Bishop's

All Dressed Up

2010-02-15T16:23:00.000-08:00

Makayla

Derick

I love to get my kids all dressed up for Christmas and Easter Sunday. It is so much fun.

Russell's brother came and visited for a few days and took some really cute pictures of Derick and Makayla in their Christmas outfits.

Christmas Morning

2010-02-15T08:55:00.000-08:00

Christmas morning is the best when you have little ones. I was up about and hour before the kids woke up. I was just waiting and waiting. It was so fun to watch them open presents. I went way over board with the shopping. They still have toys in the closet that I put up because they got so much.

Makayla was not sure what was going on but she was having a great time with the wrapping paper. She also loves the boxes.

The kids got a kitchen to share. Derick loves to act like he is cooking. He has played with his kitchen every day for hours. He loves it. It is so fun to watch him play pretend chef. Makayla is still to young to play with it but I think we are going to get our moneys worth out of it.

Christmas day was pretty quiet we just stayed home with our little family. The weather was way to bad to see extended family. We just enjoyed having dinner together and spending tome watching the kids. It was a lot of fun. I am so excited for next year. IT will be great to see Derick and Makayla over joyed and happy getting new toys.

Having kids and watching them grow is a lot of work but it is so much fun.

Christmas Eve

2010-02-07T16:00:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve we had planned on going to Grand Island to spend the day with family. I was so home sick and excited to spend time with my family. Well about a day before we stared to get a really bad snow storm and that turned into a blizzard. We still tried to go to GI that morning but the roads were way to bad so we turned around and came back home. I was so hart broken and sad. I just wanted to sit and cry but I felt that we needed to make the most of it.

The couch family from our branch at church had invited us over so we took them up on the offer. It was so sweet of them to have us. Derick had a really good time with there son Steven. The Couch family has 3 boys and they remind me so much of my brothers when they were younger. So that felt a bit like home. They also have a daughter named Amanda and she loves our kids so much and she is really good with them.

Amy and Dan couch made some really yummy food and we just had a great evening of eating, visiting, and laughing and watching the kids play. Thanks so much Couch's for saving our Christmas Eve!We love you.

Me, Makayla, Amy Couch, & Karen Kaduse

Thanksgiving

2010-02-05T17:22:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was a great time. I was so excited for some really yummy food. We went to Grand Island on Thanksgiving day and spent most of the day with my family. We then spent the evening with Russell's parents. It was so much fun to hang out with family and watch Derick play with Emma. They had a great time together. Derick also had a great time jumping on the trampoline with Lindsey. She is always so good with the kids.

The day after Thanksgiving we put on our shopping shoes and of we went. We found some good deals and got a bunch of Christmas shopping done. The kids were good sports.

Makayla and Mommy

The family doing a craft for the Christmas tree.

Emma and Derick

Halloween

2010-02-05T17:11:00.000-08:00

It was so much fun to get the kids dressed up and all ready for Halloween. The only net so fun part was Russell had to work that whole weekend so he could not join us. Makayla was a little ballerina and Derick was GI Joe.

Derick loved trick or treating. We went with some friend and that was so much help. Derick would run form house to get his candy. The best part was he had no idea what candy even was but he was having fun collecting whatever was being handed out. He went form door to door for about and hour and a half and never complained. He was a real trooper and brought home some good treats for his mom and Dad. Makayla was also a trooper she just slept in the stroller and was really good. It was sure a fun night.

Blogging? What is blogging?

2010-02-05T17:08:00.000-08:00

Sorry I have been MIA for so long. Life has really been busy. Having 2 kids so close makes for a lot less free time if any. I really hope to do better. I will at least try to post some new photos of the kids. They are growing so fast.

Our Big Boy Derick

2009-08-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

Derick is 100% Daddy's little boy and helper. He LOVES to spend time with Russell. It melts my heart. He will copy every littel thing Russell dose even the way he is sitting. He is also a little shadow to Russell. I love to watch him. He is a t a stage right now were he is learning new things every day and figuring out now things. It is such a fun stage.

Derick will remind us that we need to have family prayer by coming to us and folding his arms. It is so cut. He has to help us shake Makayla's bottles every time she needs one. He has a play cell phone and he will talk on it a and then laugh and talk some more. It is pretty funny to watch. ( I guess he watch me to much on the phone.)

