The Morgan Family

Haircut and Animals

2012-01-26T20:15:00.001-08:00

Tavan has been super entertaining lately. He is learning so fast that it amazes us. He learned, within a matter or minutes,everyone in our families names and that he is two years old. He tries to show us two fingers but can't figure it out so he holds up all five, its cute. As quick as he has been learning, his hair has been growing. For awhile it seemed like we were trimming it all the time so it was time to get it taken care of. We got it cut a little shorter than we would have liked but it grows back so fast that we aren't worried.
we recently bought Tavan some animals and the night we got them, he wanted to play with them non stop and even show them to Papa Jim, so below is a video that he wanted for you dad.
For those who don't already know, the parents have all found out the name for baby #2 and so we just decided we would let everyone else know. so in case you havent already heard it, Tavan's little brothers name will be Dimitri Daniel Morgan. We are getting more and more excited for this little man to come join our family! I am only a few pounds away from weighing as much as I did when I delivered Tavan, so i think its safe to say I am/will be bigger than I ever was with Tavan. Dimitri is also measuring bigger than Tavan was at this point in the pregnancy, so that makes me happy and a little nervous at the same time :)

Here are some pictures of Tavan and his video for papa Jim

Tavan playing with his animals before bed

before his trim

after

and his video

My Birthday

2012-01-16T09:58:00.001-08:00

For my birthday this year we didn't do much. Both Ricky and I had to work. :( The Clinic was closed the monday before so my mom and I went and got pedicures together (me for bday and mom for hawaii) On my actual birthday I went to work, came home and we had a small get together for cake and ice cream before my family had to leave for Hawaii.Ricky got me this awesome ring from Kay that i absolutely love and want to wear everywhere because its so fun, but i try not to. Thank you Rick!

The next Tuesday we were able to drive to Park City to meet up with my dad. I was so thrilled when dad said he wanted to meet up that day that I was counting down the days! We were able to drive over, do a little shopping and have dinner with dad. It was short and sweet, but I loved every minute of it. Tavan was pretty excited to see his Papa Jim too. The whole way over he was telling Ricky and I that he was going for a drive to see papa jim and that he was going to give him a squeeze. It was pretty cute when he finally saw my dad and took off with him to go show him the tractors!

my birthday from rick

after dinner before we said goodbye :(
in baby news....Baby D is doing fabulous. He is pretty active and measures right where he should (Tavan was always small). We are getting pretty excited for his arrival in May :)

Christmas 2011

2011-12-25T19:10:00.001-08:00

This year we spent Christmas here at home. We had Rickys big family dinner on the 23rd and had breakfast with my family at our house then dinner at theirs. Tavan had fun opening presents and also enjoyed having an audience (Grandpa and Grandma Stults, Jason and Jo D came to help). Tavan was spoiled by family and Santa and loves all his toys.

Tavan and I Christmas eve
he was my little snuggle buddy before bed

Santa Came!!!

This is the sign that Ricky and I made for Paula

unloading his stocking with Uncle Jason

Tavan before nap time, watching his cars in awe

My Christmas from Santa

Tavans train set from Santa

Tavans track from Papa Jim and Grandma Lynn sitting on the play mat from Grandpa Guy and Grandma Cindy

Me and my Baby Boy!! Love you Tavan!

Ricky and Tavan

the only photo that I took while at my moms house, the boys watching TV

Ricky wanted a "belly" picture so I told him if I had to take one, so did he....
so here is his first =D

And my little belly

Tavan's car track. It glows in the dark too! He loves it

We had Jo D's name for Christmas so we got him a little gag gift for fun

Visit to Santa

2011-12-20T21:08:00.000-08:00

This year we didn't get to make it to our ward party to see Santa so I went to my moms ward party with her. She has James' girls for a few days ans so Tavan and his cousins got to see Santa. =D

Grandpa Guy, Tavan and Mya

Olivia telling Santa what she wants him to bring her. Olivia was so scared to do this but she told us she would if we went with her...

not to thrilled with the picture, but she wanted us to take it to show her parents

next up to see Santa was Tavan... and well, Tavan showed him how he felt. I just love his face

Mya visiting Santa

and last but not least.....as I was packing up the diaper bag to take Tavan home to put in bed, I turned and saw this....apparently Papa Morgan wanted to let Santa know what he wants too!!

Trip to Utah!!

2011-12-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

This year we took Tavan to see all the Christmas lights on Temple Square with Ricky's brothers family. It was fun to take a little trip with some of his family and Tavan loved all the lights, even though it was pretty cold. Tavan's favorite part of the whole trip was when we let him ride the train in the mall. He was so excited to ride it all around the mall.

Our trip over went pretty quick although it involved some serious discussion about what kind of trees we were seeing. Growing up my dad has taught me how to tell the difference between most types of trees and while we were driving Ricky kept pointing out these trees that he noticed where "different". I knew that I had once been taught the type of tree that they are but could not remember the name no matter how hard I tried so I text my dad as soon as I got service and I even included a picture....and well because I was drawing, Tavan wanted to draw a tree too. so here are our pictures that we sent my dad

my tree

Tavan's tree

and the actual type of tree we were trying to describe( in the middle of the picture....sort of)

When we reached Provo we went to lunch with some friends and Tavan was so done in the car that he was telling me his toes hurt and wanted to say cheese for the picture....random child...so here are his toes and Ricky in the background putting gas in the car

After our lunch and a couple of errands we met up with Brian's family and headed out to see the lights. There were a lot of people there, but it was so worth the trip!

