Not Much

So, I have decided that I am either too busy or too lazy to keep up on this blogging stuff all the time. As of late, I have been busy with my family and 8 dogs. Our bulldog had 7 puppies on December 5th 2010. They are all really cute, and it has been quite the experience. This last month we were blessed enough to get 4 of them adopted. Now we are stuck with 3 feisty little females, that wish it was warm enough to go outside as much as I do. All I can say is "GET THESE LITTLE BITCHES OUT OF MY HOUSE!!" I'm not swearing, I am just saying what they are. But really, it is time for them to go. They are getting too big, eating too much and making too much noise. It is going to put me over the edge. So, if you come over to my home and my hair is crazy, I have bags under my eyes, and I am twitching slightly... just know that it has been one of those days. Oh, and if my house stinks, I am sorry. It is the puppies. Like I said, it's been fun, but the party is over.
Okay, so now that I have said that, life is pretty normal here in the Libby home. Kids are happy, back in school, and being kids. Aaron is really not here much because of school and work, but somehow we manage to see him sometimes. Nothing really eventful though. Just living day to day, and on a prayer.

Crazy Life!!

So, I know I haven't posted for a really long time. I just feel overwhelmed with life itself. Lots has happened since my last post. Seth turned 4 and is now in his second year of preschool. Gideon turned 1 year old and started walking, Jacob started 2nd grade, Aaron started 4th grade (WHAT THE HECK!!), and Mary started Kindergarten. Seems like they are all growing so fast. Too fast!
In April we made our way to California for a family vacation, and it was surely one for the books! Aaron was at Catalina Island for Scuba certification, so I drove with 6 kids by myself. That was an adventure in and of itself, but after traveling for almost 12 hours (potty breaks and snacks were all too frequent) and putting $80 of gas in the Tahoe in Barstow, CA. the car decided that it was going to die. It did so right after I had gotten back on the freeway after filling up. I only had about an hour to go before meeting Aaron, and it DIED! The trip that we once had payed for in full was now going to get much more expensive then we were prepared for. The tow cost $500 for 100 miles, and then we lost the use of our vehicle for 2 days while it was being fixed. That ended up costing about $1500. We had some fun going to a pirate dinner, Universal Studios, and then we went to California Adventure. Boy was it an adventure.... Aaron, little Aaron, and Seth all got food poisoning from the lovely hotel food that wasn't kept hot enough. We hadn't even been at the park for an hour before one by one they started to drop like flies. Ironic thing was that we took the hotel shuttle to save the $14 in parking (since we just spent 2 grand more than we anticipated), and then the shuttle couldn't come get us. We ended up spending $23 for a taxi to take our sorry butts back to the hotel so that the boys could poop and puke in the privacy of our room instead of Downtown Disney. Enough said. We ended up having a great day at Disneyland the next day and then driving to San Francisco before heading home, and had some fun there. Golden gate Bridge, the Piers, Etc. SO, that is that in a nutshell. Life is crazy and busy. We have been so blessed with life that we can't even keep up.

I have the CUTEST baby in the World!!

I just have to say that I don't know of any baby that is cuter than my Itty Bitty Giddy Libby! He is just so fun and lively. He loves me and makes me feel like the most important person on earth. I am so thankful to have this little bit of heaven. Oh, I could just eat him up!!

So... How did we get to February already?

I guess I just don't know what happened to January. It all seem to fly by really quick. My little Jake turned 7 years old and had his first late over with some of his buddies. We couldn't have all of his friends because there are just too many. We ended up having about 20 kids there with his cousins included. It was a blast! So much fun.


Then I turned 30!!! I still can't believe that it actually happened. I remember when I was younger, and I used to think that 30 was so old. Now here I am. The old one, but I feel just as young as I did years ago. My body has just been through alot. Like six pregnancies, births, beatings from my kids, etc. Basically, I think I would still feel 16 if it weren't for the kids, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything.




Also, my Giddy turned 7 months old!! What the heck. It just isn't fair how fast it goes. He is so dang cute though. I love it!

WAY TOO LONG!!!

Our new Addition

It started with me walking to the ball field for little Aarons last baseball game. I was fine all day long, but walking from the parking lot to the field got things moving. Finally, the inevitable arrival of our 6th child was becoming a reality. I sat through the game with contractions every 3 to 4 minutes apart.

I knew that the worst that could happen was that my water would break, so I sat through the game, the pain, and the agony of early labor. Later in the evening it became too much to bear at home. I let Aaron know that we needed to go to the hospital. We were admitted and getting ready for a long and sleepless night.

At 4:14am we welcomed little Gideon Thomas Libby into the world. He came into the world calm and peaceful, a little shocked by the cold room, but still not a cry. Not until he was given his first shot. Then he let the world know that he was here. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 6 ozs. and measured 20 inches long.

He has beautiful black hair that completely covers his head, and he looks like his two older brothers (Seth & Micah). He is such a beautiful baby. The kids all love him so so much. A little too much at times.

All in all, the pregnancy is finally over, Gideon is here safe and sound, with ten fingers ten toes, and he's awesome. We fell in love instantly. It all seemed so unreal when we were in the hospital preparing for his arrival, but it happened and it is as real as ever.

Our family is complete, and we thank our Heavenly Father for Gideons safe arrival, and for the other five beautiful and healthy kids that we have. We are so blessed, and that is something that we could never deny. It doesn't matter where we live, how much money we have, or the possessions we accumulate. We are a family. We have love, the gospel, we teach and serve one another, and that is what matters.

Long Time!!!

Sorry it has been a long time since I have written last. It seems as though life has been just a little more than crazy lately. It has been good though. After a few weeks in April and May taking turns all being sick, we all seem to be doing better. So our lives have been as follows. In May we celebrated Sethy's 3rd birthday! Crazy that he is already that big, but very real.

He got his first real bike for his birthday. He was so excited, but has yet to get on it and actually try it. Well, actually he did get on, he just can't figure out how to peddle it. All in good time I quess.

It was fun to have a party with his grandparents, Aunt, Uncles and cousins the day before his birthday. On his birthday he had a few of his little nursery friends over for a party. It was so cute to see them all interact.

Also is May, little Aaron performed in his elementary school production of "Jungle Book". He played one of the lead roles, Moglie. He did such a great job, and had such a good time. We were so proud of him for practicing so hard and learning all his lines. In all, he did 4 performances. They were all great!! Good job buddy!

Mary also had her summer dance recital in May. She was sooooo cute in it. Her little dance class was just full of these tiny little things that looked adorable up there on the big stage dancing. They danced to the song "Witch Doctor". The dance was similar to their last recitial except for some different dance moves and a different song.

This is Mary with her little friend, Sara, who she just adores.

So, that catches up on May. I am glad that it is over just because it was so crazy. In the mix we also had baseball games 2 or 3 times a week, and other activities. It was a little crazy.

I am very happy to be in June now. We are coming down to the wire with this pregnancy. I am due on June 29th, so only a couple weeks. I am on the brink of insanity though. I am so incredibly tired, and in so much pain, that I have just been praying that this little baby would be here sooner than later. So far, he is still in there and I think hanging on for dear life. I think he knows that he is the tail end of six children, and is just taking his time because of it. He must know that once he is here, there will be no more peace or quite, he will have to be in line for attention, and he might get smacked by Micah (who thinks he is still the baby forever).

So, other than crazy Libby Kids, Aaron being in school full time, working full time, trying to clean up after a tornado of little ones (and a busy husband), and getting ready to have a new addition to the family, we are great!! I will try to do better at keeping this up to date.