Trick-or-Treating

Okay, I promise this is my last post about Halloween. I just wanted to end with a couple of pictures of us getting ready to go trick-or-treating. We only hit about twenty houses, but I think it was plenty for two little kids. We have enough candy to last a while. I really enjoyed celebrating Halloween this year with Michael and Miriam.

Halloween Party

Saturday night we went to the Ward Fall Party. They had a chili cook-off with cornbread. They had some games for the kids. Miriam went fishing. They even had a costume parade and Miriam and Nathan held hands the whole time. At the end there was a trunk-or-treat in the parking lot.


Miriam loves rainbows. She has known all her colors for a while. Therefore I had to come up with some way she could be a rainbow for Halloween. Remind anyone of Rainbow Brite?

We had such a fun time at the party. It was so fun to see Miriam understand trunk-or-treat this year. She figured out very quickly how to get people to put candy in her pumpkin.

Pumpkin Carving

Our story of one tiny pumpkin:

We (and by we I mean Michael) carved Miriam's pumpkin today.

Miriam ate crackers and I took pictures.

Miriam inspected the work.

She loves her little pumpkin.

Halloween outfit

I really like Halloween. I think it can be such a cute holiday. So, I decided that Miriam needed a special outfit (besides her costume). She actually also wore this shirt last year and the tights were only 25 cents, so it didn't cost much. I think she looks darling.

Pumpkin Pickin

When we went to the pumpkin patch last year I said that I wanted to make it a tradition. I am so glad because we had fun doing it again this year (does two years make it a tradition?). This year we went to Wegmeyer Farms. We wanted to find somewhere that would let you go out in the field and cut the pumpkin off the vine. Fall seems like such a great time for family fun. I got a lot of cute shots while we were there, so here are a bunch of pictures.

pumpkins already picked by the barn

Michael and Miriam heading to the patch with a wagon

Miriam found the best pumpkin

(the first time she has ever posed for a picture)

Michael and Miriam cutting the pumpkin off the vine

Miriam with a really big pumpkin by the barn

Miriam waiting for Michael to buy our pumpkins

(her first fake smile for the camera)

Miriam with a really funny pumpkin

Bishop family at the pumpkin patch

Busy...

...doing a bunch of nothing. Michael has been busy with work. He leaves before 7 am and gets home around 7 pm. He is enjoying working hard at his new job. We definitely enjoy having him home with us on the weekends. We enjoyed watching General Conference last weekend. It was a great relaxing weekend. We have been enjoying cooler weather here for the past week. We have enjoyed some fall foods and are very grateful for all of it.

Miriam is feeling much better. She has had a cold the past week. We went to the doctor this week and Miriam's collar bone is healing great. She has to be in the sling for one more week, then she can be free of it. It is been harder to get her to wear it lately because she wants to run around and play around more. The other day I got out the camera and got her laughing pretty good. I was so glad I captured a few pictures of her contagious laugh.

silly, laughing Miriam

I am really enjoying being a mom. I love being able to stay home and take care of Miriam. I have been busy this past week trying to find a place to live. We are trying to find a place by the first of November. I am becoming more familiar with the area. Hopefully we can get out and check some places out this weekend. We are ready to be settled into our new life.

We are so grateful for all we have been given. We feel so blessed as a family. We are looking forward to the rest of this year and the upcoming holidays.

Laughter is the best medicine

Miriam has been doing extremely well with her sling. She is feeling so much better and healing well. The doctor said she would get a huge knot where her collar bone was healing. The knot is definitely there, so we hope this means she is healing correctly. We go back for a follow up visit next week. She has been using her arm a lot more and it is getting harder to keep her arm in the sling just because she feels better and wants to use it. One of her major hurdles has been trying to sign with the sling on.

Miriam's knot on her collar bone

Miriam is always one to keep everyone entertained. Since we are at Grandma's house she knows she gets all the attention. She loves cracking herself up and making everyone else laugh too. When you ask her a question she looks at the ceiling and says "umm", like she is thinking of the answer. She likes to make funny faces. Since we are so close to an airport Miriam gets to see a lot of airplanes which she loves. She also loves tractors and trucks. However, she is extremely girly in most ways. She loves jewelry and shoes. She loves trying on shoes at the store. When she picks up clothes off the rack at the store she holds them up to her body to "check for fit". She likes to pick out what she is going to wear each day. Miriam loves to read books. When we ask her what the book says she holds it close to her face and babbles like she is reading. Some of her new favorite words and phrases are gross, it's dark, rainbow, my turn, oops, Gus (Grandma and Grandpa's dog), and snuggle. We are so glad that Miriam is happy and keeps us laughing everyday.

one of Miriam's silly faces