Tavan riding the train up two blocks to the car, he thought it was pretty exciting even though he was so tired

O' Christmas Tree

2011-12-12T21:14:00.001-08:00

As part of Christmas tradition, my family has always gone and cut down a real Christmas tree. I can't even tell you how many different memories I have of doing this as a kid, teen, and now adult. Every Christmas Ricky has entertained me and we have gone and cut down our tree so this year was no different. One of the doctors that I work with in the clinic owns a bunch of property and invites fellow employees to cut a tree down, so this year when I was invited, I knew where and when this Morgan family was getting a tree! Tavan is old enough now and loves trees so we were pretty excited for him to go with us. We went with my family (mom is a fellow employee =)) and both got our trees. Tavan loved to see all the "pretty trees" and was so excited that the one we picked we kept calling "Tavan's Tree". Once we got home we pulled out the decorations and went to work. Daddy hung the lights and Tavan and mommy put up the "pretty balls". Ever since the tree came in the door and was decorated, Tavan has to have the lights on and calls it "Tavan's pretty tree". We are a little excited about seeing his face when we take him to Temple Square this weekend where he will see more "pretty trees". He already has them all scoped out around town and I feel a melt down coming on when it comes time to get rid of the tree ......

Pictures of our trip!

us next to our tree

we picked a short (6') fat tree

best tree this Morgan family has had yet!!

my handsome lumberjack striking a pose

Tavan hard at work......throwing the silver bells

The Master decorators....notice how all Tavans "balls" are on the floor behind me and not on the tree.....

picking out his favorites...

ignore the mess...we literally got home, unpacked the car and Tavan wanted to decorate...priorities i guess

Tavan in front of his half decorated tree before bed

I may be a little bias.....but I have the most ADORABLE little boy.....EVER!!!

this is about as helpful as he got.....

not really, but I had to snap a picture of him doing this

and just because......The tree had left pine needles in the kitchen when we put it in the stand and Tavan thought they were gross so he got the broom out and told me he was "helpin'"

I love him so much!!

Cabinet

2011-12-12T20:47:00.000-08:00

Remember how back in my trip to Idaho blog, I said I would post about what Ricky did while Tavan and I were out of the house? well yeah, I finally remembered to do that. =) but first (because I loaded the pictures backwards) I will show you Tavan in his new room! We moved him out of his "nursery" to help make room for #2 and turned his nursery into what now will be the guest bedroom until a later date. I know we did it way early, but I wanted Tavan to have some adjustment time before we make all these huge changes in his life. Soon he will be getting his big boy bed which will be a bunk bed. We figured we would wait until we knew the sex of baby #2 to see if bunk beds were in our future and tada! For now he is still in his crib/bed but that will soon change too! Here is Tavan in half of his big boy room!

and now on to the main point of this blog.

While Tavan and I were off partying, Ricky was home slaving away. One of Ricky's friends had built a corner cabinet in high school. Since then he has left Rangely, but the cabinet was left behind at Mike's trash shop. Mike wanted to get rid of it and when we talked to Chris (the friend) he said that we could have it. We went and looked at it, and it was pretty rough....it need some work, but Ricky wanted to save it. So using his talents he sanded, repaired, re-glued and re-stained the cabinet to my approval =) Since Tavan is too big for the changer/dresser we re-vamped the cabinet so that we could use it as such and moved it into Tavans room. I love the way it turned out and love that my amazing hubby is talented enough to take a pile of wood and make it look like new again for less than $50!!!!

again the pictures are backwards....sorry!

Tavan showing off the middle part which is a coat hook area

Tavan in front of his cabinet

Love the shelves!!

for now we have them up high so somebody can't climb them should he get the idea to try it

I promise the cabinet sits straight and level, but the lighting makes it look otherwise

This is the "dresser" side

inside the door is more drawers and rod to hang clothes on

the bottom section has 3 drawers as well

the front

again I love the way it turned out and that Ricky was able to stain it to match the rest of Tavans bedroom furniture. I am so very proud of my hubby!

Thanksgiving

2011-12-12T20:22:00.000-08:00

This year for Thanksgiving we cooked our own meal. Ever since we have been married we have gone to one of our parents/grandparents homes for the big feast so this year I decided we would cook our own. I always feel bad about just showing up and eating a meal that someone else has "slaved" over all day so I figured it was time to make my own. Plus we enjoy cooking/baking together anyway. This year I asked Ricky to get a ham from Harry and David (its family tradition!) , rather than a turkey (not big turkey fans) and it turned out fabulous! We made all sorts of food and in the end had way to much for just the three of us, but we still loved every minute/bite of it! Afterwards we went over to Mike and Paula's, but they weren't really doing anything except watching a hunting show so we left shortly and went to my moms for dessert. I made two pies and took both to her house and we all sat and visited while we ate our pie yummmm!!! Here are some pics of the day!

My boys right before we ate

Rick and I after spending all morning in the kitchen

Tavan and I

me at work apparently.......thanks rick =/

payback!

our meal

it wasn't until it was all on the table that I realized how "yellow" it was..oops!

