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Will I ever?

Will I ever? Will I ever?

Is a question I constantly ask myself when it comes to this blog?  Will I ever get back to it?  I definitely would love to!  I would say that I don't have the time but thinking about, there are moments when I can but lately I have been consumed with other stuff going on.  And later in the evening when I could possibly sit down and do a post, well I am just darn tired.  And I have often wondered, do I just type for myself to go back and read it.  Are there actual followers of the Gibson Blog.  Well I hope so and have had a few people tell me they do follow, so I hope to get back into one of these days.

October has been a crazy, busy month!  A fun one at that and I am looking forward to the Holidays that will be arriving soon!

It was time again for a month photo shoot for Miss Ladybug.  Hard to believe she is 9 months (a week away for month 10).  I decided to add Big Brother into it this time, along with the Halloween costumes! It was definitely a fun, little adventure to a barn this go around. But I am definitely pleased (as always) with the pictures. Check out the kiddos at Lindsay's Blog !!!!

Five, Really?

It never ceases to amaze me at how many times I constantly say the phrase "I can't believe". I can't believe that I am mother of two adorable little ones, I cant believe that we have a boy and a girl and I can't believe that Charlie and I have been married 5 years.

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Five, really???

I remember when WE...

were on THIS.... that I said in 5 years, is what we were going to be doing. WELL, obviously that didn't happen and that's OK. There is always the 6th, 7th or 25th. Better yet, we really don't have to have an Anniversary to go, I will go anytime!!!
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So instead of lounging on the deck, a delicious cocktail in hand, listening to some Bob Marley, watching all the interesting people walk by and thinking about the tons of food we would be indulging in later that evening, WELL....We opted for dinner and a movie in the hometown!

And, we had a GREAT time although the movie wasn't that good. It was nice to have a night to just us. Since life is busy with work, being parents, keeping the house up and whatever else falls in there, a VERY IMPORTANT thing to do, is take time to spend with just you and your spouse. For us, we really don't have to have to go out. We are just happy to having the couch to ourselves for the night, the non-existence of any whining or crying, and not having to turn on monitor when going to bed. It's a nice break (but never fails for one of us to say that we miss our little ones)!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO US!!!

Charlie, I love you more and more every day. It has been 5 wonderful years and I can only imagine how much more fun the next 5 and more will be!!!

No More Mr. Mom!!!

It was a little over seven months ago when we were hit with Charlie losing his job. A very emotional time but we believed and had faith in God that everything would be alright. We had known of this possibility for some time but had prayed that it wouldn't happen or another door would open up for him. But as I always say, I do believe things happen for a reason. And I believe that the door opened up for Charlie in other ways.

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For starters, this time opened up for us as a family to be together and what would be a 7 week vacation together. Cayden was a month old and I was still on maternity leave. And for a moment, we thought it might be best for me to return back to work early. But after talking about it (and with the reassurance of our savings), we decided for me to enjoy the remainder of my time. A time that I will never have with my baby girl!

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The time came for Mommie to return back to work and Daddy became MR. MOM! And a GREAT Mr. Mom he was!!! Though there were days he wished he was back at work, I know he treasured this time he had with Co-Man and Ladybug. I am such a PROUD wife and love my husband so much. Not only did he take care of the kids, he took care of the house so that I could come home from work and not have to deal with it. He is TERRIFIC Father and Husband and though things were stricter due to our situation, I am so happy he had this time to be with the kids!!!

But NOW, Mr. Mom has been given an opportunity to return back to work. As of today, he will be working with BMW through one of their hiring agency. For over a month, he has gone through the hiring process and we felt pretty confident that he would be offered a position. The one thing we were afraid of happening was the chance of being offered "B" shift, which would mean he would be working nights. This was definitely not something we wanted and hoped for the best. The day came when he got the call offering the job and yes it was in fact "B" shift. A very emotional afternoon I might say, because my mind was going a 100 miles of how this will affect our family. I didn't doubt that we would survive and make the situation better in any way we can but I still don't have to like it.

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He explained to the lady that he would like to discuss it with his wife before making a final decision, hence the whole night shift thing, and call her back. Though we weren't going to be big fans of it, we felt with our current situation that we shouldn't pass up the job. Charlie decided to hold off and call her back the next day, which he did. As he was calling in to the agency to accept the "B" shift, he got a call on the other line. He looked at the id and it was the agency so he went ahead and flipped over. It was the same lady he had talked with the day before and she was calling him to inform that a spot had opened up for "A" shift and wanted to offer it to him.

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OK, let me stop here, cause as I am typing this, I just got chills again. Can you believe that? We couldn't believe it and still cant. This was ALL GOD!!! How awesome is He!!!

We are so excited for this opportunity for our family and super excited for Charlie! He definitely deserves it and we can only believe that this a new beginning for him!!!

WE LOVE YOU DADDY AND ARE SO HAPPY FOR YOU!

Thanks for putting up with all our crying, taking care of us, playing all day long, taking us strolling, and most importantly, LOVING US!!!

YOU ARE A SUPER DADDY!!!

September is flying...

I cant believe this month will be winding up soon and we are getting closer to the holidays! September has been a pretty good, well more like an AWESOME month for the Gibsons (stay tuned to that post).... But I am really looking forward to the upcoming holidays and another Gibson's first birthday to celebrate!!! So far, we have had something every weekend and it appears this will be the case at least until November. LOVE IT!

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We spent Labor Day filled with warm weather, fun chaos and a purchase of already bagged apples. It was a last minute decision but we joined some great friends in on the fun apple picking at Sky Top. Most of our apples picked by no other than Co-Man, didn't look like an apple we would want to eat! So we mistakenly lost our basket and purchased a bag. It was all fun and Co-Man was ok with that. It was good times even though we had to deal with a very testy 3 year old! Would you believe that they have "time out" at an apple farm too?!?!?! Sure do wish I had the "group" picture - Kristen! wink wink!

