Almost There

She is almost there, just a little more. Ashlyn is WALKING um taking steps. She has taken about four steps today. She pretty much starts off walking a few steps and then dives head first. And yes her forehead is COVERED in bruises. And I thought Rayle I mean my boys were crazy. One other thing is she has this laugh. It seriously sounds evil. She does it when she is being silly. Ashlyn is so much stinken FUN! Next week she will be 11 months and I am sure she will be WALKING for sure.

I will try and get a video of her walking er taking steps and put it on here.

Photo Book *~*~*~FREE*~*~*~

What can be more fun than a FREE photo book of my cute little kiddos? How about 2 FREE photo books? Well today I found this wonderful company. I was able to make TWO free coin purses earlier today. Total paid was $3.00. That was all and it includes the shipping. I am keeping one for me and giving one away as a gift. When I joined they offered so many great things. Well if I refer friends and family you get great things too!!!! So who wants a FREE 8x8 photo book and some free prints??? Follow this link HERE and we both win. You can do the same with your friends and get referrals. Leave me a comment about what you will make. I am going to make a book for Ashlyn's 1st Birthday that will be like Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? but it will be Ashlyn Ashlyn What Do You See. Then it will go through our family. HOW fun huh? She can have it forever and I am sure will be a favorite book around here! Here is the link again http://www.artscow.com/?Ref=895844 Happy Photo Booking!

Rayle's 4th B-day

The last weekend of June we had Rayle's 4th Birthday party. He was so excited that day. He woke up extra early and reminded me that it was his party day. He had seen some presents and wanted to open them right away but I reminded him he needed to wait until the party. We had the water slide out and we made some duct tape wallets and purses. Rayle was all over the place on what he wanted. A few months ago he wanted a Wolverine suit. Then he wanted a Black SpiderMan suit. Well guess what they don't have those around in June! I guess I will find some after Halloween and put them away for Christmas. So we went with Buzz. He got one a few years back and it has seen its days of play. So we upgraded and got a new one. Also we found this Buzz that hooks into an MP3 player. It talks and dances to the music. I love using it while making dinner. Ashlyn thinks it is funny. Rayle really loves all of his Buzz toys. Here are some pictures of the day.

He lined up some of his Buzz dolls. There is even a tiny lego Buzz not sure if you can see it on the far left.
Teagan getting some AIR!

Spencer enjoying the slide.

Playing on the bunk bed.

Making the duct tape wallets and purses.

Happy 4th Birthday Rayle, we love you and yes you are very excited about turning 5 but lets just try out 4 for a little while. (like a YEAR!)

~Ashlyn~

Ashlyn is growing quickly and I can not believe she is almost 10 months. Today I took her to the doctor for her 9 month check up. We were a bit behind because when I scheduled the appointment I wanted to make it around Rayle's birthday so that I did not have a Teagan visit at the beginning of May, and an Ashlyn visit at the end of May, and to wrap it up a Rayle visit in mid June. So originally Ashlyn was going to go with Rayle and have her 9 month Well Check last week. However she had been sick with an ear infection so I changed it to a sick visit to make sure she was getting better as she had been running a fever off and on. Well things changed last Wednesday when she helped with dinner and burning her little hand. I had just finished dinner and was taking some of it to a family in our ward and Ashlyn put her little hands on the boiler drawer. It was NOT good. I took her to Urgent Care and thankfully though her burn is bad it could have been worse. It was a 2nd degree and thankfully did not burn over her crease where the knuckles are. Had she burned this part we would have had to go to the burn unit at Maricopa Hospital. <-----Had to go there with Teagan he put his had in the vacuum and burned it. NOT FUN AT ALL!!!! So anyways today I took Ashlyn to get her vaccines and be weighed and measured. Last week on my Aunt's blog I read how she was adding baby formula to the baby food to increase her baby's weight. Well I have light weights so I started doing this too. Just from Thursday to today she put on 5 oz. I made sure I let them know and the PA we see said whatever works. I still have a lightweight but she is getting bigger:)

Ashlyn's stats:
Weight 16.3lbs (7%)
Height 27" (25%)

Ashlyn is so much fun. I really love having a girl around and she is very funny. She will definitely let you know if she is mad at something that you are doing by a squeal or a scream. Yesterday at the Summer Movies we go to at Harkins we were watching The Squeakal and it was funny she did not pay any attention to the entire movie but when the song All the Single Ladies came on she stopped and watched this part. TOO FUNNY. We sing this to her but change the words to all the single babies. Ashlyn is crawling up on her knees and she is quit fast. The boys forget to close the basement door and that would be a VERY bad and scary fall. We rush over and scoop her up. She can pull herself up but does not cruise very well yet. She has been clapping her hands for a few months now and I love when babies crawl and then go to a sitting position. I think that is just so CUTE! She has two teeth and there are more on the way, I am actually a bit surprised that a few have not cut through since you can see them and how they want to come done. She loves playing with her brothers toys and sticks EVERYTHING in her mouth. She is a great eater and loves her veggies and fruit. She notices other babies and will try to play with them. She has a real bad case of stranger fear and when we go to the store people always want to talk to her but she starts crying and screams. I hope she grows out of this soon. Ashlyn is so much fun, and I know as she grows and gets older it will be even more fun!

