I think it's in the blood

Butterflies & Bryn

To be a successful butterfly catcher you will need these supplies:

A net
Bottle to put your catch in
Good shoes for the adventure
Patience

...and 2 butterflies later Bryn, Elyse and Dillan had a great day. Now hopefully I can find those pictures I took.

Competition Soccer

Gabe had tryouts on Monday unfortunately (for them) he didn't make it but had another set of tryouts and made a team called the warriors. He is so excited we (Dad and Mom) are excited too...but we will see how painful it will be when it comes to game time. I am hoping they are close to our area.



Gabe's Team


Top: Daniel, Davis, Wilson, Mackay
Bottom: Bentley, Ben, Isaac, Gabe

Little Graduate

Another year gone by and I have older children. I can't stand the thought of my little ones entering kindergarten because then it's one less buddy to go with me to the store. But...Elyse is so excited to turn 5 and I guess I will let it happen.
So, the program was cute Elyse had a speaking part her own solo and she read us a book about Best Friends.



I think it was tough for the teacher to have 3 Bishops in the class. I wonder how it will be next year?



The other 3 kids (besides the bishop heard) in the class are Cozette, Carson, & Milton.



My teacher Miss S (Southworth) "I miss her already," says Elyse.



...And one of the things Elyse wants to be is a Rockstar when she grows up "Just like Hanna Montanna"



Look it's a picture of me!!!!!!

My body is my masterpiece

I constantly catch this little one coloring on everything except paper but this time wasn't a surprise it was planned. He loved painting he did the frame all by himself and then moved on to his belly.

Wind....when will it stop?

But in the meantime lets have some fun with it.

Family times

We love to visit Grandpa Dariel (Like Ariel is how Elyse says) It's cute while it lasts. This is Issac having a mean face competition with Grandpa.

Catch Up

It's like 1 in the morning and I am catching up on all of my lack of blogging for my family.


.....More to come!

GQ

Gabe is another one of my super models. He really does a good job for and it's quick. So, these are the photos for this years updates.











I have to add this one because as easy as he may be he still has to find a way out. Here he is telling me he needs to go to the bathroom.

Guitar Heros Anyone?

Anything can be a guitar to this little one he will use a stick or a bat just whatever he can find. He loves to cheer and jump around...umm...I think he could become a rockstar or the next American Idol. Elyse tells me everday that she is going to be a rockstar like Hanna Montanna.

Gabe too loves this game maybe someday I will get around to recording him playing.

Blue Collar Boy

It's totally in his blood born and bread to work the construction life. He loves everything about it from his most prized hammer all the way to the tractors.

Soccer

So, here it is Gabe and I went to the Salt Lake Real soccer the a couple weeks ago for our date...and we loved it. We as a family went a couple days before that and their wasn't very many people supporting but when Becham came it was crazy. It was wierd in a way so many people wanting to see Becham but 100% wanting Real to win which was a very close game tying 2-2. We even waited afterwards for some autographs but Becham didn't come out to sign and Gabe was a little devastated but all in all we had a great time. Oh, and Gabe did tell me he is going to be better than Becham. You go for it!

Gabe has soccer tryouts for the comp team tomorrow. We hope it goes well.

{ Mother's Day }

Mother's Day start out for me on Friday. I got the very special gifts from the kids when they came home from school. It started out with a few tears with Gabe, Brandon a little neighbor of ours told him his gift was stupid and I could beg to differ. I loved it! Elyse made hers special for me and it says I Love You on it. Bryn's was a special note pad that also says I love you. I have to tell that is my most favorite part of mother's day the had made gift from those precious children.

Special Day

Bryn asked me if she could go running with me the next time that I went. So, has I was getting ready on thursday she reminded me that she still wanted to go. Now keep in mind this is our little girl that needs to be carried everywhere and has adopted the line "I'm tired" I told her that it will be a long time and she insisted taht she will not whine and run the whole time...and she did. We went 2 miles I am quite proud of her she is growing up. I think she thought it was cool to be able to run with her ipod.