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Co-Man and I had a double date with my friend, Crystal and her son Tritt at Chuckie Cheese. Though they don't have a lot of things for 2 and 3 year olds, Co-Man loves that place. We did a lot of chasing around and luckily the crowd didn't pick up till about the time we were leaving. After all the playing and enjoying some pizza, it was time for some naps. Not sure who needed the most, the boys or us mommies!!!

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Usually once a month, four of us couples get together for a couple's night out. Normally, we just gather at one of our houses and hang out. Though we all love our kids dearly, it is nice to just have some "adult" time. With busy schedules, this month didn't work out for all of us. So us gals decided we just couldn't miss out on getting together and given that we had a great excuse ~ Crystal's Birthday, we all met up after work last week! We enjoyed some yummy "On the Border" food and fun conversation! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRYSTAL! Loved getting to share it with you!!!

Me, Lindsay, Crystal and Kristen

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This past weekend, we headed over to our dear friends, The Chandlers, for some pizza and play time!!! After playing around in the house, Co-man asked if he could go play outside at Alli & Reese's park (aka swing set)!!! Besides a few setbacks in the 3 year old's attitude department, they seemed to enjoy themselves. And the adults did too! That Mr. B cracks me up all the time.

It's always a blast hanging out with them and I love getting to see the kids play.

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The month has gone pretty good and fun, if you ask me, and we still have a little more to go. We have 2 big celebrations coming up, Mine and Charlie's 5th Anniversary (YEA!) and Grandma's Birthday!!!

How Does She?

WELL APPARENTLY, "SHE" DOES IT ALL!!!

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"She" is a blog that specializes in crafts, crafts and MORE crafts! It is also a "mom" blog and so much more..... It is no surprise that I heart crafts! I wish I could do some kind of craft every day, however that isn't possible. But it seems that I have tried to squeeze several in lately.

for starters,

"The Balloon Wreath"

A while back, I hosted a small craft night for some friends to make this very festive wreath!

All you need is:

straw wreath

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greening pins

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balloons

(for me - I used tons of these)

Here is "How Does She" instructions...

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THEN, I ran across this adorable item and I just had to make it....

How much fun would this be for kids (and us adults who eat most of it) to count down the number of days until we get to chow down on some yummy Halloween candy??? If you ask me, it's a good number learning tool for the little ones which of course gives a great excuse to make a craft!

"How Does She" actually sold these on their site for a while but graciously passed along the instructions to the "DIY" gals (plus I was able to make 4 and came out cheaper). Check it out here !!!! I will add that where she used vinyl lettering and numbers, I went with paint pens (much cheaper) and instead of staining it (which looks really good), I sprayed it with a clear acrylic gloss.

(If you decide to make these and have any questions, I would be glad to answer them!)

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Here is a few ideas of what I will be crafting up SOON!!! Wonder what "party" these will be going along too!

"Ribbon Topiary Tree"

"Paper Flowers"

K3 began...

LIKE THIS!!!!

and let me tell you, it was a "FUN" morning!!!

He had woken up in a great mood so I just knew that the first day of school was going to go great! NOT-SO-MUCH...

After fighting with him to eat breakfast, get dressed, fix hair and brush teeth, I am not quite sure why I even attempted to ask for a picture.

But yes, I am one of those mommies that loves to capture that moment with a camera and was going to try my best to get one. I was even surprised he even wanted his backpack on. Well, I gave up and Daddy attempted and not one was without tears included!

We finally made it though and luckily he was in a better mood for his teacher!

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It's been a few weeks now and I am loving the fact that Cohen is truly enjoying school. I cant believe he is now in K3 and since time just flies by these days, I am sure we will be walking him to first grade classroom before we know it.

Airplane Fun!

Today, Co-Man and I went to a birthday party for some adorable twins that he went to school with last year. It was held at the downtown Greenville airport and Co-Man was excited to see some airplanes.

"The Twins ~ Colton and Lilli"

They got to climb into an airplane and talk with a pilot!


coloring an airplane!

Eating pizza and getting ready to watch one take off!


Cohen along with his best buddy, Hudson, enjoyed just running around the Hanger pretending to be airplanes!

They also got to see a few planes take off and land which that brought out pure excitment in these little ones!
I have to say that I am going to enjoy taking the kiddos to birthday parties!
Co-Man had a blast and so did Mommie!!!

Happy 8 Months!!!

Twilight Trivia

Put together a group of gals, a tasty cocktail and some twilight talk...

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You've got a good time for sure!!!!

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Last night, a few close friends and family gathered at my friend Kristen's where she hosted a Twilight Trivia party. We had a blast which I knew we would, especially us crazed twi-fans. She definitely over did herself with everything. The food, decorations, favors and some special guests!!! It was a TERRIFIC PARTAY!!!

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Our terrific Hostess!

"Beautiful display & very yummy food"

Ravioli, Bella Bites (tomatoes filled with cream cheese), Bacon wraps, Mini Apple cupcakes

"Twi-Decor and some crafty favors"

Each guest received a wrist wrap key chain, monogrammed checkbook cover and a copy of the Twilight soundtrack (ALL made by the Hostess)

" The Surprised Guests"

My Besties!

"Trivia Time"

"Team Edward"

"Team Bella"

"Team Jacob"
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"Little Fun with our special Guests"

Thanks Kristen for a very fun night out!

An Absolute Great Time!!!

Looking forward to the New Moon Partay!!!