Vote for Hadley

My sister Candace entered Hadley into this singing contest on 97.1. If she gets the most votes they win a backyard playset. So I am hoping everyone will go to
http://www.971zht.com/pages/kiddieokee/
and vote for Hadley. Once you have clicked on this website go to view ages 5-7 and Hadley is entry number 5. She is so super cute singing her song. The voting closes April 2nd so go vote!!!!

Boy or Girl

Ok so today was our 16 week appointment and we found out what we are having............
It is a GIRL!!! I am still in shock. We finally broke the Morris trend of boys. They were 8 for 8 on boys and now finally a Morris boy produced a girl. I am so super excited. I told Aaron I deserve one girl after having a house full of crazy boys. I also told Aaron I am now glad I listened to him about having one more baby. The boys are excited also. Cole and Cade were both pulling for a girl. Aaron said he didn't care either way he was just happy it was healthy. I have had her name picked out forever. She will be Allie Morris. We are still discussing if she will have a middle name. That is the excitement for the day and now I need to start shopping for girl things. How fun is that!!!

P.S. This goes out to Melanie S. and Michelle L. Ladies there is hope for a girl and you both need to try one more time to get your girl!

Cade

Ok so I am a bit behind on posting this but had to so I could remember what Cade has been doing. He has had a loose tooth for a month or so and last week we were going to the dentist for our 6 month cleanings and Cole convinced Cade to just have the dentist pull his tooth out. Cole loves having the dentist pull his loose teeth because they give him numbing cream and 2 seconds later the tooth is out (no pain) and they give you a cute little treasure box to keep the tooth in. So after hearing all of these great things about how it doesn't hurt if the dentist pulls it Cade decided that he was going to have the dentist do it. So on Tuesday Feb 24th 2009 Cade lost his first tooth. He was so excited. He kept sticking his tounge through the hole in his mouth. It was really cute. So later that night I tell Cade go put your tooth under your pillow but DON'T do it when Cal is watching. Sure enough Cade does it right when Cal is watching and not a min later Cal has Cades treasure box but no tooth in it. Cade was freaking out at Cal to find his tooth. All Cal kept saying is it is in the treasure box. We tore there room apart and could not find the tooth. Cade was so upset. I felt so bad for him. We told him that the tooth fairy would still come even with out a tooth under his pillow.

The next morning Cade woke up to find $2.00 under his pillow. Then Grandpa Kriss came over and gave him $5.00 for losing his first tooth. Then Cade comes out and says "can we got to the store" I say "what for" Cade says " I am going to buy a wii game with my money that I got" I say " ummm wii games cost $50.00 you only have $7.00" Cade says "so how many more teeth do I have to lose before I can buy a wii game" I say " about 7 more teeth" he says "well that sucks" I was laughing so hard. He is just a funny kid.

One last story about Cade my sister Tiff was over the other day and went downstairs to say Hi to Cade (of couse he was playing the wii) and he was just being silly and she said to him " Cade you are so crazy and Cade says back "you can say that again." There is not a dull moment at our house with Cade.

Are we totally insane or what??

Ok last post for the day to catch up. I know it is a little on the cheesy side to post this on the blog but I am not one to call everyone and let them know the news. So the rumors you have been hearing are true Aaron and I are expecting number 4 in late Aug. It freaks me out to even type the number 4. A while back we were discussing if we wanted another one or not and Aaron felt very stongly about it. At that point I could have gone either way but I prayed about it and didn't feel like we were done. So we tried for about 9 months and then I got scared and went back on the pill. After Aaron telling me for 3 months that our child will one day come to us and ask why we didn't bring it down here to earth when we knew it was waiting for us made me finally break and I told Aaron I would give him until dec to get me prego or that would be it for us. And sure enough Nov was the magical month. I really didn't think it was going to happen but I guess the lord knows what he is doing. So I have had 2 appts with Dr. Bierer and I am 13 weeks tomorrow. Now I have had people already ask me "do you want a girl" my answer is of course I want a girl but if I get a boy that will be fine also it will save me money on clothes!!! The boys are so excited especially Cole. He loves babies and is so cute with them. Aaron has been a real trooper. He has had to pick up lots of the slack around here with me being so sick and he has done a great job. He has also had to hear me rant, on many occasions, on how he did this to me and how I should have never listened to him. He knows that I really don't mean those things but he is a good sport to just sit back and take it!!! We are excited and know this will bring us much joy and we also know that we are for sure done with number 4.

