Summer Time - Our Favorite

We spent as much time as we could at the cabin this summer and as usual found a few new things to do.  

 The boys transformed the front deck of the cabin into a basketball court and spent many hours having basketball tournaments with all the kids.  Even Sadie played and she managed to win some games.  They all had a blast playing basketball at the cabin.

Another thing the boys enjoyed doing was playing Poker.  Uncle Jeff taught them how to play poker and they really got into it.  It would crack me up when I hear the little boys announce, "Poker in 10 minutes . . . be there!"  We would wake up and they would be playing poker outside waiting for everybody else to get up.

Boys will be boys!  They were out hunting squirrels one afternoon.

One of my favourite things this year was watching the moon come up.  We happened to have two full moons this year while we were at the cabin. It is amazing how quickly it rises over the mountain and how much it lights the lake up.

This was the last summer that Carson will get to spend a significant amount of time at the cabin.  After he graduates next year it will be time to work full time and earn money for college and a mission.  He tried to soak in everything at the cabin this year.

All of the Gibb grandchildren enjoyed a day together at the cabin.  

There are 2 more on the way!  What a group of crazy kids!

 Jordan learned to ski on one ski this summer.

Even though we find a few new things to do every year we still love the old things the best.  We can't ever leave out cliff jumping.  By the end of the summer those cliffs were high!!

July 4th in Utah!

We had decided to make a trip to Utah for July 4th to go the Stadium of Fire.  Carrie Underwood was performing and the girls love her music.  Just before it was time to leave Grandpa bought a 40 foot motorhome and so we travelled in style to Utah.  It was so fun to have the space in the motorhome to travel in with a bathroom on hand and a fridge stocked with food and pop.  The kids thought it was soooooo great!!

On the afternoon of July 4 we went for a picnic up the canyon with Sonya's family.  

It was a beautiful hot day and the river felt really good to cool us off.

We played all kinds of fun games and even Kailey was able to participate despite her broken wrist.  

It was horrible to be in the heat with a cast on her arm.

Of course little Lucy was everybody's favourite!

My boys!

It was so fun to watch them play football together.  

They would draw up plays and execute all kinds of running plays and complex handoffs.

 And then the celebration when they scored!  A little hip bumping in the air!

That evening we went to the BYU stadium to see the Stadium of Fire.  Carrie Underwood was amazing and it was the first concert the kids had been to.  The fireworks were amazing too!

My Pride and Joy

Spring 2014

I find myself looking at my kids and wishing I could just freeze time.  They are growing up so fast and as busy as I am with all of their activities, I wouldn't have it any other way.  I hate missing any games or events because I want to capture every minute of their activities.  I know that before long I will not have the busy schedule I do now and I will miss it.

Carson and Kailey in their club basketball uniforms. 

This is Carson's last year playing Genesis and Kailey plays for CBA.

And just in case you are wondering, Carson is taller than Kailey by about an inch.  Everybody always asks him if his sister is taller than him and his answer is always NO!

JJ loves soccer season!

And there is my ballerina.  Sadie is definitely the most graceful of them all!

Merry Christmas 2013!

Merry Christmas from our crazy family to yours!

 Did you see that Reindeer Fly?

Oh, it was just Black Jack!

 Christmas PJ's.

Emergency Exit Eh? (We are from Canada Eh?)

A Little Bit of Summer!

It's a rough life but somebody has to do it!

 JJ turned 9 this summer!

 All but one of the Gibb cousins at the cabin.  (Hannah was sleeping)

 Sadie on one ski.

My Beeeaaauuuuutiful Kailey Brooke

JJ getting some air behind the big boat this summer! 

And Carson still loves the old knee board!

Buckets, Boys and Basketball

While it was flooding in Calgary, and we are talking major disaster flooding, we got to go to Utah for Carson's basketball team.  It was 40 degrees Celsius in Utah and the only way to stay cool was to be in water outside.  It didn't take the boys long to figure out how to stay cool!

All that is required is a few buckets filled with hose water.

And if you want to prevent sunburn you just put the lids on!

peek a boo!!

Nothing better than playing in the sun with cousins. 

Carter, Jordan, and Weston

 Jordan just loves doing tricks on the trampoline these days.

 When the buckets got boring the boys rigged up their own water slides.

Meanwhile Carson was playing in a basketball tournament with his Genesis club team.  They only had 7 players there and they ended up playing 5 games in a 25 hour period.  It was a little crazy but they had fun.  Carson took a terrible fall in the last game where he was going up for a layup and 2 guys took his legs out from under him.  He fell backwards really hard with no hands or anything to help cushion the fall.  The sound of the bang of his head on the floor was just sickening.  I am usually pretty calm and collective when my kids get injured but I have to admit that I jumped out of my seat when his head landed on the floor and he didn't move right away.  He finally came to and the first thing out of his mouth was "Did I make the layup?"  Of course they called the foul but wouldn't let him take his foul shots because he had to be checked out for a concussion.  One of his teammates took the foul shots while the doctors checked Carson.  They wouldn't let him play the rest of that half of the game.

These pictures are not from the tournament in Utah because I forgot to take my camera to the games.  These are a few pics from their league games at SAIT.

Genesis motto is DO WORK!  The emphasize doing work in family, school and on the court.  Carson loves to DO WORK with the Genesis team!