tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76033603062751550952024-03-05T11:14:59.672-08:00The Morgan FamilyOur Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-37883345211604883662010-03-10T19:38:00.001-08:002010-03-10T19:47:26.195-08:00Happy Birthday Bella, huh???So everytime we have cake or cupcakes at our house, Bella INSISTS that we put candles in the cake/cupcakes and sing happy birthday to her. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXGx5GbHbj2O8nxTssTkL8PTDb1zP9AQ3r1p7_4Cui2xQ5FOYPyynMrrtWz7qVa0dK6pYxFZLwfEqJIU_RmsPnQKhBs7l7ztFNEK0GoULVmCz0kZ5CdFZt5JpbM0FN8yp2zfu67kqqBI/s1600-h/P1040746.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXGx5GbHbj2O8nxTssTkL8PTDb1zP9AQ3r1p7_4Cui2xQ5FOYPyynMrrtWz7qVa0dK6pYxFZLwfEqJIU_RmsPnQKhBs7l7ztFNEK0GoULVmCz0kZ5CdFZt5JpbM0FN8yp2zfu67kqqBI/s400/P1040746.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447217244031802050" /></a><br /><br />She even makes us turn the lights off. She is really going to be a pro at this birthday thing by the time her real birthday rolls around in November. I didn't think it was fair to exclude Liv, so she tried cupcake (or rather icing) for the first time and LOVED it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGKd5G1_Ij-e8V6PKG-ZuWYkptL5pVB_iwEUNsW2hr_Hh1Qa_4T71oa4U2z6jr2chbHpfWqZpRT6T6dpDTPuhTx7snZPHsj6XxkhPrYNCbNwbh3bwoeQm6Cd_Rc369OU6hUsT4VBbcIY/s1600-h/P1040752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbGKd5G1_Ij-e8V6PKG-ZuWYkptL5pVB_iwEUNsW2hr_Hh1Qa_4T71oa4U2z6jr2chbHpfWqZpRT6T6dpDTPuhTx7snZPHsj6XxkhPrYNCbNwbh3bwoeQm6Cd_Rc369OU6hUsT4VBbcIY/s400/P1040752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447217248314287314" /></a><br /><br />I am pretty sure she will dig into her first birthday cake...only 3 more months and we will see! This is just a random picture of the girls. We have been spending some time outside finally since the weather has been so nice. Come on spring!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjgX5uXX5lzm2U9Xu6SpnYJmEvRO-hzsI7Vb6R6-RUFOApljWSgmKEt_rIYrzhCVQP2VCJVhhugR3SwXUKcdQoVrrNdr7cakRY0H3cdrLg-v29CdQef2Yjy6UvwF0hVB7-ZAZIDSuivA/s1600-h/P1040731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjgX5uXX5lzm2U9Xu6SpnYJmEvRO-hzsI7Vb6R6-RUFOApljWSgmKEt_rIYrzhCVQP2VCJVhhugR3SwXUKcdQoVrrNdr7cakRY0H3cdrLg-v29CdQef2Yjy6UvwF0hVB7-ZAZIDSuivA/s400/P1040731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447217261479778450" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-49546450513865324772010-03-10T19:18:00.000-08:002010-03-10T19:37:56.846-08:00Happy early 30th Adam!!!In celebration of Adam's 30th birthday (man it's hard to believe we are that old!) the whole fam headed to the Ozarks. I don't think the Durango could have hauled one more thing...we were MAXED out and everyone was very thankful by the time we got there! I sat in the back with the girls most of the way with Olivia crying the majority of the time and Bella asking more questions than one can imagine! When we were there though we took advantage of Tan Tara's indoor water park. Bella was a tad apprehensive at first, but really did enjoy it and so did we.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGYziXQncPu2v1gwl-kyF3Aglvm0Rwbv5MiMiqRAQSqJKnRGet7Tf_dEqgg8CxvcrR5vNkJpqN8Ezk4MZN0-Gf9JHko2R5Bsa3xJJyySpFFoPWtx0kzUvmvbnYLC4iF4nRzT5pGUL9d4/s1600-h/P1040708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGYziXQncPu2v1gwl-kyF3Aglvm0Rwbv5MiMiqRAQSqJKnRGet7Tf_dEqgg8CxvcrR5vNkJpqN8Ezk4MZN0-Gf9JHko2R5Bsa3xJJyySpFFoPWtx0kzUvmvbnYLC4iF4nRzT5pGUL9d4/s400/P1040708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447213547404764274" /></a><br /><br />This was really Olivia's first time in the pool, so initially she had a death grip on me, but after some time loosened up. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYXlRkssY6tPoHphWz5FsiqS2aT4QAH-Cfz6YYIEBCo1U4UXHMFtGdV8-nNDxs39RyG4wiZw6His7yKQyu6LcTdlaez4T-7Qww0tngGvL4SUttrGFEiJE-YMB8DkwiTrYmdHXkHz93v8/s1600-h/P1040709.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYXlRkssY6tPoHphWz5FsiqS2aT4QAH-Cfz6YYIEBCo1U4UXHMFtGdV8-nNDxs39RyG4wiZw6His7yKQyu6LcTdlaez4T-7Qww0tngGvL4SUttrGFEiJE-YMB8DkwiTrYmdHXkHz93v8/s400/P1040709.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447213558476997858" /></a><br /><br />Besides that we just enjoyed each others company <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRbTwjNzEvlnvi4eEgKGwm8wv7kMAhIfLRrcB0n3b7KimL1GL9z74lAPh2pILwMDunXawou4pLajobGjj3EV-kbSN6iZDJ0BKN9etjgxOfKM8db8EKMVPzaR_blsoAOdnauA-ogbquFc/s1600-h/P1040712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRbTwjNzEvlnvi4eEgKGwm8wv7kMAhIfLRrcB0n3b7KimL1GL9z74lAPh2pILwMDunXawou4pLajobGjj3EV-kbSN6iZDJ0BKN9etjgxOfKM8db8EKMVPzaR_blsoAOdnauA-ogbquFc/s400/P1040712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447213566775512146" /></a><br /><br />and enjoyed not being bogged down with all the daily tasks one tends to get sidetracked with while at home. So in short...Happy early 30th Adam...your girls hope you had as much fun as we did!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wWmpiYSUiX1Z_OnBOlnOlPrA4fJq5WLCIDilyZ4-MYaCTnT2OqrEqhzvyrE5A-hXr59ZfnHrNwTAUoMEQFcHjkDHIqCFfpQvUZQPfzyHrE1sPKdQEhkwaGykZx0kzrejydzGjzPEA7k/s1600-h/P1040725.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wWmpiYSUiX1Z_OnBOlnOlPrA4fJq5WLCIDilyZ4-MYaCTnT2OqrEqhzvyrE5A-hXr59ZfnHrNwTAUoMEQFcHjkDHIqCFfpQvUZQPfzyHrE1sPKdQEhkwaGykZx0kzrejydzGjzPEA7k/s400/P1040725.