The Great Gibson's

Dancing

2012-01-19T14:58:00.000-08:00

Terry and I went out with a group of friends for Tammy Jarman's Birthday! It was a lot of fun. We went to dinner at a restaurant in Salt Lake Called the Bayou. They had good New Orleans Cooking, and a live Jazz Band! Terry had a catfish sandwich and sweet potato fries. I had Gumbo! It was really good food. Terry of course loved the Jazz! After Dinner we all gathered up and went to a dance club that was having an 80's night! HAHAHA! That was great! We danced the night away! Can't wait to go dancing with Terry again, he is so fun!

1st Hair Cut

2012-01-19T14:49:00.000-08:00

Matthew is 19months old. He is our little red head, big fat red curls! Well I was brushing his hair the other day and realized I could easily pull it back into a pony tail! Time for a hair cut! I was really thinking a little trim. I got the clippers out to cut Tanners hair and decided to go ahead and trim Matthews too. I put the biggest guard on the clippers (just want a little trim). As soon as I turned the clippers on he was having nothing to do with it! Terry came over and put him in his lap and I proceeded to cut his hair. That was soo hard! He was crying and moving all over, I'm amazed that it even looked decent! After washing it he came out of the bathroom with his hair so chopped you can't even tell he had curls at all! I was sooo sad. He looks so grown up, but all I can think is that it WILL grow back!

Auto Expo

2012-01-19T14:39:00.000-08:00

Terry and I had tickets to go to the South Town Auto Expo for date night on January 14, 2012! We have gone to these together for years and always have a blast talking about what we like and what our dream Cars would be! This year we realized that we really like the Jeep and that our tastes lean towards the bigger vehicles these days! Probably due to the Suburban we bought back in June of last year!

Ice skating with Dad

2012-01-19T14:07:00.000-08:00

Terry took the girls ice skating as a reward for winning the CHORES Race! They had so much fun!

Our Date Night Jar

2012-01-19T13:41:00.000-08:00

My friend Melissa had an idea to make a Date Night Jar with different date night ideas. I stole her idea!

I put 52 date night ideas on little strips of paper and rolled them around a pencil to make these cute curls.
Each Monday we pick from the jar for our date night the coming weekend! We choose on Monday just in case we need to make reservations or pick up tickets! Some of the fun ideas are Ice skating, Auto Show, Dinner at a restaurant that we have never been, roasting marshmallows in the canyon, and taking a bike ride. I am really excited, I know that taking time to DATE is so important, and I am everyday finding new things about Terry that I fall in love with over and over again!

Planetarium

2012-01-04T09:01:00.000-08:00

Christmas this year we bought the Family a membership to the Planetarium in Salt Lake. We went on New Years eve. The kids had a great time looking at all the different exhibits. The funnest part is being able to see all the shows on the IMAX screen! We watched a fun Clay-mation Movie about Christmas and had popcorn. We really enjoy doing things together like this.
I think it is wonderful that no one complains!

The Planetarium also has a fun laser light show, we didn't get to see that this time, But we can't wait to go again and see all the different shows that they have! Tanner and Joseph raced coins in the Black hole Funnel. Tanner is a good big brother to pull out his own wallet to play with Joseph! All the kids had fun touching the electricity ball! I had fun trying to channel enough electricity to shock Terry!

Christmas Day 2011

2012-01-02T20:37:00.000-08:00

Christmas was really nice this year! I like that it fell on a Sunday. We were able to go to church and focus more on the Savior, and what Christmas really is. Our kids were great too. They got up in the morning about 8am to see what Santa had brought. Then we got ready for 11 o'clock church. We had a very spirit filled sacrament meeting, and then headed home. When we got home I made a yummy french toast brunch that was enjoyed with surprising patience! Then finally they were able to open presents! What wonderful kids to be able to wait until almost 4pm on Christmas day to open presents! Have I said how great I think my kids are? Erin was our Elf this year, she was in charge of handing out the presents. We had a lot of fun watching everyone open the gifts we gave. Erin's teacher at school has the kids earn "money" throughout the year so that they can shop the elf workshop at Christmas and buy gifts for their family. Erin was very excited to be able to give each person in the family a gift just from her! Tanner was able to do the same now that he has a job, and his own money. I took the others shopping for their siblings. Each of them really enjoyed the feeling of giving this year!

