Oh, Father all I want to do is Sing!

Not only are we good at running a 2000 member Student Body - We can sing too! This is Alissa and some of the SBO's that are also in A'capella Choir at the High School for the annual 1st concert of the year the "Fall Festival" They are quite a gang?!?!

2 WEEKS OF "@%&!#"

Ok, The boys and I are a 2 week Fall Break from School. The Good and Bad of it all -

• Good: Sleeping In
• Bad: The boys don't know the meaning of the words?
• Good: Getting caught up on Housework
• Bad: Not getting Paid!
• Good: The boys can help me do housework
• Bad: The boys about KILL each other on an hourly basis...
• Good: I got my suburban door fixed after it got hit and had an awesome rental TAHOE
• Bad: I had to return it today and get my car back...
• Good: I am learning to show more patience to my boys and we are working on ANGER issues together
• Bad: The boys think I am full of CR_ _!
• Good: I can help the girls more with school stuff, Football Mom Stuff, YW Activities, Motivationals, Dance Co. Drill Stuff, Their Laundry!
• Bad: THEIR LAUNDRY!!!!!
• Good: I cooked Dinner 4 times this week
• BAD: I cooked Dinner 4 times this week!
  
• Good: Chris is here to help me when I need another driver and such
• BAD: DITTO - Someone get him a job - soon!

Well we are already 1/2 way through our 2 weeks and everyone is still living, The Girls are off for the infamous UEA Holiday (Only a Utah thing) and we still are having awesome Weather! Everyone keep their fingers crossed Tomorrow is October 15th and we have not had Snow or Cold Weather YET-------YEAHHHHHH!!!

Zoey Did it! The YW Medallion

Alissa & Zoey

Jocey, Alissa & Zoey

Oh yeah, Grammy Gibbons took these illegal pictures in the Chapel at Church (SHHH - don't tell)

Well today was a day Zoey has been working for for 4 1/2 years. She finally received he Young Women's Medallion. Which includes 48 value experiences (VALUES; faith, divine nature, individual worth, knowledge, choices & accountability,good works, integrity, & virtue) & 8 - 10 hour service/type projects. I think one of the closest things to a Boy Scout's Eagle Project. She also had a little bit of a push, seeing as MOM would not let her get her Driver's License until she received it! So guess who is now bugging every day to go to the DMV - Oh, yeah that would be my 16 1/2 year old ZOEY - And guess who keeps putting her off, Oh yeah that would be me! Insurance Rates are CRAZY--- I guess I will have to give in soon- seeing as she has fulfilled her end of the bargain.

10/10/10 Take Ten!

A New Family Goal - on 10/10/10 we decided to take 10 minutes a day and devote it to the Lord, by either reading the scriptures or reading books written by the prophets, or the church magazines. I can say with assurance I have made it the 1st 5 days, as my husband always says, "If you do something for 21 days it becomes a habit." How about 21 + years (Diet Coke) What do we call that - Livelihood? Oh well, at least I am trying to improve my self!

The Gibbons have 4 Teenagers in the House!!! AARRGGGGG!

So yes, it is true, I have a 4th teenager in my home. Thank Goodness it is not another girl or we may never get Chris out of the Fetal Position. The hormones race in our home and they are now joined by the male version, however there are days I am not so sure he is male, cause those highs and lows in his emotions are pretty close to that of his sisters. Well, all I can say is, "Now it is time to learn from Chris and the male perspective of teenagers." Seeing as I was a female teenager and not the nicest of those I may add, I do not tend to put up with any CRAP from the other 3 females in my house. So this whole Male teenager thing has me stumped, Seeing as the only thing I have to compare it to, is living with my brother, who I pretty much was just tortured by him and his friends, and the infamous boyfriends - Which really doesn't count, cause they tend put on the good face for girlfriends. So I am now entering uncharted waters - Please everyone pray for me - I actually think boy teenagers might be my saving grace, especially after I live through the Nasty's with the girl teenagers. (They definitely don't mention teenagers when you come home from the hospital with a really cute, yummy baby - Cruel Joke I think!)

Happy 13th "GIBBY" You are my superstar!

Ok, everyone always asks how we came up with the name "Stone". Having 3 girls in 2 1/2 years we knew we wanted to try for a boy, so we also knew we didn't want a huge space between our kids, seeing as he would probably be our last. When I got pregnant with #4 I was hoping, but not completely convinced, we were having a boy! Then comes the Ultrasound, and there was no mistaking he let us know that he had all the right parts! So hence the name game begins. We had lots of names, but none we could agree on, Then it happened... Watching Dateline NBC one night, I saw the Anchor named "Stone Phillips" and that was it, I knew that was the name. Now we went over in our heads all of the teasing and nicknames that would come with his name, but we knew that with 3 older sisters, he needed a strong, masculine name, so hence "Andrew Stone Gibbons" came to be! Why, the Andrew, well I didn't want another Christopher Gibbons, so we used Chris's middle name as Stone's 1st and have always called him "Stone". The name mystery Revealed. Now, since having Stone, we have only met or heard of 2 others named Stone, So it is a unique one and he is every bit of the meaning of his name!

Stone: Strong

So here is 13 amazing fun facts about Stoney Bologny, Gibby, Stoner, or any other nickname you can think of....

1. Sports: (Baseball, Basketball & Football) Well I don't even need to say any more.....
2. Love's all Sports Movies and watches them over and over; The Express, Blind Side, Remember the Titans, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Rudy, Field of Dreams, We are Marshall, Hoosiers, Radio, and of course Benchwarmers!
3. He can Golf Too!
4. Taught himself to ride a 2-wheeler at 3 years old
5. Had Chicken Pox at 6 months old
6. Only child to have tubes in his ears.
7. Mom went to Hawaii when he was 4 months old and nursing and left him with her sister and he survived.. Mom however that is another story (She was an angel)
8. Loves to tease his younger brother - ALOT
9. Likes to sing (really good too - don't tell anyone)
10. Love's Panda Express & In-n-Out!!!
11. Favorite Color Blue - True BYU Fan - even though this year the team have yet to show up for a game....
12. Loves watching old TV shows with his Dad; Mash, The Dukes of Hazzard, X-Files, Three's Company.
13. My Super Hero!

Thanks for letting me be your biggest FAN!

2 weeks of craziness, can we slow down, NO!

With Multiple fundraisers for Dance Company, & Drill Team, Mini-Drill Camp, Church Volleyball, Family Birthday Party, Stone's Football Games, The Herriman FIRE,Our friends home miraculously spared! Hunter's 1st Boy Scout Over-nighter, Powder Puff Football (Alissa playing, Zoey coordinating) Homecoming Week along with Games, Festivities, Burning of the Wolf, and the Infamous Day dates and Homecoming Dance. We are all ready for this month to be over - Well not Stone his 13th B-day is in 3 days!!!!! Here are a few pics to remember the weeks!