MAG AND BOO AND THE KIDS TOO!

2011-11-22T16:11:00.002-07:00

Collin James Gibby 16

I just love this picture of Collin sitting on the fireplace doing his homework while trying to stay warm. Collin is a great kid with a strong testimony of the Gospel. He is a hard worker and always gives 110% in what ever he is doing. It is a privelge to be his mother.

2011-11-22T15:41:00.002-07:00

Annual Snow Party 2011

Every fall year when it is the first snow fall of the year, we celebrate with a snow party. We make some sort of Snow man treat to eat. This year we made giant Snowman, sugar cookies. We frosted them and decorated them to look like frosty the Snow man. Then we watch a movie and we eat our snow treat with hot Cocoa. My kids love this tradition we started when Collin was just a little kid. They can't wait to have the first snow fall to celebrate! I love making memories with them. These are the kinds of things they will remember as adults. I still remember every year at Christmas time when I was young kid, going to grandpa Houser's to decorate a tree in remembrance of my Great Grandma Nanny. Nanny loved Christmas so much she would leave her tree out all year long . At Grandpa Houser's all the great grandchildren would decorate a small tree to remember Nanny. Then we would make Christmas trains out of candy. I also remember every New Years Eve we would have a glorious party with homemade donuts Grandpa Houser made. I hope someday I can celebrate the first snow fall with my grandchildren, while my kids reminisce of the day the had theirs.

2011-11-22T15:23:00.002-07:00

Halloween Pictures 2011

Collin was Merlin the Magician, Parker was Harry Potter, Sariah was an Indian , Meg a Princess. The kids had fun trunk or treating and going to visit Great Grandpa Houser, and Grandpa-ma Gibby. Sariah and Parker had all their candy gone in a day and a half! Meg was sharing with her siblings 5 days later.

Merlin and Morgana, Collin got to come to the Adult Gibby Halloween party this year. His first date ever! He had tons of fun he text simile faces to all his friends. It took him a lot of courage to ask a girl out. He had to over come is girl shyness, but he agrees it was worth it.

Mark and I had lot of fun portraying characters from American History. I was Sojourner Truth, and Mark was Abraham Lincoln. There is an actual picture of them together in the Library of Congress.

2011-10-18T09:00:00.002-06:00

Carving Sariah's home grown Pumpkins

Oct. 2011

Sariah Begged to plant pumpkins this year in our garden. We have never been successful with pumkins. They just never grew big enough to produce. Since we now garden in planter boxes I decided to let her plant pumkins. Wow we had 13 pumkins this year! Sariah was so proud of her self cause she planted them all by herself. We carved a few of them last night, and invited some of the neighbors kids with us as well.

Meg's scary pumkin. She drew it ands I carved it for her.

Sariah and her "masacared Bloody" Pumkin.

Collin just had his wisdom teeth pulled two hours before we carved pumkins. The numbness was just starting to wear off. He was starting to hurt. What a trooper. He called his pumkin brain surgery! Maybe cause he jsut had Minor surgery himself. He went to school today loaded up on ibus. He didn't want to miss and have tons of makeup work. We did it Monday so he would be off work and have the rest of fall break to recoup.

Parker and his big eyed pumkin. I love the nose!

Hope everyone has a safe and Fun Halloween.

2011-08-31T21:30:00.002-06:00

My oldest, Collin, is growing up. He got his first Job today at Maddox Ranch House as a dishwasher. He starts this Sat. Sept. 3. I remember when he was a baby coming home from the hospital, he was smaller than a loaf of bread in his daddy's arms. My how time is going too quickly. I only have a few years left before he flies the coop. Somewhere along the line, Mark and I got old.

2011-08-30T20:35:00.002-06:00

Good By to Mrs. Piggy

We bought this cute sleek silver Nissan truck, about five years ago. Sadly she was put to rest this week when someone pulled in front of her in Willard Utah. The other guys insurance company declared Mrs. Piggy totaled. I am sure she will become a donor for her various parts living on in someone truck.

The kids got to say good bye to her one more time. She will be missed. She was a great little truck. We are grateful to her for keeping Mark safe and sacrificing herself on mark's behalf.

2011-08-11T12:57:00.006-06:00

Lagoon 2011 We had a blast! We stayed all day right up until closing time. We got wet from riding the Rattle Snake Rapids and the log flume. Helping keep us cool. It was nice for all of us to be able to go on all the rides together. Meg was a trooper and went on all the big kid rides her only request was the Merry go round. The boys and all of us went on that ride with and for her. We Created Great family memories. Eating our traditional Ice cream from pioneer village.

Meg found a friend in line waiting to ride the bat.

This was meg's favorite ride. The Wild Mouse.

Parker enjoying his Ice cream!

Riding on the train.

We got stuck on the Sky Ride for 5 minutes until it finally started to move.

Waiting in line to go on the Jet star. Meg was able to ride it the first time. The second time we tried it as our last ride before we headed home that evening. The attendant told meg she was too short. She did not get to ride it the second time. Meg was border line tall enough. It could have been dark and she just decided she was too short or she was ornery after a long day at work. Who knows. Meg was upset and didn't understand. Mark took her to ride the Odysea instead. It made a sour note to a fun day. It was the only ride in all of lagoon they told her no. Which tells me the lady may have been wrong!

2011-07-29T15:32:00.003-06:00

The perils of having a teenagers! I would Have to put drivivng at the top of my list. Collin got his learner permit to drive this week. I must say it is scary giving the keys over to your teenager to drive a massive, larger than life machine that could kill maim or cause destructive damage. Did I mention I get butterflies every time I get in the car with him. I am gripping the dummy bar as hard as I can while praying as he tires to back out of the drive way and we are not even on the road yet! Actually he is learning quite well. Every time he drives he gets a little better. It is just me the mom, but just to let you know my son is driving. Do you know where I can buy a tank?

2011-07-11T13:32:00.004-06:00

Collin's 16th Birthday May 15

I am a little late in posting these but better late than never. I can not believe Collin is 16. My time goes to quickly. He was so excited to open his main gift his very own cell phone! It was not his own car, but little cousin katie walton took care of that and gave collin a couple of her brother matthew's Hot Wheel Cars (I do not think Matthew new he even gave them to collin.) Collin had a great laugh at Katie's "generosity" Oh and Matthew's too. Collin also got a great laugh for Aunt Chelsea Grange. She had to wrap her gift for Collin in the infamous "CORN DOG BOX"

Collin is looking into the bag and realizing this was his cell phone. He rarley smiles for the camera. I was excited to capture this moment on film.

2011-06-20T13:02:00.003-06:00

"Toads" with Mark's Family June 9, 2011

Meg is having fun watching the others take their turn on the go carts. We had a fun day with Scott's Family, Dale's Family, Grandpa and Grandma Grange playing Miniature Golf, Go cats and the Arcade. Sheri and Amber Gibby in the blue car. Scott and Alex Gibby in the Green car.

Sariah had a fun time driving the Go cart all by her self. She was a slow but steady driver. She never turned her self backward and had to raise her hand for help. I was impressed at how well she did.

Parker and collin had a race going on! They crashed a few times with uncle Dale. Loving every minute of it.

Meg and Beckee Gibby in the blue car. Dale and Megan Gibby in the red car. They drove a little different than the real deal you had to be careful not to turn to sharp or you would end up backwards.

2011-06-18T13:53:00.010-06:00

Gibby Family Camp out June 2011 It is a very rare opportinity to have all of marks family together. We were excited to learn all of them could make it for the yearly family camp out. We went to Big Springs camp ground near Lava Hot Springs in Idaho. Picture of Mark and all five of his Siblings with mom and dad ( bottom) from left to right Bryan, Mark, Dale, Darren, Kristen, Scott. Oddly enough they put themselves in birth order.

It was so cold up there. At first it was sunny and nice. That lasted about an hour before the rain clouds became our contast companion. We began to paint our family shirts as the wind started blowing. It was almost imposible to paint in the wind.

Sariah found snow with molly, that was how cold it was the snow had not melted yet!

