Thanksgiving 2010

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and we have SO much to be thankful for this year!

The plan was to celebrate Thanksgiving in Cold Spring with the Froehle's on Thursday and we were planning on going up on Wednesday and staying until Friday, but Eileen came down with the flu, so we weren't able to go. Instead, the three of us had a great day at home. We made our own special Thanksgiving meal (pancakes and eggs for breakfast, soup for lunch, and potroast for dinner). Since it was a special day Bishop wore his Superman outfit all day!! Luke and I were able to get all the boxes moved in from the garage and we just need to get the couches in and then we'll be able to park a car in the garage!

Friday we went to Owatonna--Shelly and Ryan were able to make it down Friday, so we had our family together that afternoon/night, which was so fun!

Saturday the entire Bishop family was together, which was so fun! All of my grandparents were there, along with my cousins, and aunt and uncle. We went on our annual walk after the "big meal". Bishop absolutely LOVES cream corn and stuffing--he would probably still be eating it if we let him!

All in all, it was the perfect weekend (aside from Eileen being sick and not being able to celebrate with them).

It has been a very eventful year and we have so much to be thankful for! We are so blessed to have such wonderful families and friends--we love you all!

Weekend in

We've had a great weekend so far! Friday night the three of us went out for dinner, which was fun. Luke and I used to go out for dinner all the time...we didn't think twice about it. Obviously it's a little more difficult now, so it was a fun night for the three of us. Bishop did great!

Saturday Luke delivered firewood all day, so Bishop and I went and visited our friends Melissa and Bennett (and Matt too). Bennett was such a great friend and Bishop loved playing with him and all his fun toys!

Bennett and Bishop

Saturday night our friends Raul and Tricia came over and Raul cooked us the most fantastic meal--it was delicious! He is a chef and it was a trial run for the Holiday party we're hosting in a few weeks...I can't wait! Later that night it rained/sleeted and everything turned to pure ICE. Raul and Tricia left around 12:30 and called about an hour later, asking if they could spend the night--they had gotten 2 blocks and were not going to make it much farther....so smart of them to come back! It was still slick ice this morning so they hung out for awhile before the temps warmed up and the ice started to melt.

Luke's cousin, Mike and his wife, Valeria and daughter, Maia came over to watch the Vikings game today--Maia is 2 months younger than Bishop and they had so much fun playing together.

Maia and Bishop

Bishop has had a rough few days....he is teething and he has a pretty bad cough. I feel SO bad for him--he hasn't slept well and is in a considerable amount of pain. I hope the teeth break through soon....he had one of his eye teeth break through already, but there are more to come.

Bishop pulled himself all the way up today for the first time!! He's done it more than once today, so that's fun and exciting!! I hate seeing my baby in pain and uncomfortable, I hope it passes quickly!!

We are very excited for Thanksgiving--we have SO much to be thankful for!! It'll be a great week!

Cloud Cult Concert

Luke and I went to the Cloud Cult concert with our friends Tim and Liana last night. We love this band and three of the members are originally from Owatonna (small world).

We took the bus, which is super convenient for us. It was quite the eventful bus ride--we got on and a guy on the bus had a seizure within one block of us getting on. I called 911 and thankfully there was a nurse onboard who stepped up to help hold his head, as he fell out of his seat and gashed his head. It was pretty scary and made me reflect on A LOT of things. The guy must have just gotten out of the hospital, as he still had his armband on and he had a bag with him. Who knows what the situation was, but it was sad. The paramedics got there right away and took him. He was breathing and was done seizing by the time they got there. It really puts everything into perspective and the MANY MANY things we have to be thankful for.

The concert was good--it wasn't there best ever, but we still had a great time!! It was a fun night out for Luke and I!

North Shore and Bishop update

We went to the North Shore this past weekend and stayed at Lutsen. It turned out to be a very fun time! We went on a couple of hikes and Bishop got to go swimming again, which he loved! The snow was absolutely beautiful!! We went on a night hike, which was beautiful--the contrast between the snow and the darkness was amazing! Once we got up there, we never left the resort, so we didn't have to worry about the weather at all!! Unfortunately, I got a touch of the stomach flu Saturday evening/night...but was feeling better by the time we left on Sunday.

As you can tell Bishop still LOVES his backpack and likes to nap anytime he's in it.

The Hennum's

Bishop with his friends Maia and Siena...they absolutely LOVED playing with Bishop and entertaining him!

Maia and Bishop

Sunday we went to Shelly and Ryan's for the Vikings/Bears game--unfortunately, the Vikings couldn't pull off a win for us Vikings fans...but Shelly and Ryan were happy!

I'm feeling much better now and am so glad it was a short lived, not very severe flu (it was bad enough as it was). I'm just hoping no one else gets sick now.

Bishop is so much fun these days! He's crawling like crazy and trying to pull himself up. He loves to play peek a boo. He loves when we sing to him and he babbles quite a bit....a lot of mama and dada, usually depending on who he's with at the moment. He is very content playing by himself and he is just the happiest little boy. He's started trying new foods and he seems to like everything so far...they say sometimes he has seconds at school! I'm not one bit surprised that he's a good eater! It has been an amazing 9 months and it's crazy how fast the time has gone!

