Halloween Fun

JJ couldn't decided whether he wanted to be Lu Lu Loopsy or a crazy Trojan for Halloween.  After a few seconds of dilemma he decided he wanted to resort to the same old famous costume  . . . the Football Player!  I think he has only been two things his whole life for Halloween.  He was a pirate for about 3 years and has been a football player for probably 4 or 5 years.  

We had a party dance at the church and of course we were asked to decorate for it.  The decorations always impress everyone and it really makes for a fun party!  Too bad our whole family was busy with all of our other activities on couldn't actually attend the party.  We just setup and took it all down.

Halloween night was the usual ritual.  Grant and Nadia come in from the country to trick or treat with JJ and Sadie.  Every year they get a little faster and little smarter.  We take the van filled with big blue buckets for each kid.  After they run like crazy from house to house on a street they stop by the van and dump their candy so their bag doesn't get too heavy and then they run to the next street.  In two hours they accumulate so much candy it is disgusting!

In the contest between the the Football players and the cute M&M and lady bug guess which ones get more candy?

The M&M and the Lady Bug!

Kailey goes to Vegas

Kailey's Club Basketball team took a trip to play in 2 tournaments in Las Vegas in July.  Darcy went with her as he was one of the coaches and so I wasn't there to take any pictures.  He finally loaded a few pics from his camera to document the trip.

Boy did they ever have a great time partying in Vegas and playing a lot of basketball against some great teams!  In the second tournament they won the Consolation side of the tournament and played very well.  This is Kailey with her trophy!

After partying for a week in the cooking Hot Las Vegas sun (40 degrees Celsius) it was time to come home and take a bit of a break from basketball!

Back At IT!

We are back at it . . . school, homework, seminary, dance, activities, and lots of

VOLLEYBALL!

The Cavaliers have a pretty strong team this year.  They came in second in our home tournament.  

Lost by just a couple of points.

Georgia and Kailey are the captains of this team.

A little back row hitting action from Kailey at the Bishop Carroll tournament.

And then from there we go to watch the Ernest Manning High School Senior boys 

battle it out playing some amazing volleyball!

 A little jousting action at the net for Carson!

This team is really fun to watch because they get so pumped and excited!

 Carson is the only starter that is not a club volleyball player.

 He is the setter for the Senior team . . .

  . . . and loves having middle hitters that can pound the quick sets!

 All the guys are really good at giving their setter props after they get a great set and are able to pound the ball down for a point.

The crowds at the first home game of the season. That's Carson's best friend (brother as they call each other) saying, "Did you see that block?  That was my brother!"

Sean and Carson put up a pretty great  block.  Their timing is perfect and they are right in sync!

 Boy we love this game!  It makes us happy!

 Even though this pic is a little blurry it says it all!  

Winners of their home tournament!

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!

My Angel

Because of all the crazy flooding that went on in Calgary at the end of June, Sadie's final dance show  was cancelled.  I was so disappointed because she had learned new dances I hadn't seen before and even had a few new costumes that didn't get a chance to see the stage.  We decided to do a little photo shoot with all of her costumes.

A few action shots!

JJ trying to imitate Sadie.  You can see the difference between grace and not so graceful!

This is no easy thing to do!  

When Jordan saw this picture he was shocked at high Sadie can 

jump and how straight her arms and legs are in the air!

My very own special Angel!