Sweat'n to the Oldies

I had to put this one on. I love the outfit and with the head band she looks like Richard Simmons in his Sweat'n to the Oldies. The entire pose is like his pose on the exercise videos.

Zack's Birthday

Zack turned 5 yesterday and we had a weekend full of parties and fun. On Saturday we had a friend party and Zack's aunt let us borrow all of her fun water stuff. The kids had a great time and Zack got some fun toys. He has tried everything out and switches back and forth all day long. We must have worn him out because he fell asleep around 6:30 and didn't get up until 4 in the morning for a drink of water. Then he went back to sleep until the morning. Yesterday he couldn't wait to open his presents so before church he opened his roller blades. He wanted to wear them to church. I said no so he spent the afternoon rollerblading around the house and the outside. We also had all the family over for cake. Zack chose to have Mississippi Mud for his cake and it was good. It was fun to visit with all the different family members and are so glad that we have such supportive families. He once again was worn out and went right to sleep last night. I think I need to have more of those type of days when he is so worn out. I wish they didn't wear me out too. I will post pictures tomorrow when I get them off the camera.

The Alien's who Came to the 4th of July

We didn't realize that when the Texas relatives came to town that we would also be inviting aliens to the 4th of July. It was cold as we did fireworks so everyone was bundled up in blankets or whatever they could find. Above is my Uncle Paul keeping the cold off of his neck. Also my nephew Coleman borrowed Zack's jacket and some old sweats that were found in my mom's cedar chest. Zack and his Cousin Lexie weren't so sure who he was. We had fun all the way around. There was a lot of laughter and jokes. I don't remember ever being cold on the 4th but it was a little chilly.

Roll Over!

So Abby has been rolling over from her tummy to her back for awhile now but just hasn't gotten the other direction down. She has been really close. She just can's seem to figure out where to put her arm. So last night my sister Raquel was laying on the floor above Abby's head and Abby was determined to get to Aunt Raquel. She flipped over all the way and we all cheered. She was so excited that she didn't stay that way she flipped back and smiled and gooed and laughed. I think in our excitement we startled her back over but she did do it again a couple of times so I think she has gotten it figured out. Of course she can't do it at home. We are actually at my parent's house this weekend so I guess their house is magic.
Brad is helping my dad put in new windows and siding. We will see how much can get done in a weekend. Also my Aunt and Uncle from Texas are coming to town so we are going to BBQ with them on Sunday. It should be a busy weekend.
Zack is having a great time already. He has my sister Paula and by brother Brandon to himself and of course he has Grandpa. He had them all downstairs watching cartoons with him. Pretty funny, because he came upstairs at one point and they were all still watching downstairs. Who says that cartoons are only for kids. Well that is what is happening in our life. We are going to enjoy the 4th of July and hopefully I will get some good pictures.

Family Reunion

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Here is my 1st podcast.  All those hours in class paid off.  I learned something.

Time Flies By

Well since school got out I am rarely around a computer. So I haven't updated anything. Right now I am learning how to make a podcast. So I am going to try to get one together about the kids and upload it to here. It may take a few days. New adventures that is for sure.
Now about the kids:
Zack is enjoying his summer now that the sun has finally come out for a few days. If it is a little warm then he thinks he should be playing in the water. He wears his swimming suit at least once every day. He is excited to be going to Kindergarten soon. While he waits he digs in the dirt searching for worms. He checks the garden every day to see if anything is ready yet. Of course there isn't. He is just loving being a kid.
Abby is getting bigger all the time. She is sitting up for short periods of time now and if you lay down next to her she attacks. She is enjoying food so much that if she sees us eating she throws a royal fit until she gets something. She is a smarty pants that is for sure. We are just waiting to hear from the lawyer about her court date so we can get things finalized.
We had a great time with our family in Goblin Valley at the end of May and Zack is counting the days until he can go to the Lehi rodeo. He looks forward to that all year. I'm not sure why but at least it is now called the rodeo grounds and not the video grounds. We will go this weekend and then look forward to another long wait.

April/May

So April just flew by. Easter was a lot of fun. We had my family around and it was fun to see the kids looking for eggs. Zack had about 6 egg or candy hunts. He had one at school then Saturday morning we went to the local Smiths and he did the candy hunt. Then we went to Thanksgiving point with my sister Shari and her kids. They did an egg hunt there. Then we stopped by my aunt Lynette's house and Zack got to do another one there with all of their family. Sunday morning the Easter bunny left eggs and goodies so Zack got to find all those eggs and then Grandma and Grandpa Gibson did an egg hunt for all the grandkids and then finally that night his cousin Bryanna came over and they did a little mini egg hunt. Zack loved every minute of it and I was exhausted by the end of the weekend.
Abby is growing and getting so big. We had our last home visit for the adoption finalization and they are excited for us to finalize. We will hopefully get into court to finalize the first part of July. The lawyer is working on getting us a date now. Abby likes to talk to everyone. She really likes to talk to the curtains. It is pretty cute. She is grabbing at everything and gives us big puppy dog eyes when we are eating. We will be heading to the doctor for her 4 month appointment next week. We are wondering how big she has gotten. I will post pictures soon.