I forgot to post--he had his 9 month check up---he weighed in at 20lb 10oz and 28in long. He's doing really well and he's got some upper teeth that will probably break through soon.

Bishop's PT is going really well--he will start going every other week now, so that'll be nice.

Crawling, Auntie's Birthday and Baptism

We have a mover!! Bishop is officially crawling and he's loving getting into everything!! It's really fun to watch him crawl and for him to get what he wants and where he wants!

Thursday was Auntie's Birthday, so we celebrated at lunch together! Happy Birthday, Auntie--we love you so much!

Bishop was baptized on Friday at our house. Father Alberic (a Froehle family friend) baptized Luke in their home when he was a baby, so it was extra special that he could also baptize Bishop in our house! It was a very special day and Bishop did great!! Auntie got the stomach flu so her and Uncle Ryan weren't able to make it and Great Grandpa Arnie was not feeling well either, so he missed out...they were all missed very much! Bishop did great and he LOVED the water being poured on his head! He loved the attention and had a really fun time with everyone.

Happy Halloween!

Bishop had his first Halloween today!! Bishop the Bear had a ton of fun!!

Bishop was invited to a Halloween Party at Johnny's house with his friends, Johnny, Leo and Danny. We had a bear, lion, puppy and spider, they were pretty cute!! They are so much more interactive with each other and really enjoy "playing" with each other...it's more like Bishop taking any toy that anyone else is playing with. Of course Bishop was all smiles the entire time we were there and he LOVED jumping in Johnny's jumper!

Bishop the Bear and Danny the Spider were having fun together (or Bishop was having fun pulling on Danny)! :)

Bishop was adopted into the Wizard of Oz Family for this picture!

We took him trick or treating to our neighbors, who have the sweetest boy (Casey, he's about 10, I think). He gave Bishop 2 pieces of candy! :) He is always really excited to see Bishop and is so sweet to him. We are blessed to have such wonderful neighbors!

Bishop and his Auntie

Bishop and Uncle Ryan

The weekend in general was wonderful! Friday night the Hennum's came over for dinner and last night Shelly and Ryan came over for dinner. We played some 500 and Shelly was in tears, she was laughing so hard! I was able to meet up with a friend of mine for a walk during the day yesterday too, so that was great! Of course the weekends go too fast and we're back to Monday tomorrow.

Bishop loves to stand and play!

We have Bishop's baptism on Friday at our house. I'm pretty excited about it--it'll be pretty casual, with family and Father Al performing the 'service', so this week will be busy getting ready for that.

Crazy Day

I need to start this post on a positive note and to express how thankful, grateful and blessed I feel and am! I am one lucky woman, wife and mama and I have a beautiful, healthy family!

I need to start this paragraph by saying....everyone is ok......Bishop and I were involved in a pretty serious car accident this morning on our way to daycare. It happened 4 blocks from our house and a woman (turns out to be our back door neighbor, but I didn't know that until after we got home) ran a stop sign and we hit her broadside going pretty fast! I basically t-boned her (although it was completely her fault). My air bag deployed and my car ended up facing the opposite direction in which we were traveling....her car was facing the opposite direction it was traveling on the opposite side of the road....she had just dropped her kids off at school and failed to even slow down for a stop sign, so I didn't see her AT ALL! The damage to her car was on the passenger side...and her passenger side airbags deployed, but she was not hurt.

Like I said--we are all ok. I am pretty sore and was really shook up, especially worrying about Bishop's condition. My glasses flew off, but before I even got them, I got out and got Bishop out of the car. Instantly there were people there to help--it was like they were waiting there to help us out....this nice man got my glasses and phone out of my car...someone else called 911 so I could call Luke. THANKFULLY he was home and was with us within minutes. The police, firetruck and ambulance were all there within minutes. I was checked out in the ambulance and knew I was "ok", but very sore. I've been told the worst is yet to come and I'll be more sore as time goes on. My chest and neck are the sorest, but I can feel it in other parts of my body. I did take Bishop and myself in to the Dr this afternoon to be checked out and everything seems fine. He is tougher than his mama, that's for sure!

Just a friendly reminder to wear your seatbelts!! It saved our lives today--I am sure of it! And, for those of you with kids...keep them in the back middle seat (if possible) and rear facing for as long as possible! I hate to sound like I'm lecturing, but you can't take anything for granted.

I truly believe everything happens for a reason and this was a big sign for me to slow down and to focus on one thing at a time, especially when driving (especially since I do so much of it for work). Things could have been much worse and although it was (and will be for quite awhile) very scary, we are all ok and walked away from the accident.

The good news about today was that Grandpa and Grandma B came to visit to help out at our Dr appointments and they joined us at Bishop's Fall Festival!! Daddy was supposed to have a football game tonight, but it got cancelled, so he was able to join us as well! I will post pictures once I get them downloaded.

Bishop the Bear and one of his teachers, the bear!

Bishop really enjoyed playing the piano!

It was an emotional day and a few tears were shed as I laid Bishop down to sleep.....he is truly an angel!

Bishop was exhausted after the eventful day! He was such a trooper and remained so calm considering all the commotion!