Derick is starting to say some words. He will say Dad, mom, baby, hi, and a few others but it is pretty hit and miss right now. Like he has not said mom in a week or so everything right now is baby and dad. But he sure know how to shake his head no and he knows what that means.

Derick is such a fun little boy and we are enjoying this chance to raise him.

Our Baby Makayla

2009-08-28T11:42:00.000-07:00

Makayla is now 3 months old and such a smiley little girl. She has really sad moments but when she is not sad she is always smiling. She is such a fun baby. She has started to roll form her back to her tummy. Derick likes to join her and lay on his tummy right beside her. She is also a great sleeper. She is out for the night by 9 and she only wakes up once to eat around 5 or so. I am so blessed in that way.

She has turned into such a Mommy's little girl. She is OK with others if she is sleeping or if they are feeding her but besides that she wants her mommy and she will let you know about it. For the first 2 months she always wanted Russel but now she has swapped. It's probably a good thing because Derick is a Daddy's boy and no one else measures up to his dad.

We are having a lot of fun watching Makayla grow. She has such a funny laugh it sounds a bit like an old lady that has been smoking her whole life. It makes us laugh to hear her. We are happy that she is in our family.

Derick 16 months, Makayla 3 months

2009-08-28T11:36:00.000-07:00

I must say I got blessed with some really cute kids. Derick loves his little sister so much and she loves him back. He always wants to kiss her and she just lets him and gives him a big smile. She is already a tough little girl. But then again she has to be with him around. He has now learned how to be gentle. That took a bit but he is getting it. It is so fun to watch them grow and change every day.

Makayla at 6 weeks

2009-07-13T13:55:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that Makayla is already 6 weeks old. This may sound crazy but it makes me a bit sad. She is growing up so fast. When Derick was a little baby the time could not go fast enough. I wanted to see him learn new things and grow up but with Makayla it is going way to fast. She is such a sweet baby. She is happy for the most part and a pretty good sleeper. Nights are still really hard on me because I have 2 of them getting up in the night but at least they both go back to sleep pretty easy.

Derick is loving being a big brother. He loves to hug, kiss and hold his little sister. He has not gotten the whole be soft thing but we are working on it every day. If Makayla is crying he will go and get her a toy or try to put her binki in her mouth. What a big helper!

Life with 2 babies is a tun of work some days I am ready to give up but one little giggle or a hug can change my mind.

Derick's Boo Boo

2009-07-13T13:50:00.000-07:00

Derick was playing with Makayla's car seat and tipped over in it. His binki is was cut his cheek. I was shocked that a binki could do that. It really is not as bad as it looks. It is healing pretty good. I just hope that there is not a scar.

The week of the 4th

2009-07-13T12:09:00.000-07:00

Russell had the whole week of the 4th off so we had a little mini vacation. We went to the Omaha zoo with his family on Monday. It was a lot of fun. Derick seemed to like it for the most part. He was just starting to get over strep so he was not himself yet. We made the best of it. Makayla is way to young to care either way she just needed fed and changed and she was happy.
We were able to go to Grand Island for 4 days and spend time with family. We stayed at a hotel so Derick got to go swimming for the first time. He really liked it. We spent a lot of time with Russell's family that was visiting form Utah. It was fun for Derick to play with his cousins.
On the 4th we went to Dallas's and Shannon's for the big bash. It was a lot of fun. Two years in a row I have had really small babies to take care of on the 4th. I am not planning on that next year.
I was also able to spend time shopping with Lindsey and my mom. It was fun we even went and got a pedicure. I had never had one. I think I am hooked now. It was so fun and relaxing.
It was a fun little get away even if it was only an hour away.

Makayla just hanging out at the zoo. She was such a good baby. We tried to keep her out of the sun as much as we could. It was a pretty hot day.

Derick loved the gorillas. They seemed to always come over to the window were he was looking. At one time he was nose to nose with one and he did not even react to it besides a smile. It was pretty funny.

Derick with Daddy.

The petting zoo. Derick loved the straw better then the goat. He was a bit overwhelmed.