It was intersing trying to cook in the wind. The camp chef's kept going out. Dinner was mmm yummy if i do say so. (I cooked B.Q mixed meat, and cheesy hashbrowns) Some hid out in Bryan hauling trailer tell the wind and rain was barable.

The kids hid out in a trailer, scott brought, watching movies to stay warm.

We had one hour of luck without wind or poring rain. We were finally able to light a fire at the fire pit. We played minute to win it games. Like the Cookie game her. Parker is trying to inch his cookie across his face without using his hands to get into his mouth.

Here is Meg trying to get her cookie into her mouth.

We also sang songs and did skits. Our good weather did not last. Soon we were all hundled under the pavillion or in tralers again.

We ended up packing up the next day! It was to cold and rainy. Our two day camp became one day. We all went back to home my place for a warm sunny dinner.

2011-06-16T10:32:00.004-06:00

SARIAH 9TH BIRTHDAY APRIL 29TH SARIAH HAD A FUN FAMILY AND FRIENDS BIRTHDAY PARTY. SHE HAD A MOVIE NIGHT BIRTHDAY PARTY WATCHING NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS WITH HER FRIENDS.

BLOWING OUT HER CANDLES ON HER BUG MOUNTAIN CAKE I MADE HER.

SHE WAS EXCITED TO GET A BUTTERFLY NET AND BUTTERFLY HABITAT. SHE LOVES TO CATCH BUGS ALL SUMMER LONG WITH HER FRIENDS AND SISTER.

2011-06-13T11:02:00.001-06:00

Brigham Temple Construction

Brigham City Utah LDS (Mormon) Temple Construction Photographs We are so excited to have a temple here in Brigham. These are the recent pictures from the http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/ We subscribed through Lds.org to get frequent updates. Click on the top link. Enjoy!

2011-06-10T13:21:00.003-06:00

New Family pictures taken by Kristen Walton (mark's Little Sister). Kristen did a fantastic Job! The Whole Leo Gibby Clan and My family.

2011-05-19T08:27:00.001-06:00

Parker Turned 12!Parker asked for a bells kit for his birthday this year. He wanted to be able to play next year in percussion, but he had have his own set of bells. He is growing up getting money was a big hit. Parker had marshmallow bunny cup cakes this year for his cake and a hot dog dinner for his party. Parker is a tender hearted boy who looks out for others, and excels in school. Parker was on the honor roll all year long, being in the top 15% of his class. He got to go a breakfast of champions with his dad for his academic excellence in the 2010-2011 school year. We are so proud of Parker and his straight A's.

2011-05-18T09:39:00.002-06:00

Meg had to get modern day stiches< glued> on her forhead last week. Appartently she some how fell off the slide at school. We have not quite figured out the whole story. It happeded twenty minutes before school got out. That is two emergency/doctor visits in a month. Last month collin was messing around at Young Men's, Mutual, and fell on his ankle twisting it. We thought he broke it. We rushed him to the E.R. at 9:30 at night. It was a really bad sprain he had to wear a boot for a month. Medical bills fun! At least both injuries were not worse than they could have been.

2011-04-24T16:50:00.002-06:00

Easter April 2011 It was a very nice day on Easter. We went out side to take pictures this morning. Meg would not look at the camera. I took tons of pictures. She says the fence was more interesting. Gotta love our Meg!

2011-03-19T14:35:00.002-06:00

Our New Project! This is my birthday present Mark gave me this January. He gutted the up stairs bathroom down to the stubs. Bath tub, sink everything is gone. The tub tile leaked into the laundry room. Also every time the kids took a shower it leaked downstairs into the hall/ We banned all kid from taking a bath or shower up stairs. We thought they were some how leaving the shower curtain open or getting/dumping water down the heater vent which was located right next to the bathtub on the left side. I hated that heater vent do you know how hard it is to bathe kids with a heater vent in the way. Mark fixed the heater vent so it is off the floor for me yeah! Come to find out when mark redid the plumbing he found the drain stack plug was leaking . It was not the kids after all. He had to call in the pro's for this one. The plumber had it fixed in five minutes flat with a plumbers trick for older houses. Mark thought I am way over my head I can not replace the drain stack. The plumber did it easy peasy thank goodness we had the right idea to call plumber. No bath tub! Mark has put in a new Jet tub so he can soak those knees.

We also decided to replace the old hand crank window in the bathroom with a new one. Mark is getting ready to put the new window in. It will take us at least year and a half to finish the bathroom. It will be nice when it is done and no more leaks we hope!

2011-03-19T14:23:00.002-06:00

Mark took the girls out to the new Brigham Temple sight and took some pictures with them for fun. I am a visual peson I just like looking at the pics. My cute my girls. Oh ands I think their dad is cute too! Meg had the camera this time. I like this one she took of Sariah and Mark walking kinda cute!

This one she took of herself up side down Silly meg!

2011-03-19T13:48:00.005-06:00

Collin went to the district Eagle court of Honor Dinner this week for the boys who earned their Eagle in 2010. The Brigham city Mayor, Mayor Fife spoke to the boys.

Collin receiving a congratulations from a Utah state Representative. It was a nice time spent with Collin and talking about his eagle project. Collin is growing up so fast I can't believe he will be 16 in a a little over a month. He is not interested in driving yet thank goodness! He may take drivers ed this summer. We are trying to convince him so he can take as slow as he wants earning his learners permit hours. He has part of his mom's personality. It is either right or wrong no gray for this kid. He is a good example to his younger siblings. He is very shy around girls like his dad was at this age. No worries about dating with this one. We are trying to prep him a year in advance to ask a girl to go to prom next year. We are proud of Collin. He is a great kid we are lucky to have him in our family.

2011-03-19T13:35:00.003-06:00

It is time to do a quick catch up again. Meg had a great 6th birthday Jan 30th. She loves her Pillow pet lady bug daddy got her.(Darn blog made the picture crooked) Meg's messy artsist pallet cake, below. Meg is growing tall like her daddy. She loves to color cut, glue and staple. She is a smart girl who does well in her reading at school. She is a lot like her mother. My mom always said some day you will have one like you! Oh to true! I just shake my head and pick my battles with this one. We sure love her tons!

2011-02-15T17:37:00.005-07:00

Sad Meg came home from school today without her glassess. I asked her where her glasses were. As quiet as she could she said, "I took them off and lost them at break." I asked her why she took them off. With a sad, sad face she quietly said the new girl in my class was playing with my best friend Gracen and said I could not play with them because I had glassess. So I took them off and put them in my pocket, and they fell out in the playground. When I went to get them they were gone. But she still would not play with me Mommy.

She was heart broken! We went back to the school to look for the glasses and talk to her teacher. Thanks goodness her teacher was still there. We had a good talk. It concerned her as it did me because this is a class that is full of kids with different disabilities. She will have a talk with the little girl about being kind to others and the class about why glasses are cool and important. Poor Meg to have to learn at an early age how mean kids can be. We are hoping her glasses will be in the lost and found tomorrow.

Meg's 6th Birthday was Jan 30th. She has a messy artist pallet cake. Meg loves to color cut and paint.

2011-01-15T14:06:00.003-07:00

We had a nice 2010 Christmas here are a few of the high lights. Mark is pretending to be santa. Parker was really excited to get Lego Harry potter game for the Wii.

Mark loves his Gps tracker. He has had a lot of fun using it. Now we can find restaurants in cities we do not know.

Meg loves to draw cut, glue, create, and color. She asked santa for her own set of cool scissors.

Sariah wanted a new Webkins from santa to add to her other friends on the webkins web site. Sariah loves to earn the privilege to go online and play on the webkins web sight.

There is Family a story behind the Hot Dog box. When Collin was younger I wrapped his gift in a Hot dog box like this one. Collin was so excited to get corn dogs. He was really bummed to learn it wasn't corn dogs. So every year or so I wrap a gift in a corn box as a joke. Collin just cracked up laughing. It was fun to reminisce of little Collin so upset it !

Collin loves legos his is fun lego game. He got for Christmas!