Bryn also had a her special date with dad. She decided to go to the movie and see Nim's Island (loved it) and came home with a sucker bouquet.

Gabe's Short Story

The Three

Kids

and the

Big

Bad

Baby

-by Gabe Bishop

Once upon a time there were three kids making houses. The first kid wasn't that smart so he built his house out of straw. The second kid was a little smarter but still built his house out of sticks. The third kid was the smartest out of his brothers and built his house out of bricks because he new there was a big bad baby living by them. One day the baby set off down the road. Once he got to the 1st kids house and knocked on the door and he said let me in and the kids said not by the words of my mother and father. So, the baby said then I'll huff and I'll puff and blew his house down so the kid ran to his brothers house that was made out of sticks. When the baby got there he said let me in and they said not by the sticks of our very strong house. So the baby said then I'll huff and I'll puff and blew their house down. So the kids ran to their smartest brothers house. When the baby got there he said let me in but the kids said not by the bricks of our very own house. So the baby huffed and he puffed but couldn't blow the house down. So the baby said I'm tired of all this huffing and puffing would you like to be my friend and they said "Yes" and they lived happily ever after.

The End

Catch up time

I had plans to post every Sunday and I think I missed 2 now. Let me see if I can do some catch up.

First of all at the beginning of March Gabe bore his testimony the first time and he loved it. He felt so good after he came down from the pulpit he wanted to go do it again. I was so proud of him for getting up the courage to express his little testimony to everyone in the ward. He is on brave cookie. I love watching him step out of the box and make his growth. You are very inspiring!

We now have sheetrock...YEAH! It looks amazing. I love it. The mud and tape will be next and then I think it's my turn to paint.

I hosted a clothing party at my house Friday & Saturday and worked very hard to get some marketing material out their for people and I think it was a flop. I have completely exhausted myself so I may be pretty lazy this week.

We look forward to having Eric & Kim visiting us this coming weekend for the week it will be a lot of fun!

That's about all for now.

New Lense Easy Subject

I just got a new lense and I wont tell you how much I paid but it has been worth it so far. I had to give it a try and what a better way to practice on my easy going little subject...Elyse. I do have to say Gabe is pretty easy too photograph but as for Bryn and Isaac they give me a little run for my money but when I do get that photo you can see far into their sweet soul that I just cherish that one photo. I am so lucky to have found what I love because I get to document my children growing up thru my Lense.

Construction Zone Ahead

Okay, so we are all getting ready for church and Isaac is in construction mode. He is constantly working with is tools. I love it! He just got some for his birthday. He is so determined to do his part in fixing the house and every time Greg gets out the tools and gets things set up for working Isaac is right beside him with the same tool that he can use. I am not sure what will happen when we are finished with Phase 1 (as Greg calls it).

I thought it was a great picture moment to get some shots of him working in his church clothes (Isaac we don't work on Sunday).

Look Who's Turning 2

Happy Birthday Issac! Dad and I attended a photography workshop yesterday so you haven't gotten the official celebration yet but when it happens your gonna love it. I can't believe that it's already happened...2 years has gone by and we have loved watching you grow into a funny, sweet, little ball of energy. You have this energy about you that is extremely contagious and it gets everyone to join in just to have some fun (natural born leader). You are definately a daddy's boy (his little shadow). The second he gets home you have a hammer in hand ready to have Dad work with you (so many projects). You love to mimic everything he does. You are also very good with a ball. You just might be our little sports guy.

What 4 year olds say

My little "E" has the funniest lines that I need to write down more so I would like to share a few for now.

"Look the sun is white" this was just after the sun had set and the moon was out.

"Mom, did you see my magic eyes" Elyse

mom says "No, I missed it can you do it again."

Elyse "No, it takes along time."

I have to add another cute phrase. When she needs some treats she just wants a "puny bit" thats all mom just a "puny bit"