Her little right hand wrapped up after her burn :(

Playing at the Splash Pad.

Sitting like a big girl

Crawling up on her knees

Happy Birthday RAYLE

Today Rayle came into our lives 4 years ago. (How is my life just whizzing by??) Rayle is so fun and energetic to say the least. Today he woke up I am sure before the sun came up, I don't know I was SLEEPING. He dressed into his SpiderMan costume and came and woke me up and informed me that today was the day and it was his birthday. Really I didn't know that, I was not there or anything. He is too funny. He can be so serious one minute, and then says something so off the wall that will make us laugh. Since Teagan's birthday in May, Rayle has been so excited about his birthday. Just about every day he would ask if it was June 17th. My my he is a determined little one. Just special for his birthday treat he went to the doctor and got his vaccines. (4 shots total) I know, mean mommy, but now it's over and he does not need them for another 3 years.

A little about Rayle at age 4:
His weight is 30.6 lbs (10%)
His height is 38" (11%) <---YEAH better than last years 10%


He LOVES superheros including SpiderMan, Wolverine, Black SpiderMan, and Buzz Lightyear. He is a great eater, and loves pretty much everything we prepare for him. He loves watching movies and knows more about SpiderMan then most adults do probably. He is very smart but it is PULLING teeth to get it out of him. Thankfully he is willing to give that info to his preschool teacher. Rayle LOVES his sister Ashlyn. Rayle loves playing with Teagan, but they do fight quite often. A little competion never hurt anyone...well not too much anyways. Rayle loves playing with legos, dressing up in costumes, playing with action hero's, and just making MESSES every where he goes. Rayle is so fun and I was looking at a book that I made up when he was 1. Back then he was just showing a little of his personality and one thing has not changed Rayle has two volumes LOUD and LOUDER! Even though you make us want to plug our ears we love you Rayle and we are so happy to have you in our lives!

2010 2009 (This picture shows the TRUE Rayle. He is SpiderMan but still LOVES his Buzz) 2008 2007 (Wow Ashlyn and Rayle look SO alike) 2006

P.S. Rayle has been 4 for just a few days now, and he is already looking forward to turning 5! I can't believe this kid. He is so funny. Rayle you are already growing up too quickly, please stay little and enjoy being a child for as long as you can. (But don't think you can stay living in our basement until your 30 now that's being a child for too long!)

Schools Out for SUMMER

Did you sing the song? I did! :) I can not believe that my oldest child is DONE with his very first year of school. How did it go by so quickly? Teagan did really well this year. He was on the Honor Roll each quarter. I was able to go to the Awards Assembly and watch him get his metal. He was very excited to receive it. The pictures did not come out that I tried to take though. :( Rayle finished up preschool and he is ready for summer. He will go next year for three days a week. He has learned so much and we are so proud of him. Ashlyn is still doing her crawling like a worm thing. She gets up on her knees but she is faster on her stomach so that is what she prefers. She now has two teeth popped through and she is so wonderful. Okay not really she is a GROUCH! But I still love her. I was able to go on a field trip with Teagan this year. It was hard because Ashlyn is so young. We went to Stuffington Bear Factory. It is in Phoenix and they make the bears and other stuffed animals right there in the factory. They also make the clothes. Teagan had so much fun and it was great to get to go. He also had a fun water day at school and they had a 40 ft. water slide. He went down twice and loved it. The reason why he did not go more was the line was too long, he said. On Memorial Day we kicked off our Summer Movies at Harkins and saw Charlotte's Web. Rayle hid his face the ENTIRE movie because he is scared of spiders. Not sure when that happened. Funny boy, he can watch scary movies but a children's movie with a fake spider no way. He told Brian's mom and he is not scared of vampires only real things! So funny!! Other news Brian has been working for about 3 weeks with the Railroad. We know it will not last long but we are glad he is getting some work. He is under the radar since they are still cutting back jobs and he really should not be working, but we will take it. He has not worked a full month since October of 2008! WOW. Well that is the happenings in the Gibson's home right now. Hope the summer treats everyone well, and the heat (the HOT HOT heat that is) stays away for a little longer! I will post pics later :)

Another post about...yep you guessed it TEETH!

I guess it is true when someone loses a tooth another gains a tooth. Just kidding! So Teagan lost a tooth last week and Ashlyn is getting her FIRST tooth!!! The kicker, it is the SAME tooth that Teagan lost. I was talking to Brian that I should look in Teagan's baby book and see if the tooth he lost was the first one he got. I think it would be kind of funny if that were the case. Well yesterday Ashlyn was a little cranky and did not want to go to bed. Usually she goes down around 8 and sleeps ALL NIGHT. Well I could not get her to go to sleep. I put my finger in her mouth and there was a little tooth that had finally cut through. She has had the budded gums for quite a few months now. I have just been waiting and waiting. So now she is onto the races and it looks like tooth number two will be on its way soon. She is so cute and I just LOVE baby grins with a few teeth sticking up. Can't wait to get that picture!