The Gibson Family....

Duncan and Olivia!

2009-12-31T07:24:00.003-05:00

Not quite sure what these two are thinking. I just love the way they are each playing with an ear!

Dancing the night away!

Christmas 2009

2009-12-31T07:06:00.003-05:00

Duncan was so excited Christmas morning. He only slept about 4 hours Christmas Eve. We are so excited that our 9 year old still can't wait for Santa to come.

This is what too much Christmas looks like! Grace was done around 7:00 that evening.

Grace got a pink shotgun (play, of course) She was so excited that she had to put on the outfit from Granny and PINK boots from Gully to go hunting! I just love it!

Santa came to Gully and Pop's house this year!

Job Changes

2009-12-31T06:53:00.002-05:00

I had been waiting to post, but I figured I would update those who didn't know. Christopher went to work with his Dad. This is something he has wanted for quite some time and I am so thankful that this is the road that God decided was best for us. He is now at Lowcountry Insurance Services of Beaufort. This is a great thing for our family and a move that was needed for a father and a son. I am so proud of you Coco! I love you very much!

No Posts!

2009-12-12T12:58:00.003-05:00

I cannot believe how long it has been since my last post. I have been so busy and I have on facebook instead!

We are so excited about the holidays. Merry Christmas!!!

Back to school!

2009-08-19T16:33:00.002-04:00

School is back in and I don't have time to do anything. I need to download pictures of the first day. Grace started pre-k and Duncan is in 3rd grade. So hard for me to believe my baby is old enough for school. I was sad Monday. I have a great little class-Thank you, Lord! I am hoping to do better with my blog and catch up this weekend.

Hard Time Keeping Up!

2009-07-28T01:21:00.002-04:00

I am having a hard time keeping up with this blog, email, facebook, graduate classes and just life. I really hope to do better. I almost feel like I am repeating myself from one thing to the next. I have got to do better. I promise to try.
I need a new updated style I am so sick of this, but I refuse to pay to have it done for me. Any Suggestions. I have cute blog envy.....

Duncan's Birthday-part 2

2009-06-25T05:45:00.003-04:00

Duncan's actual birthday was Monday, June 22nd. We spent the day at the pool and then we had cake and opened presents with Gully & Pop and Hayes, Liz, Sarah & baby John. Dinner was provided by Pizza Hut! Duncan got his Nintendo DS in red, his favorite color and the Mario Cart game he wanted. I think he had a Fabulous Birthday! I Love you Sweet Duncan!!!

Bowling Birthday!

2009-06-15T21:52:00.006-04:00

Here are the pictures from Duncan's 9th Birthday party.

We had an amazing cake!

Duncan and his Favorite Person...Pop Pop!

This pretty much sums it up!

Ignored Blog

2009-06-07T19:10:00.002-04:00

Okay, I have been so stressed lately that I haven't even had time to blog. We have Duncan's 9th birthday coming up and we are having a BOWLING party. I made the cutest invitations which I will take pictures of tonight and upload tomorrow. We went bowling today just for fun because our weather has been awful. I hope to do better once school is out on Wednesday. I hope everyone is doing well and still will take the time to check in with us!

Dance Recital May 2009

2009-05-12T13:58:00.006-04:00

Here are the pictures from my sweet, Little Chick's recital this past weekend. She was so cute on stage and knew her dance perfectly!

Who Knew Reading Could Make You.......

2009-05-12T13:53:00.003-04:00

SOOOOO SLEEPY!!!!!!

This is how we found Duncan the other night. He was snoring with the book on his face and lights on. It was too funny. I just love my sweet boy!

Say a Prayer...

2009-05-12T13:21:00.002-04:00

Please say a prayer today for the family of Kayleigh. They are hurting so bad right now. She went home to be with Jesus. I cannot imagine how they must feel right now. My heart goes out to them. I pray that God will reach out to them and wrap his arms around them as they get through this difficult time.
I know that I will give my babies an extra hug & kiss tonight and thank God as I do every night for each day they are in my life.

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T18:10:00.004-04:00

Here are some pictures from today. We had an amazing Easter! It was a wonderful service this morning and it was such a nice day to spend with my family. The weather was perfect! We watched the kids hunt eggs, we let them play by the pool and we had a nice lunch with my grandparents. I hope everyone had a Great Easter and feels as blessed as I do today.
God is Good and I love him so!!!

Lollipop!!!

2009-04-05T15:50:00.006-04:00

Here is our dancer!!! Grace danced at Kid's Fest this weekend in the Belk parking lot. They have the cutest dance and costumes. This is the dance they will perform at her Spring Recital.
We think she did the best!!! We are so proud of her!

