Top Ramen Noodles Anyone?

Well just when you think you have seen everything. Talmage had given the twins some Top Ramen noodles and off to the garage they went. Everything was quiet and this is what I found, them eating food off the floor just like dogs.. As many of you know this really bothers me because I don't even like them to get dirty. So i guess I'm getting a little soft, because I let them finish so I could get the food put away. They thought they were so funny! Talmage said look Mom we are having a picnic. If they are not all climbing on the table and hanging from the light, they are going through my cabinets. Making messes are there middle names.

Talmage goes to Preschool

Well, my little boy goes to Preschool. It is really a funny story, I had him set up to go to preschool with Gavin his cousin and it ended with one call. They called when Mark was home with a Man Cold... and they asked if he was potty trained, well Mark said no and not even close. How did he know we had been working on it.. Well that ended his preschool days with Pleasant Grove City.  I knew i needed him to get out and be with other kids so i called my friend and she said try the preschool Brighter Child, i do have a brighter child...I thought.So i called and he is enrolled. He went on Tuesday and he did not really want to color and eat his snack, but the teacher said he really loves letters and he knows them all. I said yeah, want to boast him up to three days a week..(HaHa) No she said he did great! It had been a really long time since i had sent a kid to preschool, so i was a little sad till Reagan cried all the way home and i thought where do they take one year olds...

 So only two more at home!!

Back to School

Well Shelby, is now in the 6th grade at Lincoln Academy. This is on the first day and she looks great!! I can remember sending her to preschool, wow time flies. She was so excited to start school, being my social one. She loves her class and Teacher Mr. Roberts, she is happy to be back. I just think summer went to fast, but i'm happy she is happy to go back to school.

Well Sydney, is now in the 4th grade at Lincoln Academy. This is also her on the first day, wow she is so cute!! I can remember sending her to Preschool she was taller than the teacher. I just love her and her funny personality. She was not even ready for school to be back in she loves summer!!! Swim, swim ,swim was all she wanted to do in the summer. But she loves her new teacher Miss Kelly, and is glad to be back in school.

If everyday they could be this Happy...

Well the last couple of weeks have been just down right hard.. The twins are into everything. When I get one mess cleaned up they go into another room and destroy that room. When they are not making messes they are either crying or screaming in a very high tone! I'm not saying I have a rough life, because I would not change anything for the world. I love watching them everyday. Reese and Reagan are now starting to get their own little language. When Reese is sad Reagan will go find her blanket and sassy and give it to her. They will also get into trouble together. They love to go play in my bathroom tub faucet. They will throw everything in the tub, if we are missing anything we just go look in the tub. Reagan is our little shoe lover. She will try to put all her shoes on or anyone else's she can find. We think she will be a shoe designer. She loves shoes just as much as her mother. Reese will either be a movie critic or a blanket maker. She is the more laid back one she will watch TV if she has her blanket and sassy. She takes the blanket everywhere. They are so very different. Reagan is the busy one and Reese is more stand back. We just love them so much but at night when i shut their bedroom door I put a rather big smile on my face. Oh the life of a stay at home mom. The other night a sales man called and asked if I needed a job where i could work from home, i just had to laugh all my little ones were crying. I just told the guy i am pretty busy at home already. He laughed and said, i think you have your hands full right now. I said you have no idea!!

Our Cute Missionary

This is a picture of our cute missionary! He is the son of Marks oldest brother Terry and Susan. He has been gone since March 19! We are so darn proud of him. What an example he is to our children. Talmage thinks he went to space on a mission, we are working on what he really went to do. Jordan went to Richmond Virginia Spanish speaking. I really miss Jordan we are sort of buds. When he was in college we would text often, and he would come over and play with my kids. He has been on some trips with us as well. We just love him! He went Spanish speaking and it has been fun reading his letters, and hearing about all his experiences. At times I wish I could be a fly on the wall. I just loved my mission and the many things it taught me. He has such a strong testimony and it is great he is sharing it with the people in Virginia. Keep up the great work Elder Bishop, we just love you TONS!

Fun Times with Friends

These are some pictures of our friends the Reynolds Family. Taunie and I have been friends for a very long time. We were missions companions, she was my favorite (sorry other comps)! We love getting our families together. They have 4 girls and 1 boy, just like us. Our girls love making up plays to share with us. In these pictures they are begging us to have a sleep over. Yes we gave in. Also we had a birthday cake for Shelby's 11th birthday.  I just love Taunie and Doug and the family. Our lives get busy and we don't see them as often as we would like, but they are always in our thoughts.  We love you Reynolds Family!!!!

Bishop Family June 2008

We had our good friend Torie take these great pictures. She even made me look good! We tried to get the twins to even take one picture together, but they would not even think of it. It sure made Shelby and Sydney look older. I can't believe how grown up they are getting. They spent 18 days in Arizona and i missed them like crazy. They are such a great help to me with the 3 little ones. Wow what a cute family!!