December 13th Our 1st Snow

2012-01-02T20:29:00.000-08:00

When I thought of this being our first real snow I had to laugh! It is our only snow so far this winter! We usually have so much snow by now and we haven't gotten anymore! I think it was bad luck for Terry to get a snow blower for Christmas!!

Christmas Sing

2012-01-02T20:14:00.000-08:00

Erin and Joseph's school has a Christmas sing every year before they go on break. This year was Joseph's first year! He was nervous and forgot to do the hand motions for his song!

Erin's Ballroom Christmas Show

2012-01-02T19:53:00.000-08:00

Erin was so excited that she was finally old enough to join the Ballroom team this year! She has learned a lot, and I am so proud of her! This is her first ever performance!

Our service Project 2011

2012-01-02T19:30:00.000-08:00

Terry and I were driving home one day from Ikea. We had a lunch bag with a couple of their hot dogs and a bag of chips. We passed by a group of men doing road work. They looked cold and some looked tired. I said "we should stop and give them this bag of food, it would be so easy". Well, that sparked an idea! We went to the kids and asked for their ideas about doing a sack lunch for the road workers not far from our house. They loved it and soon decided that we should buy hot dogs and chips from Ikea and a case of water from Costco and take lunch to 20 workers the week before Christmas! So, we loaded up the kids and went to Ikea! They were very supportive and had 40 hot dogs ready for us in about 15minutes. We stopped by a gas station and asked for ketchup and mustard packets, they through in relish too! We were so excited! We got to the road that has had construction going on for a couple of years now and started scouting out workers to give these fabulous lunches too! At first we had a hard time finding anyone, then we found a few scattered here and there! The kids took turns with Terry and I taking them the bags. The men were very grateful and my kids had a wonderful experience! I really love my kids for even being willing!

Our Update

2011-12-13T19:01:00.000-08:00

OK, I hope this is like riding a bicycle because it has really been a while! I will start with Tanner... He's 18! A senior in high school and also working at his freshman year in college! He is working at McDonald's for his first job and is having a blast. He's 6'1" right now but I'm thinking he still has a few inches to grow! He started wearing contacts for his senior year, so no more glasses!

Kayla is 12 now and in JR.High! She is in Colorguard, and plays soccer! She has gotten so tall too, she is 5'2". She likes to stand up by me to see if she is as tall as me yet! She will surpass me I.m sure! This past summer she had her hair straightened Permanently and loves it! She is very active in her young womens program at church, and just finished a service project for her personal progress! This past Sunday we had a Christmas recital and Kayla and some of her friends got a group together to sing and play instruments, they did great!

Erin is 10 and in the 4th grade. She is very outgoing and loves to smile and make everyone else smile too! Erin joined ballroom this year and is loving it! She loves to perform for people! She tried out for the school play and is waiting to see what part she will get. (They announce it this week) This past summer she also played softball for the first time and loved it, She was one of their best hitters! Erin is one of the bravest girls I know. For the Christmas recital she sang a song in front of everyone without even really planning on it! We asked a friend to play the piano for her and she just stood up and sang wonderfully!

Joseph turned 6 this year, and started kindergarten! He is all energy! He had stitches in his chin in July and was so brave didn't even cry! He is learning to read and loves it! Joseph has the best personality, he is so generous and caring. I think compassionate is a very good work for Joseph! He loves to play on the computer and on the Wii, but most of all he loves to play outside with his brothers and sisters and friends! Joseph played T-ball this past summer and really enjoyed it, but I think he really just liked being part of a team! He received a metal!

And Last but definitely not least is little Matthew! Matthew is 18 months old and as busy as can be! He has to be to make his mark in this family! He is our little red head, with rambunctious personality to match! He keeps me on my toes definitely! He loves to be with his brothers and sisters, and if they aren't giving him enough attention he grabs their legs and demands it! He was our BIG surprise, but has become our BIGGEST blessing too!