Hey, What are you looking at?

2009-04-01T23:15:00.003-04:00

Any thoughts on what you think this horse might be thinking?

I have a few. I'd love to hear what you think.

It just made me smile when I saw this picture on Bakerella's blog!

Tooth FairyComes.....Again

2009-03-29T21:17:00.002-04:00

Guess who lost another tooth?........... Duncan Hughes Gibson!

He has now lost both of his front teeth and is so funny talking. Everytime I see that sweet smile now, I cannot help but feel him pulling on my heart strings!

They grow up too fast!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

2009-03-21T13:59:00.003-04:00

A friend sent this to me and I thought I would share! I could hardly stop laughing!!!
Enjoy!

An elderly man lay dying in his bed. In death's agony he suddenly smelled the aroma of his favorite chocolate chip cookies wafting up the stairs. He gathered his remaining strength and lifted himself from the bed.
Leaning against the wall he slowly made his way out of the bedroom and with even greater effort forced himself down the stairs, gripping the railing with both hands, with labored breath, he leaned against the door-frame gazing into the kitchen. Were it not for death's agony, he would have thought himself already in heaven; there, spread out upon racks on the kitchen table and counters were literally hundreds of his favorite chocolate chip cookies. Was it heaven? Or was it one final act of heroic love from his devoted wife seeing to it that he left this world a happy man?

Mustering one great final effort, he threw himself toward the table, landing on his knees in a rumpled posture. His parched lips parted - the wondrous taste of the cookies was already in his mouth, seemingly bringing him back to life.

"Stay out of those," she said "They're for the funeral."

Princess Breakfast

2009-03-18T15:42:00.003-04:00

We went to Chick-fil-a last Saturday and had breakfast with Cinderella and Belle. Grace had so much fun jumping in the castle and visiting with her friends and seeing Cinderella and Belle.

Then this was our conversation in the car,

Mommy: "Did you have a fun time seeing the princesses?"

Grace: "Yes, but doesn't that girl know that Cinderella has blonde hair? She needs to go see Mr. David and get her hair blonde like you Mommy!"

Mommy: "You are exactly right baby!"

Grace: "Why don't you turn around and ask her if she knows his number and where he works, so she can get her hair the right way!"

Children are so honest! Although, I cannot wait to tell David about this conversation and let him know that Grace is probably sending him business each and everyday! So her Mommy needs a discount now!

Future Babysitter??????

2009-03-18T15:36:00.002-04:00

Everyone knows Duncan loves babies! I watched him with a friend's baby and he is not too bad for an 8 year old. So, I am thinking give him 4-5 years and he should be GREAT! Let the training begin! I can't wait for the free childcare!

The Joker

2009-03-18T15:20:00.005-04:00

Here is our little Joker! This is what happens when you eat too many popsicles!!!

First Real Hair Cut!

2009-03-18T15:09:00.003-04:00

Grace finally got her first real Hair Cut! I had been waiting because I didn't want to lose her curls. David was sick so Mrs. Cathy got to cut her hair. She took about 2 inches off. Grace was such a big girl and she fell in love with the salon. I guess this is the first of many trips to the salon.

Blessed!

2009-03-10T16:21:00.002-04:00

I know it has been awhile since my last post. We have had so many things going on in our busy, busy lives. Hopefully, our household will be on the upswing and feeling better-
Today for some reason I have just been content and happy. I know that this is God working in my life. The sun is out, the weather is warm and I am at peace. I have a wonderful husband whom I love dearly and two of the most precious children in the world. These are truly God's gifts to me. I just wanted to share that today- I am happy and loving my Lord!
I hope you are as well! God is Good!

Sick Again...

2009-02-26T06:00:00.002-05:00

Here we go again. Grace and I are feeling yucky. I was okay until....this morning. We were just at Vinnie's yesterday. Looks like I will be visting him again this week. Say a prayer please. I have a sweet baby boy to go see and cannot until I am well. Being sick stinks!

Best Thing Ever!

2009-02-03T20:09:00.004-05:00

My new Favorite Cold Medicine is Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold. It is the absolute best thing I have ever taken for a cold. I have had this head cold for 2 days now. I started on this and boy do I feel better. Not to mention, the orange zest flavor isn't bad to drink. Add ice cubes and water and it is almost like an orange soda (Fanta?) Well maybe not quite but not bad. Anyway, I hate cold medicines and this stuff is the bomb all the way around!

Crazy over Y&R!