Sundee's B-day

Ok I am trying to post something about b-days this year and since my sister Sundee turned the big 30 on Sunday Feb 15th I had to give her a post. Sundee and I did many things growing up together. We always shared a room, due to the fact that I hated sleeping by myself so we had a great time sharing a room. Her friends would come and knock on our window and she would sneak out late at night and wander the neighborhood, of couse I did not go I was way too scared of the kidnappers and robbers!!! When we got our dog Bailey Sundee insisted that it sleep with her in our room and I remember getting so mad at her when bailey would do his business on our floor in the middle of the night so I would always send her to clean it up. It only took a few weeks of that before Bailey was sleeping outside. I remember when we were in Hawaii and my dad pushed her into this pool of water and she thought it was me and she yelled at me "you are such a hoe-bag" After Cole was born I was a completed mess and she was at my house everyday helping me. I didn't think she was going to have her own birthing experience (little did we know at the time) so I invited her to watch Cal being born and I will never forget the look on her face. I am pretty sure she would not want to see that again and nor would I!!! I could go on and on but I will leave you with this Sundee is a good friend, sister, and mom. I love her dearly.

Valentines Day

Aaron and I had a great Valentines Day. We swithced overnight babysitting with my sister Candace so we had her kids on Friday night and she had our kids on Sat night. Aaron started off the day by giving me flowers and a card which I loved. Then around 4:45 we dropped the kids off to Candance and we headed off to Ye Lions Den for dinner. Let me just say yum.... We both love their food and the fact that they take reservations made it a perfect place to eat. After that we headed back to our house to hang out for the night. It was just so nice to relax without kids. And the best part was sleeping in Sunday morning. Cal usually gets up between 5:45-6:30 and I didn't even get out of bed until 8:30 it was fantastic!! Thanks pooh for the great time. Love ya lots.

January low down

Ok it has been a while since I have done a post but things have been crazy busy around here.

* A few weeks ago we talked to Cal about having the binky fairy come. So basically we talked Cal into cutting up his binkies, putting them in a sack on the front porch, and then the binky fairy came and took away the binkies and brought toys in place of the binkies. For those of you who know Cal that was a HUGE step. He was so addicted to his binky. He had it all of the time. I was really impressed with how well this went over. He had a few days where he would ask where his binky went and I would remind him that he got toys for his binkies. But for real he didn't even cry and of course I cried thinking it was going to be the hardest thing I had ever done but he was such a big boy about it!!!

*Cole got his report card and I am so proud of him. He did such a great job. He works so hard in school and does what the teacher asks him to do. I hope he always has a desire to learn and do well in school. We have not gotten Cade's report card yet but I am sure it will be great also.

*My sister Tiff had a b-day. I love tiff to death. She is always giving me songs on my ipod that are anything but country. We go to lunch once a week and have so much fun doing it. She also is a great aunt to my boys. They love to have "parties" with her when Aaron and I go out of town. She is a great sister to have. Love a T!!!

*My dad also had a b-day. My dad is a great guy. He is very kind and thoughtful. He loves his "buddies" so much. He is a great example to me and my family and we love him dearly and are thankful to have him as a dad/grandpa.

*Aaron's grandma Clifton celebrated her 100th b-day. Can you even imagine being 100 years old? She is such a sweetie and we love her to death.

*There is jan in a nutshell. I for sure will be better at posting next month. I feel like time is passing me by so quickly that I need to make my journaling a priority.

2008 was great

8 great things that happened to us in 2008

1. Cole was baptized.

2. We took a really fun trip to St. George as a family.

3. Cade started kindergarten.

4. We were/are all very healthy.

5. Aaron and I celebrated our 12th anniversary.

6. I survived 2 weeks with the kids and the dog while Aaron went on 2 history trips.

7. Took a trip to Brandon's cabin and had a fun time boating, going to a rodeo, playing games,
and roasting marshmellows.