Terry and I are doing great. Terry is still working for Tahitian Noni (8yrs now) He is a corporate trainer. This past year he taught Seminary at AF High School. He loved that but it was just a one semester commitment. He is an adviser to the 14 an 15 year old young mens group at church and it keeps him pretty busy.

I am busy keeping up with all these guys!!! I have been helping with the 10-11 year old girls group at church. It has been so much fun. Volleyball season just finished and my team placed 2nd. Too bad I was sporting a broken ankle for the regional tournament! I love where we live, my neighbors are so great! I am surrounded by friends! We are so Blessed to be exactly where we are, right now!

We are going to try this again!!!

2011-12-13T14:57:00.000-08:00

I got a call yesterday from my MIL asking if I had kept up my blog! My mother got on to me the other day about pictures and not seeing updates to the blog containing the pictures! So I am taking the hint! Lets see if I can keep up!

Hey Guys...

2009-04-18T09:19:00.001-07:00

Terry wrote a book and published it and we want everybody to go take a look
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Spring Fever!

2009-03-11T06:18:00.000-07:00

Well we thought spring was knocking on the door! All the snow had melted, the kids were all playing outside. We got all the bikes out and tires aired up. Erin even had her training wheels taken off and learned to ride a 2-wheeler! Then POW, we got hit with another snow storm, only an inch or two, but man that little taste of spring that we had is making us stir crazy for more.
As for activities that are starting up for us... Tanner has made the freshman soccer team, and has started practice 3 days a week, along with a pretty busy band schedule and his Young mens activities he is very busy. Kayla will be playing soccer this spring as well with the city team. Her practices will be starting end of March, along with her Activity days activities she will join Tanner in being busy. Erin starts gymnastics on April 6th and can't wait. Well I couldn't leave Joseph out, so I have him enrolled in storytime at the library and my friends and I are starting a play group once a week. We will be a busy active family this spring! Gotta love it!

Pay it Forward

2009-02-04T18:15:00.001-08:00

Here’s how it works–the first 4 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!

The catch is that you must participate as well–before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you’re going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Remember that only the first 4 comments will recieve a gift from me, so be quick!

nothing much going on for us right now

2009-01-13T20:49:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys... Nothing really happening with the Gibson's right now. The kids are back in school from the holidays and the Christmas decorations are finally down. The snow is still out there, and the kids still like it! I have started my biggest loser contest with my girl friends again! If you want to see how our weight loss challenge is going you can see here. We did move Kayla into her own room over the break, I'll try and post pictures tomorrow! This is the first time in either hers or Erin's life that they have had separate rooms. It has been a little adjustment but they are happy.

Merry Christmas

2009-01-05T15:05:00.001-08:00

We had a great Christmas! It was WHITE!!!!
The kids had a great time, Santa brought some fun stuff to get our basement finished like a popcorn machine and some fun movie posters. We bought the kids a Wii. Erin got the dog she has been wanting for so long! Not really, she got Biscuit the electronic dog. But she is satisfied with him for now, and we are happy that he doesnt eat, poop, or require a vet! Kayla got a baby alive doll, she specifically requested the one that does not poop! Good for her! Tanner was given the opportunity to have a pet rat. He chose not to take on that at the moment! I was secretly glad!! The best part was that I didn't have to slave in the kitchen all day, I got to play with the kids and all their fun toys. We started a new tradition of going out to eat! We had a great time at IHOP! Yum, and I didn't have to do the dishes either!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...

2008-12-16T07:02:00.000-08:00

We woke up this morning to this!! The kids were so excited, they got to wear their snow boots to school! How cool is that? Terry actually said that he liked shoveling snow from the drive!! Haha! I am so glad we can park our cars in the garage. AND IT IS STILL SNOWING!!! That last picture I am standing in the garage looking out at the street and neighbors house. The front steps in front of my house are both the same size step so you can see how deep the snow is on that first step!!!

Our First Month...