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447213575352387122" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-6658202499380796072010-03-01T18:44:00.000-08:002010-03-01T18:53:59.911-08:00Finally CrawlingYEAH!!! It finally happened. Olivia began crawling. We first became aware that she could crawl yesterday as we were bathing the girls. Usually when she gets on all fours she stays up on her knees for only seconds and then falls flat to her belly with her face burried in the carpet. Well yesterday, she saw a toy that she wanted while in the bath tub and she actually crawled for it!! I guess she knew the alternative was that her face would be under water:) Well today, the crawling has gotten to be more and more. I must say that she certainly does NOT love crawling and it is typically associated with crying, but she can do it!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-84460916604806918962010-02-28T19:08:00.000-08:002010-02-28T19:37:41.975-08:00The Dino CenterToday we went with the Mense's to the Science Center. If Bella asked, "Where are we going?" once, she asked it one hundred times!! We kept saying we are going to see the Dinosaurs at the Science Center. Well, by the time we FINALLY got there, she renamed it the Dino-Center...pretty fitting! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZhEEupt0G1hFx2PQhG1DB3xlBO-VcPX_yrrNc8hm7B1-iZwPKD6oJcdfNrskXCUP2XZjgoEZtPlR2YsYMSsvL0kXclBlorKmycRMIiEpm77m54y7zgcT-O9TJaX3BYW3v6n19JtPxFc/s1600-h/P1040611.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZhEEupt0G1hFx2PQhG1DB3xlBO-VcPX_yrrNc8hm7B1-iZwPKD6oJcdfNrskXCUP2XZjgoEZtPlR2YsYMSsvL0kXclBlorKmycRMIiEpm77m54y7zgcT-O9TJaX3BYW3v6n19JtPxFc/s400/P1040611.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443502316746320786" /></a><br /><br />The kids had fun together and Grady and Olivia really "bonded" for the first time. Olivia had a lot to tell Grady (typical of a girl!) and he just listened intently.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXfVNf0vIAgFF4uNsefpVNTCFS7Rm5x2PloR9jiimN9W-DdMf6shCqQThLlhXoyXDD4fozHx3b_HVCVvgjq5Kxf6iwSkhU776vbtX_lgSmFbcMJ_xXA3is4Rk9lRql9jYfqep2LoIGa0/s1600-h/P1040653.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXfVNf0vIAgFF4uNsefpVNTCFS7Rm5x2PloR9jiimN9W-DdMf6shCqQThLlhXoyXDD4fozHx3b_HVCVvgjq5Kxf6iwSkhU776vbtX_lgSmFbcMJ_xXA3is4Rk9lRql9jYfqep2LoIGa0/s400/P1040653.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443502337068565426" /></a><br /><br />Since I had already seen the dinosaur exhibit a couple of times, Olivia and I stayed back with the strollers while everyone else checked out the beasts. My girlie was ALL smiles as usual!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUrQRwptj91gdKLmAsn1UQiX6M1kh8Ppxh9ndn15CkTla58hGKGMDDQqCEQdpORjwUX3lHB6rMKBY8GYjQPLIlius6tRJCPNqKxKR0rTAACh1Z6av8QUmJC3F7C63PnT0DH-cuVXMlOA/s1600-h/P1040650.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUrQRwptj91gdKLmAsn1UQiX6M1kh8Ppxh9ndn15CkTla58hGKGMDDQqCEQdpORjwUX3lHB6rMKBY8GYjQPLIlius6tRJCPNqKxKR0rTAACh1Z6av8QUmJC3F7C63PnT0DH-cuVXMlOA/s400/P1040650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443502329557652706" /></a><br /><br />Finally tonight as I was showering, Bella told me her hands were chapped and she needed some lotion, I told her that she could do it by herself since mommy was in the shower...boy did she do it!!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EoMqVCw7bqhVu1NSas0VJX_4bHU-eQbDokGLELwAZjk8wcONYuiij9fPHx1Pf9HS_-KTmhUbwCBaLS5x_2FLGRkjn5Wxo5oEeZhj2G-kwhMvEW8MEt6RKnboPlVhdxlz4mJbv-PTYVw/s1600-h/P1040686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EoMqVCw7bqhVu1NSas0VJX_4bHU-eQbDokGLELwAZjk8wcONYuiij9fPHx1Pf9HS_-KTmhUbwCBaLS5x_2FLGRkjn5Wxo5oEeZhj2G-kwhMvEW8MEt6RKnboPlVhdxlz4mJbv-PTYVw/s400/P1040686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443502312505049410" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-6519700514406993942010-02-27T12:26:00.000-08:002010-02-27T13:13:27.452-08:00My gosh, where does the time go, I can't believe it has been so long since I blogged. Our days seem to fill up so quickly and usually by the time I think about it, sheer exhaustion has set in. Here is a brief update.<br /><br />Christmas (yeah it's been that long since I wrote) was wonderful. The girls had a great time and we truly enjoyed spending time with family and friends. The girls cousin, Ben, was in town - it was so fun to see all three of them together!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL16fjJ8OXO7Y2poR9Z_rmy-mrBcl3uMbeWrHDbtvpqauROj7T5WoUMnJMLlCTMDpctEbsG5nA2s7mLZFSBxSWkT0OclFgq2z-hx0mY5nVHRwSPM6WJuxyCUjigp4039H76gDO_-LiKc/s1600-h/P1040379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL16fjJ8OXO7Y2poR9Z_rmy-mrBcl3uMbeWrHDbtvpqauROj7T5WoUMnJMLlCTMDpctEbsG5nA2s7mLZFSBxSWkT0OclFgq2z-hx0mY5nVHRwSPM6WJuxyCUjigp4039H76gDO_-LiKc/s400/P1040379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443025517254590226" /></a><br /><br />The girls were really good this year, so St. Nick made a specail trip to our house. St. Nicked stuffed the stockings full, Bella thought it was pretty great to get lots of treasures...Liv could have cared less!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcaXhc8I59rZ3mMEY59lEFNm0h_jDkhQRG-8GfBQuDVGn8LW4Y86lFpLFaA9XBcGs4QDncEE47tbLzRwcNoB0Y6oK6Yknti2hXwE9U2L4ckMB6nr99BSPtpZq1PaO7BcQt62WExPEFmc/s1600-h/P1040301.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcaXhc8I59rZ3mMEY59lEFNm0h_jDkhQRG-8GfBQuDVGn8LW4Y86lFpLFaA9XBcGs4QDncEE47tbLzRwcNoB0Y6oK6Yknti2hXwE9U2L4ckMB6nr99BSPtpZq1PaO7BcQt62WExPEFmc/s400/P1040301.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443025509334211330" /></a><br /><br />The weekend we wanted to get the tree this year was cold, windy and of course muddy (I guess pretty typical of the midwest in December) so Adam and I headed to Eckert's and found the perfect tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WJPmaqObC7TbGAbNg1-q4SErJNQM1dpvlYBEfpVse1uKuCm2SuBwywuvtn6_6HELHKX71FThk1xPh7wgItD01wP6JEwf2Ptmrzli-HZGmDRZiv6szE84jrU1IIvNtUS2qVY8bpcHWQ0/s1600-h/P1040263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WJPmaqObC7TbGAbNg1-q4SErJNQM1dpvlYBEfpVse1uKuCm2SuBwywuvtn6_6HELHKX71FThk1xPh7wgItD01wP6JEwf2Ptmrzli-HZGmDRZiv6szE84jrU1IIvNtUS2qVY8bpcHWQ0/s400/P1040263.