a HUGE accident

Well, tonight Beau and I decided to go to bed early to get prepared for his new job. We are both going to have to start waking up at 6:00 and since I am not a morning person, it's going to take me a minute to get used to it. Anyway, it was around 9:30when we heard a LOUD screeching noise and then a HUGE crashing sound. Beau and I jumped up and started getting dressed to run outside and see what was going on. Beau got out there first and he yelled at me to get my phone and call the police because "we have a runner" I get dressed and run outside while talking to dispatch because there is a car upside down right in front of our house. When I get out there dispatch was asking me if anyone is in the car and I asked Beau and he said "no he ran that way" (pointing west) so I was explaining this to dispatch when a police car flies around the corner and Beau yells "HE WENT THAT WAY" pointing to where the guy went. Apparently, from what Beau tells me, the guy got out of the car and Beau saw him and was approaching him when he stood up and started running. He ran through the church parking lot and hopped a fence. Thank goodness for Beau. So the whole neighborhood starts pouring out. I have never seen so many people decide to walk their dog at ten o'clock at night :) It was so crazy! So all the cops showed up and Beau had to ride in the cop car (like they twisted his arm or something, he was so excited!) and go over to where they caught the guy and ID him. Then, when he got, he had to fill out a report and everything. It was crazy. We all stood out there while they did the reports and everything. I am so shocked that, that guy walked away without even a scratch but, he was drunk so I guess that makes sense. P.S Gracie slept through the entire thing!

God made dirt so dirt don't hurt...apparently

We were doing some weeding today as a family and I had put Gracie on a blanket in the middle of the grass. She wanted to be part of the party so she kept crawling over to the garden. She kept grabbing weeds and clumps of dirt and eating them...hahahaha what a goofy girl we have. Good thing she isn't afraid of dirt :)

We were all able to get together while Jamie and Andy were here to get family pictures. I had found this FANTASTIC photographer to take them for us. Her name is Whitney Stark. I highly recommend her. Her blog address is http://whitniestarkimages.blogspot.com/ She was so patient and great. She let us just roam around and take as many pictures as we wanted. Here are a couple I pulled off of her site that she took for us. I can't wait to see what the other ones look like!! Go to her site and check her out.

We are in BIG trouble...

Life at the Gibbs home

Life at our home has been pretty busy this summer so far. We finally got almost all our decorating done so our house feels like a home now. It is so nice not to wake up in the morning with the feeling of dread because I am climbing over boxes holding a screaming baby. I also feel like I can officially have people over and not be constantly apologizing about the way my house looks...I hate doing that.

A couple of weeks ago we had to opportunity to go to the Cabin for cabin work weekend. Beau and I decided to go a day early with Gracie to have a little family get-away. It was so fantastic! It was really cold but so much fun. Gracie had a great time camping. We went on a couple of little walks and happened to see three different moose!! It was AMAZING! I have never seen a moose before so that was pretty cool.


We didn't stay outside too much because it was pretty chilly but, it was nice. We were up there because it was cabin work weekend so, on friday Zach and Stacie came with Mom and Dad to get some work done. They began cutting down a dead tree that was threatening to kill the cabin and Jim put me to work as the photographer. It was fun to watch the tree fall down. Gracie sat with Grandma the whole time and she was happy as a clam.

At about dinner time Jens and Tiffany showed up to stay the night. It was such a wonderful time. Gracie LOVES Connor and Logan. They are here best friends. Whenever she would start to get sad Logan would just have to come talk to her and she would laugh. She adores him. Connor loves to give Gracie her toys. Beau had fun holding both of them while Connor shared.

Jamie and Andy have come to town for a couple of weeks and it has been a whirlwind of activities. Gracie finally got to meet her Coy cousins and she has such a good time with them. We have been able to do things like the Leishman family reunion at Bear Lake, lots of bbq's, games, and other activities. It has been lots of fun traveling down to Ogden and spending time with everyone.


Gracie is eating solid foods now and she loves them...well...most of them. So far we have done rice cereal (which she hates), oatmeal (which she loves), bananas (another hate..in fact it's hilarious to watch her face when we try to feed her those), and cheerios. I am making my own baby food and have whipped up some peas, carrots, and other things to try in the future. I can't believe how big she is getting.
We had the opportunity to take Gracie swimming at the North Ogden Aquatic Center the other day. She LOVE IT! She is going to be a fish just like her daddy.


We have many more wonderful things coming this summer and I am happy to be living in the moment. We have a garden that is so wonderful! We already have tons of beans, pumpkins, tomatoes, watermelon, and many other plants. Were it not for the stupid ducks that live in our backyard, we might have even more. I will post pictures of the inside of my house and garden when I actually clean my house and take some :) Here are some stats about the love of our lives.

