Wales and Bishops

I finally got to meet baby Chase!!!

On Friday I finally got to meet baby Chase. He has been home for almost a week, but I have been feeling sick from allergies and I didn't want to give him anything. I was finally feeling better so Erin and I met up at her Mom's house. Chase is such a cutie! He has red hair, which makes since because all the nurses at the hospital told Erin that he is fiesty! :)

Chase is 6 weeks younger than Marcus and they are going to be GREAT friends. Here are some pictures that we got from that day. I look forward to many more days with baby Chase!

Jill & Marcus Bishop (13 weeks)

Erin & Chase Wales (7 weeks)

Erin and Marcus

Jeremy Wales, Marcus Bishop, Raelee Wales

Erin's other kids, Raelee and Jeremy, both love baby Marcus!

Marcus and Baby Chase hanging out in the recliner

Marcus holding baby Chase. I guess Marcus thinks he is a big boy or something :)

Oh what a difference a year can make........

Jeff and I went out for our 1st anniversary date tonight (thank you Brent and Sheri!) and we talked about all the changes we have had in the past year. The pictures above represent some of these changes.

I feel so blessed that I found a man who loves me and takes care of me. He is all I could ever ask for in a husband. I also feel so lucky to have Marcus bless our lives daily.

I am so thankful for this past year and all I have learned. I look forward to all the years ahead of us and all we will learn in the future. I know we can handle anything as long as Jeff and I stick together and keep our Heavenly Father in our lives.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JRB! I LOVE YOU!

April is here!

This has been a very exciting month for our little family. First, Marcus had his first Easter. We went out to Gilmer to be with the Bishops and had an excellent weekend, minus that Kiki and Beck got sick. Marcus enjoyed looking for Eggs while in his baby carrier. Jill didn't move too fast with Marcus on, but she was still able to find a "Golden Egg." Jeff also found a "Golden Egg" in the hunt.

Marcus's Easter outfit

Jeff helping Ava find eggs

Lola and Ava lovin' on Marcus

Coloring Eggs

Katherine found the first Golden Egg!

Marcus hunting eggs

Marcus's Easter present from Kiki and Pops

This past weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Dicks as well as Uncle Michael and Aunt Emily were able to come out to Texas for Marcus's blessing at church. It was great to see my family and have them spend time with Marcus. Marcus was blessed at church by Jeff and it was so great to have so many people who love him there. We missed Stephen, Natalie and Adam, but hopefully Marcus will get to meet them this summer.

Dad's first time seeing Marcus in person!

A lady whose husband works for Dad made these outfits for Marcus. I put him in all of them so Mom could take pictures back to Florida. This first one has a bee on the hat.

He wasn't so sure about this one.

He liked the blue one the best!

Grandma Jo playing with his feet

Uncle Michael, aka "The baby whisperer"

Erin and Jeannette

The Dicks Family that got to come to the blessing

The Hauth Family

The Bishops

Marcus's after blessing outfit from Kiki

Finally, I go back to work next Tuesday and am working two half days and one whole day. Marcus is going to go to daycare with his cousin Beck until the fall and we are very excited that Marcus will get to know his cousin better. I am going to miss spending everyday with my little man, but know he will be in good hands and will make my time with him even more special.

FATHER & SON

BONDING

Marcus and I out at the mall with the family this weekend!

Marcus got to meet the Easter Bunny!

This weekend, Kath and Wes came into town with Noah (Jennifer and Jody were on their way back from a cruise). Kath, Wes, Noah, Sheri, Brent, Beck, Jeff, Marcus and myself all went out to dinner at Maggiano's and then headed over to Willow Bend mall so the toddlers could play on the playground. On our way into the mall was the Easter Bunny. Beck was so excited to meet the Easter Bunny that he ran up and sat next to him while another little girl and boy were trying to get ready to have their picture. It was soo cute!! He and Noah had their pictures taken with the Easter Bunny, but I wasn't sure if Marcus needed his taken. After we watched the boys play at the playground, Jeff and I left the family to take Marcus home. There wasn't anyone at the Easter Bunny, so we decided to have Marcus meet the Easter Bunny for his first Easter. He was a good little boy and just stared at the Bunny.

