Levi's blessing day

We had a ton of family over on Dec 6th for Levi's blessing. I am so happy that so many people came. It was awesome to bear my testimony and look out at 3 pews of my family there. I bought this adorable angel gown for Levi. John told me that I had to take off the wings because "mormons don't believe that angels have wings." Whatever!! The outfit was so cute and wouldn't be the same without the wings. So the wings stayed on and John was embarrassed. Levi has been the best baby! Sleeping 6-9 hours straight. His little smiles are such a reward for me!

Welcome Levi John Bishop! Born Sept 24, 2009.  Weighing in at 7 lb 10 8">

Two Impending Births

You all know that we are having a boy in 3-5 weeks (hopefully 3!!) I also feel like I am giving birth to the Ponderosa Ward primary program. It's been gestating for months now. I will be so relieved when it is over. We have 114 kids in our primary, not counting nursery. Thankfully,I have great counselors who help a lot. So on Sept 27th the program will be delivered, and hopefully I will deliver soon after that!

Orange Zucchini Cake

Orange Zucchini Cake

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I made this for Johns birthday cake. It was so moist and delicious, a definite keeper!

Londyns 5th birthday

Look at John's hilarious facial expression in the background.



She looks so much like John!

We had cousins over instead of friends. (Less work for me!) She had been asking for white high heeled shoes (from Payless) for months. She said she didn't want a doll, just high heeled shoes. Well, you can see she got her wish! She also got a pioneer dress from aunt Josie. Josie sewed it for her so she could look like her cousins. Thanks so much Josie!

Life now

John with his brother Daniel and Lorin at Daniel's wedding.



Liberty drew her first face. She was so excited she said "a face! A face!!"


Well, it's been forever since I've posted. I thought I'd catch up a bit. I am 33 weeks pregnant this week. I had to change OB's and I am delivering at the new hospital in Murray now. Liberty turned 2 in June, and Londyn turned 5 on Saturday. They are cute little friends. Logan had a hard time going to 2nd grade yesterday. Today he didn't cry so that's good. We put in our landscaping in the front yard. This week we are having a water feature installed, I am excited! We still need more trees and plants in front, but at least we have grass. John built a new building with his partners. It is right by WalMart and is a great location. He hired another dentist and three hygienists. Things are going great!! We are excited to have another boy be part of our family. We are mulling over L names!!

Expecting!

We are so excited that baby #4 will join our family in October. I am almost over the morning sickness. We can't wait to find out what we are having!

Jeff Thatcher-Vocal Percussion

Listen to this! And it is even more amazing live! Remember to pause my playlist first.

Here is one of our favorites, Shambala....

Rockapella!

John meeting Scott Leonard, lead singer and his favorite.
Me drooling over Jeff and his amazing talent!
Rockapella rockin' on stage.
Xassars bro, me and X, having a blast!

We saw them live for the second time. They are incredible! Jeff, the vocal percussionist, is amazing. Besides the mic in his hands, he has two small microphones attached to his neck to get the deep bass drum sounds. He sounds just like a drum. He also did the sound of sleigh bells, using his throat! The bass, George has a silky, deep booming bass. When he sang "Papa Was A Rolling Stone," we went nuts! Scott Leonard has an awesome tenor, I'd recognize his voice anywhere. We screamed an yelled a lot. I am so lucky to have a hubby who loves music like I do. We were both so giddy to meet them afterwards. I hope they come again in 2009! Everyone should have a chance to see them live!

We saw the Prophet!

We had an awesome opportunity to hear the prophet speak today. My sister in law is in his home ward in Holladay. At the end of every year he gives a talk, reviewing that year. We were three rows back. He came in smiling, and even wiggled his ears before he sat down. He was much more relaxed than we usually see at conference times. He talked about 2008 in his life and the church. He dedicated a few temples last year. He also spoke about the passing of Pres. Hickley. He visited him while he was home and sedated and as he held his wrist, he felt a distinct impression that he would not see him awake again. That night he was prompted to give Pres Hinckley a blessing. He arranged for other members of The Twelve to do this the next day. The next day they all gave him a blessing and Pres Monson knew that this was the end. Pres. Hinckley died that night. Pres. Monson was tearful as he spoke of his gratitude in obeying spiritual promptings.

He spoke of a man who was working on the Idaho Falls temple. He fell 20 feet onto his head. At the hospital he was in extrememly critical condition. Pres Monson came and gave him a blessing. When that temple was dedicated, that man found Pres Monson and gave him a big hug. He had no lingering injuries and was completely healed. He told Pres Monson "Thank you so much!" And Pres Monson told him "no, thank God."

I learned about Temple divorces. Did you know that all temple divorces have to be personally approved by the prophet? He said that was one of the hardest parts of his job, to see all the eternal marriages that wanted to end. He also is the one who personally approves membership to excommunicated members. He said he always looks at his picture of the Savior as he contemplates reinstating members. He said he always leans towards being forgiving, since that is how the Savior is, and he wants to be like Him.

