Week Two Is Over and The Weekend is HERE!

Wow, I can hardly believe two weeks have flown by!  So the family is adjusting to mom working full-time.  Whitney even said she don't miss me as much :(  It is funny but I think time away has actually made the family closer.  When we are home together we enjoy the time more.  I find that the kids and dad pitch in more than they ever have around the house.  It is working out great, I am getting the hang of working and the new routine there.  Lets keep our fingers crossed that it continues to be smooth sailing:)

This weekend we did another first!  Today we went riding horses as a family.  We did not realize that we had never went riding all together and we did not realize that Whitney had not rode a horse outside of an arena or the pasture, LOL.  So we had a great ride up Settlement Canyon.  We have to thank Grandpa Morgan and Aunt Kikki though for letting us borrow their horses, without them we would not have had enough.  Georgette has convinced her dad that next time we have to borrow another horse from Grandpa Anderson so she can have her own horse too.  Here are a few pictures of our Saturday ride up Settlement!

BIG CHANGES FOR THE MORGAN FAMILY

So after ten (10) years of staying home and doing part-time jobs here and there around the kiddos schedules, I decided to start applying for full-time jobs.   I lucked out and think I found a great one.  Today I completed my first week and I am actually looking forward for the second one (lets be honest it helps to know that the 2nd week is only a 3 dayer, lol). 

Going back to full-time has meant changes for "EVERYONE"!  Dalton has had to step it up and be a little more independent with his diabetes.  Georgette seems to have matured by 10 years in four days.  Whitney, well she is still adjusting,  she does fine until rest time and then cries for mommy, I admit I am glad.  The biggest change has been for dad,  he packed his own lunch two days this week, he has to pick up kids after work or run the babysitter home, then this week he had to cook dinner two times, get kids ready and meet me at the ball field with all my stuff .  He has done SUPER DOOPER so far if you ask me, but if you ask the kids they will say he is mean (only because I always disciplined before and he was the good guy, now he has to be responsible for some of the bad things too lol)! 

We can not forget Grandma Connie, she has been a life saver.  Because of her the kids were able to finish the last week of math camp.  She came to the house at 6:30 every morning, got the kids ready for math camp, picked them up and then picked the babysitter up, and then dropped them all off at the house.  It took the better part of her day and I appreciate all the extras that took place too.  It made it easier to focus on learning the new job knowing grandma was around.  The second half of the day they had their new sitter Melinda and they fell in love with her from day one.  I hope things continue to go as smooth as the first week and I can continue working.

Hopefully I can keep you updated on the new gig and we can have some summer fun to post about.  Until next time!

SUMMER IS HERE!

Well I had planned on posting about each individual happening of the end of the school year, but I better just hit the high-lights or it will be time for a new school year.

The last two weeks of school I would go in the morning for work with the kids and then not leave until school was over. The kids had so many activities going on I felt like a permanent volunteer at Northlake Elementary. I am so glad that I never had to choose a kid, luckily I was able to hit all the fun. I also managed to squeeze in a bike ride from the school to desert peak with the faculty for our road to success program and then also play in the famous 6th grade v. Faculty softball game. We had a great year at Northlake Elementary, but this year went by way to fast. Here are just a few updates for the end of the year.

*Whitney graduated on May 28th from kindergarten. She is amazing and I can not believe my baby is done with kindergarten and is now a big 1st grader.

*During the awards assembly Dalton received the Superintendent Award, this was given to students who maintained a 3.75 or higher grade point average throughout their school career. It was amazing only 7 4th graders total received this. He is sometimes to smart for his own britches, but I love him and would not want it any other way.

*During the assembly they did drawings for the kids who had received "Caught Being Goods" throughout the year. Georgette was drawn and she won a new pink scooter. She was so excited and I am proud of her and the example she is to those around her.

*Dalton had his 4th grade program about Utah, it was amazing this is the first time I seen him get excited to perform in something other than a sporting event. He said his part and sang awesome.

*Georgette had her 2nd grade program. It was a patriotic program and I could not help but have tears in my eyes when they called all the vets up and sang. It was great and my Georgie always loves to sing so she was amazing.

*Georgette sang with the school choir for the whole school and parents. She looked great and sounded wonderful.

In between all the performances and school fun we managed to fit in soccer and softball. It was a crazy busy week but I would not trade it for the world. I love my kids and I am thankful that I have been able to work part-time at the school so I can be there for the special moments. FYI: I love being a mom!

After the dance recital with the beautiful roses Grandma & CRAPA Anderson gave the dancers.

More to come. . . .

There will be more pictures soon!

ALL WRAPPED UP IN 1!

YES, I DID IT! LETS SEE HOW LONG IT LASTS

Okay so I caved and I deactivated my Facebook account. It has been 24 hours now and I am pretty sure I could call Facebook an addiction. I decided as much as I loved talking with everyone and seeing what was going, it was a distraction from the important things in life, such as, my kids, sleep, my house, sleep, sleep and more sleep. I guess I don't need to know what everyone ate for breakfast or what time they went to bed. (LOL)

As you can tell it kept me from my blog as well. My last post was Dalton's Birthday on March 7 and well it is May 24th and a whole lotta of important things have happened. So forgive me this may be a very lengthy post, but I will try my hardest to keep it short and to the point and then I will just do one big slide show to spot light the important events.