2009-02-03T19:51:00.003-05:00

Okay, I am absolutely in love with Y&R and I cannot tell you how excited I am that Nick and Sharon are getting back together. It just makes my heart happy to see true love always prevail. I get so wrapped up in this soap and can't wait until Friday nights to catch up on all my episodes from the week. You just got to love TIVO! I would love to know if you are into Y&R too?

Toothless

2009-01-18T14:51:00.002-05:00

I meant to post this a week or so ago and just haven't taken the time to do so. Duncan finally lost one of his front teeth! I just think it is the cutest thing!

Please Pray!

2009-01-17T06:22:00.004-05:00

Please pray for The Stamps Family! Kelly had her baby yesterday and Harper is very, very sick! Kelly has prayed for so long for a baby and this was so unexpected. I know that Harper is in God's hands and he will heal her! God is good! I just ask you to say a little prayer for an amazing family!
Love you all!

What a Sweet Surprise!

2009-01-17T05:30:00.003-05:00

Look what I got today! What a sweet friend Lillian
is! Since I neglect my blog so much, I never thought I would get one of these! What a nice surprise!

The award states: "These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."
And now I have to choose eight wonderful blog friends to pass it onto. Here you go ladies!

1. Megan

2. Deb

3. Leah

4. Lindsey
5. Kelly

6. Melissa

7. The Butcher Family

8. Kerri

Christmas 2008

2008-12-31T10:20:00.008-05:00

The children had a Great Christmas! We have many more pics but it is taking forever to upload them so I just picked a few. Happy New Year!

Christmas Tree 2008

2008-11-30T09:51:00.004-05:00

Here is what our tree looks like this year. I am crazy over Christmas and have trees in each room. My big tree is my favorite!!!! I will post the others soon.

What Happens When Dad is Home?

2008-11-30T09:40:00.005-05:00

Okay, this is what Grace looked like when I came home from work the other day. She had been home sick with Christopher. I have no clue exactly what they did all day because Duncan was with me-he is my little spy, SHHHH!!! I do know her hair wasn't brushed and she ate lots of chocolate. And as you might imagine, NOBODY IS TELLING ALL THEY DID!!!

Those eyes are telling some sort of story!!!!!

Why do Babies Grow so Fast?

2008-11-30T09:13:00.011-05:00

Last night while Christopher was at the duck camp I decided to look through some pictures I had of our family. I sat there and wondered how fast my children have grown up right before my eyes. I thought I would share some of my sweet photos. These are just a few of my all time Favorites!!!

Can you stand it?

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-27T12:26:00.003-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all. We have so many things to be thankful for I am not even sure where to start. I am thankful for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Without him life would be nothing. I am also so thankful for all of my family and friends. I love you all so very much!
Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving and God Bless you all!

Happy Halloween!!

2008-11-01T07:44:00.008-04:00

Here are some pictures from last night. We had a wonderful time except it was sooo cold riding on the golf cart from house to house throughout our neighborhood.

I hope everyone had a spooky day. I know we sure did!

My Sweet Witch!

Our Super Red Cell Phone!

Too Cute!

2008-10-27T07:37:00.006-04:00

I thought these pictures were cute. I have such a hard time getting a good picture of both children together. Here are two pictures from a couple weeks ago.

I cannot believe how grown my sweet boy looks.Good of Duncan, not so good of Grace...

Good of Grace, not so good of Duncan...

What am I going to do? I can't wait to take pictures for our Christmas cards. That should be no problem-right! I think I am going to start soon.

What is a Mom to Do?

2008-10-27T07:21:00.002-04:00

Okay, Grace and I went to church yesterday by ourselves because Christopher was on his big hunting weekend and Duncan was at the farm, no problem right? PROBLEM!!! When the soon to be 4 year old decides and promises to sit quietly in big church so you don't have to sit alone(she knows what to say so you think she really cares) and that lasts all of about 5 minutes!!! I gave the "look" and many times so sweetly saying "we must be quiet in church, color you coloring book." Only to be looked at with the devilish look of what are you going to do about it? She knew I couldn't do anything in the middle of church. I was so embarrassed!!! I had to take her out during the sermon because she was talking constantly and yelling "I don't want a spanking Mommy!" So, I promptly removed her and took her to the nursery. After church, when I picked her up she was so happy and said, "Guess What Mommy?" "I was really good in small church!" That would be the nursery! All I could say was I am very proud of you for finally listening-now we need to work on big church!

Sweet Sunday!

2008-10-05T21:26:00.003-04:00

I just love this picture of Gracie! I took it after church today. She looks so pretty and even gave me a sweet smile. She just loves this dress. She is CRAZY over the gamecocks now!-

Smart Girl!!!