2010-12-07T15:17:00.003-07:00

Mark and Beckee As Avitar for Halloween. The kids Hallowen Parker Super mario, Sariah Hermione Granger from Harry potter> She read all harry potter books in two months. Meg a cat. Collin well I could not get him to dress up.

So here he is dressed up ready for a band Concert.

We have been very busy around here with me going back to work teaching Preschool and being second counselor in the primary, and Stake women's sports director, and being mom with various kids activities. Here are a few pictures of the kids. Then gotta run! Merry Christmas

2010-10-02T10:56:00.002-06:00

*Peach Days Parade 2010*Collin marching in the marching band. Meg and the Jr. peach queen with her bigger crown in the parade. Apparently she was not sick and got to were the bigger crown.

We are glad Meg got the chance to participate in the peach days pageants. She was happy with glee and had the time of her life. (If only she had that bigger crown.)

2010-10-02T10:40:00.002-06:00

Meg had to go tot the Peach Queen Pageant the next night. She fell asleep half way through on mark's arm. Before the program started we were waiting in the hall before we could get into our seats with the Jr. peach Queen and the other attendants. Meg asked why does the Jr.peach queen have a bigger crown then her. I told it was because she is the queen. I began to tell meg the duties she will have as the first attendant, if for any reason like sickness meg will step in and take her place as the queen. Meg then looked up at the bigger crown on the Jr. queens head turned to her the Jr. peach Queen and said are you sick yet. All of us parents had a great laugh.

Meg is so blury up on the stage in the program, becasue she was so excited she could not hold still. She was bouncing all around like a bouncing baboon.

Meg is reading a book during the peach queen pageant .

2010-10-02T10:37:00.002-06:00

Meg with her cousins Brooke Grange and Desiree Gibby who all were in the Jr. Peach Queen Pageant together.

Meg and cousin Desiree Gibby

2010-10-02T10:32:00.002-06:00

Meg First attendant and the Jr. peach QueenMeg with the Jr. peach Queen royalty and Peach Queen

2010-10-02T10:25:00.002-06:00

* MEG WAS JR. PEACH QUEEN FIRST ATTENDANT *

She was so excited to hear her name called the night of the Jr. Peach Queen pageant.

2010-08-25T16:15:00.004-06:00

Collin and Mark went horse back riding this August 2010 with their Boy scout Troop.

Mark and Collin with the horses they rode. A few of the kids were thrown off their horses a few times, no injuries but a few bruises. Mark and Collin got the gentle horses and didn't have any trouble with their horse being spooked and were not thrown off.

Collin had a great time riding horses. He said this was the best fed scout camp he has ever been to. They were never hungry and had so much left overs the cowboys burned tons of left over food. The cowboys didn't want to haul anything back down the mountain. They even burned the ice chests and extra blankets. We guess the horses were to tired from hauling boys and men all Summer long up and down the mountain.

Mark said this was fun for the boys learning to ride a horse, BUT the worse run camp he has been to. At times the boys were very bored: no activities planned for the boys . Breakfast was on cowboy time well after 10:00 o'clock, lunch was served so late the boys were not hungry for dinner when it was served. The cowboys complained a lot about having to work with boy scouts and their language was a bit to colorful. Mark will never go back to that camp again as long as he is young men's president.

2010-08-12T15:52:00.002-06:00

I thought I learned along time ago to be careful what I pray for. I was worried I would not know what to do with myself since the kids would all be in school this fall. I started to ask the lord in my prayers to help me find something productive to do with my time. I thought about many things ,then the job to teach preschool opened up. I thought this was my answer. No ! I guess the lord thought well she needs more. I have been called to serve as the 2nd counselor in the primary. It looks like I might be keeping the stake sports director calling as well! I am going to be one busy chic ! I am glad I will have time while the kids are in school to get my preschool and sharing time lessons planned. Hobbie HO here we go!

2010-07-31T17:23:00.005-06:00

THE BRIGHAM CITY TEMPLE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY JULY 31, 2010 FUTURE SIGHT ACROSS FROM THE BRIGHAM TABERNACLE ON MAIN STREET

THE CROWD OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR THE CEREMONY TO BEGIN. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE THE TABERNACLE IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE WHITE TENT WHERE THE CEREMONY GUESTS WILL BE SPEAKING.

WE GOT TICKETS TO ATTEND THE GROUND BREAKING FOR THE BOYS COLLIN AND PARKER MARK AND I AND MY SISTER ERIN. IT WAS HOT AND SUNNY AS WE HAD TO BE IN OUR SEATS AN HOUR BEFORE THE PROGRAM WAS TO BEGIN. IT WAS EXCITING TO FINALLY SEE THE PROPHETS ARRIVE: PRESIDENT BOYD K. PACKER, AND RUSSEL M. NELSON.

COLLIN ,ME, PARKER AND MARK. WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE A TEMPLE BUILT IN OUR HOME TOWN OF BRIGHAM CITY. I REMEMBER WATCHING GENERAL CONFERENCE LAST OCTOBER 2009. I WAS STUNNED AS I HEARD WE WOULD HAVE A TEMPLE HERE IN BRIGHAM. I HAD TO REWIND LIVE TV WITH THE DVR TO MAKE SURE I HEARD HIM RIGHT SURE ENOUGH HE SAID BRIGHAM CITY UTAH WILL BE GETTING A TEMPLE. I ROUNDED UP THE KIDS AND PLAYED IT FOR THEM AGAIN . DID YOU HEAR DID YOU HEAR AS I HAD TEARS DOWN MY FACE. WE ALL LITERALLY JUMPED FOR JOY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MARK AT WORK THAT SAT, MORNING TOLD HIM TO LISTEN AS AS I HELD MY CELL PHONE TO THE TV AND PLAYED IT AGAIN. MARK WAS CRYING IN THE PHONE AS WELL.

AFTER THE DEDICATORY PRAYER THEY BROKE GROUND WITH GOLDEN SHOVELS. HERE IS ALL THE STAKE PRESIDENTS TAKING A TURN TO BREAK GROUND.

ERIN, COLLIN, PARKER AND PARKER WAITING JUST BEFORE THE OPENING PRAYER.

THE PULPIT UNDER THE TENT AT THE TEMPLE SIGHT.

MORE SHOVEL PICS WITH STAKE PRES. ,BOYD K. PACKER, RUSSEL M. NELSON.

I DECIDED TO SAVE THE BEST PIC FOR LAST: MIDDLE LEFT RUSSEL M. NELSON AND MIDDLE R BOYD K. PACKER BREAKING GROUND FOR THE TEMPLE RIGHT AFTER THE DEDICATORY PRAYER BY BOYD K. PACKER.

2010-07-26T14:57:00.003-06:00

Granpa Gibby always has a camera in hand taking pictures! So this time I got him! Willard Bay July 24 2010.

2010-07-26T14:02:00.005-06:00

July 24th 2010 Willard bay Sariah trying to get me wet! Mark Had Sat. the 24th of July off. Mark insisted we had to do something with a beach and water. So we rounded up all the Gibby and Walton clans and went to Willard Bay. The kids and mark had fun playing in the water with their cousins.> I put my chair and feet in the water that was enough for me! When the kids had enough of the water, we had dinner in the shade. Mark taking sand out of his shoes and Parker in the background. Collin playing with his boat. He has had that thing forever. He has repaired it many times, but now the motor will not work any more at all.

The best part of the day was Sariah splashing her daddy while he was sitting in his chair. He asked her jokingly stop slashing me. Sariah's reply was but dad that is why we are here to get wet. Sariah kept splashing Mark to get his attention. So Mark picked her up and tossed her in the water. She had a very surprised look on her face, then Mark said Sariah you are here to get wet are you not! She then started to laugh!

