Zoo Trip

As promised, here are ton of pictures from the last couple of months. I've only updated a couple of different events in this post. There are still a lot more to go! Can you tell I'm really enjoying my new camera? :)

(on a different subject, do any of you other bloggers know of a quick way to upload pictures? I can only upload five at a time and I just keep thinking there has to be a faster way that I just don't know about. if there is, can you pass along any info to help this really inpatient person along? taking forever to upload pics is the number one reason i don't blog anymore than i do. i'm the most impatient person sometimes. thanks in advance for your help.)

So, we usually visit Jason at work on his shift days. Even if it is just for a quick hello and goodbye, Gibson always wants to see the ambulance! He usually wants to turn on the lights and every once in a while, Jason will accommodate his request. :)

Here's my professional baseball player! Gibson was playing baseball with Nana and hit the ball a good 20 feet or so! We've got the next Josh Hamilton in the making!
This is Gibson's version of a 'silly face'. What a silly boy!
So, Gibson has never been a water baby! He can't stand to get his head wet. He even hates washing his hair in the bathtub. But we've really been working on getting him more comfortable with the water. These next few pictures are from one of his first days in the water this summer. He did really good! He wore his floaties and floated by himself a couple of times. He's gotten much better since this pic. Now he'll swim all the way across the pool with his floaties on. I'm hoping that by the end of the summer, he'll go under water. We'll keep working on it!
On this particular night, Jessica, Kimberly, Payden, Tammy & Maddie had been swimming right before we got there. Well, when Gibson got in the pool and Maddie couldn't get back in, this is the reaction we got from Maddie! She was devastated! Bless her heart!

Here's Gibson & Daddy having fun in the 'mimming pool'.
Finally, Gibson swam all be himself for just a few minutes! What a big boy!
I mentioned in my last post that we took a huge family trip to the Tyler zoo. One of the first animals we came to was the otters. And we got there just in time to see the otters perform. Gibson decided to get comfortable for the otter viewing!
The otter looks like a log but he decided to say hi to Gibson!
After our otter viewing, we found the white tiger exhibit. Next to the air-conditioned penguin exhibit, this was my favorite! The tigers were HUGE! I know we are all pretty morbid people because one of the first things we thought about was the people that get mauled by these animals. How anyone could survive is beyond me? This picture isn't the best for a couple of reasons. One....Gibson turned his head to look at the other tiger that isn't in the picture about the time I took the pic. Two.....apparently the tiger needed to go to the bathroom about the time I decided to take the pic. Tigers are not modest at all!

Ok...so you can barely see this one either. But it was pretty amazing to see such a huge animal up close.
This is kinda hard to see too but the white tiger jumped in the water to play and cool off! I thought it was pretty cool!
Payden checking out the fish that are in the 'watee'!
Gibson looking at the cheetahs!

This is our first attempt at a group shot. Oh well! We can try again later! I don't know why Blogger decided to turn this picture sideways. But here's Gibson checking out the penguins. (This was my favorite exhibit even though it stunk REALLY bad. I got over the smell really fast when I realized it was air-conditioned.)
I think Gibson drank about 3 bottles of water and/or Gatorade while we walked thru the zoo! All those liquids and no accident! I was so proud of him!
Cool man!
Gibson was sure that Papaw & Dad needed help pushing Maddie's stroller so he decided to help!
Dad, Gibson & Nana checking out some animal with horns. :)

Payden doing his serious pose by the giraffes!
Look Daddy! Giraffes!
I thought the giraffes were beautiful!
Payden enjoyed the zoo as well but he was getting pretty tired towards the end!
Look Mom! Elephants!

I asked the elephant to pose in this picture and look how well he listened. These elephants are trained really well. Oh and Gibson really was having fun. You just can't tell it from these pictures.
Gibson decided to call the elephant with his elephant impersonation.
Another attempt at a group picture of the kiddos.....as usual, at least one of them aren't looking!
Father & Son taking a break and watching the elephants
See Mom! My feet aren't that big! (At least not as big as an elephant's foot.)

OK....so I took a picture of the bathroom so that I could remember to mention that Gibson wore his big boy underwear the entire day without a single accident! What a big boy!
One extremely hot & tired little boy!
Nice goat!
Payden thought Gibson petting the goats was pretty funny!
No! Stop Payden! That's the wrong end! :)

After petting the goats, Gibson was excited to wash his hands with the monkey again!
After our zoo adventure, we had a picnic! Payden decided that he was going to try and escape about the time I decided to take a picture.
The kids decided it was more fun for them to pretend like they were an exhibit in the zoo.
After a long & hot day, Gibson fell asleep less than 20 minutes out of Tyler!

Next post.....Gibson's birthday party!

Rated F for FUN!

Wow!!! We've had so much going on since my last post. I don't have time to upload all the pictures today! So here's a short preview (that's rated F for fun....hehe)....

We had a huge family outing to the zoo in Tyler. Here's our attempt at a picture. :)

Gibson has done SO much better swimming. (As long as he has on his body suit & floaties he's fine. Jason says we look like REALLY overprotective parents with him decked out like this but this is the only way he is comfortable in the water right now.)Gibson turned 3! I'll have to dedicate an entire post to his pirate party later! Aarrrhhhh!

" Look Mom! A silly face! "
Patriotic at the 4th of July paradeThat's it for now! LOTS more to come later!

In the little pool...