Baby #2

2011-12-12T14:22:00.000-08:00

It seems like just last month Rick and I had told everyone we were expecting again, but I guess that was a while ago. We are almost half way done (just 1 1/2 weeks more). Crazy. On Thursday the the 8th we got to find out what the sex of the baby was. Ricky, Tavan and I all went to my appointment and found out that Tavan will have a baby BROTHER! We are a little excited for this one because Tavan needs a little buddy and as a plus, we have everything "boy". We have a name picked out but aren't telling people this time because last time we got a lot of "opinions" and so we thought we would make it a surprise! Here are two of the ultrasound pictures. Our little one was not shy at all. In fact it was the first thing that popped up on the screen. Sorry if it offends anyone, but its pretty clear that its a boy!

Hi family!

Baby boy Morgan!

Somebody turned 2!

2011-12-12T14:07:00.000-08:00

So maybe I'm a little behind, but such is life. This time of year seems like it is crazy for everyone including us. Its seems like forever ago, but on November 12th our little man turned 2! I can not believe how fast time has gone. I would not trade Tavan for anything! He is the perfect little boy and we think he is a pretty awesome addition to our family! Here are just a few pictures from his party. For those that didn't attend, we held the party at the local Rec. center and decked out the place in everything "Cars" (Disney movie that happens to be Tavans fav) He was spoiled by all at the party and I don't think I will ever forget the look on his face when he first walked in and saw it all. It made all the stress worth it!

Birthday boy and daddy

my favorite Morgan family =)

opening gifts

we had help from every little one there!

blowing out the candles on his cake

* I did have a lot more pictures taken, however I didn't feel like loading them all on here. Sorry!

Road Trip!

2011-11-07T13:13:00.000-08:00

Now that it is all in the past, and grandma was surprised, I can talk about the trip on here. I was invited to go to my grandmas surprise 80th birthday party in Twin Falls, Idaho. I have been trying to get up there for awhile and so when I got the invite, I knew i was going. Ricky had to work and couldn't get the time off of work (longwall move) so just Tavan and I went. I ended up driving Rickys mom, Paula, to Heber, then driving to SLC to pick up my brother and his 2 girls at the airport before heading up to Twin. Its about a 7 hour drive, but because both Tavan and I travel easily, it went by quick. We both love road trips and having company during the drive always helps! It was so good to see a lot of my family, but by the last night in Twin , this is how Tavan and I felt........

super tired and wore out........but most of all missing Ricky. Tavan did fabulous during the trip and only had a few little meltdown moments, I couldn't be more happy with how he handled it.

We left on Friday morning and i think my drive to Heber with Paula is where I handled the most Tavan meltdowns, but after we dropped her off this is how Tavan traveled...

Saturday was pretty much a blur or emotions, My day started off with this....
awesome.... For those who don't know, this was my first flat where it was just me. I know that my family was all around me, but Ricky has always been with me whenever this has happened. He has always taken care of it and changing a tire is not a problem for him. for me it is a foreign language. I was so thankful that my family was all around but it ended up being Joshua and his wife Jamie that changed my tire .

good thing too! my lug-nuts were on there super tight! and wheel locks....yeah i had no clue how to deal with those....Thanks again Josh!!!! Shout out to Les schwab for fixing my tire and putting it back on for me with no charge...

meanwhile back inside the hotel, Grandma showed up and the party began. There was so many family members there that I haven't seen for so long and the party was so fun to catch up at. Here are some pictures that were taken with my camera ( i didnt take as many as i would like but here is what i have)

Grandma and her kids :) good looking bunch

grandma, dad and all his kids :) so glad my brothers could come!

The Jim Varley family (minus Brandon and Haley) with spouses,

notice my spouse...she is pretty good looking!! Thanks again Grandma!

Jeremey and I

I don't get to see Jeremey very often because of our busy schedules

all the girls minus Haley

before we all left the hotel

too bad Tavan didn't look at camera

me, dad and grandma

I have learned a lot from her

and last

Tavan was sooo ready to go home and see his daddy and HIS bed

he missed both dearly....

Like i said, i didn't get as many pics as i would have liked to but that's ok. My trip home went smoothly. I traveled down to SLC in a caravan with my dads car, dropped my brother and his family off at the airport, drove to Heber and picked up Paula and headed home.

I am so thankful that i was able to do this and to have a husband that lets me. Whenever I am apart from him, I learn more and more that he is so good for me and that I love him more than I think I do. Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder! I love you Ricky!

While I was off partying, Ricky was home slaving away at restoring a corner cabinet for Tavans room. It looks so awesome and I am so proud. I will post pictures another day so stay tuned for that plus Tavans birthday party this weekend!!!

Happy Halloween!

2011-11-01T17:31:00.000-07:00

This Halloween Tavan and I dressed up. Ricky was going to but ended up having to work so it just left me and Tavan to go to the trunk or treat on Saturday night. Tavan enjoyed the Trunk or treat. He loved handing out the candy to the kids and getting his own. On Monday, my friend Nichole invited Tavan and I to go to Fruita's trick or treat street with her and her daughter. Tavan loved that too and was much more comfortable with his costume the second time. I forgot to take my camera to Fruita so i just have pictures from Saturday night. Enjoy! Tavan honestly makes the most adorable spider :)

busy busy

2011-10-27T21:04:00.001-07:00

These past few weeks have been very CRAZY at our house. I feel like we have just been "go-go-go-go" all day, everyday. Hopefully soon it will end. here are some random pictures from the past few weeks along with a video from awhile ago. Hope you enjoy!

