When it's too quiet...

It seems my trust of Morgan around my scrapping supplies is on shaky ground now...but don't her feet look cute with those stickers?

So Talented

MMMmmmmm, Cinnamon Rolls!

Morgan LOVES cinnamon rolls, and I LOVE that she eats something!

Morgan's Day

Morgan snagged my shuffle and I found some headphones that she'd tolerate - she wasn't digging the ear buds!

Then we ventured out into the cold rain in order to use her new umbrella.

I told her NOT to touch the cold water at the bottom of the slide...yep, she listens well!

Pretty Piggies

I'm really struggling with this jammies phase, and I'm ready to throw in the towel. I was actually able to convince Morgan to let me put her hair up today, but she may end up going to the gym like this - piggies and pj's! The only way I could get her to stand still for the picture was to tell her it was "for Daddy". Hey, it worked didn't it?

It's beginning to feel like Christmas!!!

I'm so excited, I'm so excited! We actually have exterior Christmas decorations this year - woohoo!! Jamie worked on decorating yesterday. Unfortunately we found out after dark that two strands of lights that we purchased don't work. Rats! Neither one of us claim to be experts, but I'm pretty impressed with what we've come up with so far. It's better than nothin'!

Kolton is eyeing his dad's handywork

Jamie working on the lights and letting his cider cool off.
Just a touch of spirit on the side of the house...not sure what we're doing with the bales of hay.

Ballerina Morgan

Another fashion outfit for Morgan - tutu over pj's!

Christmas with Gramma & Papa Larry

After the Nebraska game (around 7PM) we went to see the Galaxy of Lights . It was so pretty, but there were a LOT of cars...guess we weren't the only ones with this GREAT idea! We returned home ready to celebrate. Because Gramma and Papa Larry live in Kansas and we won't see them for Christmas, we celebrated the night after Thanksgiving.

Here are the kids, patiently waiting to rip into those presents. Gramma always goes overboard!

I think Morgan is an expert at this unwrapping thing!

I'm told I'm the devil, guess the eyes hold the truth - hahaha! Morgan was given a doctor's kit and couldn't wait to open it up and start examining everyone.

Look how they light up, how cool! Dad, you have no bugs in your ears - you're healthy.

Kolton is excited about his gift - a DS game.

Papa Larry, or Santa's substitute.

Kolton's other gift - now we just need to look into lessons.

Morgan also got a shopping cart (notice Daddy in the background putting it together) and a bucket full of pretend food. I think she's enjoying a donut.

Kaden's other gift was a Nerf Ironman - automatic gun...it shoots 10 darts from a magazine in quick succession. It sounds like a pack of firecrackers going off!

Gramma and Papa Larry's turn to open gifts.

Dad is enjoying his turn on Kolt's guitar - taking a break from putting the shopping cart together.

Morgan patiently waited about 2 hours for her shopping cart, she was such a good girl! She didn't hesitate filling it up and pushing it around.

When we went in to check on Morgan around 11PM this is how we found her - sleeping with her doctor kit. Jamie couldn't pry those out of her hands!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is all about family and this year we were blessed to have them with us. Jamie's mom and stepdad came from Kansas for the week and my sister and her family came up from Birmingham for the day. The kids played all day and we all just ate and enjoyed each others' company. Thanks for joining us, family!

Kids' Table - Morgan actually ate!

Thanksgiving meal at the Adult Table

Aunt Mimi loving on Ella-Bella (aka Ella Katherine).

Kelsey, Ella, and Morgan passing time with play-dough.

The boys were playing with the frisbee and got it stuck on the roof, so here they are trying to get it down with the balls.

Monkeys

After the walk, Morgan decided she wanted to watch a movie on the laptop. So I laid on the bed to put one on, and she climbed on my back. Then I proceeded to attack her with kisses...can you see her resisting the ambush?