Swimming and Poison Control

Bailey went swimming for the first time in our neighborhood pool. She just loves the water. We had a great time.

We had our first and I am sure not last incident with Poison Control. Bailey often enjoys playing with things that are not meant to be toys. We usually will give her pretty much anything to play with as long as it isn't breakable and it won't hurt her...well, oops! This compass seemed to be an innocent toy, but we soon found out that there was permanent marker along the straight edges. She soon had marker everywhere. Poison control was really nice and said she should be just fine. Maybe permanent marker has extra iron which could be nice for Bailey!

Harmless enough right?!?

If you look closely at her right hand you can se it is also covered with marker. Daddy doesn't look too happy about this!

Family events

Dave played in a Raquetball tournament about a week ago and we came along to cheer. It was a lot of fun. Bailey is truly a social butterfly. She was smiling at all the men playing in the tournament!

Bailey and I went to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory this past week with some friends. It was so much fun and Bailey loved every bite of ice cream she got. She sure loved Blue Bell's homemade vanilla. If any of you have not tried it, you need to come visit us and we will get you some. It really tastes like homemade ice cream!

This past weekend has been a lot of fun. Mom and Dad Bishop came to visit. We were able to read a lot of stories, go on walks to the ducks, eat some brisket, enjoy the farmer's market, go to the butterfly museum, and just enjoy each other's company. The greatest thing was that Bailey loved spending time with grandma and grandpa. Thanks for the awesome trip.

There was a pendulum clock in the museum and Bailey loved looking at it, just like her daddy.
Bailey loved all of the butterflies flying around. It was a nice sunny day so the butterflies were quite active.

Also, Bailey is training to be the next volleyball star! This video is of her chatting. She just loves to talk. It is so fun to listen to. We love her so much and are so lucky to have her as part of our family.

Life is crazy sometimes

We have had a wonderful few weeks. It has been busy but full of family and summer fun. We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary on June 8th. Since both of us were leaving the morning of the 8th, we celebrated on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. We went to some fun places where we went when we were dating. Sadly, the picture of the arboretum with all three of us didn't work out (silly camera!) but the one with Dave and Bailey did work out, so that is what you see. Afterwards we were able to go do sealings at the Houston temple (I recommend this to anyone celebrating an anniversary) and then went to dinner and a movie. It was a busy but super fun day.

One of our favorite burger places to go was Southwells. It is really yummy. We went there often.

We were going to visit the Bishop sign where Dave proposed and I was going to talk of how "sweet" our love is but it was too far out of the way. Another time I guess.


This is Dave's old apartment and this is where we first kissed. I gave him a big bag of hugs and kisses!
This is our church building we went to when we were dating. There are a lot of fun memories at this building.

This is the arboretum where we had our first "DTR".

Then Bailey and I went to Utah for a week. That was a blast. We were going non-stop but we sure had a good time. Bailey did well with all of her aunts, uncles, and grandparents, and she especially loved her nieces. Sadly once again, my camera was funny so I only got a few pictures. If you are interested in seeing more go to Sherri and Dave's blog. Thanks Sherri, I can always count on you getting great pictures. You are a life saver.

Grandma J. and fun tubby time in the sink.

Aunt Hezz and Bailey. She loved all of her aunts and uncles.

This past weekend Mom and Dad Jackman were here. Despite the super hot weather, we had a great time. Friday we enjoyed BBQ and games on our back patio. I think we killed at least a dozen June bugs-gotta love it! Saturday, we went to the zoo and made it through about 1/3 of it. I guess it will take three trips. We also celebrated Grandfather's Day on Saturday. Thanks for the fun weekend.

She was quite tired at the zoo but did a great job. It was super hot, I think that is what made us all so tired.

Grandpa Jackman is known for his crazy toes. He is always picking things up with them and handing things to people in his toes. He tried to teach Bailey the trick of the trade and I think she may have some Jackman toes!
Father's Day was a fun day to celebrate Dave. He is such a good dad. I asked him what he likes best about being a Dad and he said the kisses. Dave has taught Bailey to give kisses. It truly is the cutest thing. In the picture that is what she is doing although you cannot really tell. Bailey loves her dad so much. We both are so honored to be blessed with having Dave in our lives. Thank you honey for all you do.

Bailey got daddy some popsicle molds and a popsicle recipe book. We will definately enjoy those cool treats in this weather!