It was Bound to Happen!!

2008-10-04T13:58:00.002-04:00

I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened. Grace got into my make up and this was the result!!!

We are going to have several talks about how to apply makeup and not have the "hooker" look going on in the Gibson household. Good news was the blush didn't stain the cheer uniform bad news for me was she used up almost all of my new MAC blush!

First Dance Lessons

2008-10-04T13:50:00.005-04:00

Grace started dance a few weeks ago, but I am just getting around to updating my blog.

Here she is in my classroom getting ready to go. I need to take some pictures next week of her in her tap and ballet shoes. I got to watch her class this past Thursday. They had a open day where parents can watch-they only do this twice a year, so I was really excited about it! She is the youngest student in class and of course, the most beautiful!!!! She did pretty good and I had tears in my eyes as soon as she began dancing. I cannot believe my baby is growing up so fast. Time is going by way tooo fast. Hold on to your babies girls!!!

Posh Tots

2008-09-11T20:26:00.004-04:00

Okay, I know my taste can be expensive sometimes.... But this catalog is CRAZY!!! I got one of these in the mail today. I found so many cute thing like this pirate ship!

Duncan and Grace would love this pirate ship, unfortunately with its price tag of $52,000, it won't be dropping anchor in our yard anytime soon!

That is unless we win the lottery or something-NOT!!!

September 11th

2008-09-11T19:37:00.003-04:00

It is so hard for me to believe that it has been 7 years since that awful day. I will never forget what I was doing and the fear that came over me even though I was so far away from New York. I could feel all the heartbreak of those there and the loss that they were going to experience. I happened to walk into the library and wondered why the ladies were so quiet and watching the TV. The next thing I see is the 2nd plane hitting the tower. I just screamed and ran to my room to call Christopher. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone who lost a friend, husband, wife, or loved one. That day there were so many people who sacrificed their own lives for others and that is what makes Americans so wonderful. Despite all the loss there were so many who lived because God had his angels at work. Today I pray for all those who are hurting. God Bless America!!!

Hurricane Shoes!!!

2008-09-05T11:06:00.004-04:00

I found this picture on another blog and I thought it was too funny. Obviously, a hurricane coming is not a laughing matter but I had to share this picture.

My Princess

2008-09-05T08:26:00.003-04:00

This is how Grace dressed herself to go to Publix last weekend. Can you stand it???
She is too funny!!

Christopher's 37th Birthday!!!

2008-09-05T08:14:00.004-04:00

Here are the pictures from Christopher's birthday. I am really late posting them.

He had a Great Birthday!

Yes, there is a deer on his cake. I couldn't resist! He just loves hunting. So, I thought this would be cute and I knew Duncan would like it as well!

Welcome to Holland

2008-09-05T08:03:00.003-04:00

I had a friend send this to me. I am so very thankful for what I have been given!!

It is for every person who has loved and had the privilege of raising a child with any type of disability. I hope it touches your heart...

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip- to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around...and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills...and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy...and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...because the loss of that dream is a very, very significant loss.

But...if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things...about Holland.

MUSCLE MAN!! Watch out Girls!!!!

2008-08-13T17:10:00.006-04:00

These are hysterical! Duncan is so funny. He decided to show how strong he was the other night before putting on his pajamas. Remind you of anyone????? We laughed for hours about this!
My sweet boy!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

2008-08-13T17:06:00.002-04:00

Okay, I know I haven't updated in so long but we have been soooo busy.
School has been in for us since the end of July. Duncan is doing very well and likes 2nd grade a lot! This is a good thing! I have a sweet class with only a few busy boys this year. I am looking forward to a wonderful year! I hope everyone is well and I hope to keep up my blog more often now.

4th of July Celebration

2008-07-10T07:26:00.009-04:00

Here are the pictures from the 4th of July at our family house in Bluffton! We had a great time in the river and on the boat. Our family dinner at Karen and Sandy's house was GREAT! Somehow I am not in a single picture. I was there just not photographed-Thankfully!

Little Miss America!!!

Olivia and Duncan

Grace and Uncle Matt

The kids on the swing!

Grace and Daddy!

The Loveless Family!

Duncan and Grace -See they really do love each other!

Weight Issues!!!

2008-07-02T08:57:00.002-04:00

Okay here goes. I am having some serious issues. I have gained weight and I am having a hard time getting it off. I know I am older and it is harder but gee whiz!!! I have got to get it off. I used to be so tiny and then gained weight and I have been yo-yo dieting since. Any suggestions from all you skinny girls who have had babies too? I will take any advice I can get.
Thanks!

