Morris Family + Annie 2008

Morris Family Together Again

Back row: Daniel & Steven

Middle Row: Kevin, Mom, Brent, Cassie, Alice, Annie, Dad

Front Row: Lincoln, Jenn & Madeleine, Marybeth, Me & Aedan

Lincoln and me smiling

I have always dreamed of having a Great Dane, so I am thankful someone in my family got one. I think this situation works out better for me, I can enjoy him, minus all the clean up and expenses. ;)

Lincoln and me, silly face
This one is for you Kait! Notice I even taught Lincoln how to make the face! :)

The Kevin Morris Family

Our Growing Family!

Kiddos and Their Adoring Fans

Maddie sat in Miss Annie's lap for the longest time all nestled in and not feeling very well. It was the sweetest thing ever.

The famous Cheese face

Picture Taken By,

Maddie Morris

(with help from Auntie)

Everyone is getting in on the "Cheese Face," Unfortunately the Master Cheeser did not feel like performing this time but, instead, much rather preferred her loyal subject to make a fool of himself for her own pleasure, as she snickers beneath her breath.
Picture Taken By,
Kevin Morris (?)

Aunt Cassie with the lovely ladies

Picture Taken By,

Kevin Morris

Sweet Cousins Kissing

The Three Master Cheesers

...and the more sophisticated of the grandchildren or so they like to fool us.

Aunt Melinda, where she likes to be the most, surrounded by her sweet nieces and nephews (minus my little man, Brent)

Picture Taken By,

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Being very cooperative
Picture Taken By,

Kevin Morris

The boys are bargaining to be done and the girls have found other means of entertainment

Picture Taken By,

Kevin Morris

Brent (4) Aedan (3) Alice (2) Madeleine (2) & Marybeth (8)

Picture taken by,

Kevin Morris

Picture taken by,

Randy Morris

Picture Taken By,

Randy Morris

Spinning

An attempt to capture the face of a child in the midst of the exhilarating experience of spinning, a favorite pass time of most all children.

My dad got the idea from a picture he saw on one of his photography websites so, Steven thought it would be fun to try it out. Our first attempt was with me spinning Alice with Steven standing directly behind me, doing his very best to try and keep up, but failing miserably. Seeing his brother fail, Daniel decides to step in and show Steven how it is done, unfortunately for him his pride was smashed and he did just as bad. Next up, ME, it can't be that hard (seriously, can it?) all you have to do is start a little before the actual spinner, it's all about being one step ahead. HA, or so I thought, after Annie was whacked in the head a few times with the camera we gave up that whole process and decided to re-hash our plans. We came up with a fool-proof plan...Hop on the back of the spinner and snap away...

The result: One worn-out and dizzy spinner, one hysterical and sore photographer, three laughing bystanders (caught on camera) and some amazing pictures to treasure for a lifetime!

Ali would do this all day long if given the option

Marybeth's face says it all!

Morris Family Reunion

Thanks to Cassie's great idea; the five of us took off for a quick run through at the Travis Air Force Base Museum, while we were visiting the Kevin Morris Family.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is here! So the saying goes once the snow starts to pour down upon us. With the roads too treacherous to drive on, church was canceled and we were 'forced' to have some family time here at the Morris home. ;) It turned out to be a lovely day (though we all missed going to church, knowing it will be 2 weeks before we are able to attend again) with the wake up call coming from my brother around 8:30 in the morning, who was looking hopeful that Trinity Bible Church would not cancel their service. As we all started our Sunday morning ritual's, just in case, Steven announced that our sister church also canceled their service. It turns out that some of our major freeways closed down because of ice. So, being wide awake, I sat in our crowded living room (the joys of remodel) wondering what I would do with my day, I sat staring at our fireplace, which happened to be blocked by our dinning room table, thinking how wonderful it would be to camp out all day in front of a nice cozy fire with a good book and some hot tea. This brings me to the featured pictures on my blog today. After re-arranging our living room, or rather in my case, pushing the table away from the fire place and up against our window (my mother took over the re-arranging, thanks mom) I set to work on building a roaring fire. With a little determination, some wet fire logs, a few prayers and a whole lot of recycled paper, I succeeded and after pushing our big plush chair as close as possible to the fire and coaxing Beau to join me ( he is terrified of fires) I grabbed my book and climbed in to enjoy 3+ hours of reading and tending to my masterpiece (okay, I am a little proud.) Now, here I sit in front of our bay window with Christmas all around me: snow falling outside; blanketing the ground in white, our cute little fiber-optic Christmas tree (thank you, Annie) blinking; yellows blues greens reds and purples to my left, watching cars and trucks try their best to make it up our small hill but failing miserably (doing my best not too laugh at their silliness for even attempting to drive in this weather) and yes, the fire is still crackling right behind me. My dad and I enjoyed taking turns hauling in the fire wood and watching it grow each time.

I pray you all were able to enjoy another Sunday afternoon taking in the gifts and blessings our Lord and Saviour provides for us. Merry Christmas!

Riding Star

Hanging out in the arena watching Hannah ride her horse, Star.
Getting ready to ride, cowgirl hat and all! ;)

Letting down the stirrups just a tad for a little more comfort

It has been way too long since I have had the opportunity to ride a horse and I loved every minute of it!

Hannah and her baby

Thank you, Hannah, for being so generous with your horse. I had a blast riding with you and Star.

I'M BACK!

...with some time to blog...

The Lovely Atilano Family

Bryce: glad you were able to make it into the group photo, I was worried we wouldn't get one before I left.

I just returned home from a week and half spent on the Atilano Farm where kids run freely with; dogs, cats, goats, chickens and horses. I had a lovely time with Tanya and her 5 kids helping them with their normal day to day chores, errands and rearranging of their home. I miss you all already and look forward to another visit up there in the future.

A day at the park...

Enjoying the sunshine

Matthew is becoming quite the photographer

Hannah and I getting ready to rollerblade
Picture by, Matthew

Stopping for a photo shoot.
Trading rollerblades...
"So, how do these work?"
Picture by, Matthew
"Oh, I get it...just roll and they will do the work for me!"

A day at the park continued...

Ron taking in the beauty of God's creation.
It was a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon...
Picture taken by, Matthew

Bryce
Picture taken by, Matthew

Skipping rocks...
I admit, I steered clear of the rock throwing for a little bit ;)
but, only for a little bit. Thankfully, this time, no one was hurt in the name of rock skipping.

Bryce with his friend Jacob:
anxious to get up and walk again

Matthew, jumping rocks. The goal was to see who could jump their rock the farthest, a new twist to skipping rocks.

Life on the farm

Hannah, showing me how it is done and, Lucy being cute.

A first for me

Oops!
The goat got a little antsy with the newbie and decided to step into the bucket of milk.
A good example of why Frodo, the cat, sticks around during all milking.

Lucy, Me and Hannah
after an eventful time of milking the goats

Goats for sale...anyone want them?
(There you go Tanya, just doing my part! ;) )