open!

2008-07-01T17:23:00.000-07:00

Say Cheese

2008-07-01T17:17:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally have a blog! I'm still figuring everthing out but at least it's started. This is our daughter Ryan. She smiles like this all of the time we think it is hilarious. She is usally full of these smiles but as of late she has not been a happy girl. She is getting 3 teeth at once and she is letting us know that she is not to thrilled about it.