These two pics are on my computer at work off Mom's camera. Kimberly took them a few weeks ago when Gibson & Payden were playing in the pool at Mom & Dad's. I thought they were pretty cute and wanted to share!

Jason's showing Gibson how to get a drink....I think! :) Payden thinks it's pretty funny!
We went to the zoo this past weekend. I'll post pics soon!

I forgot....

I forgot to mention to notice Gibson's new haircut! He did SOOO good! He never moved and never even cried. This is such a HUGE improvement from just a couple of months ago when we were basically having to sit on him to hold him down for a haircut. And just for the record, the fact that we had to hold him down at any point is all Jason' fault. I'll have to finish that story later....Gibson's needs help in the bathroom! :)

Jam Session

I know you are absolutely shocked! Yes...it is another post and just a couple of days after the last post! Call the Guinness Book of World Records Now! :)

There hasn't been a whole lot happening! Just work and home! We're real exciting people! :)

Gibson came to work after school the other day and enjoyed a bag of Cheetos.

Want one?

Here's Payden speeding down the hall at work. I barely got the picture taken.
We spent the evening outside the other night and Gibson and Jason had a good time talking to the cows in the pasture next door.
" Can you see them?"

Today, Payden came over to play while Kimberly worked. Jason was playing "Old McDonald had a Farm" on the guitar and the boys were dancing! They've got some serious rhythm.
Guitar 101
Here's the jam session they had

Payden finally got so tired he just had to take a break

Rock N Roll!!!!

Just a cute picture of such a cute boy!

Hungry boy!
Caught stuffing it all in!!

That's it! Not very exciting I know...we're on our way to listen to Jason play a gig and pick up Nana (Jason's Mom). Gibson is very excited to see Nana. Have a great weekend!

We're Back!!!!

Wow....I'm not even sure where to begin. I guess I'll start with my excuse for not blogging in the last 2 months. I mentioned it in my last picture-less blog...my camera broke. We took Gibson to the Wiggles playground in Frisco a month or 6 weeks ago. He had a blast! And I fell twice and luckily only broke my camera. They have mats at the end of the slides that protect the kids from the hard floor. Except the place didn't know that 'Miss Grace' was bringing her son to play and that I would fall flat on my back TWICE. And sadly, it took both falls to break the camera. So, it comes down to this....

Gibson playing at the Wiggles playground....$7.00

My broken camera.....-$300.00

Wishing that we had my gracefullness on camera so we could send in the video to win money on American's Funniest Videos.....priceless :)

Tomorrow is our 7th anniversary. Married for 7 years...together almost 9. Dang...I'm getting old! :) We spent the weekend living the life of luxury at the Westin Stonebriar in Frisco. We shopped (bought birthday presents for the summer, some clothes, a few caps AND a digital camera. YEAH!!), caught a movie (Baby Mama-which was pretty funny but kind of predictable. And by the way, going to the movies in Frisco was quite an expense.) and enjoyed relaxing at the hotel in the hot tub and by the pool. It was a MUCH needed break but I missed my baby very much. He was in good hands the entire weekend. We're very lucky to have family so close to help take care of Gibson for us.

While we were gone, Gibson attended his friend Aubrie's birthday party. He talked about it for days before he went. And now will talk about it for days afterwards. She had a cowgirl/cowboy theme party. The kids were able to ride horses and everything. Gibson had such a good time!!! All he can talk about it riding the horses at Aubrie's birthday party! I was very happy to hear he had such a good time. The last time he rode horses he was in my care and I managed to let him fall off the horse. (That's a whole different story I'll detail in another blog.) SO this time, there were no falls! Just lots of fun! Mom was kind enough to take pictures. I'll have to steal them from her camera! I'll try to post them later!

Now to the current pictures from my NEW digital camera...

(sorry about the underwear pictures....we were getting ready for a bath)

Gibson posing....

Gibson spelling his name....What a big boy!

Cheesing it up for camera (I think he has missed having his pictures taken) :)

OH...one more VERY important thing that has happened since my last post. Gibson is almost potty-trained. This has been quite a progress and it's quite a long story. BUT we're almost there.

OK....that's it for now. I'm going to bed! I'm so excited to have a camera back so that I can update y'all more often. Thanks for sticking thru such a long blog! Have a GREAT week!

Doctor visits

Long time no blog. Things have been especially busy lately at work and I haven't had time to blog. And on top of that, I broke my camera. I need to send it to a camera doctor to see if it is fixable. :( Me breaking it is actually a pretty funny story but EXTREMELY aggravating as well. I have a few pics on the memory card that I'll try to post pretty soon. That takes me blogging at work which is kinda tricky since work is so busy. Anyways, we're all still here and doing fine. Gibson started speech therapy on Thursday last week. We worked on pronouncing the beginning and the end sounds of words and asking questions. He did really well considering his attention span is about a half a second. We have another session tomorrow afternoon. Hopefully it goes even better. Gibson went to the doctor today to get an ear check-up. Once again, he has an ear infection. We go back in 3 weeks to check and make sure it's cleared up. If not, we'll discuss tubes. I'm about at my wits end with ear infections and my gut says his speech will improve with tubes. I kinda feel bad for wanting him to get the tubes but I'm just ready for Gibson to be well! I guess that's it for now. I promise I'll try and post pictures soon. Oh...I just had a thought. My video camera takes pictures, crappy pictures but pictures none the less. But I still can't connect it to my computer. Oh, there's always something to put a kink in things. :) Have a great week!