Fall 2011

Silver Dollar City in the Fall was a blast!  Carter has grown 1/2 inch from summer to fall to upgrade bands!  He can now ride all rides 48" allows!  He has wanted to ride this with his daddy since they put it in, and THIS time Carter was tall enough!  I was scared to death that he would panic, but we could hear him laughing the entire ride!  He LOVED it!

We have Super Heroes as our theme this year for our pumpkins.  Iron Man and Spider Man are proudly displayed on our mantle.

Carter had his first fall break this year.  The boys and Roy got to spend an entire week home together while I went to work.  According to Roy, they all had fun and he would like to do it again!  Roy took these pics of the boys and had them put in a picture as a surprise. 

Carter played fall tee ball this year.  He loves baseball!  He has learned to really hit the ball and is getting better at catching.  He even tagged a guy out on second base!  His coach is very patient and loves to teach the fundamentals.  This park had a play area for Grayson, so he wasn't as bored as the summer.  Grayson is ready to play too!  Roy practices in the yard with both boys and I think they are pretty good.  Do I think we have Derek Jeters in our family......................possibly!!!!

Can't believe that it is almost the holiday season again!  Seems that the work days drag on and on but family time always flies by!  Hug your family and friends!

Other Favorites!

 Roy and his sister, Sheila on Game Day!  Go Hogs!

 Aunt Chelle standing with Carter until he musters up the courage to stand alone!

 He did it!  Getting better with decorations!

 He is a wonderful big brother!

 My favorite of the two of them!

My two Bishop Boys!  Love them to pieces!

Grayson chooses HIS pumpkin today!

Pumpkin Patch with Carter!

 Carter getting ready to listen to the speaker tell him all about pumpkins!

 We went through the cornstalk maze a little differently than most;  we went in through the entrance and exited through the entrance!  Nope, I was not leading!!!

 Carter LOVED playing in the hay!

 Carter and his buddy, Easton!

 Better late than never to get a picture of Carter and his teacher, Ms. Kelly!  Such a precious lady!

 Racing through the hay tunnels was a blast!

 Carter learned how to play tug of war.  He really dug his heals in!

 Pumpkin Roll was fun to watch!  Took real concentration!

 Exhausted!

 Lunch anyone?

 Mommy's personal day was well spent.  Quality time with my Bug!

 One of my favorites!

Picking his own pumpkin right out of the patch was really fun for him!  So many to choose from!

Grandparents Lunch!

Today was Grandparents Lunch at Elm Tree.  Mimi and Papaw each took a vacation day to extend their weekend to eat with Carter.  They brought Chick Fil A and Carter told them all about his big school.  I took off work to take a few pictures but missed most of their fun!  After lunch, Carter took them to the Book Fair.  He came home with 3 Star Wars books!  Can't wait to read them tonight!  After the Book Fair, they visited Carter's classroom.  They met his teacher, Mrs. Kelly, saw his cubby, his seat, and admired his art on the wall!  Mimi even called to say she wants his Alien when it comes home!  Carter talked about his special lunch all the way home today (well, until he fell asleep!)  Thanks Mimi and Papaw for coming and making Carter feel special!  What a great day!  By the way, Carter just asked who was coming to eat with him tomorrow!  Guess he wants this special treatment daily! 

Wildcat Dad

Roy was off this past Friday.  He spent the morning helping out at Carter's school.  Carter loved having his dad near him.  Roy brought Carter lunch and they ate together.  What a special memory!  This picture is hanging in the main hallway at Elm Tree Elementary.  Roy said he would go again soon!

First Day of School 2011

Carter and Grayson were very excited to go to school today.  It was Carter's FIRST day in kindergarten!!!!  This is how he looked when we left the house............

Then we got to school, found his seat, and met his teacher.  He was nervous...........

Mrs. Kelly assuring him everything was okay and that he would have lots of fun today..................

EXHAUSTED!  A great first day!  He:  played outside, answered a question in the first assembly in the microphone, got his tray from the cafeteria and ate the whole hamburger, checked out his first library book, met some new friends (spoke mostly about Alex), AND wants to go back tomorrow!  I would say
Day 1 = SUCCESS!