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443025504708731218" /></a><br /><br />And it's not Christmas without telling Santa exactly what you want. Bella was not so sure of the jolly old guy, but Liv LOVED pulling his long white beard.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu6Mt3cZEzkPYjHZ8gEiwVDTsw8zq5TzK8SBQ92OUzPGa23sQtq12Cysix2AGDCwDLpWGVX_fEMiDa4pBN4er5xVz9LQTPAB6Mq4Mvqg-g7ndDEyUYYe4kkokpQWB_HgYGJvXUkHwEw4/s1600-h/P1040248.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu6Mt3cZEzkPYjHZ8gEiwVDTsw8zq5TzK8SBQ92OUzPGa23sQtq12Cysix2AGDCwDLpWGVX_fEMiDa4pBN4er5xVz9LQTPAB6Mq4Mvqg-g7ndDEyUYYe4kkokpQWB_HgYGJvXUkHwEw4/s400/P1040248.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443025488190986434" /></a><br /><br />New Years just isn't quite the same now as it was pre-kids. We rang in the new year (a tiny exaggeration - we did our toast I think at 9 pm) at our friend's Kim & Casey's house. They have a little guy named Brennan that Bella loves!! They toasted each other with sparkling grape juice and had good times running around playing!<br /><br />Soon after the new year, Adam headed to Australia for TWO weeks...it about killed me having him gone that long. My mom truly is my savior, I am pretty sure I would have not made it without her:) Thanks Mom!!! <br /><br />Valentine's Day was celebrated at our friend's Kate and Chris, who have two little guys. Bella loves her boy friends!! It is so funny to see how different boys and girls are even at such a young age!! It was a LOVE filled night. Kate made them chicken in the shape of a heart, mac n cheese out of a hear dish, they iced heart cookies and ate heart shaped jello. They all play so good together, it is wonderful to watch them grow up and learn new things together. Olivia too has a friend, his name is Grady, he is about 4 months younger than her and A-dorable!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP2V_YsakcRwLHqN93KsCwCjJLtbImhG6_XzaI6lbIs8LzEnVupra_hOquzn8gBslMOqA7G6skdEcZTvw89zoWqXfAOGnADj3Js_DEdLzx-N2db08NwzBcsp3s2ZiFRbqhPGIODVreIw/s1600-h/vday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAP2V_YsakcRwLHqN93KsCwCjJLtbImhG6_XzaI6lbIs8LzEnVupra_hOquzn8gBslMOqA7G6skdEcZTvw89zoWqXfAOGnADj3Js_DEdLzx-N2db08NwzBcsp3s2ZiFRbqhPGIODVreIw/s400/vday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443031466048617138" /></a><br /><br />Olivia is turning <strong>NINE </strong>months old in just a few days. My little baby is getting to be so BIG!! She doesn't crawl yet, just rocks on all fours, but she does walk around everything. Toys, furniture, you name it...as long as she can hold onto it, she can walk around it! Yesterday we got her pictures taken. If you need a photographer, <a href="http://five-petals.com/">Five Petals Photography</a> is AWESOME!! Click on the link below for a sneak peak at my chubba baby:)<br /><br /><a href="http://five-petals.com/">http://five-petals.com/</a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-65351435540493059862009-12-19T11:25:00.000-08:002009-12-19T11:27:58.059-08:00Santa visits Bella via the Webhttp://portablenorthpole.tv/watch/b77242fca72bf343f0b0bf7da4266935<br />Copy and paste the above link into your browser!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-25499719939767648092009-11-30T18:17:00.000-08:002009-11-30T18:27:02.024-08:00Sick - Sick - SickAll the girls in our house are sick! YUCK!! I took Bella and Olivia to see Dr. Mel today. Bella has a sinus infection and an ear infection and Olivia has a sinus infection. All of this equals a crabby house of girls! To top it all off, Adam is traveling this week! This time of year is no fun for anyone! We did all get antibiotics and I am praying we are on the road to a speedy recovery!!<br /><br />On a lighter note, we had a terrific weekend together as a family and I consider the first Thanksgiving at our house a success. Lots of food and great company! We truly have oh so very much to be thankful for. I really think every day how lucky we are to have a beautiful and usually healthy family, wonderful friends and all the other countless blessings in our life...so Happy (late) Thanksgiving to everyone! We love you all!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-975901614497104052009-11-20T12:11:00.001-08:002009-11-20T12:51:03.665-08:00Where or Where Does the Time Go???I really feel like my life is always in Fast Forward Mode, never quite eneough hours in the day to completely accomplish all of my to do's...this always seems to get put on the back burner. Well alot has happened since I last blogged, so here is a recap:)<br /><br />Bella celebrated her 2nd Birthday! WOW...two years old already (like I said earlier, our life is on Fast Forward)! Bella and Brody celebrated their 2nd Birthday at World Class Gym, it was super fun. Bella just loved it. She was having sooo much fun, she only stopped to open 3 gifts (and she had about 20 more that she left untouched). She was jumping, dancing and have a good ole time:) She did go to the doctor for her 2 year check up and here is how she is measuring up: 28.2 lbs (75%) 35.5 in (95%) and head size 19.75 (97% - I am guessing that is because she is so smart). Seriously though, she truly amazes me every day. She really is such a big girl. We are nearly potty trained, minus nap time and night time and she is talking so much - sentences even (occassionally the words get a little mixed up, but she can certainly get her point across). <br /><br />Here are her 2 year pictures...<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-95.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3314649325781684885&site=widget-95.