for fun!

1. When is your "engagement" anniversary:
June 8^th 2008

2. When is your "marriage" anniversary:
Aug. 9, 2008

3. How long have you known your spouse:
since February 2008

4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged:
4 months……fast we know!

5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
church!

6. What is your spouse's full name:
Richard Lloyd Morgan

7. Do you have any children:
1 wonderful child!

8. How many - boys/girls:
one boy!

9. Do you have any house pets:
nope….THANK GOODNESS

11. Do you live in the country or town/city:
town….but its so tiny I like to refer to it as a village more…

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12. What are some of your favorite activities together:
cuddling!

13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: Disneyland!

14. When did you first kiss?

Um 3 days after our first date….in early march

15. What church do you attend?
LDS

16. Did you get married in a church? Where?
Temple…in Manti Utah

17. What town is your current address at:

Rangely
18. Do you work or stay at home:

I have 3 jobs but spend most of my time at home (I work casual…so like 5 days a month) and Ricky works at the Coal Mine

19. Where did you go on your honeymoon:

1^st- Disneyland

2^nd- Disneyworld

20.What was the funniest gift you gave when dating?

I don’t remember

21.How long have you been together?

Together……2 years

22. How long did you know each other before you started dating?
about a month

23. Who asked who out?
ricky asked me after I left my number with his mom for him

25.Where do you each work or go to school?
Ricky- Coal mine I work for the hospital, clinic and for an ENT

26. Which situation is the hardest on you as a couple?
don’t know

27. Did you go to the same school?
no

28. Are you from the same home town?
nope

29. Who is smarter?
Ricky

30. Who is more sensitive?
ME!!!!

31.Where do you eat out most as a couple?
hahahahah subway but when we go out usually olive garden

32. Where is the furthest you two have traveled together as a couple?
oregon

33.Who has the craziest exes?!

Um….ricky

34. What is something that first attracted you about him/her?

His looks

35. Who does the cooking?
we both do

36. Who is more social?
me!

37. Who is the neat-freak?
Me!

38. Who is more stubborn?
Me!

39. Who hogs the bed?
Me!

40. Who wakes up earlier?
Ricky

41. Where was your first date?
to a steak house here in Rangely…with his dad hahaha that wasn’t planned! It just happened that we were there and so was his dad so we joined tables!

42.Who had more boyfriends/girlfriends?
me!

43. Do you get flowers often?
on special occasion!

44. How do you spend the holidays?
together with family

45. Who is more jealous?
probably me

46. How long did it take to get serious?

Not very long….we pretty much knew early on

47. Who eats more?
Ricky, when im not prego

48. Who does the laundry?
we both do….he is amazing…I know

49. Who’s better with the computer?
Ricky

50. Leave a piece of advice for the other couples:
don’t hold things in- talk about them!

Date night- its important to make each other feel special

Call eachother just to say hello

Be spontaneous! “fun and Fearless” that’s Ricky and I motto!

pictures!

chillin with daddy, dressed for spring!!!

how cute are these sandals and toes????

love them!

warm weather

Bubbles!!! for the first time in awhile i had Ricky prepare the bath for Tavan and the end result was a LOT of bubbles....hahah Tavan enjoyed it

bubble cap

smiles

while in grand junction Tavan stopped by to see Peter Cottontail!!! too cute!!!

spare bedroom beauty!!!

Ricky and I with help from Rachel our friend finished painting the spare bedroom!!!! it looks awesome. we are in the process of refurnishing it with updated furniture but i love it already!!! We painted the walls a tan with a dark brown accent wall...love love LOVE it ! pics below....
also...Tavans new toy came in today....it took me like 2 hours to put together but hey, now he can enjoy it for years to come!. (it will grow with him) i think he likes it ..... see for yourself!!

dark brown wall close up

yes, for now the bed is on the floor! new bed coming soon!

still daddys boy

now that Tavan is here and we can get a better look......he yup....still looks like his daddy....

yummy hands

big eyes and yummy fingers

apparently he likes his seat!!!! yay!

telling stories

little giggles

grunts or giggles...not sure

long post!

i thought i was being all sneeky and going to check on Tavan while having his nap and well this is how i found him......