Makayla's Blessing

2009-07-13T11:55:00.000-07:00

Makayla Aubrey was blessed on June 28 by her Daddy. It was such a neat time. We ended up having over 25 family members come and support us. After the blessing every one came over to our house for a little lunch. It was so fun to visit with every one. Russell's sister Sherry and her husband Jeff were visiting from Utah. It was fun to get to spend time with them.

My mom made this beautiful blessing dress. I had her kind of go off of the style of my wedding dress. She dose such a great job. Abbi took the pictures while she was visiting. Russell's mom left her camera here for us to play with for a bit. I love it. Thanks Mom, Abbi, and RosaLee

A visit from the Penn family

2009-07-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

My cousin Abbi and her 3 kids came and visited for about 5 days. It was so much fun. IT is crazy to have 5 kids in one house all 3 and under but we managed. It was pretty funny because before she came we had a tun of plans of stuff we were going to do. Well reality set in and it was not passable with so many young kids. I am not sure what the heck we were thinking. But we made the best of it. Abbi was able to help me put some vinyl lettering on my living room wall. I love this saying it is so fitting. While they were here Derick ended up with strep throat. Talk about not fun at all. Well you know how little kids are they had all been sharing cups and binkis so 2 of her kids ended up with it also. I feels so bad. I am just glad that Abbi's girls did not get it as bad as Derick had it.
Abbi will be coming back this way in Aug and this time she will have her husband with her so maybe we can leave the kids with the guys and have a fun night out.

Two Is Twice The Work

2009-06-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

When we only had Derick we had many people tell us that one child is so easy and that you can do anything with one child. I would think in my head "they don't have a Derick!" Well I must say that every one that told us that is right. Life gets a bit more crazy when you add another one to the mix.
I swear that there is always someone needing something. The feedings and poop never ends and don't even get me started on the no sleep factor. I told Russell that I feel like a robot. There is no time for emotion you just keep going to get done what needs to get done. Some how the Lord gives me energy to put a smile on my face and do what I need to do and make sure that the kids are fed, changed and happy.
I love having Makayla in our family, She is such a sweet little baby. She is so happy for the most part. It is fun to watch Derick with her. He loves his little sister. ( a bit to much at times) If she is crying he comes and gets us. He trys to help her with her binkey and he always makes sure that she has a blanket. Because he is so young himself he dose not understand the work gentle of soft but we are still working on that. I think if we would let him he would love her to death. We always have to make sure that Makayla is higher then he can reach or we put her in a pack and play or the crib.
Russell loves having a little girl. He is so cute with her it melts my heart. He will hold her for hours and than put her down to wrestle with Derick. He has been coming home from work and taking Makayla so that Derick and I can sleep in. That is such a blessing! I am sure that he enjoys that one on one time with Makayla also.
The Lord has truly blessed us with two healthy kids that are such a joy in our life. When Derick first saw Makayla you could just tell that he knew her before they were both born. He is ready for her to grow up and play with him. I really could not be more thankful to my Father in Heaven for my family.

Makayla Aubrey

2009-06-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

Makayla Aubrey
Born May 28, 2009
7 lb 11oz
20 1/2 inches long

Makayla came into our family a bit slower than I would of hoped. It took 15 and a half hours of labor but we are sure happy to have her. She is such a happy baby. She only make noise if she is hungry or her tummy hurts.
Derick is such a good helper he has to know were she is at all times. He is so helpful and he loves his new sister. It took him a few days to adjust but he is dong much better now.

One year old!

2009-04-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

Derick has now tuned one year old. Let me just say that he is much happier this year then what he was last year. I do not miss his colic one bit! On his birthday we got him a bit Tonka dump truck. He really likes to go for rides in it and put rocks in the back of it. On his birthday we played outside with him for a long time. He was having a great time. That night he had Lydia and Clare from church come over for a little birthday party. They had Elmo cupcakes and ice cream.

