Arcade Fun with Daddy

Over the weekend we made a trip to the mall because I had to return a few things. Before we left the house Morgan ran to get her poodle purse and asked to have a few coins to put in her purse so she could buy herself something. When we got to the mall she was drawn to the flashing lights and noises of the tiny arcade. Instead of playing at the play place and buying herself something, she opted to play some games with her daddy!

She had to have the PINK car!

I love Patrick's smile in this one.

Trying to shoot bucks on a hunting game. I think the gun was as tall as she was!

A glimpse into the future...can you imagine what she'll be like at sixteen?!?!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from our little leprechaun! Or as Morgan calls it "Happy Daddy's Day!"

Our little jokester has been full of life lately. While we've been at home more the past few weeks that doesn't stop her from being on the go. One of her favorite things to do is say "Made you look!" I wish I knew which kid at school taught her that because I'd like to tell him/her to quit it! The other day Morgan said "Mom! I'm BLEEDING!" When I rushed over she said "Made you look!" and laughed hysterically. I didn't think it was funny :) She especially likes to tease her daddy with that saying. Another of her favorites is "Move your meat, lose your seat!" Or as she says it "Lose your seat, lose your butt!" HAHA. She's so funny.

She's also been very busy practicing writing. She is getting very good at writing her name, and has recently learned how to write our last name!

I am proud of her that she is working so hard at school. We are all having to do a little change at our house with homework needing to be done every night and remembered the next morning (that's our biggest challenge). We are trying to make some changes to our morning routine to get us all ready for school to start in the fall. I can't believe my baby will be going to Kindergarten in less than 6 months!

Morgan is very excited for warmer weather so she can play outside. She has been on her swing set a few times this month, but our yard is pretty swampy right now, so she can't stay out for long. Ballet continues to go well, and soccer season starts April 2nd. I think we are all ready for warmer weather and the return of sunny days.

Here's hoping you have a wonderful St. Patrick's day, have a green beverage (I had a Shamrock Shake from McDonalds!) and enjoy your day!

Egyptian Goddess

For Christmas Morgan's Papa (my dad) bought her a pair of 100% Egyptian cotton pajamas while he was in Egypt for vacation. Morgan really wanted to wear them tonight and I thought they would finally fit, so we tore the tags off and slipped them on. They are SO SOFT and she looks absolutely adorable in them! So here's our Egyptian Goddess in her Egyptian pajamas!

Sickie

Well, it looks like might have come down with the "ick". The "ick" has been running rampant around the day care for about 3 weeks now. I thought that we had dodged a bullet. Until I get a call at work today a little after 3:00 that Morgan was throwing up all over the day care. Lovely.

Thankfully she hasn't thrown up since then (it's almost 8:00 now) although she hasn't eaten much. She DID have a popsicle and has been sipping on some apple juice. She has managed to go from fever free to now have a low-grade fever at 100.4. She looks pretty pitiful, doesn't she? She requested my "head coolers" and I hoped it would help her feel better. Hopefully she'll get some good rest tonight and be puke and fever free tomorrow so she can return to school on Wednesday.

Busy Little Girl

Morgan has been very busy the past week and a half. On Saturday the 19th she got to wish her Papa a Happy Birthday via Skype while Papa was in Florida. She read him a story and enjoyed talking to him. Then we headed to Clarksburg to the birthday party of Morgan's friend Simon. He had a pool party at the YMCA, and Morgan had a BALL! Our little fish just loves the water. I am excited to get her into swim lessons this summer. After the pool party we met Nannie and Big Pop in Clarksburg and Morgan got to go home with them for a few days. She was SOOOO excited!

While at Nannie and Big Pop's she had fun building a fort in the dining room, playing in the tent, reading lots of books, and apparently eating them out of house and home. She was supposed to stay there until Wednesday, but unfortunately her trip was cut short on Tuesday when Janet and Charlie had to come to Morgantown. It was a sad trip for them, as a very dear friend passed away in the hospital, but Morgan was excited that they were in Morgantown and she got to see them every day.

On Wednesday and Thursday Morgan enjoyed evenings at the Waterfront Place hotel with Nannie running around and charming the exhibitors at the West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors annual conference. She came home with a new flash light and a stress ball shaped like a cargo plane.

On Friday evening we all headed back to Exchange for a funeral. Morgan got to see Julia which made her year I think! They played so well together. They got to visit with Great-Grandma June, Great-Grandpa Ralph and Great-Aunt Lola while we all went to the visitation and funeral. Then they got to run around at the after-funeral dinner and play with some of their friends from Janet and Charlie's church. Morgan was exhausted and actually fell asleep in the car on the way home (which hasn't happened for a while).

This week will be fairly quiet, although we do have 2 final basketball games to go to. In all the craziness I haven't taken any pictures of our gal for over a week! Gasp, I know! SO come back for more happenings and hopefully some pictures in the coming weeks ahead.

Let's GO Mountaineers!

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