Family Ski Trip

One of our gifts this year to the kids was a day of skiing.
I grew up skiing and just loved it--I haven't skied in over

16 years (different priorities) ha ha

So we thought it would be so fun to go as a family.
Here are some photos of our very fun day at Brighton!

Just before starting

On the chair lift--look at those smiles :)

Christmas 2009

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Christmas Sunday

Photos we took before church on Sunday. Poor Kaden is too sick to even get

dressed so I will have to get his next week.
Merry Christmas

Meet Number 1

Porter and Garrett went to their first Wrestling Meet!

They both did really well and both came in 2nd place for their weight division! Not bad for first timers! It was very exciting to watch them and a little nerve racking too.

Kado wasn't able to go because he started running a fever Friday night. :(

Ugh! We're Sick of being SICK!

Ewwww Germs!!!

Okay, so Porter had what we thought was H1N1 the week before Thanksgiving. He was never officially swabbed but they treated it as if he had it. Luckily none of the rest of us got it after him.
But now, we can't seem to keep clean. Porter ran a fever again 2 weeks ago and woke up on a Monday with a massive head cold. Last Sunday night Kaden and Garrett started throwing up. It lasted about 24 hours and they started to feel better. Now I just took Kaden to the urgent care... He was positive for Strep Throat and Influenza A. What in the WORLD!!!

Maybe I need to really sanatize the entire house. Do they make "smoke bombs" for germs like they do for cockroaches? ha ha Maybe that would do the trick.

We are grateful that it's just minor colds and flus and realize that we are blessed!

Merry 6 Days Before Christmas :)

P.S. No goodies going out to the neighbors this year from the Morris Family. I'm pretty sure they will all THANK me!

Pray for Marky

( Mark at Porter's B-day Party)
This sweet little friend of Porter's--Mark Jeanes has been in the hospital for over a week now. Dr's cannot seem to solve what's causing him to be so sick. Please join us in praying for Mark as Dr's continue their search.



Thanks



~Nikki

"A White Christmas"

Okay so my sweet little peanut boy~AKA Porter, loves to sing "White Christmas"

I often find him sitting at the piano singing at the top of his lungs. He has nearly perfect pitch but his knowledge of the lyrics is hysterical. Some are correct others he's just plugged in a word that seems to fit.

Anyways, yesterday it melted my heart while I was in the kitchen and I overheard him once again singing "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" with the piano karaoke. Then at the end of the song I heard him say, "Thank you everyone, thank you"

I could not stand it I had to come in and clap for him. What I wouldn't give for atleast one of my kiddos to enjoy singing in public!

Love you Port-Man

WHAT IN THE WORLD!

ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THIS POST IS...

WHAT IN THE WORLD?



BROTHER BRIGHAM?



GARRETT DECIDED TO PUT ON KADEN'S COAT FUR WITH HIS BROWN BEENIE! MAKES QUIET THE COSTUME AND MAKES ME LAUGH REALLY HARD!

Garrett's 13th Birthday!

Garrett was anxious for his B-day. He wasn't sure what to expect because his list went something like this:

"Mom- I really, really want an ipod touch. I will pay all the money I have saved up and then I promise I won't add the free texting until I'm 14! By the way mom, you can have my old ipod."

1) A Go-Cart

2) A golf-cart

3) To go paintballing

4) For Dad to take me hunting

5) something to make my chapped hands and lips better

6) colonge

That's all I can remember off the top of my head. When I saw his posted list (in 3 places mind you) I just laughed out loud. What is the boy thinking...a golf cart? Yeah buddy, let me just pull some mulah off that money tree out back! ha ha

So after some great thought and conversing, Chad and I approached him with the good ole' "you know your list has some pretty expensive items on it, blah, blah, blah" leaving him wondering if he would even get a piece of cake for his big day. Well, that was exactly what I wanted him to think because I really wanted to surprise him.

By the way, are you still cracking up about #5...he really does suffer from chapped lips and hands in the winter- poor boy!

So now look through the photos. He supposedly has fallen into a UofU fan this year. He has been saying he needed some U stuff. So for all you Y fans, watch out for G-Force the U fan!

A very needed new jacket
U apparel- beenie courteousy of G&G Morris

Finally, last but not least, the much wanted ipod touch.

Doesn't that face just say it all!

He was very surprised and very thankful. He thanked me

4 or 5 times before going to bed!

G-Force, I hope you had a wonderful b-day.

We are blessed to have you in our family!

Thanks for being such a sweet boy to your Momma :)

I love your morning and evening kisses and hugs.

Happy Birthday Garrett!