Morgan's first princess party

Morgan went to her first princess party this weekend for one of her school friends. The kids all looked so darn cute! It was so much fun, and all the girls had a BLAST!


All dressed and ready to go. Dressed as Ariel and carrying Barbie Ariel.

Some of the girls in their cute costumes!!

Halloween Night

The girls had a grand ole time Trick or Treating this year. Mary Alice was such a trooper hanging out in the wagon while big sis hit up the neighbors for candy.

My sweet strawberry posing with the pumpkins.

Morgan giving me some small sort of a pose.

And a trick or treating we go!

Crisis Averted (nearly)

Morgan wanted to "hold" Mary Alice. So we made her sit in the chair and put Mary Alice in her lap. Here's what happens...

Dad says "use your hands to hold on to her Morgan".

Morgan says forget that and starts to let go...

And Dad is there to save baby girl from a tumble to the hard wood floor! Neither girl stopped laughing the whole time.

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Morgan and I took our annual trip to the pumpking patch this year at the last minute. As usual, the animals were a bigger hit than the actual pumpkins. We are starting to love some Halloween around here!

Halloween Preview (more pics to come)

Meet Strawberry Shortcake and her strawberry sidekick

Getting Ready

Morgan started getting ready for Halloween today by painting some pumpkins at church. She had loads of fun and has developed quite the fondness for paint. When we got home, Mary Alice and I hung on a blanket while Morgan burned off some energy on the swing. Not a bad afternoon!

Fair 2011

Morgan made her annual trip to the state fair and the festivities did not disappoint. While she was more fearful of the rides this year, she did brave the big slide for the first time. Matt went with her and said the bumps were a bit rough on the caboose, but they were both all smiles on the way down. The petting zoo was also another big hit, and Morgan does not shy away from sticking food directly into strange animals mouths. We also rode the ferris wheel as a family this year for the first time. Don't worry, Mary Alice stayed at school for this trip. She will be up for her first fair next year!

Birthday Fun

Morgan's zoo birthday party was a hit. The birthday girl and all her friends had a blast. We are so thankful to everyone that came! It's 9:00 on Sunday night, and neither of the girls have any interest in going to bed. They are still riding high from all the birthday fun!

Morgan racked up on some awesome birthday presents. Mary Alice even had fun helping her open all of them by eating the tissue paper.

Big props to Dad who built a swing set almost entirely by himself. Morgan LOVES it and we can't stop smiling watching her play on it.

We went on a family picnic today for lunch. The girls loved being outside in the nice weather and had fun running around the park. Love the fall weather!

Happy Birthday Morgan!

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This and That

Morgan has a BIG birthday coming up next week - 4 years old! I can hardly believe it. The poor girl woke up with a fever this morning, so I sure hope she gets better in time for her big party. Since big sis wasn't feeling well, just Mary Alice and I went to church this morning. She charmed all the old ladies big time this Sunday. One lady came up to me and said "can I just rub her back please". They are all so sweet and love them some MA.

Morgan and Dad's new game is to have relay races in the back yard from fence to fence. I'm glad Morgan chose Dad for this new activity because it looks tiresome.

Even Mo tires out and requests a back ride from dad every other race.

Don't you wish you could just pass out randomly like this and it be considered cute instead of unacceptable?