Gracie Leigh. I can't believe you are already six months old. Time has sped up and it won't stop. It seems I can't get enough of your cute smile, sweet laugh, loud cry, and darling personality. You bring me more joy than I could ever imagined was possible. Sometimes I feel my heart may just burst out of my chest. I watch you and you amaze me with your strength and intelligence.
Gracie, at six months here are some things you like to do:
-eat
-sleep
-crawl everywhere
-laugh when daddy kisses you--his beard is very tickly
-go on walks
-watch the ducks
-laugh at momma
-talk very loud so everyone can hear
-bounce
-stand up
-pull yourself up in your crib
-stick everything in your mouth
-smile very big when we make funny noises
-say "mammamamamama"
and "babababa" you are a very big talker
-scream...not cry just scream
-watch baby signing time.

you have a front tooth now to go with the molar in the back. You love to be on the floor and play by yourself. You weigh 13.5 pounds and you still wear 3 month clothes :) You are healthy just petite. We love you more than sand on the beach or stars in the sky. We couldn't be more grateful to Heavenly Father for allowing us to raise you in our home.

Gracie is growing and we are just amazed at her every day. Beau and I feel like the most blessed people on the earth. We don't have much but, what we do have is worth more than any amount on the earth.

New Places

We have finally moved up to Logan and somewhat got settled...not really but I will pretend :) We LOVE the house we are living in. It has two bedrooms, sitting room, living room, kitchen, bathroom, and an office. We are so happy with the amount of space we have compared to the tiny apartment we lived in for a year. We also have a washer and dryer, fruit room, storage space, and an entire garden just to ourselves. We are ecstatic.

Today as I was unpacking the kitchen we decided that Gracie needed to get outside and be with papa and so we loaded her in the backpack and she helped daddy mow the lawn.


It was tough work. So tough in fact she fell asleep in the middle of all the work leaving daddy to do it on his own.
Isn't he dad of the century?? Gracie and I think so!
After she woke up I was still not even close to done unpacking the kitchen so we loaded her up in her exer-saucer and made an umbrella stand out of our tomato planter. She was outside all day and she had a ball. I am so glad that she is able to play outside and not freak out.

Beau is working for a construction company that he really likes. They are nice guys that pay him pretty good and will work with his schedule. Hopefully he can stay on with them, that is if they get another house to work on, and then he won't be out of a job again.

Gracie is almost five months so I wanted to list some stats:
-she loves to roll all over the place
-she can army crawl pretty good
-she laughs so loud and if you get her going she will just keep going
-she babbles all the time, she just has so much to say!
-she makes momma smile until her face hurts and laugh until she cries
-she goes crazy in her bouncer
-she is very independent and likes to do things her way
-does no like rice cereal...dang it
-but does love to eat all the time!
-has finally started falling asleep in the car (hallelujah)


I am totally in love with our daughter. Sometimes I can't think I could love her any more than I already do and then, I do! I miss her when she is sleeping and will find myself watching her while she sleeps. She is my best friend and I am so blessed that I get to spend so much time with her.

Wow, it has been quite a while since I posted last. I haven't posted because honestly I don't have much to say. However, I realize that it is important to at least pretend like I have a life :)

Wait, yes I do, this Beautiful girl is my life. Every day I am so blessed to be able to play with her all day long. I know you are all very jealous. But, don't let that sweet face fool you. She can be mighty sassy when she wants to be. Beau got a job working for a construction company. He likes it so far but, it has been a challenge commuting to Logan every day. Luckily, last week, we found a place to live! It is a little two bedroom house that we only pay 425 a month to live in! Hooray! We are so very excited about this. We are moving in on Wednesday so, if anyone wants to help load up a truck from Ogden so we can take it to Logan we will happily use your muscles and/or babysitting skills.
Now that Beau is working, finally, Gracie and I get to find all sorts of things to do during the day. Grace loves to roll all over the place, crawl backwards, stick everything in her mouth, jump in her bouncer, and play in her excer-saucer. She is so fun! Gracie thinks everything is funny and she loves to smile/laugh at you when you make faces at her. We go on walks every day and it is our favorite part of the day. Gracie likes to go on walks and talk the whole time, well that is until she falls asleep in her stroller.

We have been in Ogden for about a month so far and it has been pretty good. I miss Cedar City. I miss our wonderful friends that we were so blessed to know. I miss the small town feel and our wonderful ward. Beau and I are just grateful to be together.

Other than that, nothing really has been going on. We are gearing up for some fun trips this summer and we can't wait for Jamie and Andy to get here in June. We also can't wait for our big Yellowstone trip with my family in July. I will try to be more valiant in my blog writing but, I make no promises :)