2008-12-14T23:53:00.000-08:00

Our First month here has been fun. We love our house, and our neighborhood is fabulous. Tanner had to go back to Junior High because 9th grade is still in JR. High here! That was a big change for him, but he is OK with it. They have an amazing band so he is really excited! They had their Christmas concert and asked Tanner to be in it. He got to wear a tux, He looked so grown. They played very well.
All the kids started school and on Kayla's first day she was so excited, they made gingerbread houses! What a great first day at a new school! Erin stared loosing teeth, she lost 3 teeth in 4 days and then not even a week after the last one another came out, 4 teeth!!!

We had our first Utah snow! The kids loved it! The girls shoveled the driveway even thought there really wasn't enough to shovel. We are supposed to get a lot more in the next week before Christmas. We are very excited to have a white Christmas.

Sorry!

2008-12-14T23:18:00.000-08:00

It has definitely been a while since I have updated! It is not like i have been busy or anything, right? We started packing up the truck on November 11th, and we got to Utah on the 20th of November. It was a long fun (not really!) trip. We did get to see family and that was nice, but man there isn't much to see in between Georgia and Utah!

This is us getting started loading our FIRST truck, we didn't realize then that we would need a SECOND truck!

This is Kayla just relaxing in her spot!

This is the image that I saw for most of the trip!

We were excited to see the Colorado sign!

We stopped in New Mexico and visited with our good friends, The Rohms. We have missed them and it was really great to be able to see how big the kids have gotten. My kids just became instant best friends with theirs and can't wait to see them again.

Happy Birthday Joseph!!

2008-11-05T19:09:00.000-08:00

Joseph is obsessed with Star Wars, He got two light sabers because he had to have one to share!

Thanks Gammy Gibson For the Piggy bank with money and the cool Dinosaur outfit!

Thanks Grammy and Pepaw for the Cars! And Thanks Aunt Tiffani and Uncle Ed for the cars and the lizards and the coloring books. We love Kung Fu Panda.

He also got some army guy action figures and a really cool Batman!

And to top the day off right Joseph went to the potty for the first time tonight!!!Way to go Joseph!!!

October...

2008-11-05T04:16:00.001-08:00

October is always a fun month for the Gibson's...Terry Turned 34 years old!

Pumpkin Carving, a family tradition!

I went to Utah on a house hunt October 10th-14th. It SNOWED!!

The kids asked if we could have a picnic out in the backyard after church. The weather is really nice right now. It did get a little cold if you weren't in the sun!

HALLOWEEN!!!

Erin turned 7 years old!

September...

2008-11-05T04:15:00.001-08:00

September was a very fascinating Month!Terry's Dad came for a visit! The kids were excited to see grampa!

Tanner is in the marching band this year and started a very vigorous schedule of practices and games. Along with Seminary, scouts, and young men's activities he is a very busy boy!

Kayla loves to have her hair straightened! It has gotten soo long!

And last but not least Joseph broke his foot! He discovered how to climb out of his crib, but he doesn't just climb out, he jumps! He jumped out and landed on his wooden train track and broke the bone right behind his middle toe. I have a feeling this will not be the last cast we see on this kid!

August...

2008-11-05T04:14:00.002-08:00

August came and went very quickly! School started for the kids. Tanner started High school. Kayla Started 4th grade. Erin Started 1st grade.This is Erin and Derek. They are great friends.

Kayla and Marshall are the best of friends.

This is Joseph sailing his boat in the bathroom sink. He misses his brother and sisters being home.

Kayla's 1st project of the 4th grade. It is a mountain range.

With the weather getting a little milder, we spent a few hours after dinner at the Brookmont park.

July...

2008-11-05T04:14:00.001-08:00

I was talking to a friend tonight and realized that I really need to post more often about our Family and the things we are doing. So I am going back a bit to kind of catch everyone up.My Kayla turned 9 years old July 31st.

Tanner made Kayla a Birthday cake this year. While the girls and I spent the day at Six Flags for Kayla's Birthday, Tanner was at home making her cake all by himself.

July was a fun month. This is a picture of Joseph having an allergic reaction to something. We had no clue what it was. He woke up from his nap with his eyes swollen shut. Poor Baby!

Terry and I celebrated our 11th Wedding anniversary on the 19th of July.

This is a family that we have in the Ward that we are friends with. They came and spent the Fourth of July with us. We played games, had a cookout, let the kids shoot off fireworks, roasted marshmallows and just had a really good time.