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325781684885&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-95.slide.com/p1/3314649325781684885/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325781684885&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-95.slide.com/p2/3314649325781684885/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325781684885&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-95.slide.com/p4/3314649325781684885/bb_t054_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />and Miss Olivia Reese could not be a happier, more smiley baby...I just can't get eneough of her. It is so hard to believe that she will be 6 months old on 12.06.09...AHHH!!! Where did my baby go??? I do understand why people have lots of kids, who can resist babies??? Lots and lots going on with her too. She now has two teeth (the bottom two) and we are working on eating vegetables, with LOTS of resistance. She really isn't a fan of baby food. So far we have tried peas, green beans and baby cereal and she could really leave them all. She makes faces that are so funny when you force it in her mouth. What can I say...she knows what she wants! Liv did not go to the doctor this month, so my unofficial at home weight is 17.8 lbs (pretty sure she is topping the charts too, especially in the weight category). AND the most exciting news is that she has slept through the night TWO times so far, I know 2 times doesn't seem like a big deal, but after almost 6 months, those uninterrupted nights of sleep have truly been a blessing from God! So if everyone would keep their fingers crossed that this trend continues, I would be forever grateful!!!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-eb.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3530822107895455467&site=widget-eb.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107895455467&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-eb.slide.com/p1/3530822107895455467/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107895455467&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-eb.slide.com/p2/3530822107895455467/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=3530822107895455467&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-eb.slide.com/m/3530822107895455467/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107895455467&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-eb.slide.com/p4/3530822107895455467/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />As for us, Adam continues to be gone A LOT, way more than I care for and I am only working 4 days a week, being off Friday, Saturday and Sunday sure is super fun with the girls. Sorry this post is so incredibly long, I will try to do more frequent shorter posts. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-8856105328605383122009-10-28T04:47:00.001-07:002009-11-20T12:11:02.615-08:00Pumpkin CarvingLast night we got the pumpkins out to carve - Adam really really gets into this - we were hoping Bella would enjoy it more this year...absolutely NO interest!!! She wouldn't even feel the goo inside of the pumpkins, "ucky" she said. So the night was really the girls and I playing while Adam carved - I must say the pumpkin did turn out very cute!!<br /><br /><br /><br />(sorry if you are reading this and wonder why my header is all messed up? i am trying to be crafty, but for some reason i just can't get the size to work)Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-10370167220814602912009-10-21T13:09:00.000-07:002009-10-22T19:12:34.348-07:00Zing Zang Zoom! CircusOn Sunday, Adam and I took Bella to the Zing Zang Zoom Circus <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpxm-KkxjHwzs76L2l-aXWcSrKfLmfxcNeHLEI4BQenHPcMBELS2oxo-q1Ij_W5tmcp1RrqlxPXbK9Q7QRNa5twYeJSyhoxr7HTBlZIvLq7xvbdznJJ3b9SXTEQjV-ZhvWL5wwSEw4ho/s1600-h/P1030901.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width:" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpxm-KkxjHwzs76L2l-aXWcSrKfLmfxcNeHLEI4BQenHPcMBELS2oxo-q1Ij_W5tmcp1RrqlxPXbK9Q7QRNa5twYeJSyhoxr7HTBlZIvLq7xvbdznJJ3b9SXTEQjV-ZhvWL5wwSEw4ho/s800/P1030901.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395154735897509442" /></a><br />at the Scott Trade Center for part of her birthday present. It was AWESOME!! I am pretty sure that I liked it more than Bella - she did enjoy it though:) Adam got us super seats. We were in the first row - right on the floor! For part of the show we actually got to sit on the floor - clowns came and sat by us - it was super fun! Bella was really hoping to see Monkey's, unfortunately there weren't any monkies but we did see zebras, elephants, tigers, birds, dogs and lots and lots of CLOWNS! A very very fun day!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-69829684143089300402009-10-08T18:48:00.001-07:002009-10-22T19:10:38.370-07:00Happy 4 Month Birthday Liv Liv!Happy 4 Month Birthday Liv Liv! WOW!!! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5ZEoNRxCeckNvQS1sp8lhicjpI3p1wKXsO1pNssJXsRuKoLtVbD9iQf_2kP1Q6E2Gl4KUYCTkCgCJ_b_uBhY5XiB6enmXzKfaxd5iv0ilVAZi5PXnRZkDckLadXOS-w092hn4j3hyphenhyphenqg/s1600-h/blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5ZEoNRxCeckNvQS1sp8lhicjpI3p1wKXsO1pNssJXsRuKoLtVbD9iQf_2kP1Q6E2Gl4KUYCTkCgCJ_b_uBhY5XiB6enmXzKfaxd5iv0ilVAZi5PXnRZkDckLadXOS-w092hn4j3hyphenhyphenqg/s800/blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395611861491400226" /></a><br />These four months have flown by!! I feel like Olivia has been with us forever. She is the happiest, smiliest little girl - we just can't get eneough of her!! She is a little snuggle bunny and a bit of a stinker when it comes to sleep. She does sleep best when she is cuddled up next to me - in our bed of course:) Sometimes we are lucky eneough to get her to sleep in her crib, I must say that I do enjoy the snuggle time though. Olivia is a chunka chunka just like Belle was at this age. She weighs 16 lbs 8 oz with about 4 rolls per leg...it is WAY too cute! pictures to come!!!!!