A few days after Derick's birthday we had family come from Grand Island to celebrate. It was fun to have Russell's and my family's together. It is always a bit wired but fun. Lindsey and Brett came early to help me get ready for the party. Lindsey decorated the Elmo cake and did a great job. If I would have done it it would have been a disaster. Russell and Brett made chocolate covered pretzels. We also had little smokies, spinach dip, pasta salad, chips and dip, puppy chow, and a vegetable tray. Derick got a tun of toys. Most of them are annoying Elmo toys that make a lot of noise. But he also got a train, tools, cloths, books, and a magic writer. I think there was a total of 2 Grandpa's , 2 Grandma's, 4 Aunts, 5 uncles, and 3 cousins. It was a house full.

We are so thankful to have Derick in our family. He is such a joy and he make us laugh every day. We are so blessed to have him. His little smile and his giggle melt my heart. He loves his daddy so much. I love to see how excited he gets when he sees Russell. I am so thankful that we are an eternal family. The Lord has blessed us so much this past year. We love you Derick.

What would you like me to cook for you?

2009-04-28T11:14:00.000-07:00

Derick back at work in the kitchen. He loves to help out while we are cooking. He will sit on the floor and play like he is cooking. It is so cute to watch. He loves all kitchen utensils. I am fine with it until I go to bake and can't find a dang measuring spoon or cup. When I lived with my parents I never could figure out why my mom never had a complete set of measuring spoons or cups. Well Derick has taught me a thing or two about that. I only have one kid and my mom had 6. I bet she went through so many sets for measuring spoons and cups. I now have a better understanding.

All Ready For Easter Sunday

2009-04-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

We went to Grand Island for Easter to see family. Derick looked so cut in his new little outfit. I made sure to find him an Easter outfit because I had such a hard time finding a Christmas outfit. He looks so handsome. We had to split our time between Russell's family and my family. It was a bit tricky because the dinners were only a half hour apart but it worked out OK. My parents put on an Easter egg hunt for all of the grand kids. It was a bit crazy. Derick walked over to one egg and picked it up and he was happy just sucking on one. He only had 25 more to find. Joe Joe and Cassidy made sure to help him. It was fun to be home and spend time with family. We had not been home since Christmas. Now I am looking forward to the 4th of July, for another big family bash. But by then we will have 2 babies!

Peek-a-boo

2009-04-18T10:54:00.001-07:00

Derick has learned how to play peek-a-boo and cover his own eyes. It is so fun to watch him play. He will cover his eyes for the longest time because he is peeking through his fingers. He then will finely pull his hands away and say boo. At times he plays this by himself and then just laugh at himself. What a funny boy!

He is now walking!

2009-04-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Yes he started walking April 11, just 10 days before his first birthday! It is so much fun to watch. He has not mastered how to stand up just in the middle of the floor without help. So he crawls over to the couch and stands up and away he goes. I love to watch him. My favorite part is when he gets going to fast and wipes out. It never gets old. He just looks around and gets back up.

As you can tell he loves to play with all my kitchen utensils. The pot that is on the floor behind him is used with his wooden spoon to stire. It gets kind of loud at times. He has even managed to wake Russell up with all of his stirring.

Along with the wooden spoon he loves to play with measuring spoons and measuring cups. Some days I wonder why we even bother with toys.

Dress-up

2009-04-18T10:38:00.000-07:00

Why is it so fun to dress your kids up in the most out of date cloths? I get a good laugh out of it. Russell was given a bunch of cloths from someone that he works with. Most of them were to small for Derick but he kept pulling this outfit out of the box so Russell put it on him. He then walked around the house like it was no big deal. Russell and I just sat there and laughed. Oh what it would be like to be a kid and not have any worries in the world and not care what others thought of you.

Talk, Talk, Talk

2009-03-27T13:07:00.000-07:00

While we are at home Derick will just talk and talk but if we go out anywhere he turns into a mute. I am not sure why but he seems a bit shy.We have noticed that he is staring to talk a bit.

The things he will say are...

Dad, Da, Daddy

Ma, Mom, Momma

Book

bubble

Baby

He just started to say baby today. He will also shake his head for No and wave bye to people.

He is getting so big and growing up so fast!

Nice days have come and gone

2009-03-27T12:59:00.000-07:00

Poor kid! Derick loves to be outside, but the weather has turned cold again so he has to stay in. I feel bed for him.