Tavan styling his new winter coat

The local high school had a homecoming parade and I happened to have the day off , so Tavan and I went to watch Uncle Jo D in the parade. Tavan is showing off all of his "prettys" he got from the various floats.

Tavan and I waiting for the parade to start

cheesin' it up

here is just a random video with no real point to it other than Tavans adorable-ness. He talks so much and it suprises me how much clearer he talks than some kids.

because we are cool like that...

2011-10-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Before we went to the Monument, we had stake conference. We all showed up and noticed that we all were matching. Totally not planned but it happened, all the boys and Olivia and Mya were in red and mom and I were in pink. We had to take some pictures to document such an occurrence.

all of us minus mom :(

all the men

the cousins

Olivia and Mya

and because I haven't mentioned it before I saved this picture for last. Jason and Tavan are very close and Tavan is going to miss Jason TREMENDOUSLY here soon because Jason turned in his mission papers and has been called to serve in Sofia, Bulgaria!!! I am a little nervous just because I know nothing about Bulgaria, but am excited for him at the same time. Jason will be leaving in February to the MTC before heading off. I know that Tavan will miss his uncle Jason and it is a little sad to me that #2 will be the age of Tavan now, when he returns. but I know that Jason will have a good time.

Jason and Tavan

Dinosaur National Monument

2011-10-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

This Sunday we had the chance to go with my family and check out the Dinosaur National Monument. The rock quarry has been closed since 2006 but just reopened this month. It was very neat to go and see all the bones. Tavan loved it and kept saying "er-soar bones" (dinosaur bones) and "RAWR" it was cute. Here are some of our pictures!

Tavan and I in front of bone

Tavan saying RAWR

Tavan and the dino painting

Ricky and the dino leg bone

Morgan family in front of bones

Olivia and Mya

further down the road is Josie's Cabin. Josie lived in this cabin until 1964 when she died at the age of 90. Her property was beautiful but I couldn't live there!

Ricky and I in front of fall colors

Jason in fall

Rickys picture

Jason in front of Josie's cabin

Daddy and Tavan in the coop

Jo D on the trail

Olivia and Mya

2011-10-14T14:11:00.000-07:00

We got to spend this Friday with Olivia and Mya while my mom was in Junction for JoD's post-op check up. We took them to lunch and to the park for some fun before nap time. We love these little girls and Tavan loved getting to play with his cousins

Tavan

2011-10-07T21:48:00.000-07:00

yes he is cute, and yes he knows it!

1st photoshoot

2011-09-23T06:47:00.000-07:00

Here is baby #2 first picture. Our due date is May 3rd for now. Ricky was so excited to get this ultrasound done and wants to show everyone it, its pretty cute. Tavan knows there is a baby in mommys belly but insists that it be called "Mater", He looks at the ultrasound picture and says "baby" but i don't think he really has a clue as to what is coming. He is very attached to me and every time I even look at another baby he cries and says "no, MINE". Hopefully as time goes on he will get over that.

ovBUNen

2011-09-04T19:33:00.001-07:00

yep thats right....now that all the parents know, i am getting the news out there. We found out about a week and half ago, but I wanted to tell my parents first ( I was going to wait until later but my mom figured it out and we thought it would only be fair for all parents to be filled in). So sometime early May, Ricky, Tavan and I will welcome a new one to the family

POTTY!!

2011-08-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

Tavan has learned to say his name and so I thought i would catch a video of him saying it . The only place I can put him, and he can't go anywhere and I have his attention is the toilet...Tavan has been sitting on the potty 2-3 times a day for a little more than a week but had yet to use it correctly. He will tell us when he needs a new diaper and is always so excited when its time to sit on the toilet, so even though its early , we decided we would try it out. No real training going on, just letting him sit for a min. or two a day to see what happens. So anyway, I set him on the pot and zoom in on his face...start recording and this is what happens.....

*sorry the video is sideways i cant figure out how to flip it :( but its cute so i put it up anyway

Tavan saying "Tavan Morgan" with a side of hiccups.....

Chocolate

2011-08-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

While we were camping, Tavan learned a new word and says it all the time now. I just love the way he says it.

Grand Mesa

2011-08-19T15:09:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, since its almost the end of summer and we hadn't gone camping yet, Ricky, Tavan and I headed to the mountains. I don't know what it is about tent camping but I LOVE IT!! I could never consider camping with a camper. To me they are just very expensive, tiny little motesl on wheels (some more a hotel) that unless you live in, never pay for itself. Besides, some of my best family memories have been made while camping the good ol' fashion way. We decided to go up to the Grand Mesa National Forest because it was somewhere neither of us have been before and i'm pretty sure we are going back soon! It reminded me so much of Oregon and smelled almost like it too. They have a lot of little hiking trails, which Tavan absolutely loved. I don't think he ever stopped running everywhere.

Here are some of the pictures from our trip.

my little camper. He loved it, but hated being dirty

Ricky and I. I look like i just spent the night in a tent, but it was so worth it

our little campsite

Tavan would stop and smell EVERY flower that he saw (even some of the weeds that had no flowers). Ricky wasn't so thrilled about it, but i think its adorable!

a view from up top (there was a wildfire near so there was some smoke) There are about 300 little lakes on top of the mesa. Beautiful

Running down the mountain

Ricky and Tavan taking a break

some fellow hikers offered to take a family photo for us

pure bliss

more flower sniffing

My handsome Hubs!

