A few videos to go with the events below...

A video to go with the pictures of Brent and Alice way below. At the end when I ask Brent "What does a dog say?" you will hear him whine...please note (because I didn't catch it when I was taping) he gave a perfect impression of Beau, according to my brother.

This video is from a few months ago, I just found it and got a kick out of Brent's facial expressions (I love the way he talks!) For those of you that haven't had the pleasure of meeting Brent, he is known for his many, many different looks and facial expressions.

Yes, my dear friend KR, I am a very proud aunt! ;)

Birthday Surprise for Mom

A surprise for Mom .... It all started with a phone call from Cassie, asking if flying Aunt Kathleen out here for Mom's birthday would be a good gift for her and would it even be possible. After checking out ticket prices and running it past Steven the excitement start to swell, Steven then called Aunt Kathy to see if it was possible on her end and, only after a small amount of hesitation, she to got excited and gave Steven a big "YES, do it before I can change my mind! I am so excited!" So, thanks to Cassie, an hour later Steven was on the phone purchasing a round trip ticket from Oklahoma to Oregon.

*if you drag your mouse over the slide show you can scroll back and see the pictures. It is pretty fast and I wasn't able to figure out how to slow it down.*

A video made with love by, Steven! This is great! Enjoy!

The videos you are about to watch are a little lengthy but, oh so cute....especially at the end when Ali starts to laugh, of course this is coming from a biased opinion, an aunt that knows and adores the two stars in this video. In one of the videos you will here Brent playing his game of "pretend I am asleep," he cracks himself (and us) up when he does this.

ENJOY!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

*Memories in the making*

<--- In mid squeal! I think he enjoyed hanging the ornaments. ;) Children make decorating so much fun!

Riiiiight here!!

Looking for just the right spot to hang our ornament, at least I thought we were until he got distracted.


Smile!




Uncle Steven bought a train for the tree and it was a hit! Brent loved pushing the button and watching it go round and round. I love this age, he gets so excited about everything!


A short video of Brent attempting to hang an ornament and Aunt Melinda attempting to multi-task. I think I need to work on that one. :)

Brent Update

Brent flying high!! He had a BLAST...though it made others a little nervous. The middle picture looks as if Brent is being handed down from heaven. ;) Or taken up and Dad is having a hard time letting go.

Uncle Steven, Dad and Brent. Uncle Steven dropped by for a visit while the Daniel Morris Family was enjoying a vacation at the beach!

Brent is happiest when he is around any kind of truck or utility vehicle! Especially the big ones!

When ever I need a good laugh I can always count on my nephew to give it to me! He has the funniest disposition and cracks us up with even the smallest of comments. He is a boy of few words but, he KNOWS how to get his point across. However, if there happens to be a time when no one is listening to him he has figured a way to GET the attention in order to get his point across. In the first video I am trying my best to get him to demonstrate but, it is with no avail. He just laughs at me!


In this video (which happened right after the previous video) he surprises me with the 'attention getting' sound and, even though it isn't as funny as when he does it nonchalantly in his own conversations, it still makes me laugh. In a typical circumstance Brent will start asking someone a question (usually that person is engaged in another conversation)and he will repeat his question a few times, once he realizes no one is listening he will throw in his little "eww-whoo" with out so much as a smile on his face, and then continue on with his question. I admit, I laughed HARD the first time he did it, oh wait, I still laugh hard, but, I do realize it needs to be nipped in the bud and he needs to understand that it is disrespectful...I laugh inside though. Man he cracks me up!!

Ali Update

So precious! Alice is such a joy. She keeps us all smiling with her lovely charm. I have been praying that, lordwilling, my own children will be as lovely as her. She is a happy baby all around!



Sitting pretty...she loves to bang and kick her feet on the hardwood floor...she isn't crawling yet but she is very close to it.

<---- Ali and her tongue... just as most every baby
does, Alice has found her tongue very fascinating! She just happens to have a little flare to go with it. So cute!


Auntie Melinda with my precious little niece ---->

Ali found a game she can play! She loves the game Peek-a-Boo and we love to play it with her.

Bippity-Bippity-Bop
Hours of entertainment

<--------Kristine demonstrates and educates those that are first timers for the wonderful game of Bippity-Bippity-Bop.

Matthew does his best to make us mess up! It was a tough crowd to beat. -------------->

<----------Success! Most likely Micheal was laughing so hard he didn't even realize the finger was pointed at him! :)

We all had many hours of laughs while playing this crazy and silly game! It became a camp favorite over night! Thanks to Kristine for the idea and for teaching it to everyone! :)

The Beginnings of a War

After playing one round of Ultimate Football (girls vs. guys) we got a little cocky when we beat the guys to the first down. It didn't take the guys long to get with it and come back and beat us from then on. In fact, they started to get bored so they decided to handicap themselves to make it more challenging and give us a little hope in winning again. The hope faded quickly as we were put to shame over and over again. It wasn't until they decided to tie their shoes together that we took drastic measures and ran and pushed them down...yes, it was one of our lowest moments, but, also pretty darn funny!!

A little brotherly love! From the get-go Brent has absolutely adored his little sister! He does have his moments of jealousy but, they are corrected quickly and he soon realizes the fun in the new baby. There have been many times when I've noticed Brent playing but, once he hears or sees someone start talking and smiling to Alice, he will stop everything and sit and stare at his sister with a HUGE smile on his face. SO CUTE!!!

Here is the promised video. Grandma and Ali having a little chat.

Here is a short video of Brent making us laugh!!!