Sweet Olivia!

2008-07-02T08:54:00.002-04:00

I had to post this picture of my precious niece. She is so sweet and I enjoyed putting her to sleep and just being able to hold and love on her. I can't wait to see her this weekend!

Tomatoes, Wonderful Tomatoes!!!

2008-07-02T08:43:00.005-04:00

Okay, the whole tomato thing is a pain now. I am so tired of hearing about it and now that the FDA has probably made a huge mistake(The problem came from Salsa and not raw tomoatoes) Everyone knows you buy local and eat local-we are so very lucky to have Seaside Farms just down the road. I grew up on a farm and I never bought store tomatoes. We just didn't eat them when they weren't in season or they were not local.

Here are some of the pictures of the tomatoes we got this year and they were fabulous!

This big boy weighed a pound.

It was great on my sandwich!

Fun at the Beach

2008-07-02T08:17:00.009-04:00

We went camping last week at Hunting Island. This has become a yearly tradition for us. We always go with my parents. They have a huge 5th wheel camper so we mostly hang out with them instead of the tiny pop-up we bring. It really is fun and usually relaxing, except for a few days this year. Duncan and Grace love each other so much I know, but the sibling rivalry is out of control right now in our home!!! All they do is fight and fuss with each other. So, being stuck out in the woods where I couldn't discipline as I would have liked-everyone can hear everything was not much fun this time. Hopefully this stage will pass soon.

Here are some of the photos from our week. One great thing was the weather was perfect!

Happy 10th Anniversary!!

2008-06-21T08:14:00.003-04:00

Yesterday was our 10th Wedding Anniversary!

It is so hard to believe we have been married for that long.

It seems to have flown by so fast.

I just love Christopher so much and I am so thankful

that God has blessed us with love and two beautiful children.

We truly are blessed.

Happy Anniversary to my amazing friend, love, and partner for life!

I love you Coco!!!!

Here's to many more years!

Uncle Coco!

2008-06-21T07:53:00.007-04:00

Well, Our precious niece came to see us this week and

we were so excited to see her!

She is so cute!

Here are a few pics from the week.

Christopher just loves being an uncle!

Shera looks great and we already miss them!

Hopefully, they will be back on the 4th and bring

Matt with them!

Grace and Duncan just love Olivia.

These are not the best pictures of us,

I think Shera has better ones on her camera.

I will add more pictures later.

Coco and Olivia

Duncan just loves to hold Olivia, but I think we need a little more practice.

Here she is getting some kisses from Grace!

Summer is Here! Well, atleast it feels like it is!

2008-06-02T18:02:00.010-04:00

We got the kids a Little Tikes Slam n' Slide with the help of Gully and Pop!

We split the cost in half. Thanks, Mom and Dad!

I cannot tell you what a great gift this was. I ordered it from Walmart online.

It was the best item I have purchased in quite sometime.

Christopher put it up about 9:00am on Sunday-I know we missed church!!!

We needed a morning of quite time with homemade pancakes!!!

Anyway, the slide was put up very early and the children

didn't get out until 4:00pm!!

We had a great time just watching them play all day.

My Baby's Growing Up!!!!

2008-06-02T17:54:00.002-04:00

Grace just loves playing outside and she has been telling us she

wanted a bike, so as it turns out K-Mart had the perfect one-

Dora the Explorer helmet and all!

She looks so cute riding her new bike.

I cannot believe how grown she is.

The sun was really bright.

Guess we should have looked for Dora sunglasses too!

I've Been Tagged!!!

2008-05-27T17:19:00.003-04:00

I've been tagged by Lillian. So, I guess I have to share 7 things about me. (The weird, normal and everything in between.)
Here Goes:
1. I absolutely hate sweet potatoes. I don't know what made me just start with that but anyway-this drives my grandparents crazy since we grew them on our family farm and you know we are supposed to like everything that grows on our farm.
2. This is my 14th year teaching school. I love it and it is very rewarding, but there are days when I wish I could have stayed home with my own children.
3. I want to get married again.-Yes, I want to keep the same man-he might want a new wife some days but the day just went so fast and I would love to do it all again.(Well, maybe just the dress and reception!!!)
4. I miss being pregnant and having a newborn baby. My two have grown up so fast. Grace is 3 and I can't believe that Duncan will be 8 in a month. Oh, well I am glad I have a precious niece to love.
5. Unlike Lillian, celery is one of my favorite foods. I love it!!! I am also the Tabasco Queen! Give it to me in anything. I love hot and spicy foods. I put Tabasco on everything-beans, popcorn, ketchup,etc.(Yes, I did say popcorn)
6. I am a shoe addict and it is bad. Donald Pliner is my favorite!!!!
7. I can drive a 4 wheeler better than most men. I grew up on the farm riding daily. It is funny to show the BOYS up! You know GIRLS ROCK and 1 day the BOYS might figure it out.
Well, that's it! Looks like most of my friends have already been tagged so I will keep checking for the ones I missed.

