This morning Morgan was so excited to be starting Kindergarten that she woke up very early. Thankfully before Koby left for school, he turned the TV on for her, which allowed Steve and I to sleep a little bit longer.
At about 7:15 she hollered up the stairs and said, "The news is on, you better get up or you will be late!" Steve and I just looked at each other and laughed. But we still didn't get up.
A few minutes later, she yelled, "It's going to be chilly. But only in the morning, you might want to take a jacket."
Steve smilingly grumbled, "Morgan- our own little weather girl."
Sounds like she is exploring all of her options.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Soccer girl
Last night was Morgan's first soccer game of the season. For weeks before her game she kept saying that this year she wanted to score a goal-she actually did last year but it may/or may not have been in the wrong goal. Morgan also told me that she was going to run fast and play hard. I being the politically correct mother just said, just have fun!
So last night Morgan scored her first goal! She was amazing-she stole the ball many times, got in a lot of awesome kicks and dribbled the ball from one end of the field to the other and scored! She was so excited, so was I. She turned and grinned right at me-had to make sure I was paying attention I guess. When she had her turn to sit out she ran straight to me and said, "I did it mom! I scored a goal!" Then in the next breath, "Can we get ice cream to celebrate?"
On the way home from the game she said that she hopes she can score a lot more goal-not sure if it's the excitement of it or the ice cream after! Either way, Morgan you rock!
So last night Morgan scored her first goal! She was amazing-she stole the ball many times, got in a lot of awesome kicks and dribbled the ball from one end of the field to the other and scored! She was so excited, so was I. She turned and grinned right at me-had to make sure I was paying attention I guess. When she had her turn to sit out she ran straight to me and said, "I did it mom! I scored a goal!" Then in the next breath, "Can we get ice cream to celebrate?"
On the way home from the game she said that she hopes she can score a lot more goal-not sure if it's the excitement of it or the ice cream after! Either way, Morgan you rock!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
1st day of Jr High
First off, having to say that I have a son in Jr high makes me feel old! But there is nothing to be done, he won't let us put him back into elementary for another year.
Yesterday was Koby's first day. He has to catch the bus at 7AM so thankfully he got himself up, showered, dressed and fed. I got up only in time to take a picture-which made his day-NOT! Just take a look at his face, the picture screams, "Mom! You are so annoying!"
I hope that he has a great year, makes a lot of new friends and doesn't get too embarrassed by his picture-taking mommy.
Ye ol' county fair
Last weekend the Utah county fair was in Spanish fork and we decided to enjoy some of the festivities and had a great time!
On Friday night we went to a ranch rodeo and we actually knew two of the riders, so we cheered for them. Their team won 2nd place (I am sure due to our cheering)! This was the first time that Morgan had been to a rodeo and she had a lot of questions.
On Saturday Steve and I took Morgan back to the fair while Koby was at youth conference. We had a good time looking at all of the animals. The Hogle Zoo brought down some of their animals for a show-so we checked those out and then saw the farm animals. Morgan's favorite part was seeing the rabbits and the big fat hogs.
On Friday night we went to a ranch rodeo and we actually knew two of the riders, so we cheered for them. Their team won 2nd place (I am sure due to our cheering)! This was the first time that Morgan had been to a rodeo and she had a lot of questions.
On Saturday Steve and I took Morgan back to the fair while Koby was at youth conference. We had a good time looking at all of the animals. The Hogle Zoo brought down some of their animals for a show-so we checked those out and then saw the farm animals. Morgan's favorite part was seeing the rabbits and the big fat hogs.
Sporty car to...mini van?
For the past 5 years or so I have been driving a little Dodge Neon. It was cute, small and zippy. I am truly not one of those people who is all about having the nicest coolest car-I just want something that gets me from point A to point B.
Or at least that is what I thought.
We started having some problems with the Neon and decided that it was probably time to get a new vehicle-something a bit bigger-since whenever Koby sat in the backseat he had to rest his chest on his knees. Besides that we hope to one day have another child so a compact car was out.
Steve and I decided on an SUV. It would be larger but still have that sporty feel. We spent days and days looking for just the right vehicle and just could not find it. I finally broke down and said let's start looking at mini vans. We found one almost immediately that we both really liked. It was in our price range, had low miles, good gas mileage and so we bought it.