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-91547052295985400882009-09-22T09:47:00.000-07:002009-09-22T09:51:17.947-07:00Proud of My BIG Gril!Over the weekend we began potty training Isabella and she is doing FANTASTIC!!! Since Saturday at around noon, we have only had 3 accidents. She tells us potty (and we ask ALOT)! I need to give a special thanks to my mom who has been a HUGE help with potty training. We went shopping Saturday and bought Belle Big Girl underwear which she loves: Dora, Elmo and Disney Princesses...doesn't get much better than that. We have a potty chair for her that "sings" when she goes potty, as if that is not exciting eneough - she then gets M & M's (M's and Bella refers to them) as a reward.Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-1196908927999243912009-09-13T18:51:00.000-07:002009-09-13T19:07:43.284-07:00Just a Fluke...or the Real ThingTonight Olivia rolled from her belly to her back twice!! Of course we had to put her up on her arms, but she did the rest all by herself. I wasn't in the room for the first roll and of course by the time I got the video camera she was so done with tummy time. I'm hoping it wasn't just a fluke and that she continues to do it...guess this just means more and more tummy time for Liv!<br /><br />Yesterday, mom and I took olivia to Portrait Innovations to get her 3 month pictures taken. Every time I go there I vow that I will NEVER go there again and somehow, I never remember that when picture time comes. Liv wasn't in a smiley mood and refused to be on her belly, but we were able to capture some cute shots despite all the obstacles!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-fb.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3314649325774489595&site=widget-fb.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325774489595&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fb.slide.com/p1/3314649325774489595/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325774489595&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fb.slide.com/p2/3314649325774489595/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3314649325774489595&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-fb.slide.com/p4/3314649325774489595/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-30234115801664939092009-09-06T18:23:00.000-07:002009-10-22T16:35:22.239-07:00Happy 3 Month Birthday LivToday we celebrated Olivia's 3 month birthday. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ9W1w8VuTyfvoshnH2tWDWTZEA-g5spfrE7A6RyLbsjJTPXPRA8FwV_CVFATm7A9Qg2AXhHFhUHd09aDPuZJf2uVyGfdfwkOXRxBX-w0mb5Jeh377ni2Cv9h33VHWLjNk9RCxeW58Sk/s1600-h/P1030767.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJ9W1w8VuTyfvoshnH2tWDWTZEA-g5spfrE7A6RyLbsjJTPXPRA8FwV_CVFATm7A9Qg2AXhHFhUHd09aDPuZJf2uVyGfdfwkOXRxBX-w0mb5Jeh377ni2Cv9h33VHWLjNk9RCxeW58Sk/s800/P1030767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378534568273603106" /></a> <br />She is getting so big and is really beginning to develop a personality. She is laughing and cooing more and more each day. Her smile is completely irresistable!<br /><br />In celebration of Liv's 3 months with us and a very nice day, we went to Eckert's to go apple picking and play! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcOz0fN8tY5_A8IaQmpnQn_jOt5UaY9EQi1Cpua_67gkz6q-A3VaiDCaXvLyFSeIV_V-CEeFhkiUoLlFohPuwy_n6fKvA2yui7tdgHSUOCfkw_Qr2duIIyJYsbsOLWpar6X-8efR-Baw/s1600-h/P1030806.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdcOz0fN8tY5_A8IaQmpnQn_jOt5UaY9EQi1Cpua_67gkz6q-A3VaiDCaXvLyFSeIV_V-CEeFhkiUoLlFohPuwy_n6fKvA2yui7tdgHSUOCfkw_Qr2duIIyJYsbsOLWpar6X-8efR-Baw/s800/P1030806.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378536385816698722" /></a> <br />Isabella was less interested in picking apples to bring home with us, she was more like quality control. She felt the need to taste every apple she picked, some she ate pretty much of and others went right to the ground after the first bit, I guess they just weren't ripe yet!! A fun day with the fam:)Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-80275104334544862242009-08-30T16:57:00.000-07:002009-09-06T18:53:14.989-07:00Happy Baptism Olivia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA8LZbISRSH4ZTbWUXWh1honyhoVdDeTDFoBjHN-2IraeXxEsFCa-962L_Xwk0AFokMdlQGtbXYgadEH9APd8T9QIGXF0zjIJC5L3XkcfyLXkV2VLu6HdqQTI1CdMoK13M-dLwe_IsxM/s1600-h/P1030745.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA8LZbISRSH4ZTbWUXWh1honyhoVdDeTDFoBjHN-2IraeXxEsFCa-962L_Xwk0AFokMdlQGtbXYgadEH9APd8T9QIGXF0zjIJC5L3XkcfyLXkV2VLu6HdqQTI1CdMoK13M-dLwe_IsxM/s200/P1030745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378537607399724834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK_quKdnE2NsRut6Ao-YHHFti5dUzzLHR3Birguskg_enfextzAagidMsWYOv0uS2bSmc4Oom7nfShh5nqP1BAdD8_l4CnoFpKWAmnQmcAHR_qCTY4Kziwk9UgSiJX41aliR7N64E94Y/s1600-h/P1030731.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK_quKdnE2NsRut6Ao-YHHFti5dUzzLHR3Birguskg_enfextzAagidMsWYOv0uS2bSmc4Oom7nfShh5nqP1BAdD8_l4CnoFpKWAmnQmcAHR_qCTY4Kziwk9UgSiJX41aliR7N64E94Y/s200/P1030731.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378537590090965090" /></a><br />Today, Olivia Reese was baptized at St. Joseph's Church in Freeburg by our preist, Father Mark. The day was beautiful and so was the ceremony. Olivia was on her best behavior as usual - she is such a WONDERFUL little girl! Uncle Andy and one of my best friends, Kate, were her Godparents. We would like to thank them for agreeing to do this for us, we are very grateful to have such wonderful people in our life. After the church service we had a celebratory luncheon at our house - yummy food and great company - a great day all in all! Olivia was showered in lots of gifts from family and friends, what a lucky little gal she is. Thank you to everyone that came to celebrate this very special day with our family! We love you all. (will post pics soon)Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-22086892248460357122009-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:002009-08-17T04:56:52.958-07:00Back to WorkThis is my first week back, I must say the girls are adjusting just fine, better than me! We have a new baby-siter that watches the girl 2 days a week and the girls really seem to like her - we do too!!