NEW FAVORITE DRINK!!!!

2008-04-26T20:33:00.002-04:00

Okay, this is the recipe for my new favorite drink.
Lots of you may alreay drink this cocktail but
I just started about a month ago and I love it!

Stoli Blueberry Vodka
Sprite
2 slices of lime

It is unbelievable!!!
Sorry for those of you expecting or feeding but when you are able
I suggest you give it a try!
We can meet for this drink anytime!!!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Jan!!!

2008-04-26T20:28:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday! I am so sorry we are late getting this out to you.

We hope you had a Great day.

We love you so much!!!

Love,

Wendy, Christopher, Duncan & Grace

My Sweet Niece

2008-04-21T17:15:00.004-04:00

Okay, I have waited and waited but I can't stand it anymore.

Here is my precious niece.

I hope her mom doesn't mind me sharing one cute photo.

I can't wait to go visit and get my hands on this sweet girl!

Olivia, Your Aunt Wendy Loves you soooo much!

Hugs and Kisses!!!

How cute are those slippers???

Welcome Baby Loveless!

2008-04-02T20:11:00.002-04:00

Well, I am finally an AUNT!!! I am so excited. My beautiful niece was born Monday.
She is beautiful! Olivia and Mom are both doing Fabulous!
We love you and I can't wait to get my hands on her!!!!
We love you,
Matt, Shera, and Olivia! ( Lollie too!!)

Easter at Dataw

2008-03-24T17:24:00.012-04:00

Each year after church we head out to Dataw for lunch and a egg hunt with Pop Frank. This year Lauren, Teague, Conner, Kendall and Katie were able to come as well. It was so good to see them and let the children play together! This year our bunny was quite a surprise. She wasn't the usual one so we tried to explain to the kids that the real bunny was probably on vacation after a busy night on Saturday. The kids were skinned and bruised from the jumper and pollen but other than that we had a wonderful lunch and a great day. The weather was beautiful and everyone had a great day! Thank you, Pop Frank for a Fabulous Easter lunch and egg hunt!

A quick family photo before heading home.

My two handsome boys!!!

The sun was soooo bright out on the golf course!

Duncan and Conner had a great time during lunch!

This was our bunny this year!

Below was the bunny from last year- See what I mean???

Hannah Gracie Montana!!

2008-03-24T17:15:00.003-04:00

She is crazy over Hannah Montana.

So, we couldn't resist a wig and microphone for Easter!

I know she will be a star one day!!!

FUN FRIDAY!!!

2008-03-24T16:33:00.009-04:00

We have been off for a week already and as a surprise Christopher and I worked it out to have a Princess jump castle for a Friday surprise. It was a new one that Tony had and he wanted us to try it out. This thing was huge! The children played all day and had a blast. They invited a few friends over and played outside from 9:30 am until 5:15 pm!

It is so good for them to be outside and the day was beautiful!

We only had 2 issues.

Grace skinned her nose on the slide just in time for Easter photos and Duncan's eye became red and swollen Friday night from the pollen.

There is always something going on it is just my luck!

Anyway, the children had a Fabulous Friday!

Oh, to be young again- the adults played on the jumper as well.

Needless to say, I am way out of shape!!!

I will be working on that after Easter!

Grace's poor nose!

Duncan's poor eye!

It's Official!!!

2008-03-19T11:22:00.004-04:00

We are 100% paci free!!! Thank you, Elizabeth! Grace seeing James give his up was all she needed. I am hoping that now we won't be as sick since the nasty paci will not be going from our mouth to the floor and vice versa. My baby is growing up for sure now. Have a Great Week everyone.

Playhouse Disney

2008-03-04T18:56:00.005-05:00

We had a Fabulous Friday! Lynn, Grace and I went to see Playhouse Disney in Columbia. Grace had a blast. It was a great show and we will definitely go again. Here are some of the pictures of Grace. She danced and danced the entire time. Thanks Lynn for going with us! Hopefully, we can talk you into another one next time. We had a wonderful dinner at Rockaways after the show! Talk about good food! Thanks for a Fabulous Friday Lynn! We love you very much!

