Spring Weekend's are here again!

OK Spring in Utah is just nuts...Sun, Snow, Rain, Sun & more Snow - Pick a weather system and stick with it. We are just beginning our mad crazy spring schedule this weekend, and before we know it it will be July...

• Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Hunter attended a Tennis Camp at Riverton High School with Shon, the next door neighbor - Mom was worried that he may have a little trouble due to baseball and getting mixed up with his swing, Well He proved me wrong, which he actually enjoys on a regular basis, and he had a great time.
  
• Thursday Morning Chris and Stone headed out to St George for a March Madness Baseball tournament - And yes he rubbed it in that he was in 75 degrees while we were having a messed up weather system in Salt Lake. They had a great time, however they made it through the 1st 4 games and did not make it onto the Saturday Playoffs only 16 out of 64 teams were asked to stay - So we needed to go 4 -0 and well that did not happen...
  
• Grandpa Row came into town on Wednesday Night for the weekend, HE comes into town for all the major events in his children's lives and Tanner Misustin (Grandson & Cousin) is having his mission farewell in Logan, He does business, visits old friends from California who have migrated to Utah, and just relaxes - ( Mind you I am not sure how relaxing it is to be in the House of Hormones? )
• Alissa had her Spring Choir Concert at the High School on Wednesday, She is finishing up her 1st year in A'capella Choir and has had a fun time.
  
• Alissa and Jocelyn had our 1st Region Basketball Game on Thursday night, They went 7-1 in our Stake young women's basketball, went to region and the well lets just say my previous post about crazy basketball moms, STILL STANDS! We lost against a team of Amazon Girls, they were really good, BUT HEY so are we! I am proud of you girls! (Alissa (15 of the 21 points)
  
• Friday, Alissa worked for the 4th day in a row, Jocelyn went and watched Soccer at the high school, Zoey had a Dance Team Social, So Hunter and I had the night to rent movies and hang out.
  
• Saturday Morning, bright and Early, we headed out to Granger High School for our 1st Dance Competition of the Season - Mind you Jocelyn and Zoey are part of 1 dance each with Tiffany Dance Company, so it becomes a long day. So the BRIGHT Side - This was a Mini-Competition - only 1/2 day - and 6 companies competed - Zoey's Dance "Bounce" received Grand Champion in Teen Hip-Hop and Jocelyn's "Jungle Drums" Received Grand Champion In Teen Advanced Lyrical/Jazz. They did really well for the 1st Competition. I have downloaded "Bounce" It is very blurry - but you get the idea - Zoey is "Mozart" in the Red Jacket in the front of the dance - She did awesome and Choreographed most of the Dance - She is really growing as a Choreographer.
  
• Chris and Stone came home on Saturday and we watched BYU lose in March Madness, so we were very sad........
• Sunday we headed up to Logan to attend Tanner Misustin's Mission Farewell, he will be leaving Wednesday the 24th to the MTC for 3 weeks and then on to Texas.
  

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ELDER TYLER GIBBONS "HOMECOMING"

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Well a big day for the Gibbon's clan - Elder Tyler Gibbons returned from Catania, Italy on Friday March 12, 2010. My kids acted like a brother was coming home, it was awesome to see. Prior to us moving to this home and Ryan's family moving to South Jordan, Tyler and his family lived in our ward and only 4 doors down from us for 8 years; needless to say the cousins have all grown up together like brothers and sisters. We had fun going to the Airport , spending time with the Gibbons and Baum families and attending his homecoming address in South Jordan. He has absolutely changed from a boy to a man - It's AWESOME, we are so proud of him and I know that his Mom and Dad are also.

"Alice in Wonderland"

Will the real Alice in Wonderland come forward!

(1990 Chris has "Alice" in Wonderland - photo at Disneyland)

I am the real "Alice in Wonderland" and don't you forget it....

