So far this month......

We celebrated our 7th Anniversarywe are still WAITING for HAlloween!!!
Porter had his 5th birthday!!
Does anyone else see the resemblence......this is how Porter will look in 40 years!

I am loving age 5! 2, 3, and 4 were real interesting, but so far, so good! He has turned into this sweet, funny kid, who will do anything to get a laugh out of ANYONE!! Im so glad I get to be his mom and hang out with him!

We Love Halloween

I am lucky my kids like Halloween as much as I do. They went to the dentist yesterday and I told them if they were good, they could pick a prize at the store. This is what they chose, and really they had a huge choice, all of walmart. Halloween always has some nasty, funny stuff at Halloween time! This one almost made me gag though! Porter thought it was hilarious. He wants to take it to preschool for show and tell. Probably not.

GRASS AND PAINT!!!

My sister Megan asked if she could have my kids for a couple days for a sleepover, and I was so nice and told her yes....during this time without kids, I really wasnt sure what to do with myself! So my mother in law said to start a project, and I did just that. I started in Marli's room, I bought the paint and really wasnt sure what my plan was at this point. Im still not sure what made me decide to try the stripes. I really like them and so do my kids, but they take A LONG time! Yes, I realize the date on the pictures is wrong. My camera dies so often that I dont care enough to reset the date every picture.....so sorry.....
Todd also finished the yard while the kids were gone! It is the best thing ever to finally have grass! We had a lot of guys from our ward show up to help and so did some of Todds brothers! Thanks guys.
This is my walmart deal! Im loving it!
Front yard
Back yard
Porter also wanted stripes after I said Marli's walls were striped, I just made his way thicker and only on one wall, instead of two! I loved the turnout! Now I need to find some cute bedding for both of their rooms!
Im so glad for these blogs! My mom and her side of the family pretty much never make it down our way, so we're happy they can see our house and things were doing this way!

HaPpY bIrThDaY tO yOu!!!

Kathryn Phelps Curtis---a very good friend of mine! We have had way to many great memories together! I cant even start!!!!Let me just name somethings that only a few will get! Slick 50, snorting cocaine(not me) getting kicked out of girls camp(was that just me), wart, choking on strawberries, raiding your moms food storage, becky blowing out your match, skinny dipping, and lastly the annoying beeping sound at 6 am!! You are such a good friend!!! Hope you have a great day!We had a little sleepover not too long ago at Katies house, these are some pictures of us before we stuffed our faces with cheese fries!!Many of you already know my friend\cousin, Becky who lives in California, just found out she is expecting twins!!! And probably BOYS!!!! I am so excited for her!

Fun at the Girls home!

We stayed a night up at the "Girls Home" in Mantua. We had a dodge ball tournement, made smores, did the slip n slide, and watched movies till late! It was fun! Thanks Kenny and Mary Ellen for inviting us! Ashton and Dalton hanging out where it was cool, by the big old fan!
This slip n slide was the best thing ever! The kids loved it and so did I! I did my first slide head first and landed in the pile of mud at the end! Chad followed me later on and had some fun in the mud too!
Can you "GUESS THE BISCHOFF?" It will be tricky, they all like to take naps, where ever they are, this person was asleep when I took the picture......Look closely......who is it???Those are some nice abs!!!!!

last month.....

We had a busy month of August.. I finished up the summer classes at the peak, teaching gymnastics(dont laugh) The kids were so fun! I usually get really sick of them after a few months, but I was kinda sad to see them go. I teach six classes, we forget the picture of one class! I really like the Peak. My kids will go to preschool there this fall. I am there only 6 hours a week and I really like it.


These boys were wild. Thats all I can say.

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!

Thanks to Lisa, I got my book today! It's so big, I cant wait to start reading! We ordered our books off Amazon just a few days ago, and we got them today! Perfect timing! I so so so so hope for the ending that I want! I will be so ticked if Bella ends up with Jacob! I am a total Edward fan! Ive got to read it before the ending leaks out......