2010-07-23T13:03:00.003-06:00

A found Hobby:

I posted on my profile that I didn't know what my hobbies where and guessed my kids where my hobby. I figured every summer I grow a garden and that counts as a hobby. This year we tried something different planter boxes! Last fall mark built me two huge planter boxes they are over six feet long. Then we filled them with with compost soil. So this spring I planted tomatoes, and beans in one and squash, spinach, cabbage,carrots, radishes,and beets in the other. I have decided I love planter boxes. Less weeds, and the plants love it! Down side is you have to water more, but I would rather water than weed. I love fresh produce form the garden they are so yummy and it is much cheaper to grow them than buy them at the store.

I planted some raspberries as well this spring. I remember growing up and having raspberries. I loved all the jam growing up and eating fresh berries from the vines. I wanted to have fresh raspberry jam again. We got a few to eat, but it will be a few more years before we have enough to make jam.

I planted more bush beans in the old garden plot. I had to plant them twice this year. I do not know if it was old beans or the weather was to crazy the bean seed went bad before they could sprout. See all the weeds that is after many hours of weeding. We will be turning this spot into planter boxes this fall so they will be ready for next spring, and less weeding. Wish me a plentiful harvest!

2010-07-18T19:32:00.003-06:00

"Rapunzel" (Spring 2010) Meg preschool dress up day as your favorite fairy tale:

I went to check the class lists posted on the door of Foothill for next year school year. I kept looking and looking for Meg's name on the kindergarten class lists. No she did not have morning class like I requested. So I looked again maybe they put her in the afternoon class. Thinking well I will have to take her to work with me teaching preschool. Meg was not there either. So I panicked did they forget to put her on the kindergarten list or did the the district mix up with our school closing last fall put meg in the wrong school. So I looked again no not in morning nor afternoon. Then I thought well they do have a a kindergarten class her for kids who go all day. She can not be on that list for all day kindergarten it is for kids who need the extra help and meg knows all the letters,colors, shapes, and most numbers, and she can read. I thought I am sure she did good in kindergarten round up. Well as I looked at the full day kindergarten short list of names her name was on there. Hmmmm! I still wonder why! We did met the teacher of all day kindergarten when we toured foothill last school year. Maybe she was impressed with meg and knew meg could help the other kids and handle all day school. I know they do put kids in the all day kindergarten who are well mannered, get along well others, and are very bright to help the teacher. I am not so sure I am happy about her going all day. I have mixed feelings. I am sad my kids are all in school, but it will be nice to have some time to do my preschool lessons and have some me time. I still am going to have to ask her teacher why meg? This coming school year will be different with all the kids in school.

2010-07-14T16:02:00.004-06:00

Father and Son Look alikes:

Collin looks like his Dad mark. Here is a picture of mark and Collin both in Marching Band. If it wasn't for the outdated uniforms, picture, and the maybe the hair color . It would be hard to tell which one is Mark and which is Collin. In case you Can not tell Mark is the First one!

Collin is in the marching Band this year! It has been fun watching him in some of the parades and programs he has been in.

2010-07-14T15:38:00.003-06:00

4 Th July Brigham Utah opening Ceremonies 2010 The kids and I went to watch the opening ceremony for the 4Th July to watch Collin performing in the Marching Band. I tend to get teary eyed as the flag is raised as we sing the National Anthem. What a great country we Live in . I often wonder why I was born here in the USA and Born and raised by faithful parents who taught me god's true church the LDS church . If you consider all the people born on the earth and who will be that is a very very small percentage indeed. What a great gift the lord gave me.

2010-07-12T15:24:00.002-06:00

Our day trip to The Salt Lake Temple and surrounding sights July 2010: We went and toured the temple grounds and went to the visitors centers and watched a movie about "The family." Being near the temple and watching the movie helped the kids Realize the importance of being an eternal family forever. We want to be with our families beyond the grave and the temple helps us do that. When this life is over the relationships we create with our family and how we treat them and others is what matters most not the things we acquire.

2010-07-12T14:44:00.003-06:00

Our day trip to Salt Lake: After we toured the Lds Conferance center we went and had sack lunches. Then we came back to the Joseph smith building to watch the "Joseph Smith Movie ". I think I cried through most of the movie. I actually learned more about the Prophet Joseph Smith and his wife Emma then I thought I knew. He had great faith and integrity even as a child before he became a teenager at fifteen and entered the grove the pray. I think that was one of the reasons his family was a great support to Joseph and didn't question him at all when Jesus ,Heavenly father, and then the angel Moroni appeared to Joseph. I am so greatfull to Joseph and Emma Smith and there hardships they went through to bring the true gospel to all of us. They saw the importance of the lords work and made many sacrifices to bring about the restored gospel. They saw the big picture and what matters most, and trully where unselfish people who put the needs of others before their own needs.

These are pictures meg waiting for the movie to start inside the Joseph smith Building. I think she was tired by this time. These pictures are a good example of her personality . She did not care that everyone was watching her lie on the floor and roll around. She was in charge in her mind she was the center of it all able to watch everyone and block them out when she chose to!

2010-07-12T14:11:00.003-06:00

Our Family Day Trip July 2010: We decided to repeat what Mark and Collin learned at youth conferance this year. We hoped it would help the kids and us stregthen our testimonies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We wanted the kids to see how the pioneers struggled and how livng the gospel can bless our lives and the lives of others. First we hiked to ensign peak where Brigham Young stated this is the place! I have never been here before. I even grew up living in the Salt Lake valley until I was about 9. It was a great testimony builder to see the valley below us and invision the prophets seeing it as we see it today. Picture above us is the beginning of the hike up to Ensign Peak with me and the kids.

The girls are standing in front of the monument dedicated to Ensign Peak. The peak has rocks that are carved in it with names and places of pioneers and one stone says Nauvoo Temple, a stone from the quarry they used to build the navoo temple a left over that some poineer carried all the way to Utah across the plains from Navoo. The monument was build in 1834 and stands 18 feet 34 inches ( I think) or the day the prophet climbed ensign peak I can not remember but the exact date and height are the same to remind us of that monumental part of our poineer history.

Mark and the kids are standing in front of the view for the top of ensign peak. The Salt Lake Lds Temple is the center of all Salt Lake City symbolic of how the temple should be the Center of our lives.

2010-07-01T14:30:00.002-06:00

Our House Before:

After: Whew the hard work is all done . We worked many weekends and finally got the front yard back. For years we have talked about getting rid of the bark and adding grass. Our kids and the neighbors kids spread the bark everywhere. There always was a bark mess all over the sidewalk. So we took advantage and redid the whole front lawn in sod. Looking back at the pictures I think it looks better than it used to. The tree was really hiding our house more than I ever realized.

2010-06-25T16:50:00.003-06:00

White Rice -VS- Brown RiceWhite of course! TASTE WINS ! This picture is for my Sister Christel! We always have this healthy little disagreement. She likes to eat brown rice because it is healthier for you. Now I do agree it is, but it taste so darn yucky why even have it all! Eating healthy is a good thing and I am all for it, but if it taste nasty not worth it to me. When we are having family dinner and rice is being served we text each other to let the other know to bring their own rice. Christel's husband, Kyle, loves it when I come for dinner and I bring white rice. Kyle hates it when he has to eat brown rice. Christel got a new dog this week ! So I told her told her to bring her new puppy "Shep", but leave the yucky brown rice home. It has been fun toying with my sister and making fun of her and her brown rice. I am wondering if Christel actually likes brown rice or has it grown on her over time warping her taste buds. Love you tons Christel!

2010-06-08T13:51:00.003-06:00

The infamous eye sore of a stump?After the plumbers pulled out the tree stump for us it was so heavy the could not hall it away. They told us sorry we can not lift it with our tractor. Mark tried to cut it up with a chain saw to big, to much dirt in the roots, and some rocks embedded in the tree stump a no go. So we called an arborist tree stump removal company to come get it. He came with a huge truck with a crane to pick up the stump. This was a professional who did it for a living, but it was still to heavy it was tipping his massive truck with a crane. He suggested we try to clean all the dirt out off the stump to make it lighter. So that we did. No easy task mind you we took over three hours with the water hose shovels and an ice pick try to make it lighter. We were afraid it still might be too heavy so we did not call back the arborist. Mark, his dad and brother, and our home teacher after many weeks deliberating on how to get rid of the stump finally decided to use all the young men in our ward to scoot it on to a trailer bed. Mark being young men's president does have its benefits after all. It was too heavy for all those boys and men it would not budge. Finally our home teacher said what if we turn it and roll it onto the bed. Mark put the trailer right under the stump and they rolled it like a giant pumpkin onto the truck. Whew what a relief to get rid of that eye soar on our front side walk. Sorry we put a few scratches and a dent it mark's brothers new trailer. Sorry Scott hope we can still borrow it in the future. Thanks to all the young men and our home teacher for their help.