We went as a family to see the Tim Burton Version of Alice in Wonderland - I loved it! It was warped, funny and completely Tim Burton! I am a fan of the original Alice in Wonderland, ergo the NAME... So I was extremely excited when we saw the billboards at New Moon Last year for the upcoming Tim Burton Film. Just a few years ago at Disneyland we found the original 1951 version on DVD and Chris has still not seen the entire movie. So needless to say he was confused in this new movie, which I had to explain to him it is in the future and not a remake of the original, Alice has grown up (ergo, DUH! jk, love you Hun) and they are bringing her back to Wonderland. I was completely satisfied with this movie and I am a Tim Burton Fan and of course a Johnny Depp Fan (DUH) Nightmare before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, These movies have given my family some of our most favorite Movie lines... ie, "Mumbler.." So if you have a little bit of a warped sense of humor, this is a movie for you!

March 3, 2010 "Happy 17th Birthday SIS!"

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"17" and Loving It!

Happy Birthday Alissa!
We can't believe it has been a year since the infamous Sweet 16 Birthday Party, The New Drivers License, & your first date ! You have definately grown over the past year, driving, dating, working and becoming a Young Adult! We are so proud of you and the choices you are making your life, Just think, in 1 more year you will be an adult...That's right enjoy the easy life now...

Lent Update...

OK, I may have been too Hasty in making 13 goals for "LENT". Well lets just say I didn't even make it through day 1, day 2, day 3, I made it through day 4, and big fat no on Day 5 with goal #6. 1 time in front of Alissa and Bronson, I time in front of Jocey, 1 time in my car, I time in front of the kids again - Please be advised when you Post your goals on the Refrigerator you will be called on the Carpet every time you Mess up! Will try again tomorrow on #6 - Other than that I have been doing awesome on the other 12!! YAY ME! Someone has to give me kudos, even it if it is myself!

To Honor my Catholic Friends!!!

Growing up in Southern California, most of my friends were either Catholic of Lutheran. I spent many days attending other churches. I appreciated that my parents felt this was important for me to see how other families lived and what their religious beliefs were. Being brought up LDS (Mormon), I did not always have a true sense of knowing what I believed. I definitely went through those rebellious years of thinking my parents were stupid and that I could figure things out on my own. Well needless to say, I feel very fortunate for my upbringing and that my parents were wise enough to give us 7 children Values, Morals and a strong faith that we could always fall back on when were to get lost. I read a friends blog today about "Lent" and I had a flash back of all those weeks that my buddies and I would go get Cheese pizza on Fridays during Lunch and realized I never really understood why they did this. Thank you Tiffany for reporting about LENT. I want to follow along and truly work on giving up something for the next 40 days. Mind you this was really hard, cause Diet Coke- (not gonna happen)- Sugar (not gonna happen) - Swearing (I have to say I don't have enough will power in me...) so this is what I have come up with:

"Moms 13 Things to work on before Easter"

1. Not to comment for 40 days on how messy our house is!
   
2. Not to tell my children what pigs they are being!
3. Not to complain about how the laundry is never done!
4. Not to look in my daughters (3 teenagers...) rooms and freak out at the mess! (Can you see a pattern to all of these?)
5. Accept others for their weaknesses, cause I am perfect you know?
6. Do not kill my dog for always running away....(this one is a toughie)
7. Do not Swear (Out Loud)
8. Do not eat after 8:00 pm at night
9. Do not drink Diet Coke after 8:00 pm at night
10. Do not get mad at all the ST---- drivers out there (hey like I said I grew up in Cali we are perfect drivers...)
11. Do not let the Winter get me down, think positive - Spring/Summer is almost here!!
12. Do not complain to my wonderful, devoted, spiritual, loving and hard working husband that I have to go to work everyday.
13. Do not forget the hand of the Lord in my life everyday!
    

Like I tell my Zoey all the time "Attitude is Everything" BE HAPPY, & as the new LDS Youth theme states: "Be Strong and of a good courage..."
Words to live by! Let's see if I can do this....