This day I took him outside to walk around and wait for Grandma and Grandpa Hayman to come and visit. He was loving being outside. We have never really has shoes on him except if we are going to church so this we new for him to walk in shoes. He did pretty good. He is still really unsure of the grass. It is a bit poky for him so he will just sit there and not put his hands down. It is funny to watch.

Little climber

2009-03-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

I had better watch out I think I have a climber on my hands. I had unloaded the dishwasher and because I am short I have to use a step stool to put a few things away. I turned my back for only a second to wipe off the counter and Derick had climbed the step stool and he was helping himself to what ever he could reach. He was so proud of himself, it was pretty funny to see.

Let me help you Mom

2009-03-27T12:31:00.000-07:00

Derick is such a BIG help. If things are put away then he thinks they need to be taken out. At one time this would frustrate me but now I just let him do it so that I can get a few things done and then I go clean up after him. I am so glad that we got baby locks put on all the cabinets that we could. He really loves the drawers in the kitchen and in the bathroom. One of theses days he is going to start putting things away after he gets them out but I suppose that day is far off.

Going to be walking before long

2009-02-19T07:56:00.000-08:00

We got Derick a walker wagon for Christmas and he is loving it. He takes the thing all over the place. He even throws a fit when it get stuck and he bits the handle bar. It is almost like watching an old man walking with a walker. He sticks his little butt out and off he goes as stiff legged as passable. He also loves to walk holding on to Russell's or my fingers. One of these days he is just going to take off and we are going to be shocked.

Derick's mohawk

2009-02-19T07:51:00.000-08:00

Russell loves to do Derick's hair for church. It is so cut to see Derick with a mohawk. We love it. The best part is it only takes a little bit of gel and it stays all day long. He is such a happy little boy.

Derick's hidding place

2009-02-19T07:44:00.000-08:00

Derick loves to get into the kitchen cabinets and pull everything in sight out just so he can make a mess. He decided that it might be fun to hang out in a cabinet one day. It was pretty fun to watch him. We have now baby proofed the whole kitchen. He was pretty mad about it for the first few days. I love it because I don't have to pick up as much. He is such a funny boy.

It's a Girl

2009-02-04T11:51:00.000-08:00

We had our doctor appointment 2 weeks ago and found out that we are having a little girl. It will be so fun to have one of each. The best part is the shopping. There are a tun of cute little girl things and not so many little boy things. It is probably a good thing that we live in a small town so that I don't over load on little girl things. The doctor did tell us to make sure and keep our receipt just in case he is wrong and we have a little boy. I am happy with whatever the Lord blesses us with. The due date is May 31, 2009.

Baby # 2 on the way!

2009-01-16T11:59:00.000-08:00

Some might say that we are crazy, some might even say that we are insane or out of our mind. As for us we are not sure what to say. We are in shock. Baby number 2 will be joining us the end of May. That means that Derick is going to be an older brother at the ripe old age of 13 months. We are excited and terrified the same time. Heavenly Father has his hands in all things and knows what he is doing. I might not know what I am doing but he dose.
I must say that I have been so blessed this pregnancy and have not been sick. I was so sick for the first 5 months with Derick. But I have not even thrown up once or really even felt like it. Yes I have been tired but I probably would be tired even if i were not expecting. I think being tired goes with the job of being a mom. I don't know how I would have taken care of Derick if I would have been sick. I am so thankful for my health.
We don't know the sex of the baby. I go to the doctor on the 26th of this month and if we want to find out then we can. Russell wants to know but I am not sure that I do. If we have another little boy then we will not have to buy to much because he can wear all of Derick's stuff. But if it's a girl than we have nothing. So we are trying to decide if we want to be surprised again or not.
I guess the Lord is helping us make up for last time. This will be an adventure for sure.

Christmas Eve

2009-01-16T11:22:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve morning we got up and opened our presents. We normally do this on Christmas day but we were flying to France on Christmas day. So we waited for Derick to Finley wake up.It seemed like it took him forever. Russell and I were so excited to see what he would do. After he woke up we took him into the living room were there were some matchbox cars and animals waiting for him. He would have been happy with one matchbox car. He turned the car over right away and just spun the wheels over and over again. So Russell Finlay took them away form him so that he would open some presents. It was fun to watch.