2010-06-08T13:37:00.002-06:00

For memorial weekend we went to Watkins park in Logan Utah for a picnic with Mark's family. While we were eating our lunches it started to rain hard and then it began to hail. We quickly gr abed our things and headed to the bowery to finish eating. We all sat there huddled together it was getting cold for thirty minutes. We were hoping to see if the rain and hell would pass over us so we could go see the animals at the little zoo there. Eventually the rain stopped and we had fun at the zoo feeding the fish and the ducks. Just as we were heading to the cars it began to rain again. We were grateful for the rain break and the fun times with cousins that day.(Where is Parker for this picture I thought he was there. Just like that boy to take off in the rain playing.)

2010-06-07T15:49:00.003-06:00

Meg's Preschool graduation from Einstein Preschool

May 27, 2010

Her class Teachers: Mrs. Karen, and Mrs. Heather

Meg is in the back row the only one with glasses.

Meg last one with a horse singing songs.

Meg loved Preschool this year she was taught by her Aunt Mrs. Heather. Every day she would ask me do I get to go to school today. She would come home all happy having a great time. This year with Meg being the only one home I got to substitute about once a month. It was great teaching the kids and watching Meg grow and learn. Next year Mrs. Karen is retiring. It looks like I might be taking her place as the new preschool teacher with Mrs. Heather in the fall. I look forward to helping Mrs. Heather next year!

2010-06-07T15:28:00.004-06:00

Bunderson Elementary Closed 2010

Friend Brady, Sariah, Parker, and Meg on train ride. Sariah on the rock wall. Meg on the rock wall. Our elementary school Bunderson is closing! We went to the final Bunderson carnival the last week in may. At least it was all Free the food the rides everything! The kids had fun climbing the rock walls, eating ice cream, cotton candy, pizza, hot dogs, and riding the rides. It all was fun but bitter-sweet, since we were all saying goodbye to great school. The girls will be going to foothill next year. Parker moves up the the ACY middle school. We are to close to bus barely, but to far to let the girls walk home. They loved walking home from Bunderson. We will miss the great teachers and our beloved school.

2010-05-20T15:29:00.004-06:00

We have some good news among all that has been going on this week. Collin, our oldest, brought home an ivitation to the awards ceremony for the freshman class requesting we attend beacuse he is in the top 10%. Wow that is a great accomplishment for a kid who has ADHD. He has learned to over come many obstacles to be were he is today. He works harder than any kid I know to keep his grades up. We are vey blessed to have him for a son and the good example he sets for his younger siblings. Way to go collin! Wow top 10%!

2010-05-19T08:27:00.006-06:00

This is what has been happening over at our house this week!

First we had to take the tree down last Saturday. And Now well, the pictures speak for them selves.

*****Relacing the Main sewer line!***** We had to replace the main sewer line in our house! When we bought the house over nine years ago we started having trouble with the main line backing up and flooding the basement. It would do it every spring and fall. Over the years it got to be more and more. This spring it was flooding the basement every 10 days. We had to pull up the carpet and throw it out it was so bad this time! We knew it was finally time to replace the sewer line. We had hoped to do trenchless were they pull the pipe through rather than dig up the yard. The plumbers had planned on doing it that way until the line broke and calpsed more. It was crumbling in our hands it was so bad as the plumber showed it to us. So dig up the yard they did! The boards are covering up the gaping hole. Arrgh you forget how nice in door plumbing is until you do not have it anymore! We have a make shift outhouse in the shed!

2010-05-16T20:48:00.004-06:00

Grandma and grandpa Gibby were set apart today the 16th of May. They are service missionaries for the employment welfare at the Bishop warehouse her in Brigham Utah.

2010-05-14T14:14:00.002-06:00

Doesn't meg look cute in her new glasses!

She told me as she walked out of the Dr.'s office I will not were glasses. It was a good thing they had to order her glasses so we had two weeks time to convince her to wear them. She was all excited to wear them as the optometrist put them on. She is getting used to them. She has tried to take them off a few times, but she can not we had put a strap on her glasses that pulls tight behind her head under her hair until she gets used to them. Maybe after summer when she goes to kindergarten she will not have to wear the strap, but she will always have to wear her glasses from now on.

2010-05-11T14:43:00.002-06:00

I had a really nice mother's Day. Mark asked me if I wanted a gift or a night out on the town. Of course I said night out . After all my love language is quality time. So mark took me out for Chinese. I love love sweet and sour chicken mmmm. This was brave on his part he does not like Chinese at all. Then we went to see a movie. When we got home my oldest had told all the kids to make me a mother's day gift. Collin made me this mother dinosaur out of battery legs and electronic mother boards with a nest made out of elecrtic cords. It was so cute. Parker made our family out of paper jumping frogs! Sariah made me a cute card, meg drew me flowers and cute them out! They were so darn cute I was tearing up. My kids had made me fell like I was the best mother in the world!

2010-05-07T12:26:00.004-06:00

Parker graduated cub scout April 27th 2010 with His arrow of light. The cub scout eagle rank! He is very excited to go to 11yr. old scouts. He can not wait to got to scout camp next year and go to young mens. He keeps begging dad to let him go now. Parker got a Webelos super Achiever award for completing all twenty pins for webelos. It is not required to get all 20, but parker got all of them. The scout Master said in all his many many years in scouting he has never given one before.

2010-05-07T12:15:00.003-06:00

Our Neighbor, Bro. Mike Jensen who used to be the varsity scout master brought over this Eagle crust pie he made and gave it to Collin in honor of him. Bro. Mike Jensen helped Collin out a lot with his eagle project. He spent ours after everyone else left smoothing out the concrete with his sons. We also want to thank all those we gave Collin cards, words of congratulations and came to watch him receive his award.

After Sariah's Baptism and Collin's eagle court of honor. We went back to our house for a big dinner with friends, neighbors, and family. I had this cake made to for dessert to celebrate for both Sariah and Collin.

2010-05-07T11:46:00.004-06:00

Collin's Eagle Court of Honor May 1st 2010

Collin eagle scout age 14.

Collin with his parents and his scout mentor Andy Jensen. When you get your eagle award, the recipient (Collin) is given three pins to give one to his mom ,his dad, and then a mentor who helped you along your way to help you achieve your eagle rank. Collin wanted his scout master Andy to get this mentor pin. Andy was so surprised. We just asked him make sure he was their. He was unaware that Collin has chosen him as his mentor. This is a great honor for Andy, and well deserved. Andy talked about the dedication Collin had and a story of Collin's first year at camp This was the year Collin was so sick at camp . He ended up being rushed to the doctor in town two hours away with a ruptured ear drum. Collin was so miserable , but he finished camp with all six the merit badges you could receive at camp. The only boy to do so that year at camp! Collin's eagle was presented by his grandfather Dr. Leon Grange. You should have seen my dad that day I think he was more excited then us as parents! My dad has waited many years to pass on his eagle bandelo. Collin is supposed to pass it on to the next generation!

Dr. William Leon Grange

I have never seen my dad smile with true joy until he gave his grandson Collin his eagle rank! We love you dad, and grandpa and miss having you live close.

2010-05-04T13:35:00.003-06:00

Sariah Baptism May 1st 2010 Sariah with her dad waiting to get baptized!Sariah was Baptized a member of the Lds. church last Sat. May 1st. She was so excited she kept counting Down the Days. She was baptized by her father mark. We are so proud of sariah for making this big decision. We had a lot of family who came to watch Sariah. Many drove and flew many miles to watch her on her big day. We want to thank all those who came.

