Fall Festival

Yes, this was another very fun weekend at the Gipson household. Not only did Garth come home for the weekend, but some of our closest friends, Heidi and Randy came up from San Diego with their two adorable boys-Luke, who is 2, and Landon who is 5 months. We had so much fun spending time with them. Also, Heidi's brother, sister-in-law, and 8 week old nephew came down from Modesto. We had a busy house with three little ones. We loved it!!

On Friday night, we went to the Exeter homecoming football game. It's been a long time since any of us have been to a high school football game, but we had a really good time. We were bundled up in blankets and sweaters and drank hot chocolate. Luke loved watching the boys play football and kept his eye on the lion mascot. He loved the lion! He also spotted it the next day during the parade!

On Saturday, after Garth's run, we all went to Exeter to watch the parade. Garth was on the "Alumni water polo float." It was a very cute hometown parade, it's been awhile since I've been to one of those! Then we walked over to the park where the fall festival was. We ate some yummy food and walked around to all the booths. Luke loved playing on the play structure, while Landon slept the day away. When we got home, most of us got a nap in and then we had a delicious bbq-thanks to Garth, Randy, and Paul.

We loved having people over to our home and having a big dinner. We need to do it more often, now that we have the space! The weather was perfect fall weather and the boys played toss back and forth in the backyard while Luke played in the dirt. While Luke was playing he found a worm and he was stretching it out and then he looked up and said "It broke! Now 2 worms!" Luke made me laugh all weekend. He is so smart and says the most hilarious things. I loved spending time with him. Thank you Waddells for staying with us! We love you and want you to come visit again real soon.

Garth's 10k race

This past weekend, Garth ran a 10k race in Exeter. This was his first race and he did great! As I was driving into Exeter to watch him finish, I started driving by a bunch of runners...and low and behold, there was Garth! I pulled over and I got a picture of him as he was running by. I even got a quick kiss :).

He ran the race in 48:10 and got second place in his age group. The last picture is of him getting his medal. He did awesome! Despite being freezing cold (it was one of the coldest days this season) and having frozen fingers, I loved watching Garth come into the finish line. I can't wait to watch him run another one!!

I love the fall!!

We're lame, I know...but it's still fun

This was a picture of the maze this year.
How cute is my mom??

The three lovely ladies about to begin our adventure
Here's the corn maze...it was really confusing...I'm not going to lie


FYI-This measuring apparatus is wrong, I'm NOT 5'!! I'm 5'2", every inch counts!!

My cousin Christy came down to Visalia for our annual fall get-together. We have done this several years now and we both look forward to it. We go to a pumpkin patch, find a perfect pumpkin, take fun pictures, enjoy the fall weather, and usually do some type of crafting. When I found out Christy was going to come, I was so excited, but thought it was going to be weird to look for pumpkins in hot weather. Well, low and behold...I woke up Saturday morning to a gray sky as well as wet sidewalks and streets. I loved it! Our first rain of the season. It was perfect for our fall weekend together! Although the sun did come out, and it did get a little warmer, it was cooler than it has been in a long time and I welcomed it eagerly! We had fun crafting, hanging out with one another, and shopping. We watched childhood videos of ourselves when we used to go camping and I laughed so hard my stomach was hurting and I thought I might pee my pants. In the video, we had put on our version of Star Search with some of our other cousins (shout out to Leslie and Jessica!). We watched ourselves dance to "Baby, Baby" by Amy Grant and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin! We told the lamest jokes for our comedy portion and we were both in terribly awkward stages. It was hilarious. We also got mad when our parents voted (yes, we made them vote) that we all tied. What's the chance of that happening? :) If any of you have video's from your childhood, I recommend you pull them out. They were so fun to watch!!

This weekend we also had a blast going through a corn maze in Visalia. I have never been to this one and I'm sad I hadn't experienced this earlier. It was awesome. My mom, Christy, and I had so much fun going through it. There are no lights and you can only use a flashlight to find your way through a 10 acre maze. I want to go back again!


Thanks for coming to visit Christy! I love you and I can't wait to see you again soon.

Baby Dot

Well this is a little overdue!! My best friend Jenny and her husband just had their first baby. On September 23rd, Dorothy Adeline Rogers made her entrance into the world. At 7 lbs. 12 oz., she was just beautiful. It was so exciting for my mom and I to go up to the hospital and see the new member of their family. It was surreal to be there watching Jen with her new little girl. It doesn't seem like that long ago that we met in Jr. high. We've gone through so much together- high school, college, and marriage. I am so excited for this new adventure in her life. Jenny and Even are going to be great parents! It's fun to be back near them so that I can see little Dorothy grow up. How cute are her tiny feet? The socks were so little and they were baggy! I love them :)

Taking us back to the 70's

How funny are these?? Thanks to my amazing cousin Christy (she did this first), we had a lot of fun creating these today when Garth was in town!

Hello to All!!

Garth and I decided to start a fun little blog, even though we don't have any kids yet! But as my good friend, Janessa, told me, "people still want to hear what's going on in your life, even if you don't have kids!" So here it is! I always enjoy hearing what is happening in my friend's lives, so this is an easy way for you to check out what's going on in our lives.

We've had a lot of changes in the last couple months. I moved back to Visalia, where I got a 3rd grade teaching job. Garth is still in San Diego for a couple more months to finish up his commitment for the Navy and then he will be home for good. After he gets home, he'll be moving into the business world as a financial advisor. I miss him dearly, but we see each other on weekends, and we are able to talk on the phone all the time. This is way easier than deployment!!