After a few presents he was done and really did not care anymore. That is when he thought it would be fun to climb on the presents rather then open them. I kept thinking that we had not gotten him enough but he really cashed in. He got to many thanks to the grandparents and Lindsey's help.

Russell stood him up behind his little walker wagon and he was not sure what to think. It made him take off pretty fast.

After we were done opening presents at home we headed off to Grand Island to spend the day with family. It was a lot of fun. Lindsey and I always pull and prank on someone in the family for Christmas. This year the target was Tanner and Logan. We knew that Santa was coming so we arranged for Santa to bring Tanner and Logan a drum set. The joke behind that is they always play rock band and they even hold band practices for it. So Santa shows up with presents for all the little grand kids and a drum set for Tanner and Logan. It was pretty funny.

We pull names in our family and Russell got Josephs name. ( Joseph is Dallas and Shannon's little boy who is almost 3) Russell had to get him the nosiest toys that he could find. It was great. He got him and cork gun and a chain saw. The sound was driving everyone nuts and then add to that was Tanner and Logan's drum set. Needless to say I am gland that we had to leave and go see Russell's family.

It was so fun for Santa to come. I was sad because I was not sure that Derick would get any pictures with Santa this year. Thanks so much Shannon and Dallas for getting Santa to come to the house.

Derick's Christmas outfit

2009-01-16T11:13:00.000-08:00

As many of you may know if you have a son it is very hard to find cut cloths. I looked all over for a Christmas outfit for Derick and did not have any luck. I was so frustrated. I was so afraid that he was going to look like a little orphan. Shopping just made the frustration level that much worse. I could find so many little girl things but nothing for little boys. Do they think that little boys don't go to church or something. We live in a pretty small town so there is not much to choose from. But I even tried on line and did not have much luck. But his Christmas outfit turned out pretty cut. Abbi had sent me some cloths so we used a vest of hers and then Derick already had a pair of pants that he was about ready to grow out of but we made them work. He ended up looking pretty cute.

Can't keep the boy down!

2008-12-05T11:14:00.000-08:00

Derick has now decided that crawling is not so much fun and that he would rather be standing. He is very daring and half the time I have to close my eyes because I am so afraid of him getting hurt. He is way to trusting and then he falls, wines a bit, and gets us and dose it again.

He will use anything to help his stand up. If he gets into the bathroom he uses the tub or toilet. Today he was trying to reach for the toilet water. How gross is that? He will also just use a random wall and then he falls and crashes and gets frustrated.

He is getting so big. It is a lot of fun to watch him grow up.

Derick gets to go on our trip after all!

2008-12-05T11:06:00.000-08:00

We are going to France around Christmas time and we have been looking for a bag big enough to stuff Derick in. Well we finely found one so I guess he gets to go with us. I am only kidding. We have been looking for a BIG diaper bag to fit all of his stuff in and I finely found one. We needed something that was going to hold his bottles upright but it also had to be really big because the flights are really long.
When I brought the bag home Russell put Derick in it right away and he loved it. He thought it was great.
We are looking forward to our trip, it should be a lot of fun. We are hoping that Derick dose really good. It is hard to know what to bring and how much to pack and so on. If you have any advise I would love to hear it.
(Thanks for the outfit Lindsey)

All Ready For Church

2008-11-24T10:04:00.000-08:00

Abbi sent Derick some cloths. They are so cute and we love to use them. He looks so grown up and cut. What a happy boy. Thanks Abbi.

Our Little Squirt

2008-11-24T10:01:00.000-08:00

Derick loves to play with pop and water bottles. I thought this was pretty funny.

Helping Daddy

2008-11-24T09:57:00.000-08:00

Russell was being a big help to me and folding laundry. He ran upstairs to put some of it away and Derick decided to help hi while he was gone. He was having a great time playing in the folded laundry. It was pretty funny to see. He looks like he would never do anything wrong.

Getting Around

2008-11-24T09:51:00.000-08:00

Derick has decided that he loves to crawl and get around. He loves to see what he can get into. Russell has followed him around and put outlet covers on because outlets seem to be his favorite toy. He is now trying to stand when ever he get the chance to hold onto something. He seems much more happy now that he can go were he wants and get what he wants. It sure is fun to watch him grow.

