Christmas Pics

Morgan had a great Christmas. She was full of holiday cheer and spread it wherever she went. She got lots of great gifts, but more importantly got to spend lots of time with family.

Morgan and John Reed posing in matching Christmas outfits (soooo cute).

Playing/Jamming with our new singing microphone.

Out of all the toys, counting cups with John Reed was one of Morgan's favorite Christmas activities.

Taking pictures with her new camera.

Tired of me taking her picture....

Posing with Rhodes in front of Cee's "tree".

Opening gifts with Mama.

Just a few gifts from mom and dad...

Finding what's in her stocking on Christmas morning (hadn't combed out the bed head yet).

Reindeer

Morgan's school Christmas program was this morning. She was a reindeer. This is incredibly fitting because of all the ornaments on our tree, she is most obsessed with a stuffed reindeer from Aunt Kristen. From what we could see, she did very well. She seemed to sit and stand when she was supposed to, but maybe even sang a few words of "Jingle Bells". We didn't get any pictures with the antlers on, but she's the cutest reindeer we've ever seen!

Meet Lusenda

Matt gave me the best Christmas present. I have been talking about sponsoring a child through Compassion International, a Christian based program that works with missionary projects throughout the world to help release children from poverty and introduce them to Jesus. I've been amazed by their story, and I really felt it could be a small way we could make a difference. Matt picked out Lusenda for our family. She's 5 years old, and she lives in Haiti. She is responsible for fetching the water for her family, and she loves singing and running. Haiti has a 93% unemployment rate, so you can imagine the living conditions there. Most families try to sustain themselves by farming, but with floods increasing over the recent years it has been difficult. We've written to Lusenda once, and plan to write her as many encouraging letters as possible. At night, we are teaching Morgan to pray for her. If you are interested in sponsoring a child, please check out their link. It's a trustworthy program that's been around a while. It only costs $38 per month. The money goes to healthcare, food, clean water, and educational programs. The money goes straight to the missionary project in that region, not directly to the family. $38 per month is providing Lusenda with nearly everything she needs to survive and thrive. Matt and I currently spend more than that on cable, fancy cell phone plans, a gym membership we rarely use, the list goes on. It's certainly something to think about.

Mo in the Snow

This is Morgan watching the snow Friday night from the window.

This is Morgan playing in the snow on Saturday morning. Yes, she is in her pj's and not in appropriate snow playing attire, but I assure you that we were only out there about 5 minutes. She would dip her finger in the snow and then bring it to me to wipe off. The just repeat the process. Funny little girl.