<br /><br />We took the girls to the Freeburg Homecoming this weekend, watched the parade and Bella rode some rides - the carousel and cars were her favs!<br /><br />I bought Bella a pair of flip flops a while back, but this weekend was the first time she wore them, after she had them on she told me, "more shoes!"...oh boy are we going to be in trouble!!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-2824937000843459822009-08-06T14:45:00.000-07:002009-08-06T18:57:46.189-07:00Happy Two Month Birthday Pookie!Olivia is 2 months old already. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JAu83rz2c7ynpLiXCrhPZjSW21U6S-5_dF4Sp6g-ZGdraWVGzEIhqRXu-cQwQWS0UXA8fLB3AbA9hZjL-Q4zRUditW-1FaxjWG_a6sD0u10VggvcWJ-hXbXvmNc2mfTjT15S94oGdb4/s1600-h/080609+023.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JAu83rz2c7ynpLiXCrhPZjSW21U6S-5_dF4Sp6g-ZGdraWVGzEIhqRXu-cQwQWS0UXA8fLB3AbA9hZjL-Q4zRUditW-1FaxjWG_a6sD0u10VggvcWJ-hXbXvmNc2mfTjT15S94oGdb4/s200/080609+023.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367025960652955666" /></a>She is getting to be so much fun. She is smiling and laughing more and more - it really melts my heart!<br /><br />She is a wonderful baby, so very content. A little update on her: she is eating (4 oz) every 3-4 hours, we alternate with bottles and breastfeeding and it seems to be going really well. We typically lay her down for the night somewhere between 9-10:30 then she wakes up between 1-4:30 then every 3 hours from that point. I am pleased (well as pleased as one can be for interrupted sleep)! She is getting very strong, she can hold her head up very well. Besides all of that, still a lot of sleeping!<br /><br />Today, in celebration of Olivia's 2 month birthday <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gsTx7x08HXPB319yvz-ow-8HGe1gxnZTplLtbySDQUUCKpPjf6VUdQ86o0jkeLoj77PqDavkwtX22IEAd_lMeJseZbtBd1WyJRzPQC8xf2rzYkGNymE_mZ3ej37J1rGH4el29_e4XjM/s1600-h/080609+022.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gsTx7x08HXPB319yvz-ow-8HGe1gxnZTplLtbySDQUUCKpPjf6VUdQ86o0jkeLoj77PqDavkwtX22IEAd_lMeJseZbtBd1WyJRzPQC8xf2rzYkGNymE_mZ3ej37J1rGH4el29_e4XjM/s200/080609+022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367024511597340162" /></a> and as a last hurrah (I go back to work Monday), mom and I took the girls to the Magic House. Of course Olivia could care less, but Bella had a wonderful time!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoJuYSU8ZZ8pZj6_K8UTV2ZnjgvgMx4oN8gyDY7K-AoYdeLtUjSjRjlI6E92le-q_ZK8MVx8L9mUjMjgSUQcnZrIkEUad1KZNz54kf6jFWkyeZsnNTNoEwEVT21uhe6uQ550HdBXX518/s1600-h/080609+007.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoJuYSU8ZZ8pZj6_K8UTV2ZnjgvgMx4oN8gyDY7K-AoYdeLtUjSjRjlI6E92le-q_ZK8MVx8L9mUjMjgSUQcnZrIkEUad1KZNz54kf6jFWkyeZsnNTNoEwEVT21uhe6uQ550HdBXX518/s200/080609+007.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367034944858018770" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-53909864746323645102009-08-05T13:03:00.000-07:002009-08-05T13:08:43.511-07:00Surviving:(Adam left Monday morning to go to Canada for the week. I really really HATE this part of his job!! I am trying to keep myself and the girls busy so we don't think about him not being here, but it is tough! Last night we talked to Adam via Skype and Bella held her arms to the computer monitor and said, "hold you" to Adam (that means she wants Adam to hold her). It broke my heart to hear her mutter those words and now I cry again just thinking about it. We are surviving though. Tonight friends are coming over for a play date and we are taking Bella to the Magic House tomorrow. I hate to wish the week away becuase I have to return to work next week, but I can't wait for Adam to be home with us:)Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-13670665605649923692009-07-31T20:28:00.000-07:002009-08-17T05:04:02.184-07:00Olivia's Newborn PicturesWhen Olivia was two weeks old, we got some pictures taken of her at Stepping Stones Photography (http://www.ssphotogallery.com/). She does great work; we had Bella's one year pics taken there! Here are the pictures!<br /><div><embed src="http://widget-2a.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3530822107885483050&site=widget-2a.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107885483050&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2a.slide.com/p1/3530822107885483050/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107885483050&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2a.slide.com/p2/3530822107885483050/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107885483050&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-2a.slide.com/p4/3530822107885483050/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-80501233099908884742009-07-23T13:43:00.000-07:002009-07-24T14:51:00.056-07:00What a Week!Congratulations to Andy and Alicia - they were married on Saturday, July 18th and Adam, Bella and myself were all lucky eneough to be in the wedding and help them celebrate their BIG day. Isabella and Maya were the flower girls and I must say I have never seen two cuter flower girls in my life...they were perfect and even walked down the aisle (which I believed would never happen in a million years!):)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkyKHEzOs-uIQlBy3xZH8Vh9XFAsKNHTXBxx9ycv1TiznvBcYYtirIiW-EFEQynfsO-Tgb-SFueHQ69hRpg8B4iXS4UR3iyF0Nq5duLgJYLkwBr2UXBLY7OYttHTFXcGhJ6YKr4QxK9U/s1600-h/morganfam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkyKHEzOs-uIQlBy3xZH8Vh9XFAsKNHTXBxx9ycv1TiznvBcYYtirIiW-EFEQynfsO-Tgb-SFueHQ69hRpg8B4iXS4UR3iyF0Nq5duLgJYLkwBr2UXBLY7OYttHTFXcGhJ6YKr4QxK9U/s200/morganfam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362145028979670386" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZE7Ro0OXjCoIh-bUganwmq29oDjwdLpkXIv-1cPN72EtK8ep9Mssq0xOG6XglN-3VnmXSPDKUvJN1B6lRMTVk1Ouw48f8YbL_JsQ1kDnWrbojlvIYTvo4YB32CXE698Gw-kHBsMYNI8/s1600-h/alicia+with+girls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZE7Ro0OXjCoIh-bUganwmq29oDjwdLpkXIv-1cPN72EtK8ep9Mssq0xOG6XglN-3VnmXSPDKUvJN1B6lRMTVk1Ouw48f8YbL_JsQ1kDnWrbojlvIYTvo4YB32CXE698Gw-kHBsMYNI8/s200/alicia+with+girls.