Somewhere between then and now Daniel was offered a job in Pueblo, Colorado. It was a stressful time trying to decide what was best for our family. Even though we did not see eye to eye on the final decision, I ultimately left it up to him. Just because it was him going to a new job, him having to leave the family to go to work while we finished the school year, and well I guess I thought he would know best. I was surprised when he decided to stay, maybe even a little resentful, but I am willing to support him and there is no looking back now!

On March 30, 2010 our Cub Scouts had there Blue & Gold. The theme was Happy Birthday BSA, since we are celebrating 100 years of scouting this year. It was bitter sweet, because the following Sunday I was released as Committee Chair in the Cub Scout, but in the next breath the bishop called me to Activity Days Leader for the 8-11 year old girls in our ward. Excited for the new calling but sad to leave the boys!

April 2-4 Easter weekend we were supposed to go to Yuba Lake to spend Easter with the family, but the weather was anything but cooperative for this. We stayed home and spent a lot of time together as a family. Because we stayed home we were able to attend the Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt at Deseret Peak and Dalton found a prize egg and he won a bike. He was so excited.

April means it is the beginning of Soccer and Softball. Daniel is coaching soccer for our Little Miss Whitney and the Fire Dragons. I am coaching Miss Georgette and the Erda Ball team. It keeps us busy with soccer practice, soccer games, softball practice, softball games, dance, Dan is still in cubs and me in Activity Days our calendar is always full. Also I am still teaching Bully Blockers in the afternoon, volunteering in Whitney and Georgette class on Tuesday afternoons and subbing every afternoon I can get my hands on. Yep we never have a dull moment in our home.

April 30, 2010 As you know from my previous posts, Dalton passed hunter safety with flying colors. Well he talked his dad into buying him a Turkey Tag and he got his shotgun for his birthday, so April 30 was a countdown for him. It was opening day of the Turkey Hunt. He had been gearing up for the hunt for months. He woke up bright and early and headed out to hunt, surprisingly I received a text around 7:30 a.m. it was picture of Dalton with a turkey. I thought his dad had taken a picture of him with the decoy, so my reply was ha ha very funny. Then I got the phone call and excitement does not even describe the tone of his voice. I knew then it was the real deal. Congratulations Dalton!

May 1, 2010 Georgette's 8th Birthday. How exciting it was for us when we found out the stake baptism fell on her birthday. We had a lot to celebrate that day and we did celebrate to the fullest with great friends and family. That morning she woke up and opened the presents from us, Dalton and Whitney. Then it was off to the Stake Center to her Baptism. She looked so beautiful in her white dress Grandma Connie made for her. Dan looked so handsome in his suit. I am thankful for him and the priesthood he holds to be able to lead our family and take care of the things that we need as a family. Georgette was so excited to be baptized she did awesome. Following the Baptism and Confirmation we headed to the Stockton Church for a great lunch, birthday cake and ice cream. Our family and friends are wonderful and they made this day extra special for Miss Georgette. Thanks Everyone!

May 3-5 Well this is not exciting to note about, but it was part of our life. Whitney was playing on the playground while I was having a softball practice. She came crying to me saying she had fallen of the monkey bars. I did the usual mom thing, Can you move it? Can you squeeze my finger? Can you touch the top of your head? By then she had stopped crying, there was no bruising nor swelling. So I carried on with my practice. Later that night she complained about it being sore, but nothing to run to the ER about, I thought. Tuesday morning she got up as usual, still no bruising or swelling, she just mentioned a couple times about it being sore but wanted to go to school. I told her teacher if she complained to let me know. After school her teacher said she used it but that she had let out a squeal when it got bumped, so I called her doctor and he had me come in Wednesday morning. Sure enough her elbow was broke! He said she must have a high tolerance to pain, he put a soft cast on and referred us to a specialist. The next morning we were back into the doctor, she put a hard cast on and we are supposed to come back in 3 weeks to exchange it for a soft cast so we can start therapy. Yep I surely felt like Mother of the Year after those two appointments.

May 14, 2010 Grantsville Dance Spring Recital. The girls done wonderful even with the cast on. I found yellow vet wrap to wrap Whitneys cast in so it would match her 1st dance outfit and then took it off so the pink cast would match her 2nd outfit. Georgette done wonderful I was a little nervous because her teacher said she had not seemed to be enjoying dance this year and I could never get her to practice like in the past, so I was a little nervous, but she done beautiful. She has come out of her shell and she performed like a professional. I love my little dancers!

So as you can see we have been busy, busy. This next two weeks with school wrapping up we have something every day and night so I will be updating soon. I love my kids and I love that I can be with them every day at school. I am truly blessed and thankful for my family and friends that support me in all I do.