Since loading Tavans every meal with calories he has been growing like a weed!!! PJs that fit 2 weeks ago, dont. he is a whole head taller! Yesterday he weighed 11.2 lbs and if he weighed 12 he would be back on the growth chart. and if he weighed 13-15 lbs he would be at the same percentile that he was in at birth! so we are getting there...quicker than dr. Kwak predicted which i think is good. i cant wait for the day when he says that he is back to were he wants Tavan to be!Also since being switched to soy we don't have to feed Tavan prune juice anymore. He is back to having normal and regular bowel movements! gross but as a mom YAY!

Tavan enjoys his cereal, butter and small amount of baby food mixture its so cute to watch him eat it. He likes it extra thick...runny just runs out of his mouth before he can swallow! He also likes Dr. pepper and Inca cola hahaha...on our last trip out to Provo (where i got my hair cut while out there for a wedding) during the last 20 min or so of the trip he was D-O-N-E!! he wanted out of his car seat and no matter what we did he would not take the binky and stop crying..so i dipped it in my dr. pepper shook off the extra and popped it in his mouth and BAM...he was back to being happy...it was funny. Then the next day we went to a Peruvian restaurant with Mike and Paula (Rickys parents) while out in provo and mike dipped his bink in the Inca Cola (like a cream soda but tastes like bubble gum) cuz he heard thats what i did in the car...I had no clue what was going on till the other side of the table just started giggling because they thought it was cute how he sucked if off the bink then when it was gone acted like he wanted more....but he didnt get any so he stuck out the pouty lip....hahaha it was cute. he already has his Papa wrapped around his finger. I also got dubbed Mikes favorite daughter-in-law while at the restaurant because i liked the sevechay (have no clue how to spell it) (raw fish) its some Peruvian dish that Mike had while serving his mission... it tastes like lemon but i went back for seconds and both times we have gone with them i have gone back for seconds and actually like it...which is surprising because i am not a big fish person. While we were there I also stepped out of my element and tried a completely new dish. I had some sort of fish. again i am not a fish person but decided to be brave and try something new that i don't get the opportunity to do. i actually liked it and decided that i like Peruvian food which i guess bumped me up to mikes favorite....well at least for that day! i was pretty happy!

Tavan enjoys talking to whoever, wherever. He will even talk to himself. he thinks he is a comedian because when he talks to himself while playing or in his swing he giggles but has only giggled a few times in response to us. He also loves to suck on his fingers especially the thumb and pointer! apparently they are delicious and he is willing to share them if you would like but Ricky and I usually pass because they are covered in slobber most of the time! but i love the fact that he shares!

Also, shoutout to Ricky! he is awesome! He helped me re paint our bathroom which turned into a make over for it. we got a new light and mirror/vanity thing that hangs on the wall that actually matches and moved the one that was in there to the downstairs bathroom! before the bathroom was white but whoever painted it did a horrible job because you could clearly tell that it used to be green....it annoyed me so much so finally i decided that with the left over paint from Tavans room we would re paint the bathroom. It is still white but a lot more brighter and matches now! I will have to put pictures up when it is all put back together and no more tools are in it. We also took out the funky plastic trim they had up and are putting in a wood one. I'm so excited it will look so nice when it is completely finished. Ricky helped me do all this after work one day and it ended up taking way longer than expected which cut into his sleep time usually he sleeps from noon till 8 but yesterday he went down at 4 sorry honey! the whole time i kept apologizing for keeping him up and he kept saying Its fine, i am ok and don't worry about it! what a sweetheart to put up with me! and all my crazy decor and craft projects i have him help me with!

