Been so long since I have written on here....

I can't believe it's been so long since I've sat down and wrote on here..I do apologize profusely! So much has happened since March. Our life is busy busy busy! Well since March we have moved into a 3bedrm w a full basement house. So much room to move..we love it! Matt has gone to work w another company and we subcontract our business thro them..which helps coz of the economy business has slowed a lil. We have a cute lil inside dog doberman/dachs,her name is Harley. Almost every wkend we r going to mom and dad Bishop's to spend time w the whole family out on the lake,riding wave runners,swimming and just relaxing on the pontoon boat. It's a wonderful way to end the wk..esp if it was a busy or stressful one. Ok I think Ive updated on the going ons. Now updates on the kids.

Dynver has had 2trips to Shriners...she now has a brace for her left leg which we try to get her to wear atleast 3-4hrs out of a day. She has pt(physical therapy) 3-4times a day w 4exercises..it depends on whether she's in a good mood whether she'll do them w/o a fuss. Just like yesterday she sat against the wall and says "mommy look Im doing my "exercises" and we had a really good pt session..which we havent had one good session in quite awhile. In Oct 20th we will head back to Shriners to see if the pt and the brace helped out. I don't see much difference..which is kinda frustrating cause I so badly want her to walk normal. Now her lft hand the doctors (All 6 of them) at Shriners doesnt hold much hope,just because the hand has lost muscle and starting to look a bit smaller than the rt hand. Shriners has said to sign her up for disability..she will have her medical bills taken care of...so I have started the process and hope and pray it goes thro. Dynver right now is having "homebase" school,the teacher comes to our house a couple days a week..we r looking into a school for kids like her, where they will do her pt everyday..(I think it'll help her,coz she resists because 'Im mama',some of the exercises r really tough and it kills when she crys out 'it hurts'. So we r hoping to get her in this school. It'll also prepare her for K next year.

Gavin...my baby boy started Kindergarden!!!!! I cant get over that he is in "big school". He loves it,which Im glad,cause they have to wake up at 6:30am to be out to the bus stop in time, so we sometimes have a lil tough time getting up..he wants to still sleep in. LOL His teacher has said that he will be reading by Oct,the lil reading books. When I look at him I cant believe that he'll be reading,writing his abc's! In the last few months this lil boy seems to have something to say about everything. He is very mischiveous! Just the other day right after it rained..I told him it was ok to go outside but NOT get muddy...I went and looked outside to check up on the kids and he was playing in water..I asked him "didn't I tell u not to get muddy?" He looks up at me(soaking wet) and says "mommy u said not to get muddy, Im just playing in water,not mud",I was making supper and he came in the kitchen plugging his nose...I was thinking "what smells" so Im sniffing the air, I didn't find a foul smell so I ask Gavin "why r u plugging ur nose"? Gavin replys "mommy didn't you know that if u plug ur nose u can't smell?" LOL This child really keeps me on my toes. :-)

Sierra turned 7 on July 16th!!! It seems every yr she gets older she starts acting older than her age. She loves doing dishes(when I allow,Im particular about them) Sometimes she gets in her role of 'mommy' and she has to be reminded that she's just a kid. I can always count on her to keep her room clean,keep things organized the way I like it. Someone said not too long ago..she is a mini me....oh boy! (poor child. LOL). Another thing I seem to be able to count on is this girl always getting hurt somehow. She was running and fell on the gravel slid right down the hill and now she has a scar on her tummy..the other day she was playing on the boys bunkbeds and knocked the railing from the top of and it put a gash in her cheek(prob shouldve gotten stitches)but it's healing but she'll always have that reminder. She is a very daredevil child. We went to the fair about a month ago and cause of her height she was able to ride all the rides and yep, she rode them all!!! Some of them no one in our group would ride but she hopped right on them and took off! She can't wait until she's able to ride the rollercoaster at Dollywood! I thought Gavin was the one that would have the broken bones or give us 'white hair'..but Im rethinking that. LOL. Sierra started 1st grade(repeat) she loves it..she is the teacher's lil helper because of the repeating...we thot another yr would help her get better with her reading. Plus the school the kids r going to isn't public but not technically private either..they r not a government operated school..they rely on their fund raisers to keep the school a float. That being said,their academic level is a higher level than public or ACE..Gavin is in K but his education level for the class is 1st grade..so Sierra is in 1st grade but the education level is 2nd grade work. She wouldve struggled pretty bad if we passed her on. So this was a good move..and she thot it was awesome being a "teacher's helper" if she stayed back in 1st grade.

Cameron turned 8 on Aug 17th!!! I remem when 'squirt' was born and how tiny he was and fragile he looked..and he now he's grown into this lil man! It doesn't seem like time has gone by that fast..Matt and I were talking the other day (on Cameron's Birthday) that it's prob time for us to admit we r getting old. LOL. Never thot I'd see the day when my babies would be so grown up. Cameron has decided he doesn't like the outdoors unless he's on the water.He got stung not too long ago and he said he's never going outside ever, unless it was in the car or on the boat. lol He is a very dramatic child. If it's a small cut, to him it's a huge cut. One thing that hasn't changed is even tho he's older,he still give hugs and kisses. Im dreading the day when it may not be as often. Im going to enjoy it while they last. :-) Cameron is in 2nd grade(3rd grade work) he still is a straight 'A' student..to the point he's starting to get bored w the work coz he says "it's too easy". Altho right now it's mainly review work from last yr..so hopefully it'll become more challanging. Because of boredom he has already gotten into his first fight...which is not a good sign(usually when he's bored it's making catapults w his crayons or pencils on his desk and shooting them..but this time it was punching a boy in the face because Cameron tripped over the boys feet) I do hope this isn't going to be a reoccurance. All in all tho, Cameron loves school, esp computer time,spelling,reading and library.

Well, there's the update of our life..maybe alot of rambling..but hopefully it was enjoyable to read. Hopefully it won't be as long before I come in here and let ya'll know what's going on with the "smokeymountainbishops".