We are so thankful for this time of year and this little man in our lives!

Spring is here!

A lot has happened since our last post. Jeff gave me the responsibility of updating the webpage, so we will see how that goes.

The most exciting thing that has happened is that Marcus was born and is blessing our lives daily. Marcus Wesley Bishop was born 1/27/10 weighing 8 lbs 1 oz and 19.75 inches long. We are so blessed to have him in our lives.

We are so happy that the weather has warmed up and we can start doing things outside! We were able to take Marcus out to Gilmer this weekend to visit Wes and Kath and for Marcus to meet his great grandmother Nanny. It was an interesting weekend, but Marcus was able to spend a little bit of time with his Nanny. We love being out in East Texas and are excited to go back for Easter.

We are looking forward to the Dicks family coming out for Marcus's blessing in April. Mom and Dad (Rick and Jo) as well as Emily and Michael are going to be able to come out and meet Marcus and spend time with us.

Another exciting event was the birth of Chase Michael Wales. He is the son of my best friend Erin. He was born premature, so I haven't been able to meet him yet, but I am looking forward to holding this sweet boy and for him to grow up with Marcus.


Life is changing so quickly and Jeff and I look forward to all the adventures that will come with raising Marcus!

Weekend in Gilmer

Jill and I were able to go out and visit my parents. After church, we had Mom take some pictures. We only have 13 more weeks till Marcus joins us for family pictures.

Jenifer & Noah's October Visit

Jennifer and my nephew, Noah came to North Texas for a visit. They came to spend time with Mom & Dad.

BABY MARCUS AT 24 WEEKS

Trip to Chattanooga

That is the fairway over the caddy's right shoulder!

This is the scariest Par 3 I have played. 230 over water, with water behind the green.

Golfer's Swing Thoughts

BABY MARCUS IS COMING!

Baby in Action!

We just wanted to share our first baby video!

BABY!

Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Jill and I would formally like to introduce our newest member of the family - BABY!

Please keep you calenders open for BABY's arrival February 11 2010!

The Time has come!

We have set our date!  Jill and I will be married in Orlando April 25, 2009.  We will have our reception at Jill's Aunt's house.  Jill and I will then be going on a Caribean Cruise.   We hope to see as many as can make the trip.  We understand if you are unable to attend.  I wish everyone the best!

NO CHALLENGE IS TO BIG!

DJ Gregory: PGA Tour 2008

This is truly and unbelievable story. This is one of the most inspiring videos I have ever seen. There are no excuses for giving up on your dreams if you are able.

Take one day at a time and enjoy every minute!

Dan Patrick

Yes, this is Dan Patrick. He was a sportscaster for ESPN and now he works for NBC and writes a colum forSports Illustrated. He was in town to meet with some ad people and wanted to come by my office. he is a fan of the gold equipment we make. I was able to spend and hour and a half with him doing a club fitting. He was hilarious. He was such a down to earth guy. He is a lot taller than I thought he was. He is a 6 handicap golfer.

It has been such a blessing and adventure since I have been in my current position. I have truly been blessed to use a talent learned as a child to become my profession.

Giant Swing

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

For all of you that grew up in Gilmer Texas, this would have been the best addition to the Yamboree Grounds. How many children would have broken themselves on this?

Customer Service Award

On August 26Th, Adams Golf held its national sales meeting at the W hotel in Dallas. Every August all of our outside sales reps come to Dallas for a yearly recap of sales and to announce our new products for the upcoming year. During the meeting sales awards are given out to all the top salesmen and then they give out several corporate awards. I was very shocked and surprised to be awarded the 2008 Customer Service Award. I was introduced and presented the award by the CEO.

California Trip

During the last week of June, Jill and I were able to go to Florida with my family and also travel to Oakland California for Jill's brother wedding. We flew into Sacramento and meet Jill's family on Thursday night. Friday we all drove down to Oakland for the wedding ceremony. The wedding reception was held Saturday in Oreville.



Jill and I had an awesome time flying from one end of he coutry to the next. It was awesome tospend time with both of our families.

