I Will Be Reborn Today (part one)

02.23.13

Today is a big day for our family.  I'm getting baptized at 4pm by my husband and we are both a tad bit nervous.  Beck spent the night at Kiki's house last night to enjoy time with his cousins.  Brent and I enjoyed our time with Kinsey.  It was weird only having one kid in the house.  After ordering a part for my vehicle this morning, we headed to Kiki's house to spend time with the family.  This little girl enjoyed getting all of our attention!

We started our morning with a ride on Pops brand new golf cart.  What a fun time we all had and I know these kids will always remember Uncle B taking them for a ride.

The first thing they wanted to do is check out the pond.  When we drove up on the dam that Brent had cleared out a couple of years ago, we noticed a giant tree branch that had fallen in the middle of our path.  Ironically, it was standing up and it looked like it had been growing there.  When I first saw it, I thought to myself, "how in the world did this tree grow so fast?"  Uncle B used his big muscles to move the branch off to the side.

Next stop...daffodils!  They all picked flowers for Kiki....so, so cute!

As you can gather from the photo below, it was a bit chilly this morning.  All of the kids wore thick coats and we covered them with a thick blanket to keep them warm.  They were so sad when we told them that we had to go in to defrost.

Now it's time to bless the food and eat some lunch.

As we waited for the Mask family to arrive from Dallas, I went to the house and got ready for family pictures.  It's been a while since we've all been together to do a big family picture and it's exciting to see our family grow.  All of the kids sat on the chairs so we jumped on the opportunity of them already posing for us.  Then, Pops and Kiki sat on the chairs and I think this is my favorite picture.

Here are the two people that made it possible for us to be one big happy family...we love you Pops and Kiki!

Jody, Jennifer, Noah, Damian and Taylor Mask

Brian, Katherine, Ava, Lola and Otto Bishop

Brent, Sheri, Beck and Kinsey Bishop

Beck would not pose for this picture because the sun was hurting his eyes but I love this one because of Kinsey's arm wrapped around me. 

Jeff, Jill and Marcus Bishop

Now it's time to head to the church for my baptism!!!