Christmas 2010

Morgan had a great Christmas, her last as an only child. She got to play with all her cousins and got lots of presents. The child has opened a present every day for about 5 consecutive days, I'm not sure she's going to be able to cope once they stop coming in.








This last picture is Morgan at her school play. She was a sheep. She kept the ears on for the beginning but naturally she took them off after her grand entrance. The girl can't stand an accessory.

Keeping Busy

We've been getting creative with things to do in the house during all this cold weather. Cee came this weekend and built Morgan a tent. She likes to crawl inside and read her books. Morgan also assisted me with baking some cookies this afternoon. She actually made more of a mess than anything but we had fun! Once we made it to the chocolate chip step, she kind of forgot about helping me mix and just started eating the chips. That's my kind of girl!

Thanksgiving and Birthday!

We had a great Thanksgiving in Greenwood this year and a lot of fun at John Reed's 2nd birthday party. My pictures didn't post in order, and I can't for the life of me move them around so I'm sorry. I used to be able to drag them to whatever order I want, but they won't drag anymore nor can I cut and paste. Does anyone know a way around this? It's driving me bananas! Anyway, we hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving.

John Reed on his birthday present. He LOVES tractors. LOVES to drive :)

So cute opening his presents. His face was priceless!

Morgan taking a break from some Thanksgiving play in the yard.

The kids (Johnny included) playing with Baxter the dog.

Singing happy birthday to John Reed.

Morgan taking a quick cat nap on the couch in the midst of holiday decorating.

Morgan's favorite room at Nana and Pap's - the shower.

Tree hugger.

Sweet cousins holding hands.

Happy Halloween!

We had a fun Halloween this year. Morgan got into it more than I would have thought. She practiced saying "trick or treat" all day long. Her friend Lorin came over to go trick or treating with her. They had the BEST time ringing door bells and collecting candy. And I don't want to hear any snickering about her wearing an Ole Miss cheerleading uniform for Halloween. The Rebs needed more help than the Bulldogs last night anyway. I did make one last attempt to get her cute fairy costume on, but no dice. So cheerleader it was. Pretty cute though, right???



This is Morgan's "say cheese" face. I really wish she enjoyed posing for pictures more.

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We took Morgan to the pumpkin patch this weekend for the hay ride and pumpkin hunt. She had a good time looking at all the animals and playing in the open fields. It was so dry out there I feel bad for the poor pumpkins! I'm nervous for Halloween to get here because we seem to have not lost our fear of costumes. I tried to slip Morgan's on her this morning while she was entranced in a video. She started screaming the second the thing got an inch from her head. Looks like we'll be a cheerleader again - no fun costumes in this house :(

Morgan's birthday

Morgan had a great birthday weekend. Things got kicked off Saturday morning with a birthday muffin and her present from mom and dad. She then got her first "real" party with lots of her friends. We really appreciate the great turn out. I didn't get a lot of pictures because the kids were all over the place. Then we headed home for what we thought would be a good nap, but Morgan was so wired after all the excitement, she just played in the bed for 2 hours. So we gave up on her going to sleep and headed to the fair. She was hesitant about the rides but had a great time once they got going. Then we had a family lunch on Sunday where she got to open more presents and play. It was a great weekend, and we can hardly believe it's been 3 years since Morgan joined our family! Have a great week everyone!

Rhodes teaching Morgan how to ride her new tricycle from Nana and Pap.

Dad trying to teach Morgan how to ride the tricycle...

Wait a minute, Morgan already knows how to ride a tricycle!

Enjoying the free petting zoo at the fair.

Riding the balloon ride with mom.

Being shy about the happy birthday song.

Getting ready to blow out those candles!

Her party was at the Play Place - highly recommend it for younger kids. Great stuff to play with.

First of all - BIG NEWS - it's a girl! Morgan is going to have a little sister come February. We are very excited, especially since we are going to have 2 little girl cousins on each side of the family all within 2 months of each other. I can't wait for all the fun! We took one last beach trip this past weekend with the all the Trustys. Morgan and John Reed absolutely loved the beach and had a ball. Here are some pics I managed to get. They weren't still for very long so it wasn't easy!

Beach hugs

She LOVED the water.
Quick break for snacks.
Mo and Dad enjoying a walk down the beach.

Morgan impersonating Uncle Russ then Ariel

Toys R Us

We took Morgan to Toys R Us today because we had no clue what to get her for her birthday. We decided to let her roam around and see what she latched on to. It worked. She carried this Ariel doll around the store all the way to check out. When you ask Morgan "what does Ariel say?", she responds with the Ahhh Ahhh Ahhh, like when Ariel is giving her voice to the sea witch. So cute. We'll try to get it on video :)

Where's Morgan?

Labor Day Fun

We got to squeeze in one more swim before the official end of summer at Aunt Linda's this weekend. Morgan and Bentley had a big time playing together. Cee bought them matching dresses, and I must say, they look super cute :) As always, our Arkansas family was incredibly hospitable with their homes and kitchens! Thanks and we will try to make the trip again soon!