Our 2009 Dance Crew Winner!

http://www.championproductionsusa.com/Competitions/DanceCrew.aspx
It has only taken Champion Productions 10 months; but they have finally posted last seasons Dance crew winners. We were so proud of Zoey, She really stood out. Press on the link above and you can watch the 6minute video, Its shows the different rounds and then the final. Zoey is in front wearing the orange and white tie-dye tank and at the end she is front and center on the "S" on the Gym Floor! Its fun to watch and Mom even had tears in here eyes because she was so proud!

ZOEY'S "CALI" ADVENTURE

(Taylor M, Sam B, Nat H., & Zoey)

I can't believe our Nat is 16! I consider her one of my girls cause Zoey and her have been best friends forever, it seems. Grant (Nat's dad), took these 4 girls to CALI on Friday Night the 12th and they made it to The Los Angeles Temple at 5:00 am Saturday Morning. They did some work in the Temple and headed to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and checked out the Stars, then it was on to Knott's Berry Farm for the Day. The Girls loved it! Sunday they went sight seeing and to Newport Beach and enjoyed a California feast of El Pollo Loco. They headed back to Utah on Monday morning, even though they spent 2 days in the car, The girls all agreed it was one of the funnest trips they have ever been on!!
HAPPY SWEET 16 MY NAT!!!

President's Day Weekend/ Valentines!

Well we headed out to St George on Friday February 12, 2010 for a President's Day Baseball Tournament, mind you I hate driving and I had the Suburban with Zoey, Jocey, Stone & Hunter. Chris was following in Chancho (Alissa's car) (Who had the better deal in this situation? ) Alissa stayed back to attend the Sweethearts formal, Zoey was coming for the ride and being picked up later that evening to go to California for the weekend.... (Her best friend's 16th Birthday was held at Knott's Berry Farm)

The Joke of the weekend was "Mom, there is definately a difference in lodging between the M-- and the H--" We were under the impression (pictures on the internet) that the Inn that we reserved for a back up (another story) was a H--(Hotel) not a M-- (Motel) Well WRONG - - And it put true meaning to the M-- in Motel. The pool was not heated, the toilet would not flush and well lets just say the beds were like sleeping on the floor.. Well what you do to save a few bucks.
Stone played a double header on Friday, 1 win 1 loss, Zoey met up with her friends and left for Cali, Chris left early Saturday morning to make it back to Riverton for Stake Conference and all the meetings that entails. We played another double header on Saturday (2-0) & 62 degrees, to us that is warm weather, this is all foreign to us winter prisoners. We went to Pizza Factory, Went to a Birthday party for one of Stone's teammates, Saw the "Lightning Theif", Saw the Biggest Loser,St George, training facility (My kids and my favorite show) Went to Church, sat in the hot tub, watched the Olympics, played another game on Monday the 15th, but were done after the 1st game. Jocelyn and I decided to stay and watch the next game (Stone's friends were continuing on) and enjoy the heat, and dreading the drive home.
With Diet Coke and Rock Star in hand, We came home to the Winter.... Wow I will never miss the snow if we ever become freed from Winter Prison. I took a picture of this to keep reminding my self, even though Life is tough a lot of the time that "Life is Good"

Forgotten Posts!

Faith Factor at Young Women's, Natalie & Heather have to eat a Whip cream pie without hands - Natalie Won!

Hunter at one of his Cub Scout Pack Meetings: He is a Webelos and I have been really bad about posting his accomplishments

Jocelyn & Camille at Sophomore Orientation at Riverton High School:
Go Class of 2013!
All 3 of my girls will be at Riverton High School Next Year - ARGHHHH!
Sophomore, Junior and Senior!

That chicken pox vaccine is full of crap!

So as many of you know, our children can not enter Kindergarten anywhere unless they have been vaccinated with the Chicken Pox Vaccine, ergo, the reason for my post! A little Gibbons history; 12 years ago 1998, Alissa, at 4 years old, almost 5, came home with the Chicken pox from pre-school. So for 1 month of my life I dealt with 3 toddler girls and a 6 month old boy with the chicken pox...I was not annoyed, I figured we all got them as kids, they need to have them and be done! So As the years have passed, I have had to, on numerous occasions, fill out, sign twice, an official form that states my child has had the chicken pox and has not received the Chicken Pox Vaccine (each time vaccinations have come due with each child) Fast Forward 7 years to 2005, Putting our youngest, who was not born at the earlier time, into Kindergarten I was made to give my child this vaccine so he could enter the school system... Mind you I still didn't trust it and thought it was a bunch of crap - Fast forward to present day -

Hunter has the CHICKEN POX!

What's up with that, Oh yeah could be that his Dad just got over the Shingles (Higher form of chicken Pox virus), but what about that vaccine, isn't that supposed to keep you children from getting this virus? Need I say more!

Positive? Understanding? Not to Good...

Just Something to contemplate; If going to watch your daughters play Church Basketball becomes an exchanging of words between Moms, You need to find something else to do on a Thursday Night! This is not the WNBA, ladies - and those are not real Ref's - CHILL OUT - And that's all I have to say about that! I will try better tomorrow.....

"Thump, Bump, Smash!"

My February 2010 goal was to be more positive, supportive and understanding at home, work and church - I am being Tested - I am sure of it!!!!

February 1st went off without a hitch, beautiful day, still cold but all in all Another Day in the life...

February 2nd started off as a great day, We knew The Accreditation team was coming to NSA to test us all on our school and the curriculum, I didn't talk to any of them and the day was great - The IT hits...Going to pick up Zoey from RHS Dance Co practice, she walks out with 2 large Ice bags on her head...OK I know you work up a sweat at Dance but n 40 degree weather this is ridiculous, SO we learn that Zoey was doing a Hip Hop trick with a male dancer (Probably 2 x's her size) and landed on her head, and then the male dancer in turn landed on top of her head, so that would be 2 x's the fun of landing on the wood floor. So we watched her and decided after 30 minutes that the Insta-care was needed. Got Hunter to neighbors for basketball, Stone was at a friends, Jocelyn was doing Science Fair, Alissa was at work & After 4 hours in Insta-care and Emergency she was deemed still in tact, "Severe" Concussion but no cracked skull or bleeding, Good to know - On we go!

Walking in the door to my home, I find Stone and Hunter beating the living CR_ _ out of each other in the kitchen, while Jocelyn and friend sit and watch the entertainment. Quite the site seeing Stone receive a beating from the Little Gibby, off we go to the upstairs to get the stories. So trying to stay true to my goal for February to be more positive and understanding, I gave the boys an assignment to write a paper as to how they could become a better brother. (HE HE, I love being the mom sometimes.......) Let me tell you how opposite my boys are, Stone wrote about how he should not do certain wrestling techniques on his brother and really likes having him around , Where as Hunter was not so nice, let's leave it at that....

The night continues: I am on 24 hour watch of Zoey, to make sure nothing changes in her pain or siutation, When a knock comes to the door and it is our good friend who had just been by the house to drop off a church item and realized that her car had popped out of gear and ran into our garage door. Please believe me when I say, I was not mad at all, these things happen, but I started Laughing and I couldn't stop... especially when I see the taco shaped panels on the garage. I am not kidding, it seemed to be a constant string of unlucky events - So the laughing continued, the door was reshaped (mostly) Chris came home, I picked the girls up from dance and I just laughed at the crazy day's events until I fell asleep...We'll try again tomorrow!