Pinocchio

Last weekend Tori and Morgan performed with the Missoula Children's Theater in Pinocchio. It was a busy week leading up to the show, but they did great!

Morgan was a toy ballerina.

Tori was an urchin. (with strep throat)

They made new friends and look forward to doing it again next year.

A true boy

Where there is mud, he will find it
If his sisters leave their clothes laying around he will wear it
through the mud puddle while chewing on a stick

If there is water to get wet in he will be drawn to it

If there is a tree to climb he will attempt to be big enough to master it

Luckily, he has a sister who likes to do all that stuff too!

Lost Teeth

The tooth fairy has been frequenting our house alot in the past few weeks. Consequently, she is to broke to fly to anyone else's house :)
Morgan had a double whammy! Her first visit from the tooth fairy and the easter bunny in the same night.

Kellee wasn't about to be left behind and pulled out her 3rd tooth last night.

They are both anticipating where and how they will spend their hard earned cash!

Just like St. Kitts

At least that's what Morgan told me when she saw these peacocks cross through the yard.
We used to see one all the time on our way to the beach, only difference is....

NO BEACH,

BALES OF HAY, NOT TREES OF GREEN,
AND THE SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS WITH THE

SMALL REMAINING MOUND IN THE YARD.

But hey, other than that I guess it is JUST LIKE ST. KITTS!

Funny the things that little mind of hers remembers.

*Click on the picture to make it larger and you can see them better

What goes on when Mom's outside?

I've often wondered what it is Morgan does to wake up Kordale when I'm preoccupied with something else. Well, today she left me proof.

The sleeping must not stay asleep is her motto.

at least he wakes up with a smile!

She's 6 already!

It doesn't seem that long ago that this we brought home this little bundle of pink. Her dad was just beginning the journey of school and here we are 6 years later, her dad is nearly finished with the journey. I never thought this little girl would be such a companion to me while we went on this journey, but I'm so glad she came along when she did to keep me company.
I've found 6 of some of my favorite memories with Morgan and a few stories to share.

Morgan Amber, 2 days old. We were all so happy to have her join our family.

Everyday Morgan would stand at the door and wave to the school bus as her sisters went off to school. She was always so sad when they left, but happy to have the house and mom to herself. She really liked the days Dad got home early from school and got to go places with him.

Where there was a dog and 'cuppie' you could find Morgan.

Our little Caribbean Fish!

Such a wonderful big sister.

When the house gets quiet, we go looking. Even though it often gets her in trouble, I love how Morgan likes to explore and discover life. I also like when she sings about her findings.

Morgan, we hope you have a wonderful birthday! You have always been our families ray of sunshine.

We love you!!

Tender Moments

As everyone knows Morgan always carries a song in her heart and more often then not lets it be heard. I love that about her!

This morning in all the chaos of getting the girls ready and off to school, Kordale took up residence in his safe spot of the swing and began to sing his normal tune of disgust with not getting all the attention. I was trying to help Tori find a shirt (had to be a special one- post on that to come later in the day) and came out of the room around the corner to see Morgan happily singing along with the swing to her brother. It was actually one of those moments I wish I could emblaze in my mind and hers (it will be handy when she's 12 and he's 6 and all I hear is Kordale keeps getting into my stuff) forever. So you all get to see the reinactment, which I still think is pretty cute :) Listen carefully for Kordale to give his approval to his sister on her singing.

Pumpkin Patch

Morgan's kindergarten class went to the pumpkin patch today.  They each got to pick their own pumpkin, Morgan went through about 10 before she finally settled on just the right one.   

 Morgan, her teacher Mrs. Longan and a friend Jaylee

She smelled the flowers and said it was "buttery" 

Kordale wasn't to fond of the horrendous wind that was blowing out there, but he was a good trooper and finally closed his eyes and went to sleep.

A happy girl on her way back to school!  

Oreo cookie face and pumpkin in hand. 

It was alot of fun to go along and meet Morgan's friends and see how she interacts with them. 

Sheep and Goat Show Time

The time finally came for Jordan and Tori to take their animals to the county fair. It was something they have wanted to do for a lot of years. They spent the past 3 months caring for these animals to get them ready.


Tori's goat was pretty easy to groom. Just give her a bathe, blow dry (yes, they have hair dryers for animals), then brush her down.
Tori waited very patiently until it was her turn to go into the show pen.
She watched the others to learn what she needed to be doing and tried her best to show off her goat.
She came out with a 5th place ribbon and was very happy about her accomplishment.

Jordan's sheep took alot more time in grooming. That wool sure can hold A LOT of crud! We scrubbed and scrubbed, then scrubbed some more.
After a blow dry it was time to shear the sheep, which Jordan didn't care for at all. She was in tears most of the time and then when the animal got knicked with the razor that was it for her!
However, she went into the pen with a big grin on her face and had a fun time learning about how to show a sheep.
When it was all said and done Jordan got a 2nd place ribbon and couldn't have been happier!
We were proud of the girls for sticking with their goal of showing these animals, even though they weren't the fattest of the bunch and it was hard work especially on those really hot days to feed them. They learned from the experience and already have said they don't want to raise another lamb, that goats are much easier. Jordan has decided she wants to do a cow next time...no shearing required!
Oh yes, I can't forget Morgan. She took 3 of our little chickens and entered them, she got 10th place. She has no idea that's not very good and we haven't told her, she was just happy to get some ribbons like her sisters did. Sorry, I didn't get pictures of her.

