Metal Mouth!!!

Devin had braces put on August 27th.
Here's the before and after...

Lake Mead '08

Labor Day Weekend At The Lake '08

We ended our Summer @ Lake Mead over Labor Day Weekend. It was our one and only boat trip this whole summer. We are feeling the effects of our children growing older and their schedules dictating more and more of our family outings. Nevertheless, it was a weekend never to be forgotten (to say the least)! We enjoyed Las Vegas, cool water, and a beautiful suite @ The Mirage (thanks to our Uncle Troy who always pulls through for us).

We are back in full swing with school, football, cheer, piano, and early morning seminary for Devin this year. Kids are tired when the sun goes down and we all sleep extremely hard until right before the sun comes up, just in time to do it all over again. A good friend of ours said, "Everyday is a good day when you're sucking oxygen". We are sucking lots of oxygen and extremely happy about that. We also realize that no matter how hectic life gets or what problems come our way, we can build upon the strengths of everyone around us and become our own person. Isn't Life great?

Summer coming to an end...

July just flew by with so many incredible activities. The month ended with a trip to Utah for the Gibb Family Reunion @ Palasides Park. We had a great "long weekend" (not long enough) paddling canoes, swimming, bike riding, golfing, and setting off water firecrackers with Grandma! We have so many great cousins, aunts and uncles to laugh and play with, and always look forward to the Gibb reunion!

July 27th - Devin accompanied our ward for the whole sacrament meeting and played "Come Thou Font of Every Blessing" as a rest hymn for our good friend Jim Parks (it's his favorite hymn found in the old hymn book) It took great lengths for Devin to get the approval from our new Bishop in order to play the hymn as a surprise for Jim. Trevor also passed the sacrament for the first time with his Dad that same Sunday.

July 28th - August 2nd

I have the most incredible week at Girls Camp for our Church. Being in charge of 95 girls and leaders was very eventful to say the least. Especially with a nightly visit from a friendly black bear we named "Bob". He was only interested in the leftovers that could be found in the dumpsters (thank goodness). The highlight of my week was the 6.5 mile hike up Cougar Crest Trail. What a view!

Devin and Trevor are at Scout Camp this week we will soon hear of all their adventures... It is their first year at Camp together...Devin was sure to help his brother prepare...he is such an awesome big brother.

We are now in full swing of Football and Cheer practices with games starting September 6th, doing our best to endure the hottest part of the Summer. We really can't wait for some fall weather!

Beautiful New York

Gerald's 39th Birthday

Dinner at Babes with good friends and family was a perfect way to spend Gerald's 39th birthday.

Trevor's 12th Birthday

Trevor received the priesthood on June 29th, 2008 in Indio, CA. After his bishops interview this prior Sunday he came out the Bishops office and asked, "How long was I in there?" I answered, "About 15 minutes, what did you talk about?" His reply was this, "We talked about the priesthood and what it means and then we talked a lot about baseball." Bishops really are in tune with what each individual needs.