New Baby!!!

2008-03-04T18:42:00.004-05:00

Well, we did it! We finally got a puppy. I must be crazy!!! We got a precious boxer named Lilly. She is soo cute! The only problem is she thinks she is a child like Grace and Duncan. She thinks she can do what they do. Just when I thought my life was easy and all were potty trained, here I go again. Any tips for house training a puppy would really be appreciated!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Grace!!!

2007-12-15T20:31:00.001-05:00

Today Grace turned 3 years old! We had a big birthday celebration! Grace had so many friends come over to play and celebrate with us. Here are a few pictures of our celebration. As you can see everyone had a blast despite a little rain!!!!

Duncan and John Asher had fun in the Jump Tent!

Grace had fun crawling in the dragon.

Here is Butterscotch! The best pony ever!!

Here is the cake, birthday hat, and plate!

I snapped this cute picture just before our guests arrived!

Here she is helping me get ready!

Thank you Aunt Jan and Uncle Rusty for the cutest birthday hat!

Grace loved it!!!

Christopher is Home!!!

2007-12-13T13:54:00.000-05:00

Thank you to all who called and came by to see us. Christopher is on the mend and is feeling so much better. It was such a scary time for us all. We are so thankful and blessed to have such loving friends and family. But most of all that we have Jesus Christ in our lives. He does work miracles and provides for us when we need him most. This Christmas we are truly so very thankful for all the many blessings in our lives!
We love you all!!!!
Love,
Christopher, Wendy, Duncan, and Grace

A day at the ZOO!!!!!

2007-10-14T19:38:00.000-04:00

On Friday, my cousin Brooks and I took the kids to the zoo for the day.

Andrew and Grace are so close in age and we have been wanting to do something together.

The day was perfect. We couldn't have asked for a better day.

We will definitely go back the next time we see Gaga!

Here we are our first picture of the day!

These two are so precious!!!

The zoo had some harvest decorations out and we

couldn't resist taking pictures they were too cute.

This was the hit of the day! The zoo has pony rides.

Grace and andrew were so excited.

They were both so grown up and jumped right on the horse to go for a ride!!!

Grace just loved this horse!

We saw all kinds of reptiles and things! They loved every minute of it!

Andrew and Brooks

She had to have her picture with her favorite animal-other than a horse!

She even had to have a stuffed elephant to take home!

Grace with a halloween display!

Too cute!

Funny Girl

2007-10-09T23:17:00.001-04:00

Grace is so funny!

She came into the kitchen riding Duncan's toy four wheeler.

Christopher and I could not stop laughing at her.

She had the best time playing and riding all around the house!

I couldn't resist taking this last picture!!! Too Cute!!

2007-10-01T10:24:00.000-04:00

This is the funniest thing ever!

My poor Daddy has a bad knee and Duncan showed Rusty how to walk like his Pop Pop.

Notice Rusty has a hurt hand but it didn't seem to matter.

He is not right!!!!

Anyway, he kept us instiches all night long.

I love you, Rusty!!!

Happy 80th Birthday, Poppa!!!

2007-10-01T07:52:00.000-04:00

We had such a wonderful night with family and friends.

I am so very fortunate to have an amazing, loving family!

I love my POP so much and I cannot believe he is 80.

He looks so good.

Pop, I hope you had a Wonderful birthday and

I look forward to sharing many more with you!

We Love you so much!!!!

Granny and Pop look Great!!

Look, it's two of my favorite people!

Mom and Dad had so much fun!

Christopher and Pop!!

Everyone enjoyed getting together and sharing old times

and the funny things we seem to do.

My Uncle Wayne!!!

Jan and Rusty always look Great!!!

It was so good to see my family.

I love them so much and never seem to see them enough!!!!

I love you, Brooks and Angie!

Here is a picture of the cake. It was an entire sheet! WOW!

Gully and Pop on Vacation

2007-09-20T19:40:00.001-04:00

This is what Gully and Pop left us for!

A week at the beach/pool/paradise!!!

We missed them terribly and we were so happy

when they came home!

We want to retire with them!

We are glad you had a Fabulous trip and

are home safe and sound!

We love you both very much!

THE GOLF/HUNTING CART!!!!!!

2007-09-20T19:24:00.001-04:00

Here it is!!!! The famous $60 golf cart.

Christopher won this in a raffle.

A $6000.00 dollar golf cart for $60 bucks!!!

I was thrilled!!!

I was thinking a normal golf cart- then I saw it!-CAMOFLOUGE??????

