Pumpkin Fest in Downtown Franklin

This past Saturday, downtown Franklin hosted their annual Pumpkin Fest...let's just say it was completely wonderful pandamoium. There is a section of the festival where a local church has set up games, face painting, jump houses, free candy, and even someone dressed up as Cinderella (a highlight for Aby) all for free. It is such an amazing outreach to the community and the kids had a blast. Joshua and Aby played games from a bean bag toss to find the candy in the haystack and they even surprised us by wanting their faces painted. We had so much fun with them, even though it was so crowded. Joshua and Aby walked away with a ton of balloons, a bag full of candy, and cheek paintings of a heart and a pumpkin.

Neighborhood BBQ and Bonfire

Last weekend, our neighborhood had a BBQ so everyone could get to know each other better. We had a great time meeting new people and watching the kids play. While we were there they had a big bonfire, which the kids loved. Here are some pictures from it...I forgot my camera...but thankfully Brandon had his cell phone.

Our visit to Louisville

A couple of weekends ago, Brandon, the kids, and I took a weekend trip up to Louisville to see Ryan and Kelli. We had such a great time with them. On Wed. Kelli and I went to the Gap clearance center, which is about an hour and half away, so we had some good quality girl time together. On Thursday, Brandon was able to go to class with Ryan as well as chapel...it was so much fun for him to be back in the classroom setting. On Friday, we all went on a little hike, which the kids, especially Joshua LOVED. It was a beautiful day and leaves were starting to change...it was good family bonding time. That night we were involved in the most interesting game of Rook, that caused us all to lose it laughing. We had such a great time with Ryan and Kelli and we are so thankful for the weekends that we get to spend together.

The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Have I ever told you how wonderful my bride is? No? Well, let’s get to it then, shall we? Perhaps I don’t share this enough, I know I should, but that in no way indicates the level of love and joy I have in my sweet, precious bride Jill Katherine Bishop.

I have had the privilege of spending the past 7 years with her, 5 of which as husband and wife. She is the most beautiful woman in the world, for no other could compare and no summer’s day nor winter’s eve could mount a beauty that God created in this woman. She is fairer than all of God’s Eden, and a banquet of pleasure that my eyes never had known.

Jill is as selfless as they come. She has given up more than anyone would know, and has dedicated her breath and life to her Savior and her family. She doesn’t think so all the time, but she is so beautiful when she is pregnant. I love her glow and beauty with her sweet belly. And through the 3 pregnancies, my beautiful bride troops through the tough times, the challenging times, and the unbearable times with a resolve and love for the yet unborn little one that I am completely amazed at.

My bride is an amazing mother. Our two little ones, and the littlest one in her tummy know her as Mommy. She is unique, and showers them with an unconditional love that settles their precious hearts. She cares for them in ways unbelievable and unknown to the world. My precious wife loves our sweet kiddos so much and it amazes me to watch her in her element as mommy and it brings me inexpressible joy watching her love them so.



She is my life, my love, a wonderful friend. I love my beautiful bride more than I ever knew I could love another human being. One thing I am always amazed at is her love for me. Truly, I am the most blessed man on this earth, and I’m so humbled that she would love a wretch like me. I do not deserve a love so wonderfully amazing, but she dotes her love on me without an inch of hesitation or holding back.

I praise my Father in Heaven for gracing my life with such an amazing woman. Truly my life would be incomplete without her amazing love, truly I would be lost. But God, in His infinite grace and mercy loved me so, so much through this amazing woman. I am so proud of her, of her strength, of her love, of her motherhood, of her womanhood, of her creativity, and most of all I’m proud of her. Simply her I am most proud of.

I love you, my little ewe lamb.

It's a.....GIRLLLLLLLLLL!!!

It's a girl!! Our sweet little addition to our family is a baby girl. Brandon and I are so excited and feel so incredibly blessed.

We had our ultrasound yesterday, and our little girl was not very cooperative. She decided that she was comfortable sleeping all crunched up, rather than letting the technician see all her pretty parts. The technician and my docotor said that everything looks perfect, but they want me to come back in for another ultrasound so that they can see everything. Our baby girl is 10 ounces right now, not even the size of a soda can, and perfect as can be. Thank you Lord, so much for blessing our family with another sweet child. We ask for continued prayers for our little girl as she grows and develops as well as for our sweet kiddos as they adjust to having another sibling in the house.

A Day at the Lake and 19 weeks

Last Saturday, we drove out to Percy Priest Lake, it is about 30 miles east of Nasville. We had so much fun being togther as a family. There was a swimming area that Joshua had SO much fun in. It was very difficult to move around because of the rocky bottom, but he managed. I am always amazed at how adventuresome my shy boy can be. We had a snack picnic, played Hi-Ho-Cherrio, Hide-n-Seek, and threw the football around. It was so nice to get away from our world and just be together as a family. These are times that we will forever cherish.

Brandon was also able to take some pics of my ever growing belly, so I am attaching some pics of the our day at the lake and the baby at 19 weeks.






Pics of the Belly:

We are Beta Upsilon Chi...

In other words...Brother's Under Christ or BYX...my sweet husband's faternity from the University of Texas. During the time that Brandon and I were dating, BYX played a major role in his life. Well, recently, in our Sunday School class Brandon met a fellow, current member of BYX at Vandy, who, a couple weeks ago asked him to talk about his experience at BYX as well as his walk in the Lord. This occurred last Monday. What a great experience it was for him..he is always talking about going back to activities like Island Party, meetings, etc. All of this to say, I wish that I could have been there to hear my baby speak, but I know that the Lord could have only shone through his the amazing testimony that God has blessed him with. I love you, sweetheart and I am so proud.