Christmas...

What a wonderful weekend (ha ha). The weather was perfect on Saturday. We baked cookies all day and the kids played outside. By about 3am Sunday the wind was blowing and it was down right COLD. We of course had a busy day planned with the church Christmas Program. It went well. Bryan piped up in the middle of the program with a, "Hey we are not ALL little children!" Which got the church laughing. We came home to open presents and just as I had told the kids there were no toys under the tree for them. At first there was a sad face or two but when they each opened their "big" box at the same time it was nuts. Morgan didn't believe there was a dvd player in the box. Yep, we got them each their own portable DVD player. This will come in handy when we drive to WI on Friday. This was also the reason why we had our Christmas on Sunday. I didn't feel like bringing all the gifts there and have to bring them back home again. Now that I think about it I said they didn't get any toys...but Morgan got a bath set that you can stick to the wall or float in the tub. Bryan got a solitare game, which he has had a blast with, (santa we might need more AAA batteries) and Paul got this basketball game that has some how found itself stuck to the oven door.

Looking forward to getting out my card today or tomorrow and reading more of yours as they arrive...

Sue

Getting ready for Christmas

So....I think the thought of Santa, Christmas and the 3 Christmas programs have put our kids in a great helping mood. Okay now that I have said that I have ruined the helping streak:P We got the tree decorated in record time AND they helped to put all the boxes away. They would like a tree of their own next year so I have made a deal...keep the toy room clean and I will put the artificial one up in there and the real one in the living room. We will see.
I am SO excited for the holiday's. Its one of my favorite times of the year. Paul told me on the way to school that not this night or the next day but the next day after that (saturday) we are baking cookies. There is a bunch of friends coming over and he told me his job is to taste them. Can you say an extra dose of medicine that day? We are going to have our Christmas on Sunday following the church program. Friday we leave for WI and I will fly back on the 22nd. Mike and the kids will stay till about the 30th. Morgan told me I am in charge of chores and I must call her after every new lamb is born. Right now we have 6 ewes that are getting close. One is as big as a small house.
The kids will have their school program on the 18th. Bryan has a speaking part and if I am smart enough I will figure out how to post it on this website for all to enjoy.

Merry Christmas:)

ps...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Logan Michael. He is the kids cousin and our Godson.

Birthday Girl!

As soon as I can I will get new pics of Morgan's bday posted. Hard to believe that on November 4 she turned 7!! She had a great day and LOVED the cake that her Daddy made her. Mike awhile back had bought a lamb pan so Miss Morgan got a lamb cake with blue eyes and it was sitting on grass (green coconut). We asked where she wanted to go and she said burgers in Surprise. We met the Steagers and her cake was a hit with everyone at the bar.

She was VERY excited to get her fish tank from Mike & I and the boys got her clothes and a butterfly necklace. My Dad got her all the "furniture" as Morgan calls it for her tank and Mom got her fish. Grandma Morrison sent her $ and she was SO excited to get to buy this flavored chapstick set that came with a charm that attaces to her backpack.We will be celebrating her bday in WI with Mike's family next weekend.

Hope to post new pics soon...until then enjoy the music that is on the website.

Paul William

Pre-school

On a side note...he was SO excited that day because he got to wear his new "cowboy" clothes. Kathy...don't you see Logan in him? Have a great day...hope for sun tomorrow or we will be growing web feet like Morgan's ducks!

Morgan Rae

1st Grade

Bryan Mark

3rd Grade

I'm not scared anymore!

Those were the words that Paul used after he got to see a helicopter up close. For those that didn't know, last November Paul was taken to Children's Hospital-Minneapolis from Cumberland Hosptial in Wisconsin because of breathing problems (croup & rsv). Daddy got to go with him on the helicopter, I was in the airport in Chicago with the thought of going to dinner with Cricket and them to the farm for deer season. It seems in the last couple of months everytime a helicopter goes over our house (which is regular as we are the flight path for Lifeflight out of Lincoln) he freeks.

I called a former firefighter from Columbus who owns a few helicopters for medical and personal use and he said to bring him on by. THANK YOU to Kim Wolfe and Midwest Medical for spending all the time he did with Paul. Kim talked to him about how it works and how it may have been a fright last year but this year was the treat as he got to sit in it and "fly" it. Kim made sure he had a gift bag of a hat, t-shirt, pin, magnets and luggage tag's all with the helicopter on it.

Enjoy the pics...