8. Enjoyed the little things with the kids like watching movies, bowling, swimming,
playing games, playing in the snow, fishing, and much more.

Wishing everyone a great 2009!!!

Christmas

We had a great Christmas. The boys were so excited. We had no problem getting them to bed Christams eve but Cole came into our room at 4:45 AM and asked if we could open presents. I said you can go and look and see if Santa has come yet but you have to go back to bed for 1 more hour. So after he looked he went back into bed and sure enough at 5:45 he came back into our room to let us know it had been an hour. We managed to hold him off until 6:10 and then off to open presents.

Cal was so cute. He loved everything he got. Everytime he opened a present he got so excited and wanted it open right that min. He loved his hammer to most. Cole was very slow opening his presents he wanted it to last as long as possible. He was most excited about getting Zoo Tycoon. Cade was searching through his presents trying to find one that looked like lego batman, too bad it wasn't in any of his presents. He had to wait to get that one from grandma but he loved his treasure chest that he got.

After all the gifts were open we took the boys downstairs for our family present. We got an air hockey table. The boys thought it was the greatest present. I have had this sitting it storage for 9 months. I found it at Sears on clearance for 25.00. We were not sure how good it would be but much to our suprise it is a really good table. Aaron and I have also had a great time playing it.

At 9:00 we went to my moms for breakfast and presents. Everyone had a great time. Then back to our house for a nap and playing with a few toys. Then off to Aarons moms at 4:00 where we had dinner, the children acted out the Christmas story, and opened presents. Once again everyone had a great time. It was such a great Christmas and we are so blessed to have great families to spend them with.

Please some one make the madness stop

So I started out the day thinking today will be a great day. I will finish my Christmas shopping, get my work done early, get the house picked up, and get to the gym. Well this is how my day went Cade and Cal fighting all morning, Aaron calling me to let me know the check engine light went on in his car and we need to get it in asap, going to shopko and picking up some boxes to wrap presents in for 5.99 a pack only to go to the dollar store next to see a 3 pack of boxes for 1.00.

Then went to pick the kids up from school and some old feller backed into me. It did way more damage to his car than it did to mine but nevertheless I still have to take it into the shop to be fixed. And the dude tried to tell me that since it was in a parking lot we would each pay for the damage to our own cars but believe me I set him completely straight by tell him I was sitting there in park when he backed into me so it was completely his fault and he is responsible to pay for my damages.

Then come home and the neighbors come over and I am on the phone with the insurance companies trying to get the claim for the car called in so basically ignoring the kids to come down stairs 1 hour later to find PEN again on 3 spots on the wall (thanks so much Cal), laffy taffy wrappers everywhere (wont mention who ate all of these), and toys everywhere. So I make all who is at my house clean up the mess they have made. On my way home from my moms and Aaron calls to let me know the dishwasher is leaking water everywhere and he has no idea how to fix it so we will need to call for that to be repaired in the morning (Since Aaron is the kitchen guy you can imagine how much he needs/wants that dishwasher fixed.)

Then off to Coles game to have his team totally lose and have him balling that he didn't score a basket and this is the very last b-ball game (thank heavens for that) and here I sit with 2 more hours of work still to go, a disaster of a house, and for sure there is no chance that I get to the gym. Where the hell did I go wrong today? I am waiving my white flag for today!! I surrender!!!

Christmas Village

Every year we have a tradition of going to Christmas Village. This stems from Aaron and I going there on our very first date. So we have gone every year now for 13 years. It is so festive down there and just gets you in the Christmas spirit.

Although we had a miserable time last year down there because we lost Cade for a good 15 min. I have recovered from that incident and decided that this time we would have the "never leave mom and dads site" talk before we get out of the car instead of after when I was in tears and 1/2 of the people there were helping us look for Cade. An experience that is burned into my mind forever.

We went with Trevor and his family and had such a good time. The kids loved seeing Santa and I must say this really was the cutest Santa I have ever seen. Cal asked for a Hammer and Scooby toys, Cade asked for lego batman, and Cole aske for Zoo Tycoon (kym are you suprised by that one?) The booths were all so cute and Cal totally loved all the lights. It was a bit cold but we had a great time. I hope to continue to go there for years to come.