Everything revolves around hunting with

Christopher so I should have known!

The good new is:

It runs off battery power so no need for gas!

It is Christopher's new "babysitter" so I get free time!

Just kidding! We really love this thing.

We call it a hunting cart since Christopher does not play golf.

Although, Uncle Chew may want to use it when he is here!!!!

He and Duncan have had so much fun at the farm dove hunting in this.

I am thinking Halloween and trick or treating

just got so much easier for the Gibson Family!!!

Here is everyone having a blast on the golf cart!

Coco's Birthday!!!!

2007-09-20T19:03:00.001-04:00

Here are the photos of Christopher's 36th Birthday! Mom and Dad came over and we had spaghetti, cake and presents. We missed Gaga, Lou Lou and Chew.
They were here in spirit though!
Here are the photos for all to see.
As you can tell Duncan had a Fabulous time celebrating his father's birthday!!!!

Here is the picture of his cake. Thank you, Publix!

The cake was soooo good and almost too pretty to cut!

Here is Christopher posing with his special birthday cake!!!

Goofing Around!!!!

2007-09-20T18:53:00.001-04:00

I have had this costume since Duncan was about 16 months old. I was Pooh for Halloween and he was my honey pot. Grace found it in a closet and wanted to put it on. It fit her and was so funny to watch her laugh and cut up in this costume!

I had to share these funny photos!!!

Gracie wants a REAL HORSE!!!!

2007-09-20T18:32:00.001-04:00

Here is Grace's new obsession and when I say obsession I mean OBSESSION!!!!! No, not MY LITTLE PONY- A real PONY!!!!
She has fallen in love with the Grimsley's horses. They are so kind to allow us to come over quite often and get our horse fix as well as feed the horses apples. Here is Grace feeding Cooper a apple. She keeps calling her Pop Pop and asking him for a horse.
I hate to say this but we need a bad experience with a horse, so we can find a new cheaper pet to love!!! I think I am seeing a puppy coming into our household sooner than I wanted.

Haven't Updated Blog Lately

2007-09-20T18:02:00.000-04:00

I know I have not updated my blog lately. Things have been really busy. Grace started school three days a week. She loves school but misses her Gully so much!!!!
We have been busy with Spelling Tests-Who knew this would be so difficult????? I guess all our moms knew-They could have warned me!
Anyway, Duncan is doing so well in school! We are so proud of him! He made 2 very goods, 1 excellent, and 3 satisfactories on his first report card!!!!!
He is very happy and we could not ask for a better teacher and school for him!!!

This is Duncan dressing up in a tie like Mr. Gruel!

Do you think he likes school?????

Here is a picture of Grace on her 1st day of school!

Congratulations Aunt Lou Lou, Uncle Chew, and Lollie

2007-07-31T16:54:00.000-04:00

We are so excited that Shera and Matt are expecting a little one!

You two are in our prayers and we love you so much!

Now, we wait to see how many Loveless babies there will be?

We all send our love and can't wait to see you!

I can't wait to be an aunt and have a new baby to love!

I hope it's a boy because I think I already know the name!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Christopher, Wendy, Duncan & Grace

Duncan's a First Grader!

2007-07-28T08:08:00.000-04:00

BACK TO SCHOOL!

Duncan started first grade on July 16th!

He is Mrs. Howard's class. We are so very excited!

She is a wonderful teacher and Duncan loves her!

Thank you for all you do Suzanne!

Here is some of his work from the first week of school. We are still working on his handwriting and fine motor coordination, but we were very proud of all his work! He is making huge gains and is learning to become more independent.

This is his name picture. He had to draw pictures for each letter of his name and he interviewed Mrs. Howard as his new friend. He wrote a 4 square about her and drew her portrait. We are so lucky to have her working with Duncan.

Visit with Brown Gaga

2007-07-22T08:39:00.000-04:00

We went to Columbia for Gaga's surgery. We are so glad she is doing better and all went well. Here are some pictures of our visit with brown Gaga and Aunt Jan.

We love you all!

Gaga's Visit

2007-07-05T16:37:00.000-04:00

Gaga came to see us this past weekend. It was so good to spend time with her

and catch up even though it was a short visit.

Thank you for coming to see us Gaga!

We had such a fun time. We love you!

My First Blog

2007-07-05T10:15:00.000-04:00

Christopher, Wendy, Duncan & Grace

Here we are! I just decided after seeing other friends start a blog I would as well. This would be a great way to keep up with others and share with family and friends.

I hope to get better with this as I add more things and get more friends involved!
Love,
Wendy