Mountaineer Football--Game 5

It's time for more Mountaineer football! Saturday was a gorgeous day, perfect football weather. It was an unusually mild November day, so Morgan got to go to another football game. She was excited to go because Big Pop, "Uncle" Matt and Tyler were all at the house the night before and she got to ride to the game in Tyler's big truck! She also got to see our seat-neighbors Ms. Sharon and her husband, whom Morgan just loves.

The night before the game she was exhausted. She sacked out early in Mama and Daddy's bed since she was letting Big Pop sleep in her bed.

Morgan and Monkey tailgating

Morgan, Daddy, and Big Pop

Morgan really enjoyed her day, and Daddy reported she was very good at the game. It will be her last this year, which makes her sad, but she is ready for basketball season!

It's Definitely Fall

The temperature has fallen drastsically, the trees are nearly bare, coats and hats have come out of hibernation. Fall has hit North Central WV. It even snowed here on Saturday! While there isn't much I love about fall, one of the things I DO like is seeing Morgan in cute winter hats! Below she is wearing another Omaggin, handmade for her by Aunt Cecelia's Oma (grandmother). Patrick dubbed the hats we all get from her as Omaggins rather than tobaggins, and it has kind of stuck. She always makes the most beautiful hats, and the one Morgan has on below really looks great with her hair and eyes!

As you can see Morgan is participating in one of her favorite fall activities, the annual running (through) of the leaves! She had a blast today (see below for video).

Someone told me there are only 46 days left until Christmas.....which means that fall won't be around much longer as winter is ushered in. The good thing about that? We are one more day closer to summer! Hope you are enjoying your fall, wherever you may be.

Little Kickers MVP

Morgan's first season of soccer officially ended today. Morgan was excited when she got home from practice. She got a shiny medal for participating, and was named the team's MVP. Coach Dana said that in the beginning of the season Morgan would not even get near the ball, and today while scrimmaging, Morgan stole the ball away from Coach Dana!

We hope to enroll Morgan in soccer in the spring. We will wait and see if she still wants to play. Even though there were many frustrating days, I am glad we finally got her involved with a team sport. She's a great little player, learned so much, and made us proud. Below she is pictured with the woman for whom she would collect flowers for while on the soccer pitch :)

Trick or Treat--Part Three

Saturday evening, after playing all day and assisting with the stirring of the apple butter, Morgan, Julia, and Kole were excited to get ready to go out Trick or Treating. The girls were dressed in complementing costumes, while our little man had the most adorable costume.

Giggling and joking around together, waiting to go out.

Our Adorable Cowgirls

Morgan and "Bullseye"

Julia, sporting her pink cowgirl boots from Nannie and Big Pop.

Kole, sampling a ball, pretending it's candy.

Absolutely the CUTEST turtle I have ever seen! He's such a happy kid.

One final shot of the crew, right before they left to get candy. Aren't they adorable?

Trick or Treat--Part Two (School Party)

Today was our second round of costumes, candy, and Halloween/Harvest fun. Morgan's preschool class had their annual harvest party and all the parents (and grandparents) were invited. Morgan was excited to have both her Nannie AND Mama at this year's party.

The kids made pumpkin pie today that they ate for snack!

Sitting with her classmates, waiting on the party to start. They were so cute!

Morgan made this frame for Mama all by herself. I love it!!

Making a "stained glass" pumpkin.

Mama sure loves her cowgirl!

Trick or Treat--Part One

Can you tell Morgan was excited about getting candy? Our little cowgirl, Jessie, is wearing a custom made costume, created just for her by our friend Josh's mom, Karon. Karon is a huge admirer of Morgan's and she surprised us all with this gorgeous costume. Morgan LOVES it, and we think she is just so darn cute in it, sporting the red cowgirl boots Nannie and Big Pop got her for her birthday.

Morgan was so excited to be going trick or treating with Coen!

Woody and Jessie, hanging at the local watering hole...

Our cute cowgirl waiting patiently for the time to start getting candy.

Patiently waiting, hand in hand, for the line to move. We were getting toward the end and they were both getting tired.

And finally.....the one shot that made Patrick declare a call to Coen's dad, Eli, was forthcoming...

Earlier in the evening Coen told his mom, Larissa, that he thought Woody would get a kiss from Jessie tonight. Coen is a BIG kisser. So I asked Morgan to give Coen a kiss ON THE CHEEK. Coen heard kiss and turned his head right at the perfect moment to get a huge smacker on the lips! Morgan promptly went "BLECH!" and would not get near Coen's face the rest of the night! It was hilarious and so cute. So here you have it folks, her first kiss on the lips, caught on film.

Mountaineer Football--Game 4

It has been a gorgeous day for Mountaineer football! Our poor team totally fell apart and lost a game they never should have lost, but oh well, Morgan still had a great time! This is probably the last game that she will go to this season, although if the unseasonably warm weather (it was 80 degrees! At the end of October!) continues we may make it to one more.

She's so happy to be tailgating!

Morgan's good friend Lydia was able to come to this game. They had a great time picking berries off the trees at the tailgate.

Love, Love, LOVE our little Mountaineer Cheerleader!

If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, you know that we recently discovered that one row down and a few seats to the left of our football seats sits the OB that delivered Morgan! He was in his final rotation before going out on his own at Ruby Memorial Hospital and brought our little one into the world. This is my attempt to take his picture without knowing it!