Normally when someone gets a new vehicle they are excited to show it off but I was kind of embarrassed to be driving a new "mom mobile". I feel so much older/mature/responsible driving this van. Why? I think it's all in my head. I liked being the young mother driving the sporty little car. Maybe it's a passage rite to move from a sporty car to a mini van.
I wonder what Steve would think about getting racing stripes on the side of the van?
Or at least that is what I thought.
We started having some problems with the Neon and decided that it was probably time to get a new vehicle-something a bit bigger-since whenever Koby sat in the backseat he had to rest his chest on his knees. Besides that we hope to one day have another child so a compact car was out.
Steve and I decided on an SUV. It would be larger but still have that sporty feel. We spent days and days looking for just the right vehicle and just could not find it. I finally broke down and said let's start looking at mini vans. We found one almost immediately that we both really liked. It was in our price range, had low miles, good gas mileage and so we bought it.
Normally when someone gets a new vehicle they are excited to show it off but I was kind of embarrassed to be driving a new "mom mobile". I feel so much older/mature/responsible driving this van. Why? I think it's all in my head. I liked being the young mother driving the sporty little car. Maybe it's a passage rite to move from a sporty car to a mini van.
I wonder what Steve would think about getting racing stripes on the side of the van?
Monday, August 16, 2010
7 years
Steve and I have now been married for 7 years. Gotta say I love him more now than I did when I married him. Thanks for everything Steve!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Registered
This week I registered both Koby and Morgan for school. Registering Morgan was kind of a waste of time-we don't know who her teacher is yet or who will be in her class. Not even sure if she gets to go to PM kindergarten or not. But the best part is that she is ready AND I didn't have to pay any money!
Koby's registration is a whole other story. He got his class list and knows who his teachers will be. He can call his friends and find out if anyone is in his class. He is registered and it only cost us $114! And that doesn't include lunches...Everyone keeps telling me to wait until he is in high school cuz it will only get worse. I think I may need to get a second job just to cover the costs!
The silver lining is that both kids are ready for school!
Koby's registration is a whole other story. He got his class list and knows who his teachers will be. He can call his friends and find out if anyone is in his class. He is registered and it only cost us $114! And that doesn't include lunches...Everyone keeps telling me to wait until he is in high school cuz it will only get worse. I think I may need to get a second job just to cover the costs!
The silver lining is that both kids are ready for school!
Zabriskie Camp
Last weekend we got to go "camping" with the Zabriskie family. It was my kind of camping-we were in a cabin, had running water, indoor plumbing, etc. We had a great time hanging out with everyone. My kids had so much fun that we rarely even saw them-they were always off with their cousins.There were 28 of us there-16 of which were kids. 
There was a loft where we stowed all of the kids-it was often noisy at night, not sure why.
I didn't take many pictures but I got some of us at the lake-which I think was the kids favorite part.
I am not the biggest fan of water, so I tried to just sit close to keep an eye on the kids. Unfortunately I ended up having to "save" Morgan. She jumped off the inner tube to retrieve her flip flops and found herself unable to get back on or to touch the ground. The water was about 5 feet deep, but we both survived! Steve did a bit of fishing and then rowed a boat full of kids around. Koby spent all of his time in the water-paddling around in a small boat or on inner tubes.
There were four wheelers, motorcycles and bikes to help keep us entertained. Steve really sacrificed and took many of the kids on 4 wheeler rides.
There was a loft where we stowed all of the kids-it was often noisy at night, not sure why.
I didn't take many pictures but I got some of us at the lake-which I think was the kids favorite part.
I am not the biggest fan of water, so I tried to just sit close to keep an eye on the kids. Unfortunately I ended up having to "save" Morgan. She jumped off the inner tube to retrieve her flip flops and found herself unable to get back on or to touch the ground. The water was about 5 feet deep, but we both survived! Steve did a bit of fishing and then rowed a boat full of kids around. Koby spent all of his time in the water-paddling around in a small boat or on inner tubes.
There were four wheelers, motorcycles and bikes to help keep us entertained. Steve really sacrificed and took many of the kids on 4 wheeler rides.
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