trunk or treat.

it's become a little tradition that my surrogate children, the farnsworth's, come with me to trunk or treat. i have so much fun with them each year, plus if i bring them along it makes it a bit more ok for me to be dressing up at (gasp) 24. this year was super fun because my date was indiana jones, and summer is getting old enough now to where she is really like a friend to me instead of a child; i love that. even though meg isn't as old as summer, she talks like she's older which is what i love about her, because i was the same way. everytime i do something with these kids i am reminded of the love i have for them and also the unconditional love they have for me. i mean, it has to be love, right? otherwise why would they be seen with their former nanny dressed as a disney character? exactly.



bo peep (summer), indie (ike), alice, and cleopatra (meg).

sumdizzle, meggy, ike, me, connor (donald duck, love it), and austin.

me and c-rock!

meg did a great job taking this photo! me and summer and ike.

summer's photo skills were muy impressive because she was working with only one hand.

ike and i.

me and two of my primary kids from last year, morgan and madelyn. it was so fun to see everyone and to see the little kids' faces light up when they realized who i was. i can't believe how smart they all are.

me and gracie loo. i remember when this girl said my name the first time. if i think about it too hard, it will make me cry. i love her family though. there are two families that i will still babysit for, and hers is one of them.

jene and baby lilly. jene is gracie's mommy, and a very dear friend of mine. she is always so supportive of me, i love her.

me with peyton and chandler. these are also former primary children of mine.

me with bryson. this kid is a stud. he is one of my primary kids now and he was so cute when he found me. he ran up to me and hugged me so tight and said "I KNEW I WOULD FIND YOU!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER!!" he is a sweetheart. last sunday he insisted on sitting on my lap and playing with my hair and necklace all through closing excercises while i sat and sang songs of thanksgiving. who needs a boyfriend when you have boys like ike and bryson in your life? not this lady!

thank you.

hey everyone,

i know it's been a while since i've written on here, and it seems like i have so much to tell all of you since so much has happened in my life these past couple of weeks. i hope to be able to have the time (and energy) to sit down and write, write, write sometime in the very near future, but for now, there is something very important that i want to talk about really quickly.

one of my bestest family friends garrett tanner had an accident this past november that has left him paralyzed. i don't want to go too in depth with the details, but i do want to mention how strong and awesome garrett is, and how much he and his family mean to me. i admit, i haven't done enough to help him these past six months, but i am always thinking of him and praying for him. he is so awesome and he has been working so hard on his therapy these past months. right now he is trying to get together some funds to go to a rehab clinic that can help him learn to walk again. i know with garrett's good attitude and the support of his wonderful family and friends that it is possible for him to get his ability to walk (run, jump, flip, dance, etc.) back again. if you would like to make a donation, there is a website where you can donate and read more about garrett's journey. the website is http://www.gogarrett.org/if you can't contribute financially, it doesn't matter. your prayers and encouragement can help too.


thank you all so much for taking the time out to read this. it means alot. i will update you all on my life soon. thanks for your support.

love, gabrielle.

hannah montana concert in 3-D

ok, i don't care what anyone says, i LOVE hannah montana. it's a sick disease i have and i used to try to fight it, but now i just embrace it. i wanted to go to her concert when she came to phx, but i didnt have $1000 to drop on a ticket, and even if i did, i didn't have anyone to go with. so when i found out that the concert would be playing in a theater near me (YESSSSS) in 3-D i had to go. except i started thinking about how absolutely depressing it would be if i got caught at the theater, BY MYSELF, in ridiculous 3-D glasses... i would ensure a place for myself on the board of spinsters for sure. so how did i solve this problem, you ask? i took my little freinds along. i called my cousin and asked her if i could borrow her kids and then i called melissa and kidnapped meg and ike too. and then i took my cousin taylor (friends for life now). and guess what?! it was awesome and everyone had so much fun! all the kids loved it so much. of course i took pictures, everyone looked so kickin' in the 3-D goggles!! on the way over we all sang hannah montana/ miley cyrus songs together and i realized what a blessing it is for me to be able to hang with these kids. i know that their parents think that i am too nice and maybe a bit weird for taking them so many places, but what they don't understand is that i benefit from the time i spend with their kids just as much, probably more, than the kids do. there was just a time on the way over where they were all singing and laughing and enjoying eachother and it was just a very perfect moment. i am so glad that i can give their parents a break every once in a while and hang with them, because i honestly and truly love them so much. they are all hilarious and beautiful in their own way. plus, it is a nice excuse to be able to say i sat through hannah montana for my 7 year old cousins.... haha. everyone knows the truth, i am fooling no one. and you know what? i don't think i care. so there.

i love isaac.

alright, so i know that technically isaac is NOT my child, but it feels like he is sometimes when we spend so much time together. and i love him so much, he is my sweetest little baby face and i am so greatful that he is in my life. so it only made sense to me to steal this video from his mother and post it on my blog. heee heee share, share that's fair, right? plus, tis the season to borrow other people's children and have them sing songs to you, duh!



here is the link for ike's song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEYKQKeiEk