December 2011

I realize it's been over a month since I updated about our gal.  It's just that the end of November and all of December were SO BUSY that I hardly sat down at a computer much less do any blogging.  But here's a quick recap and some pictures to update you on what went on for Miss Morgan since I last blogged!

Thanksgiving at Nannie and Big Pop's was wonderful, as always.  It's so great to get together with the family and remember all that we are thankful for.  Not to mention we're a bunch of crazy people who laugh at just about anything and you have a recipe for a great time!

Right after Thanksgiving, on December 1st, our family hopped on a plane and flew to EUROPE!  I blogged about our entire trip here so go and check it out!  Sixteen wonderful days with Mutti, Papa, Big DB, Aunt Celia, Mama, and Daddy!

We came home from Europe absolutely exhausted in time to turn laundry around and go back to Nannie and Big Pop's house for Christmas! 

Santa was super great to Morgan this year, bringing her an iPad 2! Oh yes, he did. She also got an American Girl doll from Nannie and Big Pop which she named Shay Molly. She got Leapster games, board games, clothes, a pony for Shay Molly, a Leapfrog TAG reader system and books, and lots of other great things.

Morgan also got the opportunity to meet up with her boyfriend, James, for breakfast on Christmas Eve. 

Then after a quick trip to Pittsburgh to visit with Mutti's family, we came home to see what Santa left at our house.  As you can see, our gal had a great Christmas!

So Thankful Today

So happy for family, health, jobs, and a home.

O Christmas Tree!

This year we are breaking all of our rules about Christmas decorations and putting up our tree before Thanksgiving. Since we won't get to enjoy it all of December, we want to have a little Christmas spirit in our house before and after our overseas trip. So Patrick, feeling a little better, drug it out of the basement and Morgan excitedly helped him put it up.

And the first piece goes in!

Morgan and the top of the tree :)
As is tradition, Morgan helps level up the tree.

Morgan put on 99% of the decorations herself!
The Santa Key....lets Santa into our house on Christmas Eve
Ta Da! The Tree is finished!

This is all the decorating I am doing this year, but as I sit quietly in the dark with the tree twinkling softly I can't help but feel the Christmas Spirit fill my heart.

All I Want for Christmas

Today Morgan got to visit with Santa while he was at our Mall. She asked him for a pony (but specified a toy pony, whew!), an Ariel baby doll, and an iPad?!?! And Santa told her she could have it all! Morgan was excited to see Santa and is ready to get our Christmas tree up at the house tonight. Ho Ho Ho!

Morgan and Ethan

Morgan had such a wonderful weekend playing big sister with Ethan. She was so good with him! She shared her toys, helped feed him, and even pushed his stroller while we shopped. She loves him so much! We've been trying to talk Daddy into a little brother ever since Ethan arrived :) Maybe some day she'll get to be a big sister. For now, we'll enjoy every moment we can get with her surrogate little brother.

It's Basketball Time!

Over the weekend Morgan's Godmother, Melanie, and her super adorable Godbrother, Ethan, came up for a visit from North Carolina. Our first stop on their whirlwind trip to WV was the Coliseum for the first basketball game of the season. We are excited for another season of Bob Huggins basketball.

We have great seats this year, much closer to the floor, and Morgan enjoyed watching the game from the 2nd tier landing.

As you can see, Morgan loves basketball and her Mountaineers. We hope they can put together a great season!

All Saints Day

Because Morgan goes to a Catholic school, they celebrated All Saints Day, which is the day after Halloween. The children were to come dressed as their favorite or patron saint. Aunt Linda made her costume and Morgan went as St. Elizabeth of the Visitation. St. Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist and the cousin of Jesus' mother, Mary. Her feast day is November 5 and she is the patron saint of expectant mothers. Morgan enjoyed learning facts about her saint and had fun doing the Saints parade at school.

With "Baby John the Baptist"

AND with her fairies :)