And life continues! Jerusha is getting tall and talking more and more every day even after we thought she could say about all she could, she just keeps surprising us. Yesterday Jerusha and I we the only ones awake and she was eating some goldfish that she'd found in the diaper bag. She was playing on my like I was a jungle gym and there was nothing I could do to get her to play with some toys when she accidently dumps out the entire bag of goldfish on the rug (the rug that eats everything that lands on it aside of the children). I was a little frustrated and told Jerusha and a stern voice that she needed to help me clean up the mess. I think she must have caught on that I was a little frustrated and she came over to help and says to me "Relax Mommy". I took a step back and realized she was right. Oh the insights of toddlers!
Mallorie is revealing her little personality. She is ticklish and if I can get her at the right moment, she giggles a little. She is very smily and so happy most of the time. She isn't a very good eater so her moodiness comes from hungar most of the time. My favorite thing about Mallorie's size right now is that her legs are still really short so all the clothes I put her in hide her feet where everything else about the outfit fits really well.
James is almost done with his semester of school and is very excited about it! Otherwise we are just hanging out and doing some spring cleaning that doesn't seem like it will end. It's amazing the little things that we find that we don't use over time!

A day in the life of a two year old

So I have the funniest toddler ever and thought that I should probably write down all of the funny things that she does and what better a place than here to share these thoughts with everyone!
Jerusha is a water baby! When the weather is too cold (as it has been lately) to play outside and she wants to play with water, we turn our kitchen sink on to a small dribble and let her sit on a stool and splash as long as she keeps the water in the sink. She is very good at this as we let her do this often. Well, today, James turned the water on and was cooking and keeping track of her, I was switching laundry and putting Mallorie to down for a nap and somewhere in the days work, she was left alone in the kitchen for but a few minutes. The next thing we know, she is hollering for "DADDY!!!" and James walks into the kitchen. I saw him from the other room look at me and then at her and say"uh oh" with a huge grin on his face. Unfortunately for me, he was on his way out to work and I was left with a small pond on my kitchen floor. I, too, was choking back some giggles as Jerusha and I cleaned up the mess as she repeatedly reassured me that "It's okay Mommy, it's okay." 4 bath towels later, our small pond was clean as was our floor!

On the last day of our Disneyland trip, Jerusha's only nap place was in our stroller (which is actually the Morgans stroller) which held the day's lunch and snack in the basket on the bottom. Among those snacks was a box of vegetable thins....
I laid Jerusha down, gave her a blanket and told her it was naptime and that she needed to go to sleep. She laid down and was quiet or so I thought. The next thing I hear is "Ha ha ha, that's so funny!" in a fake and dramatic laugh. So I peek in the stroller and see that she as found the box of vegetable thins and is eating them, laughing and telling herself that she is "so funny". I let her be and a few minutes later, she returned the crackers to the basket and went to sleep.

Disneyland!!!

We flew out bright and early on Saturday morning and got to the Wayne County Airport. The flight was kinda crazy because Jerusha's ears were acting up on her and she was not to be calmed easily. She has become quite a daddy's girl! We found our hotel and a target to find food. Rachel went to the Young Women's Broadcast with a friend. The church building that we found that was the closest at 9 am was a polynesian ward. Rachel was a little nervous at first but after a kiss on the cheek from the young woman's counselor and the friendliness of the other girls, she felt better. Sacrament meeting was interesting. 2/3rds of the meeting was in a different language and it was very neat. Disneyland was on Monday and Tuesday. Rachel and I went to town the first day with many breaks with the girls. We had so much fun! Monday night and Tuesday morning James was with us and we watched the Pixar Parade and Rachel rode the Tower of Terror with James and Soaring over California with me. We went swimming at the hotel. I absolutely love to watch others get excited! It is so fun for me. I can see the excitement in Jerusha's eyes as she takes it all in! James is the proud coach of the National winning team of Utah Valley University Cheerleaders! They brought home the title! It was so amazing! I love that man and his ambition!



This was the stroller that these two girls spent most of their time in. Sometimes by choice others not! Jerusha loved to climb in and out and play in the back seat.



Jerusha loved looking for all the characters but wouldn't get too close and when we stood next to any of them she would just stare at them and put her fingers in her mouth.




She found a fence that was just her size to stand on and walk along. It was so much fun for her.



We stayed at the Anabella across the street from Disneyland. The room was considered a suite. It had a room off the side with a TV which we let Rachel stay in, the couch was a hide-a-bed where Jerusha stayed and Mallorie got the unused couch cushion under the night stand on my side of the bed which was opposite the air conditioner.

Mallorie loves to smile!

On Jerusha's birthday, we decided to get her some hampsters. She didn't like to hold them because their paws are a little ticklie so we put them in the front pocket on her overalls and she loved that much more!

Here is one of the five hampsters- cute little things huh!

We had a birthday party for Jerusha on March 1st after we blessed Mallorie in Sacrament Meeting. We decided to combine the blessing and party because we had family there for the occasion.