Tavans only injury the whole trip.

Ricky took a ball of fire to the face, resulting in some hair loss

and Priscilla (our car) took a nail in the tire (Shout out to BIG-O for repairing it for free)

Classic Picture

Tavan was pretty excited when it came time to go home for a "bath"

on the way home from camping (2:30 hour drive) I put on some lotion (so i could feel and smell a little more like a lady than camper) and Tavan wanted some, so i let him have some and when i looked back to check on him, this is how i found him. He was smelling his hands going "MMM mama...pretty". He makes me laugh so much

3 years!

2011-08-18T21:46:00.000-07:00

I'm a little behind in posting this, but on August 9th Ricky and I celebrated our three year anniversary. I love Ricky so much and am so glad that we are together =D.The three years we have been married have been so wonderful and I can't wait to see what the future ones bring!
We spent the day at work till 5 then got to pick Tavan up together and as a family go to Vernal to go to dinner, it wasn't much but I enjoyed just spending my evening with Rick. We celebrated that weekend by going up to Grand Mesa to go camping (post coming soon!).

and just for fun, we filled one of these out......

basically we answer the questions with what we think is the right answer and then the spouse says if it is correct or wrong (simple enough, right?) I tried to do it in different colors but for some reason it wouldn't let me. Its kind of confusing reading it, but easy enough to figure it out and we thought it was fun to do.

Questions for husbands

1.What is the most she has ever paid for a pair of shoes?$100. Close enough.

2.What tool is your wife most handy with? hammer. sure....

3.Your wife's ideal date would be... Nice dinner and shopping. Wrong, I like going on hikes with Rick.

4.If you make a romantic dinner for your wife, what would she most like on the menu? chicken. Right, Wait, there is another type of meat???

5.What piece of jewelry would your wife most like to receive? none she already has it ;P. true story

6.How much does your wife pay for a haircut? $120. pretty close... for cut, highlights and style.....

7. What is your wife's favorite food? lasagna. true.

8.If you could take your wife on a trip anywhere in the world, where would your wife want to go? Oregon. Wrong, i do love Oregon, but a trip to France/ Italy would be better....

9.What is your wife's favorite pastime? sleeping. sad, but true

10.If stranded on an island, what is the one thing your wife could not live without? her bed. Wrong, My Husband, he would find a way off the island

11.What is the one thing your wife does that is just like her mother? worries. probably true

12.What did your wife wear on your first date? jeans and a shirt... close enough

13.Where did you go on your first date? Ace Hi. yep

14.How would you describe your wife's bedroom closet? Very organized, creative, or a disaster? Ranging from organized to disaster depending on the day. very true

15.When faced with a roadblock in life, you tend to....? Push through it, Go around it, turn around and go the other way. push through it. yep

16.Would you say your wife is… Always on time, mostly ready on time, always late! always on time when she can be. Very true, I hate being LATE and people who are!!!!

17.If you were Prince Charming and your wife was Cinderella, what size would her glass slipper be? 9.5. yep

18.When it comes to trash, how many times does your wife have to ask you before you take it out? I would say once or twice. wrong, Once, if i have to ask twice i try to just do it myself.

19.If you took your wife to an amusement park, which ride would she never get on? none i can get her to go on most. doesn't like the jerky dizzying ones though. or elevator of terror!!!!!!!. I hate the dizzy/ spin in circles ones the most.

20.If your wife could take a trip to anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere green. true, and tropical

21.If your wife could give up one chore to do around the house, what would it be? dishes. wrong, scrubbing the toilet.....

16/21= 76% right

Questions for wives

1.If your husband won the lottery, what would be the first thing he spent the money on? He would probably pay bills.true, first starting with paying off the house

2.If you both have the afternoon off, what do you think your husband would like to do most? stay at home with me and Tavan and relax. correct

3.What do you think your husband would say is your least favorite topic for discussion? His feelings. correct

4. your husband gets the most brownie points for...Cleaning the house while I am gone. yep

5.When it comes to upper body, would you say your husband is…Buff =D, i would say flabby

6.What would your husband say was his favorite kind of potato?baked. yep the salted ones at outback are excellent

7.What color is his toothbrush?White with the green stripe. yep

8.What color is his favorite shirt?black. sure

9.What is his favorite meal that you cook? The dinner variety. very true

10.Where is your husband's favorite place to eat? Any steakhouse. yep, mmmmm steak

11.What is your husband's favorite sport to watch on TV? Football…its really the only one he can stand on TV. I like curling too....(Sarcasm).

12.What word best describes your husband's personality?lovable. sarcastic

13.What is his favorite pastime? reading. and video games, oh yeah and killing things!!!

14.What was your husband's childhood nickname?Ricky. or Dick

5.What type of movie does your husband like most?comedy. yep

16.What is your husband's favorite soup? Zuppa tuscana. I like clam chowder best

17.If you had your wedding to over again, would you make it larger, smaller, or keep it the same?larger. Same size would be fine for me.

18.Where was your first official date? Here in Rangely, we went to dinner. yep, with my dad(totally not planned, he just happened to be there).

19.What's his favorite fast food? Taco bell. wrong, does cafe rio count as fast food?

