egg hunt

Just wanted to share a little Easter loveliness from our Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma Colleen's house...

Oh how much I love these littles!

Morgan is 6!

Earlier this week Morgan had a birthday and we have been celebrating like crazy!

Sunday we had all of the family over for a birthday party. He got lots of fun loot and was so thrilled just to spend time with everyone. Thanks to all of you for loving our little man to pieces and being a part of his life! I feel like I have to pick a job: party hostess or photographer because whenever we host parties I completely slack off in the picture department, but here is a picture of him sporting the awesome glasses and fire hat from Uncle Michael and Sarah...they also gave him a whoopie cushion which has provided many many hours of uncontrollable laughter!

Monday we went out for family dinner at the Olive Garden - per Morgan's request. Tuesday we all went out to lunch and then Morgan went on his "Daddy Date" to Nickelcade. Thursday...the BIG day we opened presents....

Went to lunch with Grandma at the Carl's Jr. with a playplace a.k.a. "the place with the fast slide"

 where she gave him baseball gear. Those of you who know me well, probably know that I am NOT a big baseball fan. I don't have anything against the sport, but growing up, I went to so many of my little brothers' baseball games that I have already maxed out the number of baseball games I am willing to sit through. He is excited to learn how to play and I am hopeful that he will just enjoy some casual play with uncle Stephen and not want to join a team. :)

And then we ended the night eating grilled cheese sandwiches and watching a movie.

We went on our Mommy date on Friday afternoon...we don't usually do a mommy date, but he specifically requested to go to Old Navy with just mom so he could play the light game (projected interactive game on the floor in the kids section) and pick out an Easter Outfit...and what momma can say no to that? Then he got to have a sleepover at Grandpa's house Friday night and last night he lost his very first tooth (pictures to come)!

He sure knows how to ring in 6 years old with a bang!

There are so many wonderful things about Morgan! He is a peacemaker, a silly boy, best friends with his daddy, best buddies with his sisters, he is my biggest helper, has the silliest most contagious giggle, he loves to play and learn new things. He especially loves school and is quite the little reader! His Kindergarten teacher says that he always keeps the class laughing (in a non-disruptive kind of way) and likes to be as creative as possible with his math journal so that she will show it to the class every day. He always wants to do all of his homework for the week on Monday when he brings his homework folder home...not to get it done, but because he loves doing it. He is easy going and very loving, but lately he has gotten to be more sensitive about things that make him sad. He is so friendly to everyone he meets and is kind and caring with his friends. He has so much faith and I am always certain that his prayers get first priority in heaven because they are always answered! I am so glad he has started praying for sunshine instead of snow! :) He loves his aunts and uncles and grandparents so much and is always excited to spend time with them. He loves going for rides on Uncle Stephen's motorcycle and playing computer with Uncle Stinky. He is excited about a new adventure and a new house and especially about a new baby sister to love. He often gives me a big hug around the waist and kisses my belly so that it will pass along to baby sis. He loves to build things (lincoln logs, legos, tinker toys), play superheros, dress up, and ride bikes and especially loves to read books with Mom and Dad and his sisters. He also loves to play "mom and dad" - or what we used to call house when I was little. The one advantage to having all these sisters is that I know that he is going to make some girl very very happy one day, just by seeing how sweet he is with his sisters. Morgan is very independent and does so many things on his own...I am wondering what I will do without him when he is gone all day for 1st grade! I feel truly blessed to be his mom and am excited to see what the coming years will bring for him!

Happy Birthday little man! Thanks for making me a mommy! The 6 years that you have been a part of our lives have been a greater blessing than we could have ever imagined!

xoxoxo, 

Mom

Already Ready?

We had a lovely Christmas. We simplified (per my declaration to simplify last year and per the upcoming move) and it was so nice! The kids have been able to actually enjoy their gifts because it wasn't major overload...and everything has a place already! Yay! We have been enjoying lots of events and visits with family and friends and have more to come...lots of late nights, missed naps, good food, funny memories, and sweet moments.

And yet, for the first time in all of my life, I am ready to take down the twinkly lights and the pine garlands and the tree and the stockings right away. Usually I want to sip hot chocolate by the tree for at least a few days after new years...maybe even until the end of January, but this year, I would be quite content to have packed Christmas into boxes yesterday. I wonder if I have missed the true spirit of Christmas this year...or if I am just anxious to get started on my very long preparation for the move to-do list...or if I am wanting to make sure everything is done before Seth starts his semester? Or maybe I am just learning to live in the moment as I get older...to enjoy the holiday while it is here and then just keep moving along. I'm not sure what it is, maybe a combination of everything, but I am already ready to box up December and move into January!

Christmas Card mishap

It is with saddest regret that I must inform all of you that the Christmas Card order I placed a few weeks ago never materialized to my lab despite me receiving a message that it had gone through (system glitch apparently). So, while I am a huge fan of the tradition of sending Christmas cards and have so enjoyed receiving them from so many of our wonderful friends and family and even though I did go through all the effort of getting pictures and designing a card (or 2 or 3 just to make sure I loved it)...nobody will be getting a cute little Christmas greeting from us this year. We still love you all and hope you have a merry Christmas! Also, I promise to make up for it on a different holiday! I'm considering New Years...but I really am a huge fan of Valentine's Day, so we shall see!

7 years

Yesterday was our 7 year anniversary! (and our day was so crazy I didn't even have a chance to post) 7 Years ago was one of the happiest days of my life...the perfect day, the perfect party, the perfect man by my side...and it has been a perfect 7 years since! We pulled out the wedding album and looked through it with the kids...my how much has changed, but one thing has not: how much I adore my sweet husband!

We went out on our anniversary date on Tuesday since that is all that the schedule of clinicals and work would allow, but it was wonderful in every way! Wonderful dinner, wonderful pastries, wonderful movie, wonderful company, and wonderful to come home to kids snugly sleeping in their beds!

So, to the sweet man I love, thanks for a beautiful life. Thanks for keeping all of your promises and excdeeding my expectations in every way! Thanks for putting up with my crazy, my ambitions, and my insecurities! Thanks for making me feel like a princess! Thanks for being a stunning example to our 3 little ones and for loving them like crazy! Thanks for pretending to care about things like what graphics I should use for my logo, which color scheme to wear for family pictures, and whether Brynn's pettiskirt looks floofy enough. Thanks for working hard to provide and taking care of all the stuff I would never even think to do! Thanks for still giving me butterflies after 7 years of marriage! Most of all thanks for being you! Happy anniversary...and many many more to come! Love love love you!