Little Mallorie
Just Being Cute
Jerusha loves to hold Mallorie

Mallorie is starting to smile and coo a little. She is very cute and Jerusha can't keep her hands off of her. Jerusha loves to spin and the picture of her on the couch in her after a good spin. She says "dizzy" after each spin... and the last picture is Jerusha insisting on holding her little sister and when I come to Mallorie rescue, Jerusha gets upset and squeezes tighter so I can't get her away. They are so much fun!!!

Here is the new addition to our family...

My little cookie maker

Okay, so since I have last visited my own site, there have been some changes in our life, most of which you already know about. We welcomed Mallorie Rebecca on Jan 3rd. Fun story... I woke up at midnight having hard contractions and tried to go back to sleep. In case that wasn't enough, Jerusha decided to wake up and keep me company. She must have known Mallorie was coming because she didn't go back to sleep. I picked her up quite a few times and every time, contractions came quicker. At about 2:30am I told James that we needed to leave and he asked if I was sure. I said I think. He suggested that I lay down and see if they would go away. When they didn't, I got dressed and suggested he do the same. Jerusha then joined us with a big smile on her face. She greeted us with a "Good morning!" I crawled down the stairs and got into the car. By this time, it was about 3:10am. The hospital trip is between 10 and 15 minutes. James dropped me at the door to check in and the nurse helped me back to a room in a wheelchair. Fortunately the doctor on call for our doctor was already at the hospital, delivering 2 other babies. He came in and broke my water and with the next contraction, Mallorie came into our lives. I hadn't even been admitted yet. From when I walked into the hospital doors to when she arrived, I had been there 7 minutes. Everything went well. The nurses played with Jerusha in the hall because there wasn't time for mom to get there. Mallorie is beautiful, healthy and growing. We love her so much!!! I also passed my LPN boards!!! YEAH!!! This test took me about 3 hours to finish but it was worth it to be done now. We have now figured how both James and I can finish school in the next 5 years. That's our goal!

Another update...I haven't figured the pictures out yet, but they will be coming as soon as finals week and my blasted LPN boards are over. Jerusha is quite a patient little girl. She is becoming very independent and mischievous (I know that's spelled wrong!!!) She has recently figured out how to zip and unzip things. She thinks it's funny when she unzips her pj's and flashes everyone and that's probably only because the first time she did it, both James and I laughed. What to do!!! Little Mallorie is seeming not so little as she continues to squirm and poke at my ribs. James and I are so excited to meet her though she need not come yet. This week was our last week of class and finals are next week. I have one and James may have one. I'm not actually sure what his finals looks like. But then, after that, the studying continues because I was crazy and waited until now to schedule my boards for my LPN test. I should have done it this summer but, things were crazy. We decided that it would be better to stay in somewhat of study mode after school was out and be able to take the test before the baby comes so New Years Eve is the big morning, 8am in Salt Lake for the mind reeling brain teaser. Wish me luck and pray hard. It's an expensive test!!! We love you all and will hopefully have lots of pictures next time!!!

Well, here we are again! It's November and life is so fun and crazy! James is full time student and cheer coach and loving it, Jerusha and I just chill at home together and I have one class at school that keeps me somewhat smart, right? James and I decided recently that we really miss Ephraim and Snow College so we are trying to figure out how to make life down there work again for us so we move back though it may not be tomorrow. There has been a new addition to the Morgan Family- Magnum Royal and he is as cute as ever! Jerusha just loves to help when she can. She can't keep her lips off him. For those who haven't heard by now, we are having a little girl but not until January. I think Jerusha will be a great big sister but I keep dreaming that she tries to pick her up. We will see! Anyway, that is life now.

Hello everyone. Well, for those of you who had the chance to read the last blog before I re-edited, we did have my niece Emma staying with us. The situation is a complicated one so to make a long story short, her mom passed away August 4th while Emma was with us. My mother in law didn't want many people to know but I found that out after the post so... Emma is with her dad now and took the news well. She hasn't been raised in the gospel but I think she understands better than I thought she would. James and the family are doing well. They know Tammy, Emma's mom, is in a better place. Another update of sorts, Jerusha is growing so fast and talking like a little monkey. She is learning new words all the time. The fetus is also growing quickly. Our doctor last speculated a boy because of a lower heart rate and the deciding day will be on Sept 10th. (There will be an update for the news!) James and I are both enrolled (or almost) for school this semester. We are both attending Utah Valley University aka UVSC. He will be full time and I part time. It will be a interesting semester. Well, Lots of love all!

Hi all!
We have had a crazy week and a half and now you all get to hear about it. We got back this last Saturday from 2 reunions. The first one was James' immediate family. We went to Island Park Idaho where Jay and Dana have property and a small cabin, we cooked meals, did skits with the little children, played in the river that runs past their house, 4 wheeled, and even had a grizzly bear scare. Jerusha had a blast! She got to play with 5 little girls under the age of 6 and one little boy that's about 10 months old. He was probably her favorite because she could hug him when ever she wanted to! We had a great time and we love you all!