Falling for Fall/2nd Annual Bishop Leaf Raking Party

One week and two days later I am finally posting...We had a really fun weekend with the local Bishop cousins, aunts and uncle (sorry you missed it Boyd)! Everyone showed up Saturday the 15th with rakes in hand, ready to tackle our backyard. Of course, the kids had a fun time running, throwing, and swinging in the leaves, all the while the adults were trying to rake up piles. No harm done though. The kids got their fill and then Barrett and Brett were able to complete the task while the ladies put the finishing touches on lunch! This project went so much more quickly with all the helping hands-we are extremely grateful for all the help-THANKS YOU GUYS! Lunch was good, with some soup and cocoa to warm our belly's and then a bite of Happy Birthday cake and ice cream for Barrett. He turned the big 31 that day and was more than happy to be surrounded by his family. Niece Joslyn even made a spectacular birthday sign-thanks, Joslyn! Later that day after the party ended and the kids got some naps in we took the kids to Gpa Botkins so that we could go to a movie. We overwhelmingly both chose the new James Bond show, Quantum of Solace! SO GOOD-very intense, with some violence, full of action, (not to mention the fact that I think Daniel Craig (James Bond) is extremely enjoyable to look at)! We both liked it a lot. We were pretty worn out by that time and Barrett was feeling the onset of the nasty sickness going around so we basically called it a day at that point. Probably not an ideal birthday for some, but a pretty happy day for Barrett and for the rest of us!