Happy Father's Day!

I just wanted to "publicly" tell Kevin what a wonderful father I think he is. Having Jamin in our home has brought out even more admirable qualities in Kevin. There is no better father out there for our little Jamin. Kevin has literally saved my life when it comes to Jamin. Kevin rocks Jamin to sleep. He is the one who get's up at night to bring Jamin to me and to put in back in bed. Kevin takes Jamin when he get's home from working 12 hour days doing landscaping (which is very physically demanding labor I might add). Kevin will be up with Jamin at night so that I can sleep. Jamin also giggles so much for his daddy- I love to see the two of them together. Jamin is going to be just like his dad!
Thank you Kevin for the wonderful husband, father and friend that you are to us. I love you more then I can begin to describe. Thank you for your many sacrifices, your endless love, and the joy that you have brought into our lives. I love you always and forever!

Life Update

It has been a while since I gave you an update on our family. I am going to give you a condenced version, but I am hoping that it will answer many of your questions.
Kevin is currently working with my brother-in-law doing landscaping. He enjoys it, but he is looking for a job where he can use his degree. He is interviewing with a few companies, but nothing great has come up. He is thinking that if he doesn't get any good job offerers in Utah County that he would like to find a job out of the state or maybe even Spain (yes, the country). I am not a huge fan of moving away from my family, but I am always up for an adventure.
I am currently studying to become a master herbalist. This has kept me busy, but it has already helped out my family in many ways. I can feel the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle, and I am looking forward to the benefits that it will have for my little Jamin. I am willing to do almost anything so that my Jamin can have the healthiest life ahead of him (that even includes drinking 3 glasses of cayenne pepper water each day! Yes, it burns, but it's all in the name of health right??) I spend a lot of my time gardening and cleaning, but most of my time is spent playing with my sweet Jamin. Most of you know that I used to be a clean freak. I now feel that it is so much more important to dance, sing and play with Jamin then it is to have dust-free moldings. I still do not believe in clutter and messes, but my home is far from spotless and that is OK!
Our family also got seven peaks passes this year. Jamin LOVES water! It is so much more fun to go to a place like seven peaks when you have kids!
Jamin is growing and growing! He likes to do many things backwards. He enjoys crawling backwards (on his back), he scootes around on his belly by pushing himself backwards. He also said "mama" before he said "dada". I think that Jamin just likes to think and do things outside of the box. Jamin loves playing peek-a-boo and will go on and on if we let him. Jamin still loves to have his daddy rock him to sleep (I love that Kevin is still willing to do this!) I have the best husband! Jamin still get's up a few times each night. Kevin is the one who get's up and brings Jamin to me and puts him back in his bed. If Jamin is fussy then Kevin will rock him to sleep. I don't know of anyone who is more giving and willing to serve then my Kevin- thank you so much sweetheart!
My father is still going and going. He is a walking miracle! He even went on the trek last week as a medic. He never ceases to impress us!
My mom is still suffering very badly from her nerve problem. She gets severe headaches. We are still praying for a cure.
Other then that our family is just trying to enjoy each and every day. We are very blessed and happy.

The whole clan

This is the first picture of the whole Gilbert clan. Kenna and Kyle Toone are now married. It is amazing to see how the families keep growing and growing. I am not complaining though because it is so fun to welcome the new additions. We are just wondering now where the next addition will come from??

Another Haircut

I decided to cut my hair again (this is just not like me!). My hair is just starting to grow back from losing so much of it after having Jamin. I thought that I might as well try something new for summer. I was able to get my hair cut while Kenna was getting her hair styled. It made for a fun outing together!

Kenna's Wedding

Kenna was married on Friday, June 6th. I was able to help Kenna with her hair and make-up. I also made the boquets for Kenna and for the maid-of-honor. It was a nice evening. Congratulations Kenna!

Jamin Eating

Jamin is still new at the eating thing. We thought it was so funny watching him trying to eat his mum mum. Jamin knows how to make us laugh! This food thing is a fun, new adventure!

Amazing Bryce

Isn't Jamin cute? I love how he is waving to the camera! This is one of the most amazing places we have ever been! It is amazing to see God's creations and how magnificent this world is!

Bryce

This is us with more of the incredible formations and view's at Bryce canyon- Enjoy!

Perfect picture

I absolutly love these pictures of Jamin! My favorite is the one of Jamin in the lower right hand corner- isn't it just perfect? I think I have the most adorable little boy! Jamin looks like he is sitting on his own but Kevin actually had his hand on Jamin's back (we are just good photographers!)

Bryce Canyon

We drove over to Bryce Canyon after we had gone through Zion's. Bryce was incredible!! The formations were well worth the drive! I think that Bryce is my favorite canyon so far! We had an incident where dad swerved the car really hard. I asked him what was in the road (thinking it was something huge!) and my dad said that he almost ran over a lizard- a lizard! I laughed so hard! My dad is crazy!

Zion's National Park

This is us in Zion's having fun! We just drove around looking at the sites. We would go thru the long dark tunnels, it was so dark when we would take a picture and the flash would come on it would scare Jamin, it was very funny to watch.

Fun at the pool

These are some pics of us having fun in St. George. This was Jamin's first time in a swimming pool- he loved it! We decided that everything is more fun with a baby around. Doesn't Jamin look cute in his little board shorts???

The best wedding present ever!

These are pictures at my cousin's wedding in St. George. Kevin thought that we should give Jamin away as a wedding present- sad! I thought it was a little funny though! Kevin is such a cute daddy!

Our vacation

We decided to take a "mini" vacation with my parents and Laura Ashley. We went to St. George to attend my cousin's wedding. We had a very nice hotel! We were able to visit Michelle's family. Kevin went to my grandparents home for the first time ever! This was also Jamin's first vacation. Jamin did very well in the car. I can't say that he enjoyed sitting in his car seat that long, and he didn't want to nap because of all of the crazy things going on in the car, but he did so well considering how long it was. My little boy is just so cute!
This is a picture of us sitting by the pool before we went to church. Kevin invented a new way to soak his feet and "lounge" at the same time- he is just a little crazy, but we love him anyway!