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362145022921912626" /></a><br /><br />Adam's Uncle Mel and Aunt Yami also came up for the wedding from Costa Rica, it had been 6 years since we had seen them, the visit was nice - but not long eneough. Adam and I hope to make it to Costa Rica sometime (hopefully sooner than later) to visit!<br /><br />On Wednesday mom and I took the girls to Longacre park to play - that park is really nice - lots for the kids to do. Isabella enjoyed herself and it was Olivia's first of many park trips!<br /><br />Today, mom and I packed the kids up and went to the zoo, Alexis joined us too! The weather was perfect. We saw the bears, monkeys, elephants, hippos and rhino plus visited the Children's Zoo, road the carousel and the train - what a fun packed day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsn6Bd-92gCdgFQVownF8MbJ5cICV0OgQvqaTfhyphenhyphenICGBsrDu21yzJxfiJTfO2wK_tUOny7lkShCeke-yMwSE1Az3-PNe0bSrO326fK4JkY1Sz7QqyVsCtA0rOwtvQxll8qvVDsZDGU4I/s1600-h/P1030503.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsn6Bd-92gCdgFQVownF8MbJ5cICV0OgQvqaTfhyphenhyphenICGBsrDu21yzJxfiJTfO2wK_tUOny7lkShCeke-yMwSE1Az3-PNe0bSrO326fK4JkY1Sz7QqyVsCtA0rOwtvQxll8qvVDsZDGU4I/s200/P1030503.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362147095923633170" /></a><br /><br />It has been so nice to have mom off during my maternity leave, we have gotten to do several fun things with the girls that I know I would never have been brave eneough to do on my own with two little ones:)Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-84495227409325100792009-07-06T14:52:00.000-07:002009-07-06T19:48:21.352-07:00Happy ONE Month Birthday Olivia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqCaphsNoCZKuW4dOgE__ypcxno1V0OCNRVjst740Ic7bpCsB0Rfl6wi0kQMFMCY-sSH_Ie3Ahe6AFCJFxlcGm-XF1yEPU-iHAHkSXgoDw5n9Z9eOtWaCWsT5IAgk1uzMMIaRs8BTjEE/s1600-h/P1030445.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqCaphsNoCZKuW4dOgE__ypcxno1V0OCNRVjst740Ic7bpCsB0Rfl6wi0kQMFMCY-sSH_Ie3Ahe6AFCJFxlcGm-XF1yEPU-iHAHkSXgoDw5n9Z9eOtWaCWsT5IAgk1uzMMIaRs8BTjEE/s200/P1030445.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355544597197962290" /></a><br />Today, Olivia is ONE Month old!!! WOW is that hard to believe? I seriously feel like I just had her, my time off is going far too quick! She is absolutely beautiful, happy and healthy. We couldn't ask for anything more! We are truly blessed to have such a wonderful family! We LOVE you Olivia and hope you enjoyed your first month with us!!Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-63899453009367391862009-06-30T12:33:00.000-07:002009-07-09T11:22:54.057-07:00Our Beautiful GirlsI am really enjoying my time off with our girls! Olivia is getting chunky and staying up longer during the days <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiLr_usY9SjdmIqc00qXiiL4sRQfoyE_PLK8AHn8nbIkmZFVXVdjPSJwq6Pxh2mXB_7uG19-wFFhX9fTZWIbnejQynqzc8cbIzpFgzgvSEHOpGGpCsmHWZvUjhwrWNX-5blhCmikhr88/s1600-h/P1030437.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMiLr_usY9SjdmIqc00qXiiL4sRQfoyE_PLK8AHn8nbIkmZFVXVdjPSJwq6Pxh2mXB_7uG19-wFFhX9fTZWIbnejQynqzc8cbIzpFgzgvSEHOpGGpCsmHWZvUjhwrWNX-5blhCmikhr88/s200/P1030437.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356526910496720306" /></a> & Isabella is learning more and more with each passing day! Her vocabulary has noticeably increased and she is now interested in counting (or trying to)!<br /><br />Isabella continues to do great with Olivia and tries to be helpful although it usually isn't that much help. As a special treat for Belle we enrolled her in gymnastics which she loves and does quite well at. Here are some pics of our girlies:)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrdB8Va9qVEiv2gFCGZn6SPpgvbVAuaLEc54ZTPsL6XMXykj74nJpjPRJOEwMcByVO4BEtbl6NeKl45DV25fqFtBd0dI9Z8shFyTwlcD6bydOtVA5X7BXX8Yy2k860-8V1A4kMpmqAG4/s1600-h/P1030368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrdB8Va9qVEiv2gFCGZn6SPpgvbVAuaLEc54ZTPsL6XMXykj74nJpjPRJOEwMcByVO4BEtbl6NeKl45DV25fqFtBd0dI9Z8shFyTwlcD6bydOtVA5X7BXX8Yy2k860-8V1A4kMpmqAG4/s200/P1030368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356526884622389730" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-60559488949359758062009-06-23T14:00:00.001-07:002009-06-23T14:16:01.494-07:00Newborn PicturesIt is hard to believe that Olivia is already 2 weeks old...where does the time go? I feel like I just went to the hospital to have her. She continues to be a great baby and Isabella is doing so great! Bella is really not all that interested in her, will kiss her occassionally, but seems to enjoy playing with her baby dollies and the diaper bag more and more each day.<br /><br />Last week, my friend Kim, took some pictures of Olivia at a park near our house - the pictures turned out great - thanks Kim!! Here are a couple of my favorites.