Halloweeeen!!

Halloween is seriously my favorite holiday and we had so much fun this year! We carved pumpkins with Luke's family the tuesday before halloween and I am so picky about what we carve, I think if I wasn't so huge and uncomfortable I would have carved both of our pumpkins myself. We decided to make our jack o lanterns replicas of ourselves this year, I was the short fat one and Luke was the tall slender one...and of course "we" are flirting.

And now for Halloween night... Because I love halloween so much I always plan like 6 months in advance what we'll be dressing up as. This year we decided to dress up as a "bun in the oven" and the "baker"...doesn't Brock make a cute bun? I kept joking that I looked more like a robot than an oven but hey I made our costumes myself! Luke was loving his costume and would keep his hat on in the car when we drove somewhere hoping that people would see him. What a geek. The babies were so cute and LOVED answering the door for the trick or treaters. Gabe was a lion and Izzy was a scary witch...not just any witch, a scary witch. I wish I had a video of them making their individual sounds trying to scare the kids. They are so cute! We had soup bowls with Luke's fam and then went over to hangout with my parents for a while and watched a movie with my dad. We love our families, thanks for the fun night!!
Oh yeah, the timer on my oven said, "time left: 3 wks 2 days". Yipee!! This last pic is me with little linc the kingster...I died when I saw his little cow costume that said, "got milk?" He is a chunker and LOVES his milk!! Oh and he can't wait to have a new little cousin to play with!

our little bundle...still bundled.

Yesterday when I was at my mom's she said that everyone's been asking to see pictures of my tummy so she made me pose for a few pictures...with 3 1/2 weeks left I'm really praying that my part of the growing is done and that Brock can do the rest.  Chubby babies are much much cuter than chubby mommies...

Bored at the OB

So the other day at my OB appointment we had to wait for my Dr. for like 40 minutes before we could see him so we sat in the lobby and played pinball on the computer forever. I was the left hitter and Luke was the right side. I think our high score was like a million something points, we were pretty awesome at it. Luke was being so loud though like we were in an arcade or something...he forgot we were at a womens clinic with 15 other cranky pregnant women. It was pretty funny. To quiet him down I got out my camera and we had a mini photo shoot, I'm sure everyone though we were so weird. Luke is the funniest guy I've ever met we have so much fun together...Here are a few of the pics I took of my dashing husband.

It might also help to understand that I was taking these shots one after another and he thought of all these poses all on his own...with tons of people watching. haha he cracks me up.

High School Tag...

I'm sure I'll be made fun of for doing a post about high school, but I was tagged so I HAVE to right? :) lol...here we go.

1) Did you date someone from your school - yeah I dated the same guy all through high school...I dated other people too, but only Spence exclusively.

2) What kind of car did you drive - I learned to drive in a Ford Clubwagon...if you can drive that then you can drive anything! Pretty sure I'm the only person in my family who didn't make a dent in that baby too. I also drove a Nissan Altima, but really mostly rode everywhere with my boyfriend.

3) Did you pass your driver's license test the first time? - yes he gave me a 99 instead of 100 only because he said he's never given out a perfect score before. Honestly I just think he liked me.

4) Were you a party animal? - we had a lot of fun for sure but I don't think I went to a single party where there was alcohol in high school.

5) Were you considered a flirt? - um I don't really know...I had a boyfriend so I was probably more just really good friends with all the guys instead of trying to get a date ya know?

6) Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? - choir all three years...2 choirs my senior year

7) Were you a nerd? - I think a geek means you're ugly and nerd means you're smart...right? who knows. I got my first 4.0 as a senior but I didn't have math, english or science that year. hehe

8) Were you on any varsity teams? - does AP seminary count? lol no I didn't play on any sports teams.

9) Did you ever get suspended or expelled? - no

10) Can you still sing your fight song? - oh bountiful we're proud of you and of your red and grey! we'll fight for you with might for you and cheer you as you play. unlowered may our colors be whatever comes our way, so glory us to victory the mighty red and grey!! ok so I might have made up a few of those words but I think that's pretty close. my mother in law taught it to me after I got married...I don't know how she knows it cause she went to viewmont. pep club or something.

11) Who were your favorite teachers? - eek favorite teachers...I don't think any of my teachers liked me...I think I'd have to say doc brown, doc stone, bro hadley, bro lawson and bro foy. something about science and seminary...hmmm

12) Where did you sit at lunch? - we went out to lunch everyday so it was always different

13) What is your school's full name? - Bountiful High School

14) School mascot and colors - we were the Braves, ya know like indians...red and grey

15) Did you go to homecoming and who with? - I wasn't 16 yet my soph year but jr. year I went with Spencer and sr. year I went with Aaron

16) If you could go back and do it again, would you? - NO! But if I had to go back and do it again I would attend class more often and be a better friend...and kiss fewer boys.

17) What do you remember most about graduation? - mostly that I was SO glad to be done finally!

18) Where did you go on Senior Skip Day - I have no idea what that is...I probably was hanging out with Spencer.

19) Were you in any clubs? - drama club officer, musical theatre...I was a thespian if you will...and I'm sure you will.

