My little Morgan.......

Yesterday, Morgan got into the nail polish. I can not believe this child could unscrew the tops.......oh wait. Yes I can. She painted her toe nails...........
.......and her face........
.......and her legs and arms......and the counter.
She was very, very proud. Unfortunately for me, this wasn't a "throw in the tub" kind of fix, unless you fill your tub with nail polish remover. Let's just say this was a two parent job to get her cleaned back up.

My more productive children.........
....spent their first few hours WORKING at the restaurant. Most of you know that we own a restaurant and the kids have grown up there. But yesterday was their first time really putting on aprons, interacting with the guests and helping out. I think they really enjoyed it, and I got to go grocery shopping with only one kid!! Will and I are going to do this little arrangement all summer long, I think.
On a side note, I, for the first time ever, am reading through ALL my childhood journals. I wrote faithfully from about 9yrs-20yrs old (we are talking almost daily). I have never read them (all 9 of them) straight through. HOLY CRAP! I can't believe my life at 13!! It was so intense. So dramatic and passionate. Some of it makes me chuckle now, but it was SO REAL to me then. I had forgotten what some-what mature emotions I had felt at such a young age regarding my reality, my family, my religion and my friends and I am so grateful I can now read them. I want to be a plugged in parent for my teenage daughters and this served as such a reminder of what their little minds and hearts are capable of at such a young age. I need to honor that. It also reminds me how much I want to encourage my own children to keep up on their journals. What a blessing.

For the record......

Morgan and I have kissed and made up. She has been an absolute doll the last few days. She is in love with wearing lip stick or lip gloss right now.

Will is flying to California today for his great uncle's funeral, Bob Hatch. Bob was one of those "good down in his soul" kind of people. He will be missed, but he was 80 and all good things come to an end eventually. Okay, most things.

Relief on the horizon?

Ever since Morgan has been 8 weeks old, she has moaned while she eats. Even nursing she did it. Have your kids ever done this, and will it stop before her first date? Will says he would make noises like that too while he ate if it were socially acceptable.

The Man Date

A few girlfriends and I got together and planned a "Man Date" for our husbands. Not that they aren't perfectly capable of doing such a thing, but the reality is, they don't. These particular men are very aware of not taking away from too much family time and so we needed to simply say, "Get out of here!". We sent them to the Apex Racing Facility in Tumwater, WA, which is the best indoor racing in Western Washington. Apparently, they had a blast, though the only picture I got back was blurry. Bummer!!
Will went with his good buddies Andrew and Jeff. Anyway, we love you guys and all your hard work for our families!! Hope you guys continue to "date"!

This is just a typcial video of our family hanging out. Please excuse Morgan who is still looking a little rough in this video (though she is good now), but her little, precious voice is something that get's Will and I to the core every time.

We have a new strategy.......

What do you think? A Morgan cage!! Brilliant!

She likes it....and it's only illegal in MOST states!

Okay, the real story behind the cage.....John and Dea got a new puppy, Madison. On Valentine's Day, we went over to visit the puppy for the first time....all 5lbs of her! So precious! Morgan fell in love with the cage.

It was cute seeing Maddie and Morgan decide who was the "Alpha" in their little relationship. I was LOVING holding something so little.

For those who don't know my husband....he LOVES dogs and is amazing with them (which would be why our dog Solo is the best dog EVER). We are hoping we get to babysit Maddie soon.

On to the other creature in my life........

I know I vent on here about our struggles with Morgan....but seriously, she is so precious. Last night was one of those nights that I really should have put her to bed, but was just loving being all snuggled up in bed, singing all our favorite songs and making her say all kinds of silly things.

Love this little dear.

Can't get enough of those big eyes and soft cheeks!

Then last night was Deaven's Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts.

Cute picture of Dennese with the girls.

Deaven getting his latest awards from the Cub Master.

These crazy kids are so much fun! Deaven has the greatest group of boys to move through the ranks of scouting with. We are so grateful for that!

And then there is Peyton, who decided she wanted to keep my flower I got for being a Den Leader......clueless to her nice shade of lipstick!

Will and I get the best weekend.....and it starts today, kind of. Tomorrow and Saturday, we are going up to Seattle (kid-less) to watch the Men's Racquetball Tour with all the best players in the world, right in the heart of downtown Seattle too. We are gonna squeeze a Temple trip in as well and Will just called saying he'll be taking today off too, just for fun! Whoo-hoo! Let the party begin!!