Meeting my niece

This weekend I was finally able to go down to San Diego to meet my niece Annika. She is a beautiful little sweetheart and I got lots of cuddling time with her. Morgan had fun meeting her cousin. She gave Annika pretty strange looks when she would start to cry. I think Morgan enjoyed all the attention she got too, without her big brother around.

Morgan had fun checking out Annika and her chair.

Above is a picture of the girls' first photo shoot. I love how "grown up and protective" Morgan looks. She did surprisingly well "holding" Annika.

Photo shoot number two. Mo decided to "kiss" aka eat Annika's head. She didn't think her hair tasted too good.

Good thing Uncle was around. Morgan missed rough housing with her boys at home.

Uncle Eric watched the girls while Kara and I got ready Sunday morning. He needed a binki to cope with the situation too:)

I can't wait to watch these girls grow up together. I know they'll be great friends! Thanks for a fun weekend guys!

Growing and Changing

I know most of my pictures lately have been of Morgan, but she is just growing and changing so much these days that I have to capture it. Ethan looks the same, most of his changes have to do with his vocabulary and attitude these days. He is nearing the dreaded 3 that I've heard is the new 2, so we're having to "consistently guide him" lately. It sure is exhausting!

I think this was the first week she paid any attention to the fact that there was a bear sitting next to her for her picture.

Morgan is now sitting up pretty well on her own. I will still only have her sit on carpet, and I'm usually on the floor with her. She will occasionally topple over still. She loves this new view of the world.

Welcome home daddy! Kevin was at science camp for a week and we ALL missed him a lot. I am so thankful to have a husband who is so involved with the kids. Every night when he gets home, even when he is exhausted he plays with the kids and helps with bath and bedtime. I was exhausted every night he was gone having to do it myself. After he got home he was holding both the kids and Ethan said, "You should get a picture of this." :) I guess he's heard me say that a few times.

Theology

The other night at dinner our conversation went something like this:

E: Is it Christmas yet?
M: No not yet, but it's almost Easter.
E: What's Easter?
M: Easter is the day that Jesus rose from the grave after he died for our sins.
E: Oh, what sins?
M: Sins are things we do that aren't very nice. Like when you yell at mommy and daddy or hit mommy and daddy.
E: When I hit daddy and mommy I say FORE!

So much for my theology lesson.

I thought I would do another picture update. Not a whole lot going on over here for us. We are trying to get outside to enjoy the sunshine, in between the rain showers. Kevin is busy now with guys varsity golf. They have unfortunately had 2 games cancelled due to the rain, so that's a bummer. Kevin had his first HOLE IN ONE the other day when he and his guys were playing a practice round. He was pretty excited about that. He was glad it was at a course that doesn't have a bar so he didn't have to buy drinks for everyone...just his team. (and he bought them soda, just to clarify).

Last weekend was the annual Almond Blossom Festival. I had good intentions of getting the kids out into an orchard to take pictures, because the trees are just so beautiful this time of year, but I didn't make it. Maybe next year. The only picture I have is this one of Ethan and I watching the parade. It was my first time at the parade in over 10 years and I'm pretty sure nothing much has changed. A lot of horses, some bands, some old cars, and a few clowns. Ethan thought it was pretty cool though and it was fun to be out watching it with friends.

Miss Morgan is becoming quite the little personality lately. She now knows how to make herself known in our house..."talk" really loud. She loves to hear her voice. She is working on sitting up and has recently discovered her toes. It is really fun to watch her interact with us more. She also knows when Ethan isn't around, she'll just look around the room like something is missing.

Notice the curl on top of her head. If I had a dollar for everyone who asked me, "Will she have curly hair like her brother?" I'd be a rich lady.

Still smiling, even on her way down:) Don't worry I caught her before she hit the floor.

Six Months Old

Here are several pictures I took of Morgan this morning. I couldn't choose just one:)

Peek-a-boo

Morgan turns six months today. It is hard to believe. I'm not sure where the past 6 months have gone. She is becoming more and more social. She is starting to protest when we leave the room and kicks and smiles when she know she is getting picked up. We are taking a break from the cereal thing....she just isn't quite ready and I was getting frustrated. We'll try again in a week or two. She is getting up once at night. Hopefully that will fade out soon. The video shows her newest trick. We are practicing sitting up alone, but she's not quite there yet. I'm going to take some of my own 6 month pictures tomorrow, so I'll post those soon.

Best Friends

Today on the way home from the Library Ethan said:

"Morgan is my best friend in the whole world, Mama."

It just warms my heart that he said that and that he loves his little sister so much. I know that they are siblings so they will have their moments, but I pray that their love will remain as they grow up together. He just can't wait for Morgan to really play with him. She already thinks he is funny and will give him more smiles than the rest of us.