COLD PLAY - VIVA LA VIDA

Vacation

From June 20 - 28 The Bishop Family made our normal trek to Florida for vacation. This was a very special occasion! Everyone was able to go except Jennifer's husband, Jody. I was happy to have Jill join our vacation. There were 9 adults and 3 kids staying in a 4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath condo. The condo we had this year was absolutly crazy! In the living room there was a 50+ inch plasma tv, it was well used. In Mom & Dad's master, they had a 40+ plasma for them to enjoy. Jennifer and Noah flew into Dallas the Wednesday before we left. She rode with Mom & Dad to Florida. They left Thursday and took 2 days to get there to enjoy the drive and to make it easier on Noah. Brian, Katherine, and Ava left on Firday and drove half way friday and arrived Satrday before we check in tothe condo. Brent, Sheri, and Beck Left Friday as well. They drove half way as well. As Noah was only 2 months old. Jill and I flew in on Saturday morning to Pensacola. We were only able to stay till Thursday, more on that later.

Saturday: We checked into the condo around 3. We all settled in and started unpacking and exploring our the condo. Mom & Dad did their annual grocery shopping for essentials and non-essentials (JUNK FOOD). Part of our week was foreach couple/family to cook one night. Saturday night we had pizza and crashed. I brought DVD and we watched Jumper.

Sunday: Everyone slept in and starting roaming and exploring the building and heading to beach. The kids were a constant center of amusement. Noah and Ava were so cute. Ava called Noah "my buddy" all week. We could seat and watch them all day. Jill spent about 2 hours laying out and relaxing. She is a real sun worshiper. Sunday night Jill and I asked to do our diner night. We decided to have "BRINER"! We cooked Jill's world Famous Pancakes, eggs and sausage. It was really fun to be able to do this for my family. After dinner, Mom and Dad organized a Family Home Evening. It was really nice together together as a family.

Monday: Dad and I left before anyone was awake to play golf. We played the Perdido Key GC. Dad and I always play golf in Florida. There have been several years I have not touched the ocean because I would rather play golf. We had a good day at the course. I played well and Dad worked on his game. We got to play alone and that is always nice because we do not have to be bothered watching other people who do do not play as well as us. After golf we headed back to the condo to meet up with the family. Most had been spending the day on the beach. Ava and Noah got their first taste of the ocean. It was awesome to see their reaction. Brent & Sheri cooked diner. They cooked Hamburgers, Brats, and fries. Brent loves to grill! The food was so good.

Tuesday: Dad and I were able to play Pensacola CC. This is the oldest country club in Florida. I was able to get us on to play thru one of the members I had met through work. We teed off around 8:30. While we were warming up on the range, the Blue Angels, who are stationed out of Pensacola, were flying their morning practise runs. They flew right over the driving range for 30 minutes. At one point one of them did a straight dive down on top of the range and banked up about 200 feet above us! What a way to start a round of golf! We played with 3 other gentlemen. It was a really good time. Above is a picture of Dad and I on the 18th tee box. It is a par three that goes out into the bay. I had to hit my ball 30 yards right of the green tohave the wind push it back onto the green. We both made par. After our round, we headed to Winn Dixie to order 8 pounds of shrimp for the guys shrimp night. Every year the boys have shrimp night and the girls have there nice diner night. While Dad and I played golf, everyone else went to the Outlet mall in Gulf Shores. They spent 5 hours walking around.

Wednesday: Dad and I were suppose to play golf, but i had a gout flair up and was not able to walk. Jill and I decided to go to see a movie, Love Guru. We all met at Lambert's Thrown Rolls for diner. After diner we all raced back to the condo to surprise Mom with a birthday cake. Every year vacation is around Mom's birthday. She was really surprised.

Thursday: Jill and I had a 9:30 flight back to Dallas. We were traveling to Sacramento CA for Jill's brothers wedding in Oakland.

The rest of the Family stayed in Florida thru Saturday when they headed back to Texas. We all had the best time being able to gather together and spend time as a family again. We truly have the best parents. I am so greatful for Wes and Kath for spoiling and loving us.