20) Have you gained weight since then? - uh yeah i'm preggo! sorry but it's not public info how much though. :) a random lady at the mall told me I was lucky to be having a late fall baby cause I'd have all winter to work off my fat before summer. haha....thank you random lady.

21) Who was your prom date? - your mom. Prom was the day before my 16th birthday my soph year so we didn't go, but of course Spencer took me my jr. year, and he was already graduated my sr. year and didn't want to go to a high school prom so he just took me on a fancy date that night.

22) Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? - probably, it's fun to see who your friends married and what their kids look like I think. It's also funny to see who has changed and who hasn't at all...

23) Did you have a job while in high school? - I worked for Memories (scrapbook store) for a year and a half and then I was an assistant therapist for a chiropractor my sr. year.

and we're done.

rise and shout!!!

Luke and I went with my parents to the BYU vs. UCLA game a couple of weeks ago and we had a blast! My parents have had season tickets for over 25 years and we love our 50 yard line seats! I love watching Cougar football no matter what, but it was a sweet game...we won 59-0! We both got lovely sunburns on the left side of our faces but it was worth it. Luke is a Ute fan but he was such a good sport...he was so excited for the game and he even wore blue! Maybe Brock will be born the day of the Utah/BYU game...I guess we'll just have to see who he comes out rootin for! :) Thanks mom and dad for taking us to the game, we had a lot of fun!

not for the weak of stomach...

Ok so I have to preface this post by saying that if you're scared of ugly people, go no further. What you are about to see is disgusting, humiliating, and wrong. For those of you who don't know, Luke and I spent our summer rehearsing (june-july) and performing (august) in a show called "Pirated"at Rodgers Memorial Theatre. It's a show that takes place in the 1930's when "talkies" (films with sound) had just come out... A film producer named Rodger Marshall set out to hire cheaply by hiring actors who looked great but had terrible voices and having them lipsync on the set while we, the singers who are terribly ugly sing for them in a sound booth. If you've ever seen "Singin in the Rain" then you get the idea. Anyway, long story long it was a really fun show and I'm sorry for those of you who missed Luke and I dressed hideously acting like geeks on stage. Oh and I just have to say...When we first started rehearsing for the show, Luke wouldn't stop whining about how I was making him do this show and how he didn't want to do it, but truth be told, he had a blast and was the funniest one on stage... :)

Luke and I backstage before our closing night performance...yes that's a gap in my teeth and my belly IS stuffed with a pillow to make me look even MORE pregnant! 3 words for Luke...used car salesman.
Luke and I with our friends Melissa and Dan. They were singing nerds too.
This is probably the grossest picture ever. We're living proof that there's a bum for every seat.
Ok so this picture might be grosser. I don't think grosser is a word.
Me trying to show some love to the dummy with a broken nose back stage. Dan is trying to stop me in the background. Random thought: whenever I started singing on stage, Brock would move and kick a lot...I liked to tell myself it was because he likes the sound of my voice, but I guess he could have been trying to make me stop huh...

--EFY CD CONCERT--

So two weeks ago-ish, yourldsneighborhood.com put on EFY cd release concerts at the McKay Events center at UVU where we got to perform the songs from this year's EFY cd and a few others.  It was such a blast..John Bytheway was the MC and he was hilarious -of course- and we had an INCREDIBLE band which my brothers Mikey and Granty got to be a part of.  The performers were Jessie Clark Funk, Daniel Beck, Mindy Gledhill, Greg Simpson, yours truly, Joslyn Poole, Ben Truman and Grant Gibbons (part of 'The Gibbons' brothers band) and he performed a song Guy wrote called "Talk About Us"...not on their CD but a great tune!  Here's just a small glimpse of a few of the songs performed at the concerts...

Left to right: Jessie, Ben, Me, Dan..in the back you can see one of our guitarists Mike Dowdle and our bass guitarist Craig Poole.  They are so talented.
We're singing a song on the album called "Hurrah For Israel" written by my dad Barry Gibbons.
On the left is Jim Funk on keyboards and on the right is Grant playing trumpet (he also played keys) for the song "Time" which is a bonus track on the CD that Guy wrote and recorded before he left on his mission.
Ben Truman singing "Time" since obviously Guy wasn't there...lol.  Mikey on the left on guitar.
Granty jammin' out on keys.
Jessie (also preggie, due almost 2 weeks after me with a lil boy) singin some Aretha Franklin...that girl has some pipes!!!
Granty was a hit with the ladies after he sang and played "Talk about us"
Ben, Me, Dan, singing "Hurrah For Israel"

Me singing my song on the CD called "Power of One"

My little preggie belly...I thought I was big then, but only a few weeks later I'm a lot bigger now!
Mikey playing guitar for "Power of One"
Ben singing "Time" which was the last song of the concert.  

It was so much fun and I feel so blessed to be able to be doing what I love to do and to be surrounded by such talented artists.  Of course Luke was in the audience both nights cheering me on like a good husband :) I had a lot of family and friends come support me so thanks everyone who came!!  Hope you had fun!