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!

Easter Sunday

We had a great Easter weekend with my family. All of my sisters were home from school and we just had a great time! All the girls (and James) went shopping on Saturday for some Easter dresses - and after going to many stores, we finally found tons of cute ones at Target! Me, Liz and Abby got the same dress in different fabric - we decided to return to the days of having matching Easter dresses as little girls :) hehe. We had quite a few people at church tell us that they loved our dresses and it reminded them of when we were little girls and would have matching dresses made by our Mom. :)

Here is the whole fam after church.

I love my family!

The girls

The boys

MY boys!

Me and Liz with matching dresses :)

How could you not love this little boy??

Sitting like a big boy

James loves to be upright. When he is lying down or sitting in his car seat, lately he's been trying to sit up by himself - it is so cute, it looks like he's trying to do little crunches. He also loves to stand up - he can pretty much support all his weight if you just hold onto him for balance - he loves being a big boy! So this week we got him this awesome chair - it's called a "bebe pod" and he absolutely loves it! He can sit like a big boy. The other day he was sitting in his chair while Daddy and Uncle Josh played the Wii, and it looked so funny to see him sitting there like one of the big boys!

some random pictures...

This was the cutest thing ever. Aunt Liz got James to sleep and he slept for quite awhile on her arm. We were all standing around chatting, and then he woke up and was just laying there like this, all sleepy and cute. Then he looked and saw me, and just SMILED so cute - I love being a mommy!!

James and my Mama having a nice cuddle

It always makes you feel more secure when you've got something (or someone) to hold onto!

The Boster Boys

Our Little Man

"Aw, Mom - do you have to take another picture??"

My boys

Mama & Son

a birds-eye view

big boy!

We had a bridal shower at my Mom's house for my cousin Lisa. Here is James, being held by my cousin Molly, and James' second cousin Bekah, being held by my cousin Melissa.

Teeth?

So our little boy is drooling up a storm! It seems he has a continuous stream of drool from his mouth. And he just LOVES to chew on things, especially people's fingers. I am wondering if he is starting to teethe - I've heard of babies getting their first teeth at about 4 months, so I guess it's possible! The other day I dreamed that James woke up with a mouthful of teeth! I guess we'll see what happens...

roly-poly

Here is our little man doing some rolling! He still doesn't do it too often, but he can do it! This was on our bed, so that was a little easier than rolling on the floor - but still fun!