Lately, to keep busy and my spring fever at bay i have been doing little crafty things around the house. it has been so much fun. I made decor for the kitchen and an egg garland for easter and am now working on a quilt for Tavan. (wish me luck). I also am redoing the spare bedroom which involves painting (accent wall in dark brown then other 3 in cream) and refurnishing, i'm so excited, cant wait! at first Ricky is hesitant about it because i don't think he quite understands my explanation of what i am doing but he always LOVES the end result..or at least he makes a very, very, very convincing lie...... I am so glad i am married to someone who lets me be me and who isn't afraid to let me do things that he is not sure about! I married the sweetest man on earth! he is very understanding and likes to talk about things that might bother him or are on his mind. i love that he talks through things rather than bottle them up or just gets mad and yells...something im not used to! i love that he is perfect for me! love you hun!

Today we also got Tavans high chair in the mail! while we were out in Provo we went to Babies R us and looked at high chairs and exersaucers so we could pick which one we wanted then have them ship it to us because they would not fit in our car especially with all the luggage. i was so excited when it came and Tavans uncle Jason (he was over for like 10 min) put it together for him. I think it is so stinking' cute! Perfect for Tavan and in his colors!

pictures are out of order from above...but i think you can figure it out!

craft. for above his crib

craft. Paula helped...by front door

work in progress...Tavans quilt

my easter decor....one of these days im going to find the perfect curtains for the LV room...i just havent yet

in my kitchen....above the oven kinda hard to see but it says Kiss the Cook!

close up....

with out the food tray...isn't it adorable! Love it!

shot of me and Tavan with my new hair!

Daddys favorite people!

i love all his faces!

double chin

such a cutie!

sweet shades

sunshine!

today was a nice enough day for us to escape outside. so Tavan went on not one , but two walks around town today...he was completely content about it as long as the sun was not in his eyes...it was cute to see him all bright eyed and soaking up everything he could...here is a picture from before our first walk

some are blurry

we love this little one SOO much! Happy 4 months old tavan!

YAY!!!

after all sorts of funky labs and hospitalization and Dr. Kwak talking with genetics out in SLC...TAVAN DOESN'T HAVE TO GO!!! as long as he continues to gain weight and eat well then we will not need to make a trip out there because they think that his labs will continue to look more and more normal like they have been. (numbers that we high are beginning to drop with weight gain) so....YAY!! i am so relieved that for now this nightmare has settled! Tavan got his shots today and did awesome. I think having all those labs done and poke after poke might have something to do with it :P he whimpered with the poke then was done.... We now have to boost everything Tavan eats so he gets as much calories as possible. this means double the scoops of formula, keep formula doubled when making rice cereal.....add butter to rice cereal....and an ounce of baby food (the yellow veggies) and the list goes on......though age wise it is early to start giving him some baby food the doctor said it is ok because he needs the calories and that starting a month early will not affect him since he has already been on cereal for almost a 3 weeks now. im so relieved that Tavan is going to be ok but it is getting to be kind of a pain to have to watch his every calorie and weigh him daily and what not...but he is SO worth it!!! Thank you everyone for your prayers and kind words while we went through this. we love you all and hope that you are all doing well!

Hospital days

The past few days we have spent in the hospital with Tavan. The specialist in SLC wanted to have a 72 hour calorie count before we drive all the way to SLC if we need to, so on wednesday afternoon Dr. Kwak called us and i left the house and we went to Vernal where we have spent the last few days...they are now thinking that he has a problem with his mitochondria in his cells but they still aren't 100 % sure. They ordered more tests and we should have all results on monday or tuesday when we follow up. while in the hospital Tavan gained weight and has finally reached 10 lbs. and is 24 inches long...he is going to be tall and skinny!

Rice Cereal!!

our cute little mess

1st bite...not sure what to think...but decided i liked it

Tavan had his first few bites of cereal today....we would consider it a success..the pictures are in reverse order from top to bottom....he made a pretty good mess but i've seen worse!

still smiling

so it may have been and still is a couple of tough days/week for us..but..we are looking on the bright side and still smiling. we are planning our trip to idaho this weekend and trying to squeeze in an appointment with the specialist in SLC sometime! we are so happy that while this is a serious matter, its not to bad and that we still have each other and can keep smiling!