THE APE NEWS

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Littleton, Mass

~Well, Mr. G, Mrs. Hartless, Mrs. Whitelaw, and Mr. Sofferin survived the Bahamas! I must say it is one of the Best times I have ever had. We met some really cool people from all over the world..... Suriya from Indonesia, Rasa from Lithuania, and Peter from the Ukraine. It was nice and warm, but not as hot as Jacksonville. The food was phenomenal, and the company was good!

Every day the room attendants folded the towels into the shape of animals. The alligator was my favorite!

The two prettiest ladies in the Bahamas!

~The day I got off the ship, I headed home and packed my bags for a week long adventure in my RV up the East Coast of the United States. I spent time camping in SC, Virginia, and New Jersey. This was my first road trip with the camper. I had a blast and met some really nice people along the way. It was nice to stop and smell the roses. I arrived in Cambridge, Mass., and Littleton Mass., and boy was it cold! One day the high was 57! It rained 7 of the first 8 days! The one nice day was when my family got together fora cookout. I think someone was looking out for us.

One of the newest Gibbons kids....Ben

Bridey, Patrick, Shamus, Megan, and Jennifer Gibbons

My brother Frank and his wife and their three kids

~My next door neighbor called me to tell me there is a four foot alligator living in the Lake Gibbo! Hopefully, he will send me some pictures!

~The weather has finally changes in new England! Today was 80 degrees, and breezy!

~Sorry about the limited amount of pictures...but it seems whenever I am having fun, I forget to take pictures.

~Hope all the 2009 Gibbo and Whitelaw Apes are having a great and safe summer! God Bless you all...and I miss you.

~By the way, Andy Blythe hit two home runs in his state tournament.....and his team came in 2nd place for the entire state! Another Ape success story!

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

New England Update

Hello from Massachusetts! It has rained all day, every day, except one!

My neighbor in Jacksonville emailed me this picture from my backyard. I hear there was some nasty weather in Jax as well!

Right now it is 62 degrees here. I am wearing a sweatshirt. I will post sometime this week with pictures and more details from New England.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

The APES take over Wild Adventures!

~Thanks to all the APE chaperons who ventured with us to Valdosta Georgia on Thursday. We had a blast!
~Thank you Mr. Powell, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Mendez, Mrs. Davis, Mr. DaSilva, Mrs. Wooten, Mrs. Sgambaterra, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Haberman, Mr. Zimlich, Mrs. Zimlich, Ms. Dowdell, Ms. Torres, Ms. Gay, and Mrs. Peck!

The calm before the storm...literally!

Derek is still dry!

Derek and Eb on the Tilt-a-Whirl...and still dry

The Apes......still dry

Not dry for long!

We told Mrs. Haberman she would only get "a little" wet!

They only got "a little" wet! Ha-ha-ha-ha

Mr. Gibbons told them not to go on...but they did not listen

The rain poured down while the same wet ones got on the Yo-yo to dry off.... ha-ha-ha

Mr. Sofferin has a teeny tiny dry spot on his shirt

I wonder how these ladies "won" those basketballs! Did they trade some fruit cocktail and vienna sausages for them?

Mrs. Wood stayed dry....mmmmm funnel cakes

Apes gather at the exit

More Apes gather at the exit

A lot of Apes gather at the exit

Wild Adventures...The ride home!

Cousin It!

Reese sleeps in peace!

Gitmo getting mo sleep!

Does Grace look scared or what?

Fifth Grade Cookout

Two Apes wait in line for Bubba Burgers

Mr. G grills with the help of Andy....or as we now call him "Grill Boy"

Mrs Whitelaw and Mrs Yadon work the concession stand while Mrs. Rowan was busy with the snow cone machine.

Number 78 your order is ready!

Fifth Grade Awards

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Happy Birthday El Toro!

Cristian's baseball name is El Toro of Love!

Mrs. Hartless stops by to sing Happy Birthday to El Toro!

~Special thanks to Cristian's Mom and sister for supplying us with awesome treats for El Toro's birthday!

~Awards Assembly for Fifth Grade is tomorrow at 9:00!

~Cookout is at noon! See you there! Mr. G is cooking....don't worry, it won't be that bad!

Friday, May 29, 2009

Stop crying already! Scenes from Friday

~There is not much to say....except THANKS! Thanks for a great year. No words can express what an incredible year this has been. Hopefully on Monday Keke and Bryan will stop crying. Enjoy the pictures from Friday's luncheon and awards.