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxThsgq3v4S4sFJOHHS9YKVpieykbl1c7qpJFhWZExY6ZJowoK1vzCBH0_LBWINngV8cmX41UWCm1GdNaUcQ4yaY5ulEDUL20BqZqRl340DutD0UKh_cqEyO1dqHLbOGeZ-3sP0NcxJs/s1600-h/IMG_4193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 192px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxThsgq3v4S4sFJOHHS9YKVpieykbl1c7qpJFhWZExY6ZJowoK1vzCBH0_LBWINngV8cmX41UWCm1GdNaUcQ4yaY5ulEDUL20BqZqRl340DutD0UKh_cqEyO1dqHLbOGeZ-3sP0NcxJs/s200/IMG_4193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350631721886278674" /></a><br />Beautiful Bella<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUMm6LJBTmrCOm1Ymc1Nv9EmHY0cQ5XhIXepT3wwVPbtDMIbSn1zoFkNPexMJXRzuWyGcBRW5MLlhyGGsVxz3YhNl9mG8apGOh_iBw7VdGVD7zYSl0AQrAIRXBgS9h9NcCXrqwce4vG4/s1600-h/Olivia1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUMm6LJBTmrCOm1Ymc1Nv9EmHY0cQ5XhIXepT3wwVPbtDMIbSn1zoFkNPexMJXRzuWyGcBRW5MLlhyGGsVxz3YhNl9mG8apGOh_iBw7VdGVD7zYSl0AQrAIRXBgS9h9NcCXrqwce4vG4/s200/Olivia1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350632649429364162" /></a><br />So Peaceful<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOti_qxebHnxyCajBistkBNx4xGSqMeSvkweFyfm5oKTVroQR7Xy5bFR5ZKWDBT0f9-PZj17a9f2N1BFJcgyTUgfzDwZ4kB2UnphS55fkd_fDcPG7GyzUCuB12FCHU7B8MFgshuyIEFo/s1600-h/IMG_4561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOti_qxebHnxyCajBistkBNx4xGSqMeSvkweFyfm5oKTVroQR7Xy5bFR5ZKWDBT0f9-PZj17a9f2N1BFJcgyTUgfzDwZ4kB2UnphS55fkd_fDcPG7GyzUCuB12FCHU7B8MFgshuyIEFo/s200/IMG_4561.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350633272712046242" /></a><br />Why are baby feet so darn cute?!?!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxEXKjPBwQkCVxjNstje0ZwqZ-8VKZvVeLzFG-pGgqCOHQ8UC5LiXWvmUJHJ9ytHu39HEG9XK6zlDkamlLJucLKnlLiQpCW3nmSSIE70i-1G52S8RvPiIvTExRf3k7gIZhtv56o_g-HE/s1600-h/BellaandOliviabw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxEXKjPBwQkCVxjNstje0ZwqZ-8VKZvVeLzFG-pGgqCOHQ8UC5LiXWvmUJHJ9ytHu39HEG9XK6zlDkamlLJucLKnlLiQpCW3nmSSIE70i-1G52S8RvPiIvTExRf3k7gIZhtv56o_g-HE/s200/BellaandOliviabw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350633731027919394" /></a><br />Best Friends<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr7XnJvFB5BKXVy1Lhfva_Fm5YW2fD9uP_-xalH_RbXtsryn3_XVVJilOAfwlgI7Q64VGG8kzgdSr1GEpqUrMfA8fQM7vSykmEWJBC4q9FPQqtggwGVXxfAB7u8nARzCPigIMuWUfdxM/s1600-h/Olivia3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr7XnJvFB5BKXVy1Lhfva_Fm5YW2fD9uP_-xalH_RbXtsryn3_XVVJilOAfwlgI7Q64VGG8kzgdSr1GEpqUrMfA8fQM7vSykmEWJBC4q9FPQqtggwGVXxfAB7u8nARzCPigIMuWUfdxM/s200/Olivia3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350634461913360642" /></a><br />Our sweet baby girlOur Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-58303543302018501662009-06-16T04:42:00.000-07:002009-06-16T05:08:06.091-07:00Olivia Reese MorganAdam and I are excited to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful daughter, Olivia Reese Morgan. Olivia was born on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 7:38 am. She weighed 7 lbs 14 oz and was 18 inches long. She is absolutely perfect. We spent two nights in the hospital before coming home. It is soo nice to be home. Isabella is doing great, I was really concerned how she would react, her first encounter with Olivia at the hospital made me even more nervous, but once we got home everything just sort of fell in place. Olivia is eating and sleeping great. I typically get up twice in the middle of the night to feed her, which I think is pretty good:) At this point, the only problem is she will only sleep in her car seat with the lights on - but at least she (and Adam and I) is sleeping. Here are some pictures...Enjoy and if you would like to visit, we would love for you to meet our new addition!<br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3530822107879513020&site=widget-bc.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107879513020&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/p1/3530822107879513020/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107879513020&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/p2/3530822107879513020/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3530822107879513020&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-bc.slide.com/p4/3530822107879513020/bb_t000_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603360306275155095.post-90395116154502746462009-06-02T17:27:00.000-07:002009-06-02T17:38:15.304-07:00Olivia's Room is FINALLY finishedThank goodness...the upstairs got finished just in the nick of time. We only have a couple of days before Olivia joins are family and her room is complete! It turned out absolutely beautiful...just the way I imagined it <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQzs-o68awNuE_HHZYzeifLZkJ75JHMjp09ByAui0cwdijKFzDy4jOYHYjpAsVCpvhPgVZe-Sdkg5uo8aLxq0zL5WC6d94fZtNWTtYPlgFAP_tZkwoS9WtezKjxT7qe1V0dIvNxBa-qU/s1600-h/P1030089.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQzs-o68awNuE_HHZYzeifLZkJ75JHMjp09ByAui0cwdijKFzDy4jOYHYjpAsVCpvhPgVZe-Sdkg5uo8aLxq0zL5WC6d94fZtNWTtYPlgFAP_tZkwoS9WtezKjxT7qe1V0dIvNxBa-qU/s200/P1030089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342892846809445906" /></a> - now all we need is for her to get here. Here are a couple of different views of her room. Only 4 more days until we get to meet her! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU1pyJlucAORWPssEFSlnMiK2otGMkxLCqO1uR4RB2yd-ePJefYZ895ThBFLcyz-CY74MsBbh3vu_-icsY83gKgk_W8ogjP09c7vuZlhGYtC4_pMPLfhdKUftJXXFC8uf0Ensw7Ubilk/s1600-h/P1030092.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyU1pyJlucAORWPssEFSlnMiK2otGMkxLCqO1uR4RB2yd-ePJefYZ895ThBFLcyz-CY74MsBbh3vu_-icsY83gKgk_W8ogjP09c7vuZlhGYtC4_pMPLfhdKUftJXXFC8uf0Ensw7Ubilk/s200/P1030092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342893210630544898" /></a>Our Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17210758159803839446noreply@blogger.com0