20.What color is the front door of the first home you two shared?white. yes,but don't ask about the inside.... yuck....

21.If your husband was lost, he would most likely..he wouldn’t be…he rarely gets lost even in places he has never been. Lies i just fake it pretty well.

14/21= 67%

Farmer Tavan

2011-08-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

guess who needs a haircut again?

Farmer Tavan

5 min. before this picture was taken, Ricky had used a toothpick to see if the brownies were done cooking and then popped the toothpick in his mouth and walked away. Tavan saw this and instantly had to be like daddy and grabbed a toothpick for himself too....

blackmail for later

2011-08-06T10:43:00.000-07:00

Ever since Tavan was little, he has been in the bathroom while I get ready for the day. He is always reaching up on the counter and grabbing my mascara. I can't even put a number on how many times he has hid it from me and I find it in his toy box, car, under his bed etc....
He has very long eyelashes and I have always wanted to see what it looked like so today when he was watching me put it on reaching up for it....i gave in to his wish.....and Ricky was not at all impressed but it was funny to watch him.....besides all moms have to have some pictures of their boy to embarrass him later with, right??

Mommys boy

Bike

2011-07-30T11:39:00.000-07:00

Ricky and I have been waiting since I was pregnant for Tavan to ride his "first bike" and we love that he is big enough for one. We have been debating if he is actually old enough for one but after we saw how much he loved Prestons (Rickys friends son) bike, we caved. We thought about waiting for his birthday, but its during winter so we got him one for the summer. Tavans little face lit up so much when we showed him the box with his bike in it. He was so anxious to get it put together and loves riding it. He is so adorable on it. I am just happy i found one with a seat belt, push handle that lets me steer as well, and baskets for his toys! Tavan is ready to ride!

figuring out how to steer it

and for those who don't live around us and see Tavan on an regular basis, here is a video of Tavans new words "sunshine`, McQueen, and Mater" ahh how i love this kid

Lake #2

2011-07-29T08:26:00.000-07:00

On Monday we got the chance to take Rickys parents boat out to the lake. My family and Rickys brothers family joined us for fun and a picnic at the lake. It was pretty fun to be out and have a great time with the family. it made for a long evening and we got to bed late after we put the boat away, but so worth it. Here are some pictures from that night.

Our Captain Morgan

Ricky wake boarding

Jason and Jo D.....being out on the boat together was good for them. for the first time in awhile they didn't argue! love that Jason of all people wore the purple life jacket....lol

Taken a break and just swimmin'

Jason, Jo D, Ricky and Tavan

I really like this picture of Tavan and daddy

Elyse and Aubrey

Ricky on the air chair..never even seen one of these things before then

Ricky, Tavan, Aubrey and I all on the tube

Ricky and Jo D on tube

Jason and Brian on the tube

The captains morgan

Brian and Aubrey taken a ride

Jason on the wakeboard

Russell, Aubrey and Tavan

Lake

2011-07-23T19:07:00.000-07:00

After Ricky and I got back this weekend we got a call from Ricky's brother Brian saying they were in town and wanted to go to dinner and out to the lake. Tavan loved it. The water is pretty dirty this year from all the water, but it was still fun. Here are some pictures I took.

Tavan reaching for his tube

Ricky and Tavan with Brian and Aubrey

Russell on shore with me

Tavan enjoys playing with his cousins

Elyse

Tavan and daddy splashing in the water

and just for fun.

Tavan wouldn't wait for me to get his suit so he just jumped in. so he got to splash naked.

SPLASH!

2011-07-16T11:37:00.000-07:00

Tavan has an unwavering love for water and splashing, so today I bought him one of the cheap little kiddie pools to splash in, and he absolutely loves it.

My man

2011-07-14T13:19:00.000-07:00

Yep, I love this man a little more every day.

Yesterday, while i was at work and he was home, he cleaned the house, started dinner and even brought my mother and I a fan for our desks! ( it was so hot and miserable in our offices, so he went out and bought us two little desk fans to help cool us down). He is amazing and I love him so much! I was looking through my old wedding photos and found this one and it just made me smile, so i had to share it.

4th of July 2011

2011-07-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

This year for the fourth of July was a little crazy! I worked all week before, came home and an hour later we were on our way to Provo, UT for a family reunion. We got to Rickys friends house late, woke up and went to the reunion till 5pm, then met up with Rickys friends from Russia for dinner. Sunday we had Rickys cousins baby blessing and Monday we packed up, headed to the zoo, went to lunch with more of Ricks friends then finally headed home for the Fireworks. Tavan didn't really know what to think about the fireworks. He was way to busy! He would watch for a second then be off running around. It was pretty cute. Here are some pictures from our weekend.

Scotty. look at how cute Ricky and Tavan are in the background! After the family reunion we went out for ice cream to cool off

Aunt Jan and I apparently have similar taste in purses!!

Jason, Josh and Jamie

me and mini me! Buds for life! I miss this girl. wished we still lived close

Tavan and Ricky playing. melts my heart!!

We even let Tavan in on some ice cream, for being lactose intollerent he handled it well

Scotty, Ricky and I

Tavan LOVED Sasha. Instantly forgot about mommy and dad

Ricky and Lyosha

Late night. Tavan was SOOO tired

Baby Elephant. Born 2 months before Tavan

Tavan and I with the Giraffes

Gorillas....yep they eat there own feces it was gross

Tavan and I in front of Hogle zoos water fountain

and just because he couldn't get any cuter!!!