Why is it that Cal is so naughty??

Really, can't I catch a break with this kid. Cal always seems to get into so much trouble on the days I have to volunteer at the school (now that I think about it he is getting into trouble everyday). So I am getting ready for the day and Cade comes in my room crying his eyes out that Cal has done something to the avent calendar. So I go out and sure enough he has has taken out all of the ornaments from the calendar and shoved them down the central vac thing that is in the wall.

Now you say what is the problem with that? Well we are only plumbed for central vac we don't have the whole unit. So according to my brother in law they are just stuck somewhere in a pipe and there is really no way to get them out. So I explain this to Cade and tell him we will have to buy new ones. As he is crying he is telling me that is not going to work because those ornaments were so special to him. Then Cole comes home from school and gets the news from Cade and he starts freaking out about it. Then they start yelling at Cal and Cal starts calling everyone a "meanie" and trys to karate chop the boys. So then I freak out and send everyone to there rooms and tell them to come out when they are calmed down.

So I am headed to Michaels at some point tonight to get new ornaments. And to top it off I was late again to help at the school because I was trying to stick my vacuum hose down the central vac thing to see if I could suck up any ornaments. Yeah it didn't work!!! That kid is going to be the death of me!

Best Girl Nat

This post goes out to my best girl Nat. I just have to thank her for getting my blog all set up for me. She updates my backgrounds with the seasons and does my playlists. One day she is going to get me going with pics on the blog (if I could only get bryan over here to hook up my internet on the other computer!!!) Nat has lived in Missouri for 3 years now and I miss her dearly. I keep hoping that one day they will move back but I am thankful we have been able to maintain our friendship even miles apart. Love ya Nat!!!

Fav Family Night Ever

Ok so once a year around Thanksgiving time we have had a family night where I make turkeys and put a pictures of each person on the turkey and then on the feathers we write why we are greatful for that person. It really is one of my most favorite nights of the year (this is our 3rd year doing this). We say nice things to each other throughout the year but never are we all together saying nice things about everyone in our family. I have to post some of the things that were said. They were so tender. Of course I cried thru the whole thing. There was just such a stong spirit of love in our house while we were having this lesson.

Cole to Cade: I am thankful for Cade because he always makes me smile. He is the best brother ever.

Cade to mom: I am thankful for mom because she lets me go on trips. She buys me new pjs, and she gives really good hugs.

Cal to Cole: I am thankful for Cole because he plays with me.

Cal to Cade: I am thankful for Cade because he turns on Scooby-doo for me.

Cole to dad: I am thankful for my dad because he takes me places. When I am sick he will stay home from school with me and comfort me. I love him.

Dad to Cal: I am thankful for Cal and for his energy he brings to this family and his infectious personality.

Mom to Cole: I am thankful for Cole because he has such a sweet spirit. He is very kind. He gives awesome hugs and kisses and he always looks so very cute.

Those were just a few of the nice things that were said. I would encourage everyone to do something similar to this. It just worked out so well. Now the turkeys are on our front door for everyone to see why we are thankful for each other!!!

What!? No tooth fairy

Ok so this morning Cole was getting ready for school and out of the blue he says, "mom are you and dad really the tooth fairy" I was shocked. I sat there for a second and said "do you really want to know" he said "yes tell me the truth" So I told him that yes moms and dads are the tooth fairy. I thought he was going to cry when I said that. I felt horrible but I thought I should tell him the truth. Then I asked him if he was ok and he said "yeah I am fine. I knew it wasn't the tooth fairy that left Reagan(neighbor girl) fairy dust all over her pillow!" Then I asked him how he knew and he said " I was just thinking that a tooth fairy could not get to all the houses of all the kids who lost a tooth. So I know that the tooth fairy sends a note to the kids mom and dad and lets them know how much money to leave them." I said "yep you have it figured out". I just couldn't bring myself to tell him the full truth. It was so cute that he still believed a little. Now lets just hope he doesn't ask about Santa. I am not ready for that discussion!!! I am just not ready for my kids to grow up!!!