2010-04-10T09:03:00.004-06:00

EASTER

The kids had a fun Easter. We sat around watching General Conferance and eating ham and hard boiled eggs for breakfast and easter candy. I always enjoy listening to conferance. It lifts my spirit and fills our home and hearts with peace. Mark is being goofy as usaully. He has been begging me to get him something to save stuff on the computer for geneolgy and his church stuff. So I bought him a flash drive for easter. Collin was jealous he has been wanting one as well! Do you know how hard it is to get this boy Collin to smile for pictures! Parker loved his scout shirt he got for his birthday. He wore it all easter until I told him to take it off. Now sariah she loves to pose and smile for the camera.

Each of the girls got a bug kit for easter. They love to catch bugs!

2010-04-06T14:07:00.005-06:00

THE BIRTHDAY BOY PARKER AGE 11. TODAY APRIL 6TH.

Parker had an Easter Egg Hunt Birthday Party . His birthday was two days away from Easter this year so we decided to combine the egg hunt that grandma Grange used to do for the grand kids for Easter and do it for his birthday . The kids were so sad that Grandma Grange moved out of state. She always hosted a traditional Easter egg hunt for the kids for Easter so I decided to have one.

I made Parker Easter basket cupcakes for his birthday. This is a picture of Parker with cousin Desiree ,who turned 5 the same week, and Uncle Scott Gibby. We combined Parker and Desiree's party together for family that was coming from out of town.

These are pics of the Easter egg hunt! Meg:

Sariah Aunt Chelsea and Elle Grange and Joseph Gibby,

Collin, Meg and Spencer Gibby

2010-03-23T13:38:00.008-06:00

Collin tried out for the University of Utah and Brigerland Honor Band. He made it this year .(Last year he didn't.) He had a grueling practice schedule last Thursday evening in Logan at USU, Friday all day, and early Sat. morning. Then in the late afternoon he performed for parents and family. It was amazing the talent these kids had it almost sounded like the Utah Symphony.

2010-03-22T14:11:00.003-06:00

We had a very busy week the week of our 17th Anniversary. We had the mystery dinner we were in. We practiced twice that week. Then we had the day of the performanceon our Anniversary. Thursday our free night mark had to refree the young mens basketball. We just couldn't find the time to have a romantic outing. Mark came home from work on the day of our anniversary with these flowers for me. Mind you mark does not give me flowers very often. I can can count on one hand the times he has given them to. I think he wants them to be extra special when he does, plus he has a hard time spending that much money on them, as do I being thrifty . He told me: The white ones are for eternity.The red rose is for love. The carnations are your favorite.(They remind me of my late mother.)They are green for two reasons mostly to represent the St.Patricks day parade that we could see through the temple gates on our wedding day, and because it is your favorite color. I am married to a hopeless romantic> I am so lucky!

2010-03-13T15:29:00.004-07:00

Today was Parker last Pinewood derby! He turns eleven in a few weeks. He made a chinese fire dragon. His car looked great, but he didn't win. He did get a cool twinkie car to eat afterwards!

2010-03-13T14:57:00.004-07:00

Us together as Mr. and Mrs. Sugarbaker:

Yesterday the 12th Mark and I Were in the cast for the ward adult Murder Mystery Dinner. Mark played Big Daddy sugarbaker, who was murdered at the beginning of the play for his money. Mark also played Ashely Sugarbaker Big Daddy's youngest son. I played Ashley's wife Melanie Sugarbaker. We, the cast, had to interact with the audience in character and answer there questions to help them figure out "who done it". It was a lot of fun! We didn't have to memorize the play line for line we just had to make sure the audience new key facts. We played off the audience using their comments and actions. This is mark as Ashley Sugarbaker. Mark as Big Daddy: Beckee as Melanie Sugarbaker

2010-03-08T13:12:00.002-07:00

Sariah Had A wax museum at school the other day. All the kids in the 2nd grade got to choose their hero,dress up like it and pretend to be it. We the parents and other grades walked down the hall and pushed their fake button and they talked about their hero. I saw Amelia Earheart, Benjamin Franklin, and many more. Sariah choose to be Sally Ride the first Female astronaut. Sariah is wearing her sally ride astronaut costume.

2010-03-08T12:56:00.005-07:00

Picture of friend Brady Haviland. Sariah has found the love of taking pictures. When I told her no she anyway snuck my camera outside with her friend best friend Brady Haviland and took tons of silly pictures. I had to delelte over 50 pictures. I think I need to get her a kid one for her Christmas so she will stop taking mine.

This is one she took of Molly.

And this one of Parker. I kept the few that she really did a good job on and posted them for your viewing pleasure.

2010-03-08T12:36:00.003-07:00

Mark was having fun with the girls the other night just before bed. When they were younger they hated being up side down, but they were just giggling and loving it. Last night when mark was putting the girls to bed after story time they got talking. Sairah said something about but dad your a boy you can't only girls can go. So how are we different? What makes you a girl and me a boy ? She thought and thought after a long pause she said well dad girls have fairy books and boys don't. We just laughed and laughed. He was trying to well you know open up a conversation. Apparently she was not ready yet! Collin said mom you must not be a girls cause you never had fairy books!

2010-02-26T12:03:00.002-07:00

We finally got the car of our dreams, a Toyota Sequoia. We saved up and finally went looking hoping to pay cash and not have a loan. Believe it or not while we were looking around for a car I had this dream about this white 2005. When mark said well I like this one, but we will a car payment with it. I said remember my dream this is the one I saw. (I guess we better go with divine intervention.)We looked for two weeks and finally decided on this one the one I saw in my dream pretty "Snow White". Yes we are silly but we do name our cars and I thought snow white fit her just perfectly. Sariah tells everyone about her name. The kids were so excited when we pulled into the drive with her last night. They knew we were looking, but we did not tell them we found one. We surprised them last night. They all jumped in the car and we had to go around the block for ride. Some of you might be concerned with the recent recalls, it does not affect our cars year. It actually came to our advantage the prices went way down for toyotas.

2010-02-05T13:29:00.002-07:00

Meg, Molly our puppy and Daddy Mark hanging out ! Look how big Molly has gotten since I posted her last when we got her last April. Molly is pretty much house trained now. She has grow to be a part of our family. She loves to cuddle and play fetch with her "bears". I have even taught her a few tricks , she can sit, stay, shake, and sometimes lie down . I am trying to teach her roll over . We Will see if she can figure out that one.

2010-02-05T12:55:00.004-07:00

MEG'S 5TH BITHDAY

Meg had a fun birthday! She wanted a cake that had balloons on it. Then we found these horses and so thus a horses in a corral cake with campers and her balloons. The girls had fun helping me make the fence and put the horses on.

Meg had a make your own pizza party for a few friends and some cousins. The kids had fun making their own pizza and then eating it. It was fun to see all the different kinds of pizza we had.

Here is a video of her opening some of her gifts. I think at the end of opening her gifts she was in awe of all the good loot she got.

2010-01-28T14:07:00.002-07:00

So I have officially been a blogger for a year now! One of my first post was for Meg turning 4. Here I go again My baby meg is turning 5 January 30th! I wish she wasn't my baby but I guess having another one was not part of the heavenly plan. I knew there was four for sure but unsure if we were to have more. So...We have tried the unfun fertility round twice now thinking there was one more . Do not get me wrong I like the idea of being done having kids. I am done potty training, done with the sleepness nights, almost done with car seats( if they would just stop upping the age limit!) But ..... having another one would be so bad either. I have learned one thing . I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE THE KIDS I DO ! The lord blessed me with four when really I should have none. Kids in my view are a blessing.

2010-01-20T14:07:00.002-07:00

Collin and Parker got a lot of books for Christmas. Collin is reading "Inkdeath" and Parker "Fablehaven #4". Last Sunday I took this picture of them together sharing the couch and chilling out reading . Last week we had parent teacher conferences. Parker's teacher says in a funny almost laughing tone the only problem I have with Parker is I keep catching him hiding his book under his desk reading when it is time to have a lesson. She kind of laughed and said I hate to tell him to put his book away! After all some kids I can't get them to read at all and Parker can not get enough of it!

