Somebody snitched on me............

Thanks to my friend, Heather, (then later the Today Show), I learned of a fun new tradition to start for Christmas with the boys. It's called "Elf on the Shelf" and the premise is that you get an elf delivered to your home that perches in various places to watch the boys to make sure they behave. He stays all day and then at night he reports back to Santa all that he's seen and heard. When they wake in the morning he is always in a different spot. This is where they found him this morning. They are loving this and have even spent the energy to run and find him to dish out dirt on each other. So much for brotherly love!!
Cade and Grant chose his name, "Alfie". Who knows where he'll be in the morning! I love this little idea. I often wonder why I couldn't have been the one to think up these things.

Well, I did it...

I've been trying really hard not to think about the fact that we are in the VERY LONG process of adopting. I thought it would do me no good to sit around and dwell on it's lengthiness and having little "girly" things around would only make it a harder wait. Well, a dear friend told me about these little Madame Alexander dolls. They make one of a little Salvadoran girl. I have been trying really hard not to buy her but today I accidentally fell into Tuesday Morning (the store) and when I left, this little gal was riding in the passenger seat. Hopefully baby girl will love her one day and until then, I'll let little doll slumber in the back of my closet with the precious little dress that is also waiting to be filled up and loved by a little brown headed Morgan girl.................

Our First Award

Cade was presented the award for performance in the area of "academic effort" for this past 9 weeks in school. He was so excited to hear his name called. I am so proud of him for giving his best effort and trying so hard in school. I know he is worn out when he gets home! Kindergarten isn't what it used to be that's for sure! Great job, Cade!!

In case he reads this blog........

Should I be concerned??????????

My eldest child has taken a sudden interest in this book. I'm afraid he's learning how to tie me up and hoist me out to the tree house he's learned to erect by hand, all the while using morse code to contact pirates to sell me to....................... Let this information be used in court should I turn up missing anytime before Christmas.

Chefs in a Christmas Musical??????

Now you've seen it all! Four chefs instead of the 3 wisemen. Our preschool choir at church had it's Christmas program but it was really more of a Thanksgiving theme. Cade was proud to be nominated as a Chef making a "thank you meal" and sang a song by the same name as a quartet. Also, now that I mention it, the quartet was also 3/4 the same name: Cade, Cade, Cade, and Kodey. I know. Who'dathunkit?? Grant did surprisingly well. He was very excited and sang all of his songs. He did lean down several times and ask me if it was almost over. His attention span was waning but he hung in there for the piece of chocolate I had promised him.
This is Cade's stage debut. I was very proud of the way he sang. I'm sure this is the very same way Justin Timberlake started out....................

Christgiving Extravaganza

We had the whole kit and kaboodle at our house to celebrate the holidays. Over the years our family has really multiplied! Present this time were 13 kids. The oldest are both 7 ( I think). Talk about a mad house!! We managed to snap a photo of the crew. Believe it or not, the house was still standing when everyone left. The craziest part is that there are for sure 3 more kids being added to the group. Look out Christgiving 2009 (I'm hoping :) cross your fingers that there will be another little brown skinned, brown eyed girl sitting on that couch that year!!)