...and counting...

ONE WEEK DOWN, that's all I'm gonna say...!

Of extreme importance...

On Saturday 11 September 2010 Anson James Bishop was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by his father, Barrett James Bishop. And oh, what a day it was! Since Barrett wasn't around the weekend before for the stake baptism we had our own private service of sorts. Many friends and family members participated, encouraged and shared in Anson's glowing spirit! Thank you to those in attendance-we loved having you near. For those of you who couldn't make it, this is what you missed: Anson's primary teacher, Sister Bauer, and the bishopric sharing some thoughts and experiences involving Anson that brought a whole new level of warmth to the meeting and made me really weepy and then Anson, as he's coming down the steps into the font saying,"wow, it's warm water", another step, and then,"oh, the underpants are wet"! After we assured him it was okay for everything to be wet it all went better than I expected-he did awesome! Didn't even try to swim around or dive. After the baptism Eden and Grandma Wood sang a sweet primary song "When Jesus Christ was Baptized" (inwhich Eden sang really well the first 2 lines, then Gma Wood did the rest) and then the confirmation by Barrett and then Anson shook everyone's hand and when he got to the Bishop he said, "thanks for saving my life". How cute is that?
Unfortunately as with many of life's more important and meaningful opportunities I did not take any pictures-luckily my dear husband steps in from time to time and gets a couple of real good ones...Anson (singing) and ironing his white shirt and Anson and Dad pre baptism.





Way to go, Anson! We could not be more proud of you and the way you live your earthly existance. WE are so blessed to have YOU in our home- Hope you know how much your sister and brothers (and parents) love you and look up to you. You've come such a long way in your interactions and involvement with us-thank you for your patience and smiles!

This is gonna take a while

This is just for the record. Pictures that fill my eyes to the brim with tears, both happy and sad. Barrett with the kids just before jumping in the truck to head to the airport...








Nice tire in the background, right? What were we thinking..?..

And then after our hasty arrival at the airport we found a slightly secluded area for some good-bye hugs and final words of wisdom and a little pinball...I refuse to post the pic of my red, puffy, ugly-cry eyes so this is what you get.




Daddy and Bo


I'm not quite sure who's consoling who here but isn't it cute?


Daddy and Eden


One final SMOOCH!

Luckily we were running just a little behind schedule so our farewell was abrupt and then he was gone...I could've rushed down the escalator and out the doors but the kids wanted to stop and play on the video games/rides downstairs-uuugghhhh...cursed machines! Even with no money they insisted on sitting for a few minutes. What could I do but oblige?


And now, to tell you the truth I'm ending this. It is taking a ridiculously long time to upload the pictures on here. I've been away too long-any ideas? pointers/suggestions?

I've forgotten...

It has been 15 months. Fifteen months, my friends, since we've graced you with our family happenings. The guilt is about enough to do me in and so I'm gonna give it another shot. Seeing as how I have next to nothing to show for the past year and a half and knowing that the upcoming year will be one worth remembering (for future laughs, I hope) we begin anew...I should've started this hours ago but I'd forgotten how to change and rearrange and add and delete, etc, etc. Sooooooo tomorrow will bring new pictures and such. For now my empty king size bed is beckoning and with the Run for Autism Awareness in the morning I need all the rest I can squeeze in. And did I mention that I'll be walking and not jogging this year-I'm outta control, out of shape so we'll be doing a family stroll of sorts. All for a great cause so it's alright with me!

I'll be in touch, sooner than later

two months old and the month of May

May itself was not too terribly exciting though we did do some fun family activities and I had a very nice mother's day, but for the most part it was just busy. I managed to get a few pictures of things happening around the house, but none of our Memorial Day weekend. I also got a couple of Mother's Day and I've taken several(or more) of Dax as he is just growing like a weed. I can't be sure but I'm thinking he's about ready to pass up his 6-8 month old Utah cousins any minute. More on that in a bit...Like I said, the month was fun times spent with family and friends, mother's day brought me an early delicious breakfast in bed and some hostas and daisies to plant in the yard and we had Bishop/Kent families and G&G Wood over for dinner and/or dessert. Man, I almost forgot that I was invited over to Travis and Stacies for a mother's day brunch that was exquisite! They seriously spent a lot of time and put forth such a great effort and did not disapoint-it was SO GOOD!!! Thanks again, you two! It was just a great day with lots of great food which always makes me happy! We've been spending lots of time outside with the nice weather; planting our little gardens, riding bikes (I'm trying to teach Anson to ride without training wheels and he just keeps telling me that the bike is broken, hummmpf. Any suggestions?) Barrett and the kids even did a mock campout in the backyard in preperation for Memorial Day weekend. The kids loved it so much they slept out in the tent every night for nearly a week. Unfortunately they had a hard time falling asleep while it was so light outside, which led to several nights in a row with not nearly enough sleep, which led to crabby kids, which led to crabby mommy and that was the end of that. I'm a party pooper, what can I say? Luckily, they still had a great time when we finally did go camping with our friends, the Roettos on Mem. Day weekend. We ended up staying and camping in Glenn's Ferry on Friday night then drove over through Bliss and Hagerman and ended at a warm springs swimming pool Sat. afternoon after a picnic down on the Snake River. Lara and I entertained the younger kids; Eden, Bo, Dax, Ella and Axel, while Barrett, Anson, Marco and Jacob did some exploring for fossils. We had such a good time with their family! Too bad I took no pictures. Now, as far as Dax goes-he's pretty adorable until he cries at night. He still is a bit colic-y, but not nearly as bad as he used to be. Unfortunately he also has reflux, but doesn't seem too upset by it. And surprisingly enough some of that milk is sticking because he is growing all over the place. He went in today for his 2 month check up and he is already at 13 lbs, 11 oz (90th%)23 3/4 in. long (75th%) and head circumfrence is 16 1/2cm (90%)-Wow! Plus he has started to smile, mostly at the angel's above our heads, but occasionally at his siblings and parents too-it's just the sweetest thing in the whole world!!! So there you have it. Our month in a nutshell. Next month should be a really good one as we have so many fantastic things to celebrate in June-I can't wait!!!

They're back...

Every spring Eden is drawn to these precious yellow flowers. They used to make me mad, now I actually enjoy seeing them, or at least, I enjoy seeing how much she loves them. Maybe she'll always love them and have them in her wedding? There seems to be such an art in her picking and choosing and placing them in a bunch. She doesn't pick every one, I'm not sure how she does it, but she definately has a method to her madness. And every day, usually two or three times a day, she brings a bundle into the house for me. What Joy! What will I do when the spring comes and she doesn't do this? It pains me to think about it, so I will just enjoy it now-yellow mustache, yellow smears on her clothes and all!

One month old (a few days ago)!

Dax is really doing well-growing like crazy! Starting to sleep a little more at night-longer periods at a time. Hooray! We're all adjusting and still loving on him! What a little wonder!!!