2010-01-18T14:23:00.002-07:00

Sariah figured out how to use my camera the other day she had so much fun she used up all the memory in the memory card. Hers as a few of her best and funniest!

2010-01-18T14:13:00.000-07:00

After:

2010-01-18T13:48:00.003-07:00

Before:

For my birthday and Christmas present (since they are so close), Mark built me a built in entertainment center and desk. We both worked like crazy to get it done in the week we had of the new year since he took this week of work off . I have never painted anything as hard as this before. Wow I think it took me almost 24hrs of work to get it painted. I was even the one who painted our family room addition a few years ago. This beat it by far! I think it was all the nooks and crannies, it took a long time. The fire place has 5 coats in some places. I had to get a special primer paint for the fire place because of all the different types of wood was on it some was real other parts were laminate. It was not cheap primer but it will not scratch or peel of over time. i think mark and with some design help from marks brother scott and puddying help from mark's dad. I am so happy with it I even cried when mark hung up the doors over the desk it was what I had wanted and he did such a good job. I am glad to have a husband who is so handy! Thanks for making our home so homey and functional I love you!

2009-12-30T12:55:00.002-07:00

We have many christmas family traditions. We go see the christmas lights either at temple square or around town. This year we went to see them at willard bay they have a really fun stay in your car light display that you drive around and see. After the tree is decorated we save a few of the ornaments for a family home evening and talk about the symbols of christmas and how they relate to the birth of jesus. For example the candy cane makes "J" for Jesus and it is also a shepards staff. Also I wrap 12 gifts for the 12 days of christmas and place them on the paino> each gift has a scripture on them either about Jesus's life his miracles or gifts he has given us. The kids take turns picking one each night we read the scripture and talk about jesus ect. Then the kids get to open it. Some year it is christmas books or this year it was treats for the kids. I think of all of our tradition's this one is there favorite. We also make christmas trains every year out of candy bars and then watch a christmas movie. This one reminds me of my grandparents before my grandma died we did this with her and my aunt. This is a tradition I carry on from my childhood.

Caution! Caution ! Frisbee Golf can be dangerous to your health !

2009-11-18T13:46:00.003-07:00

We have decided that the boys are accident prone like their dad. Last week mark and the boys decided to do one more round of Frisbee golf before the winter set in. Meg and I were playing a game of memory when my cell phone rang. Collin said mom you need to come quick bring the medical supplies dad is bleeding all over. When I get to the park mark is really bleeding on the bridge of his nose between his eyes. Apparently mark bent down to get his Frisbee, and as soon as mark stood up and turned around Parker's Frisbee hit him between the eyes point blank. Mark should have had stitches but we have learned a thing or two form visiting the ER. Super glue works great ! We glued shut his gaping wound. It took a long time for the bleeding to stop! The next day mark had two yellow purple eyes! He had so much fun telling everyone his son hit him!(not Really)

Frankenstein and his Bride !

2009-11-18T13:24:00.001-07:00

What a cute couple. Alive and well from the undead. Mark's family has an adult family Halloween party every year! This year we decided to dress up as traditional Halloween spooks! We were very surprised to win the costume contest!

The Jack-o-lantern!

2009-11-18T13:10:00.003-07:00

Parker lighting up Halloween night as a pumkin. Picture of all the kids ready to go out and fill up there buckets with candy from the truck or treat on Halloween night. Collin is growing up we couldn't get him to dress up and take his sisters and brother around the church. So he got stuck with candy duty! I did have to give him a bag of candy for his inconvience! (mostly so he would stay out of the others candy) Collin thinks treat or treating is no longer cool! Sad he is growing up!

The spooks are out!

2009-11-18T13:01:00.001-07:00

Meg and sariah ready to go scare

everyone on Halloween Night!

Collin In the Local newspaper

2009-09-25T14:04:00.003-06:00

We submitted some pictures of collin's eagle project by request of the local newspaper Box Elder New and Journal. Collin also submitted a thank you to the Editor that was published a few weeks ago. We asked them to thank all those who helped make it posssible for collin. We were very surprised too when they annouced it as collin's eagle project on the head line. We just wanted to thank all those who helped.

Playing on the finished Eagle project

2009-09-19T16:23:00.004-06:00

Collin is finally finished with his eagle project it only took us 200 man hours to complete. That is worth three eagle projects mind you, but we knew it would be all or nothing in order for this eagle project to become a reallity. It was a great learning experiance for collin. More than anything I think he got over his fears of talking with adults in a phone conversasion and how to take charge and make a decision to get the job done. Collin likes to step back and be quiet and observe then make a decision. He had to step forward out of the side lines and be apart of the group to make his eagle project happen. Way to go collin! Here is a video of playing on the new pads plus a few pictures of the new pads at John Adams Park.

Meg's teddy bear picnic day

2009-09-10T14:18:00.003-06:00

I try to take turns each week and have a date with each of the kids. Sometimes we do it indivudually and sometimes it is a couple of the kids together. I want each of my kids to have time with just me and/or mark and I both to feel that each one of them is important part of our family and we love they all as individuals. Meg needed something extra special this week . Just me and her. She was acting up so I felt she needed one on one attention with just me. I prayed about what I should do> I was promted to have a teddy bear picnic with her. She was in her ellement. She loved it. We had the "pooh" bears eat honey while we ate our cheese burgers . Then we play a bear game and read bear books. I think if you ask her it was a fun date with just mom. I even askd her if daddy could join us for our picnic she told him no just me mom and my bears. Apparently she did need time alone with just me.

THE SCOOP ON DIRT AND CONCRETE FOR COLLIN'S EAGLE PROJECT

2009-09-01T16:50:00.007-06:00

We had long days on Friday Aug. 28th and Sat. Aug 29th for collins eagle Project. Friday collin & mark and a few various volunteers from troop 124, family, and friends moved some disc baskets and Friday night Jim keller volunteered his backhoe and time to dig out the holes for the cement pads and then fill then with rock. The volunteers then set the forms for the pads in the newly dug holes and spread out the rocks. Thanks goodness the city already had the water turned of due to a leak that happeded on thursday, because the backhoe broke a water line. I wish I had a picture of the backhoe digging but I didn't get one.

Saturday we had tons of volunteers to help wheel barrow cement to the holes, spread out the cement and finsih the cement. Then we fed everyone lunch. It was along day. Thanks to Troop 124, triumph youth services, many family and friends,and JACK PARSON CO. FOR THE DONATION OF THE CONCRETE, JIM KELLER HIS TIME, AND HIS BACKHOE. Without all of their help collin's eagle project would not have been a reality. Thanks!

We have to go back this week and put dirt around the new cement pads and clean up the dirt mounds left behind. Then collin will be done! We will post pics of his finished project when weha s completed his clean up.

COLLIN IS DOING HIS EAGLE PROJECT THIS WEEK

2009-08-28T11:58:00.002-06:00

COLLIN WILL BE DOING HIS EAGLE PROJECT THIS WEEKEND WE INVITE ALL TO COME AND HELP SAT. AUGUST 29 AT 8:OO A.M. AT JOHN ADAMS PARK IN BRIGHAM. HE WILL BE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DISC GOLF COURSE BY MOVING BASKETS FIXING VANADALISM AND PUTTING IN CEMENT PADS. I WILL POST THE AFTER PICTURES NEXT WEEK.

TIME OUT COUSINS NOT KISSING COUSINS

2009-08-11T15:23:00.003-06:00

MEG AND COUSIN KATIE WERE FIGHTING AND HITIING AT FAMILY DINNER THE OTHER DAY. KATIE'S MOM TOLD HER TO GO TO THE CORNER FOR TIME OUT AND SENT HER TO THE CORNER BY THE FIREPLACE. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE STORY UNFOLDED THAT MEG WAS THE INSTIGATER AND STARTED THE FIGHT BY HITTING KATIE FIRST. I SENT MEG TO THE OPPOSITE CORNER BY THE FIREPLACE. NEXT ALL OF US ADULTS WERE LAUGHING AT HOW CUTE THEY LOOKED IN TIME OUT.