When in Oklahoma, dress as an Oklahoman

So, Morgan got some new boots a few weeks ago and has insisted she wear them to church every week! LONG SIGH from mom......She has 2 pairs of perfectly good church shoes but NO, she has to wear her boots. So today I decided to get a picture of this great outfit.
Disclosure to my Oklahoma friends....I was told by someone at church that Morgan's attire was perfectly fine because we are in Oklahoma and everyone wears their boots.


Morgan's best friend. Kettie has become Morgan's side kick, they love to chase one another and roll in the grass together. It doesn't matter how many times Morgan steps on her or rolls over on her, Kettie just keeps coming back for more. In fact a few weeks ago, Morgan caught Kettie's foot in the door. Both dog and child were wailing with tears, Kettie was so worried about hearing Morgan she kept trying to walk to her and lick her. It was truly an unconditional love moment.

Goat Bustin'

A few days ago we looked out the back window and this is what we saw!






Guess she wanted to see what it was like to be a bull rider but is starting out small!

Morgan's Birthday

We had Morgan's birthday party on Saturday before her actual day. This was the first party Morgan has had where she invited friends and delivered invitations. She was so excited!
The big day came and of course Aunt Wendi produced a beautiful castle cake for the two princesses we were honoring (Amelia's birthday is the day after Morgan).

We all went to the park and had a fun time on the swings, slide and monkey bars. (Sorry have to lean sideways for this pic...couldn't get it to rotate)

Candles dooned both sides of the cake. Two for Amelia and five for Morgan.

Amelia really enjoyed the cake and decided to wear it also.

Getting presents was alot of fun for Morgan and everything she opened she would say "This is just what I wanted!"

Last night for her actual day, we made a mini princess cake. I know the decorating is a little scarey, but hey I'm not the professional. Morgan was thrilled anyway and smiled big when we sang Happy Birthday to her.

Happy Birthday Morgan!!

Happy Halloween! A few days late

I know I'm a few days late in sharing the Halloween fun, but it's been a busy weekend around here. In fact I can't even find the pumpkin carving pictures because they are on a different memory card.
Friday we almost missed out on getting to trick or treat due to the fact we were in Las Vegas meeting Richelle's family and having her bridal shower. It was fun to meet all her sisters. Then we made a dash for home and headed straight to the church for trunk or treat. However, almost all the trunks were empty, the girls got to play a few games though. We then got word that some of the housing areas in the ward were prepared for trick or treaters so we headed out to hit up a few houses.



Pumpkins were carved and set outside : Jordan's, Morgan's and Tori's. Jordan did hers on her own. I helped Tori with her and then Tori did Morgan's. It was fun to see them work together.


Here are the little goblins - Witch, Princess and Unicorn rider (the unicorn was really tired by the end of the night)

Morgan went shopping

This post is just for Beth, since I know how much of a laugh she will get out of it!
Poor Morgan hasn't been feeling to well since our return to the states, but she was still a trooper and endured a day of trying on clothes and finding a halloween costume. In the end she was happiest about getting a new doll! Thank you grandma for the doll and clothes.

Ahhhh McDonald's

We went from Puerto Rico to Dallas, Texas. Once we found our next departure gate we went in search of food...to no avail with this tired mom. A while later Morgan spotted what she was pretty certain to be a McDonald's bag being carried by another passenger. She pulled me from my seat, we dragged our luggage along once again to the far reaches of the terminal. There we stood in front of the McDonald's counter and once again my toddler, turned little girl was in AWE! I asked her what she wanted to eat and she quietly said "what do they have here mom?" I thought the other people around me were going to die of shock. I splurged and bought her a happy meal since to her memory McDonald's was all about fries and a toy. She was in heaven and the toy helped pass the next 2 1/2 hours of flying.


On a side note, we got to ride the plane with this famous guy....Robert Patrick on our flight to Dallas. He came into the terminal and just sat down to read a book. I'm sure he knew people were whispering about him, but he just sat there. None of us econo-class flying customers were sure if the double security check right as we got on the plane was because he was onboard or not.

Mom, What's Hot Chocolate?

Chad is keeping our place as frigid as possible so it will stay cool when/if we loose power. So I told him we needed some hot chocolate. Afterall, it is a VERY rainy day and we are cooped up in the house. I turned to Morgan for an affirmative "yes, we need hot chocolate" only to be asked "what's hot chocolate?" Geez, I forgot I took my toodler of 2 years old, who is now nearing 5 and brought her to the warm tropical island of the caribbean where there is no need for such luxuries as hot chocolate. That is all it took, Chad braved the rain and jumped in the car to run to the last of the open grocery stores to buy some hot chocolate for Morgan.

She was thrilled to have this delicious drink. She just kept saying this is YUMMY!!! I like hot chocolate!
They don't have any instant hot chocolate here so Chad made the real stuff with chocolate chips and milk! We even made real whipped cream to go on top.