my baby looks like a big boy!!

James is growing SO fast, he has been wearing some clothes that are 6 and even 9 month size!!! I can't believe it. Today I tried this shirt on him, for fun, and it was only a little big on him, I couldn't believe it! He just looked like a little boy to me, instead of a baby! He is so cute. The reason why he looks SO tired in this picture is because he hardly slept today at all! He's teething and he just won't sleep for any length of time. Poor kid!


Our happy boy!!


Today we went and watched Uncle Josh run in a track meet. It was pretty windy and cold outside, so I bundled up the boy, and then I decided to try on his shoes! He has these cute shoes that my sisters gave him, and he had never worn them before. They were SO CUTE! I just love this picture, and I think it is funny how big he looks, with his feet totally hanging off the end of the car seat.


I just love this picture. Here is the boy in his stroller at the track meet. It was pretty cold!


Love the feet!


Me and my cuddly boy!

choppers!

The BIG news for this week is that James cut his first TOOTH! He has been drooling a TON lately, but still, we were so surprised! He is pretty young to be getting teeth, so it was kind of random. My Mom discovered it during graduation on Thursday. I think he is working on the 2nd "chopper" now, so he is kind of fussy and in pain, poor kid. Here is a (kind of blurry) picture - you can kind of see the white tooth. What a big boy!

our graduate

We had a great weekend - Jonathan graduated from BYU! He graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. I am so proud of my husband, he is such a hard worker and a smart guy, and I really admire the fact that he loves learning so much. This semester he has been working full-time and going to school full-time, and it has been pretty exhausting for him. I am so grateful for all he does for our little family! I'm so proud of you, Babe!



On Thursday was the big Commencement ceremony in the Marriott Center, and it was fun to hear Elder Bednar speak. Jonathan's parents and two of his sisters drove down on Thursday morning, and it was so fun to have them there and to have them stay with us! James did really well during the long day, but by the time Commencement was over he was SO sleepy! We had a cute little cap and gown for him to wear that Jonathan's Mom made for Kathleen and Jeff's first baby awhile back, and they sent it to us a few months ago! He looked SO cute in it, despite the fact that he was VERY tired and crying pretty hard - it actually made for some pretty funny pictures.






Here is James during the graduation - he looked so cute in his little BYU shirt and khaki pants. What a good-looking guy!


We enjoyed going out to eat with the Bosters and spending the evening with them at our house. It is so fun to have them come to town, we sure miss them!

On Friday was the Convocation ceremony when Jonathan got to walk across the stage! It was fun because my sister Liz also graduated, and she was in the same college as Jonathan, so they both walked at the same ceremony. Liz graduated magna cum laude in Biophysics, we are so proud of her! Liz you are so smart, we love ya!


James was a little more fussy during that ceremony and I had to take him out a few times, but by the time it was over and we were taking pictures, he was totally asleep - I was so glad I brought his little carrier so I could carry him around easily and he could sleep better. Here is our little family (with sleepy, sleepy son) after Daddy graduated!


On Friday we went out to eat with my family and had tons of fun - it was so fun to have such a great weekend and to be able to spend lots of time with both of our families! We love them so much!

random happenings and goings-on

Just some miscellaneous pictures of (who else) our adorable little boy!

James was 'plum tuckered' after a long trip to Provo, his first birthday party he's been invited to and just a long day in general - good thing Aunt Abby was there for a nice cuddle! After Henry's birthday party we got to visit with three of James' aunts in Provo for a little while (and he is now very excited that two of those aunts now live a block away from us!)


James and his Grandpa Gibbons are buds and love to hang out together. Some new recent favorite activities include "blanket tricks" (a Gibbons family favorite) and watching baby shows on On Demand (which mainly consist of moving shapes and colors set to music - wooooh, how exciting!). Here they are just hanging out, watching Unkins Josh play the Wii. What great buds, and they kind of look alike, too! On Sunday, a man in our ward asked my Mom if James and his Grandpa have the same barber...


With the weather getting a little warmer (at least off and on), we decided to try out some summer attire - here is little James in his first pair of board shorts.


Here is James' classic smile - opening his mouth as wide as he can!