Saying goodbye...

2008-11-05T04:13:00.000-08:00

Well, after being on the House hunt it has really made me a little sentimental over the house we built out here in Georgia,

We will hate to say goodbye, we are leaving it in good hands. I think that the whole neighborhood will make sure that the new owners are up to par, since it is a neighbor that is selling it for us!

We are officially moving

2008-11-05T04:11:00.000-08:00

Well, we finally have some definite details on the moving. Terry has been offered a job with Tahitian Noni at the corporate office. Same company he has been with but since they dissolved his job, he has been offered another job. We have accepted and are getting ready to pack up our family and bags and head back. The timeline that we have right now is… October 10^th thru the 14^th, I will be flying up to secure a home for us in Utah County. We will have movers come and pack us up and load up a truck on the 6^th and 7^th of November and then for some crazy fun we have decided to DRIVE up to Utah!!! I know you are all laughing!!! But we thought that this might be a good time to visit with Grandparents and aunts and uncles, since we will not be seeing most of them for the holidays. So we will load the van and drive out the 8^th of November we are going to make a few stops on the way 1^st Dallas for the grandparents and the kids aunts and uncles, 2^nd McAllister OK to visit aunt Tiffani and uncle Ed, 3^rd Albuquerque New Mexico to visit with the Rohm's then we will stop once more before we finish our trip and hopefully get to Utah by the 15^thto meet the truck with all of our stuff! Doesn't that sound great! I am really so excited for this, I am ready to get back to Utah, I will really miss some people here, but know that we will be able to keep in touch and talk often!

Changes...

2008-11-05T04:10:00.000-08:00

We just got some news that I have not figured out if it is good or bad! The company that Terry works for is going to be doing a little adjusting; they will be closing the Atlanta (Southeast) Regional office by the end of this year. The reason this could potentially be good news is that they will be taking a few of their managers back to Utah to run the areas out if that office. This could mean relocation for us or the loss of a job for Terry. I am of course really hoping for the relocation for two reasons. 1. Because I love Utah and have missed it terribly for the past 4 years. 2. It also would mean that he still has a job in this horrible economy. We are just waiting now for the word or offer of what comes next! I really hate this waiting game! Terry asked me the other night if I would want to know the answer now even if it was the bad answer. I am really not sure; I guess I have never been much for the unknown! I know that last year sometime I told Terry that I felt like there was going to be a change for us soon! I have really been feeling the pull to go back to Utah for a while now. I t got a little stronger going out to visit. But after coming home this last time I REALLY missed it out there. I am torn a little in my knowledge that we should turn to the lord in all things. I have always had a testimony in prayer. I know that heavenly Father hears and answers them. So When I go now to say my prayers and ask the lord about this situation, I wonder if I am asking him to give me what I want or to do what is best for us, I am of course pretty sure they are one in the same, but what if they aren't? Do we just keep asking and keep that line of communication open and have hope for the best? Well, if you are reading this then you are friends of ours and so I ask that all of you keep our family in your prayers and in your hearts that this will work out (and that we can move back to Utah!!)!! Love you guys!

School has started...

2008-11-05T04:09:00.000-08:00

Well the kids are back in school!!! We start like 2 to 3 weeks before anyone else in the world, I think! But, I guess that it is OK, I think they were getting bored. I have a lot of goals that I have set for myself for this school year. (these are NOT in order of priority!)
1. To get my house in order
2. To keep up with the laundry!
3. To get back to the Gym!
4. To start my weight loss seriously again.
5. To try harder to not be stressed over things that I have no control over. (big one)
6. To of course be more patient with my kids!
7. To keep the wonderful romance that I have with my best friend and husband growing strong!
8. To keep in touch better with my closest friends.
9. To be the "Band Mom" for Tanners first year in marching band!
I think that I have a lot more goals for myself too, But I really haven't sat down and thought of the others all the way. I will need my cheerleaders so everyone that reads this needs to keep me going on these things-Got it!!!
Well, let's get started then...

Vacation at the beach (June)

2008-11-05T04:08:00.000-08:00