Flaming gorge trip #2

2011-06-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend Ricky and I decided to make another trip out to Flaming Gorge. The reservoir is so full that they are by-passing water and suspect that some time soon they will have to use the spillway (about 5 ft from). We decided if they open it, we will be returning. Here our some pictures from our trip.

flowers

little creek

Tavan touching the water. He didn't like how cold it was

Haven't seen these flowers since a hike I took with my dad up Table rock in Medford

on the way back to the Visitor center after our tour. Tavan decided to be line leader, we had a hard time keeping up.

While riding in the elevator, Tavan saw the camera and started saying "CHEESE!!!" over and over again....so we fulfilled his wish

Tavan and I at the base of the dam by the by-pass tubes

By-pass tubes. They push out 2000 cubic feet of water per tube,per second. The tour guide said a cubic foot of water is about the size of a basketball....so 2000 basketballs per second.

can't see them very well, but the fish at the bottom that you get to feed

view from top of dam

Happy "CHEESE" face

New Ride

2011-06-21T18:42:00.001-07:00

While it is no secret on here that Ricky and I are trying for #2, we purchased one of these.

WE wanted to get a jogging stroller for awhile and when we looked around we found that a double stroller was just a little more than a single. Since we are trying we figured we would purchase one now while we have the little extra cash rather than later when we actually have 2 and need it. We finally got it today (took 3 months) and I LOVE IT!

in other news, I had to call poison control again today :( Tavan thought Desitin sounded good and he laid down and started eating it. Good news is...Its ok. even though it says call right away, it isnt really that harmful. Tavan is doing just fine and is his normal happy self. Here is a picture of him in his new ride!

My Coal Miner

2011-06-18T20:42:00.001-07:00

Very rarely when I make trips out to the mine, do I get to see my hubs. Today though we worked it out so that i would arrive during the begining of his lunch break, so only because I had the camera in the car did I snap away....

Our visits usually go like this....

he steps out

says a brief hello

Then heads to the back window so he can see Tavan and talk to him

and that is where he stands....outside Tavans window, until I leave so he can go back to work.

I may be bias but he is the cutest, filthy coal miner i have ever seen!
Thanks for working hard for our family babe! Happy Fathers day! Love you.

Golf trip

2011-06-18T14:54:00.000-07:00

Today my brothers wanted to go golfing so we decided to tag along. Ricky hadn't been golfing for a while and the boys haven't ever really golfed...so it was fun to watch.

Visitors!!

2011-06-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

As many of you are already aware, I got to spend a couple of days with my nieces. They are absolutely adorable and Ricky and I love them pieces! We even got a surprise and James and Christy were able to come out for a night before leaving again to go home. I only had the girls at my house for 4 days and Ricky and enjoyed it. We went on many walks and took the girls swimming. Here are some pictures from my weekend (they are out of order but oh well)

I stood here for about five min. trying to get a picture with Christy and she wasn't turning around so yep.....she wasn't to pleased about it. I love the look on Tavans face -"Is my mother really doing that?"

James and I

Tavan enjoyed playing with Olivia and Mya

Ricky and I managed to fit all 3 huge carseats in the seat without having to exile one to the far back

She finally let me take one!

Olivia and her mommy

In other news...Tavan got a new toy. Tavan loves to play with "babies" and I mentioned to Ricky that we should get Tavan and boy doll and he said fine as long as it was clearly a boy doll..preferably a Caillou one (Tavans fav tv show) and well thanks to the internet...Caillou doll came in the mail today...and Tavan is quite pleased and has carried him everywhere...

My cute little stinker!

lucky!

2011-06-12T10:08:00.000-07:00

I get to spend my week with these two and Tavan :D

Oliva and Mya in the outfits Ricky and I got for them

Tavan and Bentley

2011-06-06T18:59:00.000-07:00

Tavan and I got to babysit one of Tavans friends. Bentleys mommy and I trade babysitting while we work. Tavan loves to play with other kids but is hesitant when they are in "his territory". He gets pretty upset when mommy holds other babies and doesn't like them to play with his toys for the first couple of min. but gets over it

Trying to fill daddys shoes

Tavan and Bentley shared stories

Tavan showed Bentley all his toys and eventually even shared some!!

20 days of Tavan

2011-06-01T19:34:00.000-07:00

I found this on one of my friends pages and thought it was cute. It also gives me an opportunity to brag about Tavan. :D Rather than do it over 20 days I decided to just knock it out in one day.

Day One - A Photo of them and 20 facts
Day Two - A newborn photo
Day Three - A photo half their age of their current age
Day Four - A photo of them now
Day Five - A photo of you and your child(ren)
Day Six - Your favorite photo of them
Day Seven - A photo of them and a friend
Day Eight - Your favorite thing to do with them
Day Nine - A photo of them in your favorite outfit
Day Ten - A picture of yourself before you were a parent
Day Eleven - A picture of yourself pregnant
Day Twelve - A messy eating photo
Day Thirteen - A photo of them playing
Day Fourteen - A photo that makes you laugh
Day Fifteen - A photo of your little family.
Day Sixteen - A photo of their favorite tv program/character
Day Seventeen - A photo of them you love
Day Eighteen - A photo of their favorite thing to eat
Day nineteen - A picture of your favorite memory with them
Day Twenty - A picture of you and your little one with 10 facts about every day with your child.