I think that this is a classic, mischievous Boster-boy look - anyone agree?

a new buddy for James

One of the perks of being a parent to a very small child is that you get to pick their friends for them! And, since you can choose your kids' friends, why not pick the children of your best friends to be friends with your child? I know that I, personally, have planned with some of my best friends that our children will be friends someday. In junior high and high school, Cheryl and I planned that we would live next to each other and our kids would be friends and we'd buy them cute clothes from Old Navy, or something like that (can't remember all the details - can you, Cher??) And Janina and I definitely had/have some plans up our sleeves for our kids meeting up at BYU or somewhere and, of course, being best friends - how could they not?? :)

Well, a couple of weeks ago we got to hang out with our good friends, Charles and Melissa, and their son Henry! It was Henry's first birthday and we got to go to his birthday party (well, we actually kind of missed the party, but still got to visit with them for a little while and give him his present - long story short, Jonathan got stuck in a lame final while James and I waited in the car, and so we ended up being a couple of hours late...) How fun to see these boys together, and especially to see Jonathan and Charles (who grew up in the same ward, and who were roommates in college) with their sons! Wow, we sure are getting old!

Any resemblance?

I was going through some folders on the computer today, and I came upon this cute picture of Jonathan as a little boy. This is one of my FAVORITE pictures of him, but I hadn't looked at it for quite awhile. When I saw it today, I couldn't believe how much it looked like James! James' cheeks are a little rounder, but the eyes and the smile are TOTALLY the same. I can just see my little boy looking like this in a few years! What a cutie!

This and that

Well, it seems that a lot has happened that I still haven't posted about, and I have totally been meaning to!

James is four months old! I just cannot believe how fast time has gone. He is just SO adorable, and I know I am his Mommy and so I am very biased, but he is just the cutest baby ever. He honestly is one of the happiest people I know! Lately he has been smiling and laughing so much. He has this really cute big old smile where he opens his mouth as wide as he can and smiles with his whole face. I love this kid!

Well he had his 4-month Dr. appointment with Dr. Durham (who, by the way, was MY pediatrician - kind of fun) last week, and James is growing really well! He weighed 14 lb, 14.6 oz and measured 26 1/2 inches long. He is in the 90th percentile for length and head circumference (so Dr. Durham said that means he's smart! hehe), and about the 50th percentile for weight. So our little boy is long and lean!

He also had some immunizations and didn't cry nearly as hard as he did the last time! I was so glad. He was pretty happy just a minute later. However, the next day or two was kind of rough. His legs swelled up where he got his shots and they were really sore, and he kind of had a fever and was not feeling well at all. To top it all off, I wasn't feeling well either - I had some kind of flu or something and didn't have any energy whatsoever! Thank heavens for mothers - my Mom came and picked me and James up and brought us down to her house for the day (2 days in a row!) and she took care of both of us! Thanks, Mama! We love you!

Can I just say that it is SO hard to be sick and be a mommy? I never realized this before, but it is so hard! I am so grateful for my Mom - you never realize how hard or how fulfilling it is to be a parent until you become one. I remember when James was just a couple of days old, and Jonathan and I had hardly had ANY sleep whatsoever - my parents were over at our house and Jonathan and I were both half asleep (and really loopy) - and at that moment I realized how grateful I was to my parents!

Well, James and I got better, but he actually kind of has a cold now and is pretty congested at night, poor guy. But we are all doing really well and are so happy. Jonathan just had his last day of class yesterday, and we are incredibly excited! He is so burned out from working full time and going to school full time, so this will be a MUCH-needed break for him to be done with school. In fact, he is so tired that he is sound asleep on the floor behind me as I am typing this!

Well how can we have a post without some cute pictures of our boy? Here are some pictures my Mama took yesterday while she was watching him for me.

Conference Weekend

We were blessed to be able to see Jonathan's family two weekends in a row! They drove down for conference weekend and we spent most of the weekend with them. It was so fun to be able to see both of our families during this fun time!

On Friday night, my parents went to the semi-annual Gibbons adult "party" while us kids partied at my parents' house (the REAL party!). Some of you may have heard of our *awesome* huge monopoly game we made last year while my parents were at their party...

...well, this year we decided we ought to try to make a different huge game. So, we bought insane amounts of foam from the dollar store (on two separate trips - pretty much cleaned them out of all their foam crafty items) and spent the entire evening cutting out foam to make a giant Settlers of Catan game! Kind of nerdy, I know, but us Gibbons kids are very easily entertained, and we had a great time! We didn't even play the game! Here we are next to our masterpiece with our nifty foam visors from the dollar store.