Biter Biscuits Mess

2008-11-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

Derick has become a BIG fan of biter biscuits. He is such a mess by the time he gets done. The other day he even had it on his socks. I love to give them to him so that I can get stuff done. I am to chicken to just give it to him so I put it in a mesh bag thing so he doesn't choke. That is one of my biggest worries is that he will choke. I know that at some point he will be ready for chunky things but not just yet. He loves his biter biscuits until it is time to clean up. He is not such a fan of that.

Bath Time Fun

2008-11-12T09:35:00.000-08:00

Derick really loves taking a bath. I make sure to give him one every morning. When he was way little he got 2 a day because he would spit up so much and partly because I was bored. He loves to play in the water. I guess that makes him part Hayman. When he gets in the tub he talks and talks. I think it might have something to do with his ears being under water and he can hear himself. It is so fun to watch him kick his legs and play. He even likes to turn over sometimes. (I don't like that part.) As you can tell he loves his rubber duckies. They are no longer just bath toys he takes them out of the tub with him and chews on them for a long time.

Party Time!

2008-11-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Derick was invited to his first birthday party. His little friend Lydia turned 1. It was a fun party! They had cake and opened presents and then each family got to carve a pumpkin. As you can tell Derick was all into it.

He loved playing in the goo and the seeds. I had to watch to make sure that he did not put them in his mouth. He tried a couple of times but mostly he liked the feel of the pumpkin guts.

I love this picture, Derick is so into what Russell is doing. He always wants to be a part of everything.

Derick would have played with the pumpkin all night if we would have let him. He did not get as dirty as we thought he would but I still striped him down. It was so much fun to watch him play in the pumpkin.

To Young For A Sucker?

2008-11-01T11:55:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I decided to have myself a green apple sucker. As I was eating it Derick kept on looking at me, so I decided to let him try it. He LOVED it! I could not get the thing away.

When I decided that he had more then enough I started to bite it so that it would get smaller and smaller. Soon enough it was gone. This did not make him very happy at all. He cried and cried for about 15 min. It was not just a sad cry it was a MAD cry. I even tried to give him a bottle to take his mind off of it. He wanted no part of that.

Soon he got really tired and was falling a sleep but would wake up and cry for a little bit and then he would doze off again. It was pretty cute to watch him eat the sucker but it was not so cute when I took it away. Poor boy!

ARR MATEY!

2008-10-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we had a trunk or treat at the church. Our church building is really small. I must say that it was pretty wired to have a Halloween party in the same room as we have sacerment meeting. There were a bunch of games to play and good food to eat.
It was so fun to dress Derick up as a pirate. I think Russell had more fun with it than I did. I was able to make his costume for $3. I just got the dollar a yard material from Wal-Mart and made it up. But Russell did not think that the the costume was complete with out an earring or 2. So he spent way more on the magnetic earrings then I did on the whole costume.

I must admit he was way cute. I found his hook and knife at the dollar store. He absolutely loved playing with them.

I made his eye patch out of some felt and elastic. I thought that he would take it off for sure but it did not seem to bother him.

Derick is getting to be so much fun. He is also turning into a Daddy's boy. He loves to be with Russell. It is great to see.

6 Months Old Today

2008-10-21T12:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Half Birthday to you, Happy Half Birthday to you, Happy Half Birthday to Derick, Happy Half Birthday to you! It is crazy to think that we have had Derick in our family for 6 months now. He is getting so big. Yesterday Grandma Bishop and Aunt LaNae came to visit. Derick loved getting spoiled. He loves to have new faces come and visit. It must be more entertaining then just mom and dad. When Grandma Bishop was her she brought a few new things for Derick to wear this winter. She also brought some things from Aunt Lindsey. Thanks so much RosaLee and Lindsey now Derick will be warm this winter.

I had to take Derick to the Doctor today for his 6 month check up. He has gained a few pounds but only grew about half of an inch. He has always been a long baby and Russell and I are both on the short end so we thought that one of these days he was just going to stop growing so long. Well he did! But he is healthy and doing well. He had to get 4 shots. It was so sad he cried and cried. He always cries when he gets shots but this was different, he seemed like his feelings were really hurt. Poor boy!