SUMMER FUN MADNESS

2009-08-11T14:55:00.003-06:00

MARK HAD A DADDY DAUGHTER DATE AND TOOK THE GIRLS FISHING WITH SOME OF THE GIRL COUSINS AT A POND IN HONEYVILLE. SARIAH ,(COUSIN)KELSEY, MEG(IN ORANGE), MARK THEN (COUSIN) DESIREE, AND(COUSIN) KATIE. AS SOON AS THEY CAME HOME THEY COOKED IT AND ALL HAD A TASTE OF THEIR ONE AND ONLY CATCH OF THE DAY. THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST MARK AND COLLIN HEADED OF TO A HIGH ADVENTURE CANOEING SCOUT CAMP. COLLIN IN SITTING IN A CANOE AND MARK IS AT ONE OF THE OVERNIGHT CAMPS THEY STOPPED AT FOR THE DAY ON THE GREEN RIVER. THE HIGH LIGHT OF THEIR CAMP WAS BEING CAPZIED BY A GIANT TREE GROWING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER . SEVEN OUT OF TEN OF THE CANOES CASPZED AT THIS POINT CAUSING A CANOE JAM. THEY HAD TIME TO DO SOME REPELLING ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE THEY CAME HOME. MARK AND COLLIN CAME HOME WITH SUNBURNED FACES, ARMS, LEGS ,LIPS, EYES. POOR MARK CAME HOME WITH A VERY BADLY SUNBURNED LIP WHICH CAUSED CANKER SORES ALL OVER HIS LIP. THE BOYS IN HIS YOUNG MENS CALL HIM BUBBA SHRIMP. YOU KNOW THE BLACK MAN IN FOREST GUMP WHO SALES SHRIMP. WELL MARK'S BOTTOM LIP LOOK BIGGER THEN HIS. IT IS SO BAD A CAN'T EVEN KISS HIM.

GRANPA GRANGE

2009-08-11T14:29:00.003-06:00

WE MISS GRANDPA GRANGE HE HAS MOVED TO ARKANSAS FOR HIS NEW JOB. WE ARE GLAD HE FOUND A JOB AFTER BEING OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST A YEAR. SARIAH IS HERE WITH COUSIN IRELAND AND GRANPA GRANGE.

QUIRRH MOUNT TEMPLE

2009-08-03T13:17:00.002-06:00

We went to the Quirrh Mountain Temple Open house in july 2009 with all the grandparents.( minus my dad Leon who was in Arkansas with his new job. ) The temple was very serene and beautiful. Sariah said she felt the spirt there as we all did. After the tour of this wonderous edifice we went on a picnic and school shopping for the kids. It was a great day of family togetherness. I hope my kids remmber the time they went into the temple as I did as a kid.

Thanks dad grange for taking the time when I was a kid to take us to the open houses. I felt the spirit then as kid as did sariah today. As an eight year old I wanted to make sure I had that feeling with me always and set a goal to get a temple marriage. I too hope my kids remember this day and the feelings the holy ghost put in their hearts and set a goal for an eternally family too.

Here are sariah and meg playing on the steps on the temple grounds.

parker and robotics club on collin's birthday at Lagoon

2009-08-03T12:36:00.000-06:00

Last spring before school let out, parker got to Lagoon for robotics day On his older borther collin's birthday . He was hand picked from a lot of kids at his school to join the robtics club. He then designed a robot with a scaled down version from the the NASA lunar robot computer program to program a robot to go through a maze. His goal was to get his robot to go through the maze his robot did just that. We spent some time having fun on the rides. Then at lunch we surprised collin with a birthday party for his 14th birthday. He got a big box full of legos!

Molly the new member of our family

2009-08-03T12:16:00.000-06:00

We have a new member of our family .She is our new puppy named Molly. SHe is a chuahua snouzer mix. After years of begging me to let the family get a dog I finally consented. It was not the kids begging mind you it was the dad mark. She has been fun,but ley me just say I don't like potty training kids, but Ithink potty training a puppy is worse it beats training a kid. I hope someday she will catch on in the mean time the kids just love her, oh I guess I do to when she is quietly sleeping on the floor not chewing anything.

Bok of mormon night with Grandparents

2009-08-03T12:04:00.000-06:00

Grandma/pa Gibby had a fun family home evening night planned. They dressed us up in book of mormon times gave each of us a character from the book of mormon. We had to guess with clues who we were dressed up as.

The kids were: collin alma the younger, Parker captain moroni, Sariah was Abish, Meg was sariah Lehi's wife .

I was the queen of Lamoni , mark was Jacob. It was lot of fun. Thanks mom and dad for sharing your testimony of the truthfullness of the Book of Mormon.

Meg 4th birthday party January 31st

2009-02-04T10:13:00.000-07:00

Meg had a great 4th birthday. She wanted an animal cake. So I made her a little pet shop cake. I think it turned out cute. Meg got some great loot. We got her a cool chalk board with chalk. She couln't wait to take the animals off the cake. I had to keep convincing her she had to wait until she blew out her candle on the cake then she could have it. When the animals were off the cake her cousin Desiree who is the same age as her wanted to play with the animals. Meg was so upset she got angry. Meg was thinking I had to wait two weeks to play wit these all be darned if I am going to share them or let anyone else play with them. So I cleaned them and put the little pet shop animals and meg in her room , shut the door and let her play with them all by herself for awhile while her party guest were still here. She came out about 15 min. later as happy as can be. She sure had a hard time wating to play with those little pet shop animals.

2009-01-14T15:39:00.000-07:00

The Kids and Mark are reading a book on Christmas eve. The kids are wearing their matching pjs I made them for thier x-mas eve gift . If you look closely the kids pjs all have frogs of different colors on them. My kids yes including mark have a fish tank were they keep frogs and tadploes.

Collin and Koko

2009-01-14T10:43:00.000-07:00

Collin's best friend other than his brother Parker is our cat named Koko. Last fall Koko claimed us. He showed up one day after our cat Yumyum disappeared. The kids prayed and prayed that yumyum our cat would come home. After a few weeks the neighbors asked us if Koko was our cat, because he just showed up in the neighborhood. Koko looks exactly like Yumyum except yum yum is a girl Koko is Boy. He kept hanging around Finally we call the animal control to see if he was someone elses cat. He was not. Koko has been a part of our family ever since. The kids decided that Yumyum was unable to so home so heavenly father sent Koko instead. I am grateful the lord answered the kids prayer and brought them a cat just like their old one. Their faith has increased because the lord saw fit to answer a prayer over a beloved cat.

Parker at christmas

2009-01-14T10:37:00.000-07:00

January 14 2009

All parker wanted from santa was a "red light saber". He was one happy kid christmas morning.

meg n sariah teeth

2009-01-13T16:19:00.000-07:00

January 9, 2009

Sariah 6, lost her two front teeth just before christmas. Needlless to say "all she wanted for christmas was her two front teeth."Last week she lost another tooth on the bottom left. She talks pretty funny since she has no teeth to talk. Meg, almost 4 in a few weeks, had to have her picture taken of course, but it turned out cute so I am glad I took one of the both of them together.

2009-01-09T14:38:00.000-07:00

January 1 2009

We have just added a built in dishwasher to the kitchen. It didn't have one when we bought the house almost eight years ago. Here is mark's brother scott helping with the kitchen torn apart(left), and mark getting ready to put the dishwasher in the newly put back together cabinet. (right). It only took them three no four trips to the hardware store for parts. Then the used dishwashre had a leaky part . We bought the part on line and waited for almost a week with the kitchen torn apart trying to do dishes from the diswhwaser houses. We ruined our new laminate flooring from all the hose hook ups leaks from dishwasher. We will have to replace it when we do the new family room bathroom tile in a few years.