Oh, it was awesome! He spoke for an hour. He was funny and spiritual. Afterwards my kids and I went and shook his hand. He gave LoLo a high five. We love our our Prophet!! I have a testimony that he is God's mouthpiece for us on the earth. I am so grateful to have the Gospel in my life, and to be sealed to my wonderful family.

Libs

The reason we don't have ornaments on the bottom of our tree.

We caught Santa!!

We set up our camera, and we caught these pics of Santa in our living room!! Pretty cool huh? And yes, our tree is only decorated half way. You can tell we have an 18 month old in the house!

Um, yes LoLo there COULD be a Santa Claus

Okay, so the saga continues. LoLos teacher told me that he had been upsetting the other children, telling them there is no Santa. Xassar has been feeling awful about the magic being gone for him. Then today, Xassar was answering Santa questions for Lundie. Xassar thought "here I am, lying to Lundie, right in front of LoLo!" Which defeated the whole purpose of telling him the truth in the first place! So he decided to backtrack and bring back the magic, by not LYING, but telling him his childhood experiences. And how when he was growing up, they received presents from someone they didn't know. (They were really poor, so people were always giving them gifts.) Xassar said "maybe those gifts WERE from Santa!" I told LoLo about a Mickey Mouse House I got one year that was supposed to be from Santa. He told LoLo that actually, Santa is real for children. Parents don't play with toys, so he isn't real for us. Xassar suggested that we put out a camera and try to catch Santa on Christmas Eve. LoLo got really excited about that. Xassar told LoLo that he neeeded to find out for himself if Santa was real. So we figured we can still tell some truth AND keep the magic. So, thanks to Liz for this link www.capturethemagic.com We are definitely doing this!!

No LoLo, there isn't a Santa Claus

I can't believe it. My almost 7yr old doesn't believe in Santa. He'd been asking if Santa was real all week last week. We don't want to lie to him, so Xassar and I sat down and had a talk with him. We told him about Kris Kringle, and the idea of santa. But he knows that santa is pretend now. *sniff* We threatened him big time if he tells Lundie! This morning while eating cereal he said "who here believes that Rudolph is real?" Lundie rose her hand, and he did too (while giving me a look.) So far, so good. I'm sad that the magic is over so soon for him.

Wicked!

So I broke down and bought tickets to Wicked. They were expensive, but everyone tells me it's worth it. Is anyone else going? We'll be there April 9 at 2pm!

12 years of wedded bliss!

Xassar and I were married Dec 5, 1996. As we came out of the temple the wind began to blow. By the time we started driving to our wedding breakfast (on the mountain in Bountiful) it was a blizzard! My bridesmaids got in a car accident, and hardly anyone came to the reception because of the weather. That's okay because the important thing is that I married my best friend. I love you honey! Thank you for being the music in my life. Thank you for supporting us so I can stay home with our little darlings. We've been through a lot together. I am so grateful for the years of being struggling students together, of living in "the hood" in Ogden, of waiting tables together, (remember when our budget was $800 a month?), taking institute classes together and getting through dental school. Happy Anniversary!!

Surprise!!!

Xassars brother "D" surprised him at the play. D and I were sneaky and planned the whole thing. D flew in from Philadelphia just to see the show. He surprised Xassar backstage before the show started. It was so fun! He got to stay for the weekend.

Our house was full on Thanksgiving, Libs got a rash, LoLo and Lundie stopped fighting long enough for a loving pose.

LoLo feels the Holy Ghost

LoLo had a rough morning this week. He told me he was sick, so I said he could stay home from school. Throughout the morning he kept teasing Londyn mercilessly. When I got out of the shower I could hear Londyn screaming and crying. He was sitting on her back, not letting her get up. I put him in time out for the second time in an hour. Afterwards I told him "you are going to school. You are obviously well enough." Oh boy, he was so mad. He said all sorts of hurtful things like "I don't ever want to be near you" and "I don't want you to be my mom." I took him to his classroom with him stomping and storming the whole way. That night for family home evening, Xassar told him how awful it was to speak to me that way. (He is really good at making sure the kids respect their mother.) I told LoLo that he had hurt my feelings. During the whole conversation Lo-Lo was playing with a paper towel tube. Finally Xassar said "listen to me, look at me. I want you to know that I love you. You are my son forever. I want to be with you forever." Lo-Lo teared up and I could tell that his heart was touched. He came and hugged me and told me he was sorry. "I love you so much," I told him. "Mom, could you hold me up tight so I can put my legs around you?" This is a boy who doesn't cuddle. We held each other for a good half hour and watched the Wizard of Oz. We talked about the feeling he had and how it was the Holy Ghost. I am so grateful for that tender mercy. I hope LoLo remembers that experience. LoLo, I love you!

Londyn's giggle

This will make you smile. You'll need to pause my playlist to hear it better.