And here is the whole group - me and Jonathan, my sisters Annie, Liz, and Abby, Abby's friend Rob, and my little bro Josh. Good times :)


The best part of the evening, I think, was when we were just finishing the game around 11:55 pm, and Rob called his dad to see if he could stay a little longer.

Rob: "Hi Dad . . . can I stay a little longer? . . . . we made a big game . . . . settlers of catan . . . . out of . . . . . . . . . . . foam?"

I guess you really had to be there, but it was the funniest thing I have ever heard - what a random excuse to give a parent for not being home - but the funny thing was, it was the truth! I love my family:)

Me and my cute sister Liz. She's going on a mission soon!

On Saturday and Sunday we spent a lot of time with Jonathan's family up in Kaysville at Daniel and Bethany's house. It was so fun to spend time with them again! Benjamin brought his camera and laptop and took a bunch of cute pictures of us and then edited them with photoshop. They turned out pretty cute! Thanks Benjamin!

Our little family :)

The Bosters - I think James looks so cute in this picture!

I can't really remember what was going on here and why we had such expressions on our faces, but I think it's funny :) My favorite part is James, clinging onto his Daddy's shirt, smooshed between his silly parents with a funny look on his face. What a cute little boy!

Jonathan and I

James with his Uncle Joseph during conference

James' first road trip!

Well it has been quite awhile since I have posted anything on here! We have had a great and busy couple of weeks, and I have a ton of cute pictures I want to put up!

Two weekends ago was James' very first road trip, and his very first time visiting Grandma and Grandpa Boster at the farm! We had such a fun (although short) time with them, and can't wait to go back for a longer visit next month!

Here are James and his Daddy right before we left on our trip on Friday morning. It was so much fun to be able to spend a little more time together as a family than usual - usually Jonathan is so busy with work and school, and it was so fun for him to get the day off on Friday and for us to spend the entire weekend together with no homework or other obligations. Here are my handsome boys:


James did incredibly well on the 6 1/2 hour drive - he actually slept pretty much the entire time, there and back. We stopped in Burley, Idaho to feed him and to eat lunch ourselves, and then he fell back asleep and was only awake for the last 45 minutes or so of the trip. What a cute boy! Here he is in his car seat, all ready to leave on his first road trip with Mommy and Daddy!


James was so excited to see Nana and Grandy Boster! (They were pretty excited to see him, too!) Here is our happy boy with his Grandpa.


James having a nice cuddle with his Grandpa. :)


My boys - James is all bundled up, ready to go out and see all the farm animals for the first time.


Meeting some cows. Let's be honest, he really wasn't that interested in these guys. He was squinting from the sun in his eyes and it was a little breezy, so he didn't enjoy it all that much. But we snapped a bunch of pictures, and I'm sure when he's a little bit older he will just love coming to see the cows and horses and other animals.


Jonathan and I left for a little while with Mom and Dad and Joseph, and James hung out with his aunts Emma Jeane, Anna, and Rebecca and his Uncle Spencer - and when we got home, he was laughing up a storm! It was the first time he'd laughed out loud! Uncle Spencer was making a funny noise, and Aunt Rebecca was doing something funny with her hair, and James thought it was hilarious! Luckily we got home in time to hear him laugh a little bit before he was too tired. Here he is with his Aunt Emma Jeane:


Our happy little buddy playing with Daddy on Sunday morning:


James really loves his Aunt Emma Jeane!


And Uncle Joseph is tons of fun too!


I had to put this picture up - this is me and my sister-in-law, Anna. Happy, happy Anna. Love you, Anna! :)


Mom and Dad next to Joseph's new truck!


Me and my handsome husband, and the beautiful farmland in the background! The country is so pretty!


Here are a few pictures of their farm and the area where they live - it is just gorgeous!


James made a new friend at church on Sunday - this is his new buddy, Grayson. They are about a month apart, or so.


Grayson's cute mom, Karli. Karli and Jonathan grew up together in this ward, and now Karli lives there with her husband and cute little baby! It'll be fun to see these boys together as they grow up!


We had a great weekend! Our drive home was a little scary - it was snowing SO hard through some mountain passes in Idaho and was pretty scary for awhile, especially since it was dark outside. But our little family made it home safe and sound, and we are so grateful!