Ready for summer

So we have had some excitement the past few months. My sister got engaged at thanksgiving and is getting married July 24, 2011. The 4 of us are in the wedding. Alli is so excited.
Two days before Christmas mike and I found out we are exacting baby number 3 at the end of Aug. We are very excited! Of course we are hoping for a baby boy but will be happy with another little girl.
Alli turned 5 in Dec. We got here a puppy. She loves him so much. She named him Max. She had a fantastic birthday.
Christmas was wonderful and the girls got so much stuff.
The girls are doing fantastic. Alli is still taking gymnastics and just started taking taekwondo. She is going to be in her first competition in two weeks. She is so excited. Brooke is doing very well in school. She is super excited about the baby. She asks me on a daily basis when the baby is going to be here.

Many months of catching up!

Hey everyone. Sorry for the delay in postings. I really need to get a new computer at home. Well let's see what has happened since May.

We had a great summer. At the end of may we went to Florida with my whole family. We had a blast and the girls loved the beach and the ocean. The ask everyday when we get to go back. It was pretty laid back and everyone got along so well. Great way to start the summer.






At the end of June we made our summer trip to Lena to visit some awesome friends. As usual it was a great time. Looking forward to next year.



In July we welcomed our nephew Jack Michael. Mike and I are proud godparents of this little guy. He is so cute and his big sister loves him very much.




Aug was not so great for me. Both girls started school. Little sad that my baby is now in school. Mike went on his canoe trip and came back with a pretty nasty gash on his foot that really needed about 10 stitches. That next week I got bit by a spider and it turned into a very nasty painful infection. I was admitted to the hospital for a week but am doing well now. That same week my grandpa passed away and I had to miss the funeral due to being in the hospital. We have gotten through all that and hopefully on to a normal routine again.
Sept. has been calm. The girls are loving school and doing well. Alli started gymnastics and loves it. She is learning very quickly and we are so proud of her. She is still riding horses and is still very obsessed with them. Brooke is growing like a weed. She is really becoming her own little person. She certainly has a temper when things don't go her way. She still love babies so much and now has become fascinated with frogs and dinosaurs.
Well, Oct is busy. we are starting out with the fall festival so we are excited for that.
I hope everyone had a great summer.

April

Well it has been a jam packed month. I finally have some pictures to post of Brooke's birthday.

The girls had a big Easter. Lots of eggs and Candy. It was a busy weekend. Good Friday was Mike's sister's birthday and His cousin Averi's 4th birthday party. Saturday was Averi and Abi's Baptism. Mike is Averi's Godfather. Then we had church and two families to visit on Easter Sunday. Needless to say the girls were wore out Monday.

We had the Guns and Hoses Charity fight this month as well. The firefighters won again this year but the Police officers put up a good fight. The event raised $75,000 for charity. It was a blast.

The next weekend we finally refinished our floors. I am so happy with the way they turned out. Everyone did a really great job.
Alli is still taking her riding lessons and loving it. She is also doing very well in school. Brooke is getting more and more of her own personality everyday. They are very excited for our trip to Floriday at the end of May. As Brooke says "Is is time to go to the lotion yet?" We haven't really figured out why she can't say ocean but it is pretty cute.

Spring is here

Wow I didn't realize how long it has been since my last post. The day after my last post I ended up becoming a victim of the economy cut backs and lost my job. I am currently at home with my girls and loving every minute of it.
Alli is still taking riding lessons and doing fantastic. I will post more pictures when i get them downloaded. She just had spring break and is finishing up her school year.
Miss Brooke just had her 3rd birthday March 21st. We had a beautiful day for her party and she had a blast. Her ladybug party was a hit.
Mike and I are doing great. He has been very busy the past few weeks. They had a major bust last week. Almost 1100 lbs of marijuana!! Pretty impressive. He also went fishing with his dad a brother and caught some pretty nice fish. I am sure most of you have already seen the pictures.
Getting ready to do some work on the house in the next week. Carpet is coming out and Hardwood floors are going to be refinished. Very excited about this.
Getting ready for a beautiful Easter weekend. Hope everyone has a great holiday.

Happy New Year

Hello everyone,

Sorry it has been a little bit since my last post. I hope everyone had a great NewYear's and it has started out with a bang. We had a great time hangin out with family and friends.

We had a little bit of snow for the kids to play in this month. It was cold but they loved it.

Brooke also got to meet her new cousin for the first time. She had a nasty cold when Ellie was born so she had to wait. Of course she didn't want to put her down or leave her side once she was there.

Alli was able to take her first riding lesson this past week and she did awesome. She was really a big girl even though she looks so small up there. She loved it and wants to go back everyday.

All in all the new year is treating us well.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope every had a great Christmas, I know we did. It sure was busy though.

We are proud to announce that Mike and I have a new niece as of Dec. 21st. Her name is Ellie Suzann. She weighed 8lbs, 3oz. She is beautiful and looks just like Katelyn did when she was born. Jenni and the baby are doing well. It was a great christmas present for the Bishop family.

More baby news...I can now announce that my brother and his wife are expecting their second child at the beginning of Aug. We are very excited about this. Little Amelia is going to be a great big sister (as long as grandma doesn't hold the new baby...lol)

Christmas was great. The girls received so many new toys. Brooke is in heaven with all the new babies and accessories she has now. Alli got new items for her horse room and she also got riding lessons from Santa. We were able to start them this week due to the cold. Hopefully in the next couple weeks though. I will have to post some pictures soon.

Hope everyone has a safe and Happy New year.

Talk to ya in 2010.

Kelly

It certainly has been awhile since my last post. We have been very busy around our house. We had a great Thanksgiving. This past week we celebrated our 5th anniversary. We mad it to the first big milestone I guess. We did actually go out this year. With Alli's birthday the same day we have kind of put it off and made over her but this year we went out. We just went to the Olive Garden and then had some drinks. It was relaxing and a good time. The next week we had Miss Alli's big 4th birthday horse party. On her birthday (11th) we took her to lunch and to see the Princess and the Frog. It was a very cute movie. Sat we had her party at my mom and dad's. We had horses everywhere. She was super excited and I think everyone had a good time. We are now gearing up for the next two weeks of chaos.

Mike and I will have a new niece or nephew no later than the 21st. Mike's brother Matt and his wife are expecting their third child this week. If the baby isn't here by the 21st the Dr will induce. So a wonderful little Christmas present for all the Bishop's is on it's way.

Alli received her first report card from school last month and she did very well. We have her first Christmas program on Friday.

Brooke is now talking up a storm and still loving the baby dolls. She will sit and talk to them for hours.

Nothing else really to report. I will write again after Christmas and let you all know about the good news.

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!