WOW

Wow is all I can think of to say.

This Monday is a beginning for so many new things.

The girls start school (1st and 2nd grades). Whoa!

Along with gymnastics, girl scouts, and their first year of soccer. Yeah!

I am starting a new job after over 4 years of being home. Eeekk!

And Matt and I are staring school again after 8 years. Whew!

The main reason I wrote my blog title as "a bit about our busy lives".

I am exhausted just thinking about it but also very excited.

And have i failed to mention that our Jack-Jack is FINALLY using the big boy potty all by himself now. Hurray. Hurray. Hurray. But so sad that hes getting to big to fast.

Sisters and Brotherly L-O-V-E

I just LOVE that I am so blessed to have such great kids and to be able to watch my Jack-Jack kissing his sisters good night everynight before they all go to bed....I know it will not always be this sweet.

Re-Loving Sewing

It has been about twelve years since I have been sewing. Why you ask... not sure, I guess just the excuse of being to busy, ( the first four were finishing high school, beauty school, going to college, different jobs, and everything in between and the last eight years were getting married and having three kids, etc. etc.) lame I know but I've started up again and I love it, and my new favorite store besides Target and Macys is Strawberry Patches. Oh they have best material, patterns, customer service and its way too close to my house. So along with sewing comes great opportunites to be able to show off your work, and lately that has been for three babies ( sister is having a boy, sister in-law had a girl, and friend is having a boy). It has been extremely FUN.... and try not to look too detailed at my work since I am now a re-beginner ! The blanket was also my first attempt to hand embroider since high school. I have already made three blankets, three diaper and wipes bags, burp clothes and I am now working on making the girls book bags for school which I will post later.

Jack-Jack turned 3...

Wow, I am almost speechless at the fact that my baby boy is 3 years old. Its not counting months anymore, just years. So I thought I would write 36 reasons ( in months one last time ) why I love him so dearly:

His.....

1. smile that just lights up the room.

2. love for boy colors ( hes very strongly opinionated about the girl colors)

3. goofy personality ( always trying and succeeding to make everyone laugh)

4. dedicated love for motorcycles.

5. squeezey hugs ( when he wraps his arms around you and squeezes his fingers tightly over and over again and ends it with a kiss, by far one of the best feelings in the world)

6. love for puzzles.

7. 20 questions, daily.

8. love for animals.

9. way of saying goodnight to his sisters by climbing their ladder and giving hugs and kisses.

10. love for cheerios and honey bunches of oats.

11. shyness around girls.

12. love for music along with his guitar and drums.

13. necessities ( we used to not be able to leave the house without his bracelet bands and he had to be wearing shoes 24 hrs. a day, even if it was his sisters shoes)

14. love for fruit.

15. coversations ( hes a great and understandable talker)

16. love for his scooter ( hes awesome on it)

17. daring little body and mind.

18. love for superheros.

19. tantrums (yes, i do enjoy them sometimes, but not the kind that he bangs his hard skull onto the tile)

20. love for skateboards.

21. mischevious ways.

22. love of sports. ( mostly football)

23. sweet voice ( and i already hear a hint of deepness)

24. love of coloring ( and he can stay in the lines and knows all his colors)

25. habits of having to fix everything ( he likes everything just right, and i know thats my fault)

26. love of saying cheese to the camera.

27. way of answering the phone.

28. very creative and imaginative mind ( hes great at pretending and playing by himself)

29. love for army anything.

30. way that he runs when he gets excited.

31. love for going places with just Daddy ( their buddies)

32. way of telling on his sisters when they're doing something bad.

33. love of riding in Daddy's truck.

34. strong little muscles.

35. love of just being a boy.

36. great rockband drumming. ( and he can keep a beat)

Happy Birthday Jack-Jack!

We love you.

Frogs,Lizards,and Snakes...OH MY!

To Girl Scouts we go again. We went to a E&M Reptile Show and it was absolutely hillarious.
I have to say that I am very proud of my very courageous six year old for volunteering to hold a snake. She is definately the fearless one in our family and will touch anything and everything she can get her curious hands on and wants to touch it ten times as much if you tell her not to. We thought that one day she would grow out of that toddler stage but it hasn't happened yet and probably never will. But until the hope that maybe someday she will learn the significance of right and wrong (like not to touch a snake out in the wilderness) I'm happy to know that this fearlessness could turn in to be something great, something learned for the future and can be life-changing for her and I'm happy to know that she will be great at what she does because she will never be too shy or too scared to try something new. So Hooooray ............for
PARIS CHANELLE BISHOP

I L-O-V-E Bargains!

WoW.... how I love to find a great price on something I am looking for. So I was at Macys yesterday trying to find a shirt for Jacks birthday. Its always a tradition every birthday to get a new outfit (and most other occassions also). Macys was my first stop as they have such great choices (Target didn't have anything cute)and the whole clan and Mema were helping me look also. And we found Nothing! So next was Childrens Place. Nothing! Next was Old Navy. Nothing! and I'm not talking - we couldn't find anything cute- seriously Nothing! I guess they are not carrying clothes for toddler boys right now cause all they had was one row left and not at all online either. So we continued on my mission. Back to Macy's we went. I don't care for Gymboree or they're prices and where else is there in the mall besides J.C. Penny, Sears, and Gottschalks, which are a Macy's wannabe right? So there I go browsing the sale racks at Macys which is usually always my first stop anyways. How silly of me to not , cause there it was on the sale rack for only $9.99 vs. the origional $33 which I have paid more than for a two year olds shirt before. It was just what I was looking for, a white collared shirt with delicate stripes and neutral colors, and it was a great brand too. So, I know you think I'm crazy for getting all giddy over a shirt that isn't even for me, but when you have three kids, and you want to find them nice clothes, I just can't help it. I also found him two sweatshirts for $10 each- You should seriously see me shopping for myself- or even school shopping for the kids, it usually takes a few trips. Anyways, don't get me wrong I love to spend money (mainly on the kids) and my husband spends more money than I do, theres just certain things that I would rather spend it all on- than all on one thing. Lets just say I like to get the most for my money with clothing. So as I am rammbling on about my great find, I am reminded to always take my time and scan the sales racks first and use coupons when possible as I am also teased about. I can't help it, I just love my handy dandy coupons as you can see- I have a designated drawer for them. I think I revealed too much but Happy Shopping!




Just wanted to add some cute pics of the kids. The girls had their own lemonade stand at our yard sale in which they made more money than I did (their handmade signs are the greatest)and Jack having fun riding a gator. Summer Fun.

PIZZA 101

So today was another fun girl scout outing and they got to make a pizza at California Pizza Kitchen. Here are the pictures-

I guess it was pretty goodI'm thinking the waiter used to be in the circus. He did a whole act of riding a one-wheeled bike while juggling and playing the hermonica. it was pretty impressive! They were full and ready to go home all by the time of 10:00 a.m.