Also, Bailey is 9 months old today. It is crazy how fast time goes. We went to her doctor's appointment today and she is 28 1/2 inches tall (82%) and 18lb. 2.5 oz. (30 something %), I guess she is still tall and thin! It is time to make a switch to a different car seat seeing as her feet touch the seat in the car. She is growing so fast but we are so blessed to have such a wonderful child. She is truly such a joy to us. We are reminded every day what a blessing she is to us.

Bows, Bows, and more Bows

To all of you interested in Houston or Utah or wherever else you may be:
My sister has made some really cute bows and flowers. I have what is in the pictures but I am also heading to Utah the week of June 8th and can hook you up with pretty much anything you want if you are interested. There are also several different colors of headbands. The bows and flowers just clip onto the headbands so you can switch them out at any time. For girls with longer hair, they don't need a headband but these just clip into their hair. She sells them for a lot cheaper than you can find in many stores so let me know if you are interested. Also she has some "military hats" that you can add flowers or bows to for you Moms! Just let me know.

You can also check out http://www.shindyz.com/ and see if there is anything you like there and I can get it for you!

It is a wonderful day

Our garden has been quite fruitful this year. We have enjoyed a batch of homemade salsa and many sandwiches and BLT's with all of our tomatoes.

We enjoyed a great trip to Arizona to see family. We were able to do a lot of fun things. Sadly, I only took one picture, so if you are interested in other pictures look at Beth and Chris Will's blog, Beth is better at taking pictures then I am. The one picture I took was of Bailey and Ashlee eating together. They shared so well that they took each other's food. It was really funny to watch.

Bailey has been learning a few things this past few weeks. One thing she has learned is to eat Cherrios. It is nice to keep her occupied while we get dinner ready. She is still learning to get them in her mouth though. That will come with time. Also, she has learned to turn the pages of the books that we read. She can only turn the board book pages but it is the cutest thing.

A Bailey Post

I am not a photographer but I just couldn't help it. I cannot believe how fast Bailey is growing up! Also, I am kind of tired of having people ask if Bailey is a boy despite whatever we do to dress her to show otherwise. I am hoping that the piggies can help with that. Also, I figured Sherri would be proud that her sister is actually doing something fun with her daughter's hair!

I took out the little bows so you could see her cute piggies!
I think we may have a future model on our hands :)

I went to wake Bailey up the other morning and she was sleeping like this. She is so funny, she loves to have a soft blanket over her and she will pull it up over her face, I guess she likes the feel of it.

Bailey has been teething pretty bad the past week or so and I think that by next week she should have a total of 4 teeth. Poor girl, her teeth seem to come in pairs. The next set almost here are her two front teeth. Goodness, she is growing up so fast.

Pool, Patio, Personal Progress, and an Amazing Husband

There has been a lot going on this week. Bailey had her first pool party! It was a lot of fun. Although the girls only stayed in the pool for a few minutes, they had a good time. Sadly, they wanted to eat the pool more than play with the water. It is nice to have friends nearby.

We have been wanting patio furniture since we moved into this house. It has been on our wish list and finally we were able to save up and buy some. It will be so nice to be able to do more outside!

I have set a goal to not buy any bread and just make my own. Well, so far so good. However, I have been trying to make this new type of bread for months. Out of nothing more than sheer determination, I have stuck with it. Dave likes the bread I used to make and suggests since it is easier and just as good to stick with it. I guess my pride gets to me. Anyhow, I feel like this last batch is probably the best yet (at least on the outside, I haven't had a piece yet!). It is a whole wheat bread that doesn't taste like whole wheat and is light and fluffy (when made right.) If you are interested in trying it go to http://www.kneadfulthingsnow.com/ and look under the recipes for yeast breads. It is a little more work but I think it tastes good. Since I am in Young Women's and can work on Personal Progress again, I thought this would be a perfect project for that! I am all about developing my talents, and sharing them too :).

Today!
My attempt a few weeks ago!

For Mother's Day, Dave and Bailey were so sweet. They made me a homemade card, which I couldn't wish for anything better. Dave even got Bailey to write a little something in it. Also, they got me a beautiful flower to wear to church Sunday. Bailey loved it :). We celebrated the day with no meetings and a Sunday afternoon walk which I have been wanting to do for months but with our busy schedules have not been able to. Then to close off the evening we enjoyed chocolate dipped strawberries and some fun games. I am such a lucky girl. I have such a wonderful family. Also thank you to our Mothers who are such a good influence and example and amazing Grandmothers. Bailey is a lucky girl!

If you look closely on the left you can see Bailey's note to Mom. How cute is that.

And why not a picture of our cutie!