The Doctor told me to start feeding him some vegetables. So we decided to start with green beans. Well as you can see he was not a big fan. He was gaging and spitting it out. I was laughing so hard. I loved the faces he was making. The Doctor said that he would probably eat a whole jar of it, not so he ate about 1/4 of a jar and was done.

I love this picture because you can see his 2 little teeth on the bottom. It is the only picture that I have gotten of his teeth.

Aunt Lindsey Came To Visit

2008-10-11T08:45:00.000-07:00

Lindsey came to stay the night with us and play with Derick. It was a lot of fun. Russell made dinner and than we decided to play dress up. Derick was the doll of course. We put some boots and mittens on him as well as his Halloween costume. He was not sure what we were all laughing at. It was pretty funny.

Lindsey stayed with Derick for a couple of hours so that Russell and I could go on a date. We have only really left him one other time. It was great. Thanks Lindsey! We went and saw the movie Eagle Eye. It was not that great but it was nice to just be with Russell. We have missed that. When we got home Derick was sound asleep. Thanks again Lindsey! Russell thought that I worried to much about him while we were at the movie because I looked at my cell phone a few times. I couldn't help it. Russell tried to put my mind at ease by telling me that Lindsey has more experience with kids then we ever will. That is very true but I am still the mom and worry. We really had a great evening. Lindsey is the best, we love you!

Derick's First Play Date

2008-10-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

This week we got together with some friends form church and had our first play group. It was a lot of fun. It also gets us out of the house and around other people. Derick is still a bit little to play with other kids but he loves to watch them and see what they are doing. So for play group we went to the park for an hour and a half or so. Derick loved to be pushed in the swing. He thought it was so fun. There are 2 little girls in our branch ( and also in play group) that are just a bit older then Derick. They are not sure what to think of him, so they just watch him and poke his eyes every now and again. He doesn't seem to mind to much. We will have pay group every week. So we can look forward to that. Derick is getting more fun every day!

Some of the best toys in life... are not toys at all.

2008-10-06T10:15:00.000-07:00

Derick has found a new toy that he loves. It is an empty Mylicon drop bottle. He gets so excited when he sees it, he kicks his legs and giggles. He loves to put it in his mouth and hum. His favorite trick is to put it in his mouth and blow hard and it pops out. He has been playing with this bottle for a few days now. We even had to bring it to Church with us. It is so fun to see what he will come up with next. What a funny little boy.

Grandma X 2 came to visit

2008-10-02T09:45:00.000-07:00

Both Grandma Bishop and Grandma Hayman drove from Grand Island to see Derick yesterday. It had been a while since they had seen him. We had a nice visit. Derick was not feeling the best because of a cold and cutting another tooth but he was a good sport. We all went to lunch together and were able to visit for a few hours. It was a lot of fun to see the Grandma's with Derick. It's nice that both Grandma's live in the same town and are friends. We are looking forward to Aunt Lindsey coming to visiting in a couple of weeks. We love to have company.

From Crabby to Calm

2008-09-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

It has been a rough past couple of days for all of us. Derick has been miserable for about 4 days. Russell and I were having to tag team. I would be up at night with him 3 or 4 times and then Russell would come home from work and take him for a few hours so that I could sleep for a bit. Derick finely got a tooth to pop through on Sunday. YEAH! The only thing that would make him happy was to go on a walk so we did a lot of that. My only wish is that he would of had more teeth pop through at one time and not just one. He has been such a happy boy now that his mouth dose not hurt.

The Past Five Months

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Sleeping In His Crib

2008-09-19T10:29:00.000-07:00

Derick is now almost 5 months old. It is great! He loves to smile and play. WE are now working on getting him to sleep in his crib. I have always put him in bed with me because I was in survival mode. He had colic for about 4 months and I did what ever worked so that I could get a bit of sleep.
We are doing pretty good about getting him to sleep for a bit in his bed. He will take at least one nap a day in there and he will sleep for a bit of the night in his crib. It really is like new found freedom.
Little by little we will get him sleeping all of the time in there. I can't wait!