Day 1- Pic. of Tavan + 20 facts

1. Tavan loves his parents 2. He loves cars and trucks( he now says trash trucks)

3. He knows one speed-RUN!! 4. He doesn't like being messy

5.He looks exactly like his daddy did 6. He is attached to his Teddy bear

7. He loves to sleep in his crib and doesn't sleep well with out it 8. He has 11 teeth right now

9. He loves shoes! 10. He loves to go "bye-bye"

11. I think it is almost impossible for him to sit still 12. He is growing up WAY to fast!

13. He likes to have all the attention 14. He is so smart and such an independent little guy!

15. He thinks he is pretty funny 16. He is tech savvy! :)

17. He likes to color 18. I'm going to need a full time job when he is a teen cuz he eats a lot

19. He has daddy wrapped around his finger 20. His parents love him and are so glad he is in their family!!

Day 2- Photo of him as a Newborn

awww, I miss my little baby boy* wipe tear from eye*

Day 3- A photo of him 1/2 the age that he is now

He is such a cute little guy!

Day 4- A photo of him now.

How precious is this???

Day 5- A photo of Tavan and I

He is such a cute little beach bum

Day 6- My favorite photo

I love my sleepy little bear....His little lips are SOO cute I just want to kiss them all day :)

Day 7- Him and a friend

Tavan and Reagan

don't worry we already have arranged the wedding with her parents and they are OK with Reagan marrying a younger man.

Day 8- My favorite thing to do with Tavan

We like to sit and read books while we cuddle

day 9- Favorite outfit

This picture doesn't really show the outfit but I loved this little hoodie

day 10- Picture before we were parents

aww ... I am so glad I married Ricky. :D He is P.E.R.F.E.C.T for me

Day 11- Photo of me pregnant

2 weeks before Tavan was born. I miss my little bump :(

Day 12- A photo of a messy eating session

One of the very rare occasions he stayed messy long enough for a picture

Day 13- Photo of them playing

This picture is full of pure joy!

Day 14- A photo of him that makes me laugh

I love this face, warms my heart.

Day 15- Family photo

Its an old one but it is still us!!

Day 16- Tavans favorite t.v. show

Caillou

He loves this show and runs around the house saying "caillou"

Day 17- Photo I like

Tavan looks like such a little stud :)

Day 18- Tavans favorite thing to eat

really he eats anything, but fruits are his favorite

Day 19- Favorite memory

When he would sleep down stairs during the day, I would watch him and think about how lucky I am that I have him. I love him so much and he is so adorable. I will always treasure the memory of my newborn baby Tavan.

Day 20- Picture of Tavan and I with 10 facts referring to your child

1. Tavan will cry when I leave. 2. Tavan will yell ' Daddy, Daddy, Daddy' then switch to "Ricky, Ricky, Ricky" until Ricky answers him 3. He will sit in my lap for a few seconds before he is off 4. He gets excited when we change his diaper, because he knows he will get to throw the diaper away in the trash 5. Tavan uses "thank you" when most people would use "please" 6. He will climb up the couch and point out the window at all the cars and trucks and yell "momma" until I come see what he is pointing at. 7. Tavan probably says "cars" about 100 times a day 8. He probably says momma about 50. 8. He will grab my face and make sure that I am looking right at him before he tells me something....then when he is finished he will laugh and run off. 9. He will run in circles all day, but will stop to give squeezes every now and then :) 10. Takes one 2 hour nap every day.

One Cute Mess

2011-05-27T06:47:00.000-07:00

Tavan made a very cute mess the other night while eating some pudding. I decided to finally just let him try and eat it by himself and when I looked over to check on him, this is what i found! The mess only stayed long enough for these pictures than was cleaned up! yay for clean children!!!

ess!

2011-05-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

Weekend Hike

2011-05-22T17:36:00.000-07:00

This Saturday Ricky and I were quite bored. So we decided to go for a little hike...
My mom was kind enough to watch Tavan for us so it could just be the two of us. It has been raining here all week so it was a little muddy but that didn't stop Ricky from taking our "mom-mobile" off roading. While hiking I almost stepped right on a rattle snake. I didn't see it all, I just heard the rattle, looked down and booked it out of there! Later on, Ricky saw a lizard, said it like charged him, then taunted it more...and sure enough the little lizard charged him and tried to climb up his pant leg...It was mildly amusing to see his reaction/ dance. Here are some pictures

Mud crusted cliff that looked pretty neat

a thin piece of rock we found, which had a hole it it, so it became a mask...

Colorado in all it's brown-ness

I should have taken an after picture...This was only half of the mud that got on the car that day.

Poor Priscilla.... :(

2T

2011-05-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

Thats right! 2T!
for the past month or so, Tavans pants have been quite snug and hard to pull up. So today I pulled out a pair of 2T pants that we have had in storage...and TADA! They fit perfectly (well they are a little long on him....but not much). After I pulled them up, and he ran away to go play, I bawled...My baby is getting so big. What happened??? I am so glad he is growing up. He has been wearing 2T shirts and whatnot for awhile now but this is the first day for the bottoms.

He is so cute and this stage has been the best so far (a close 2nd is the "brand new" newborn stage). Tavan is SOOOOO full of personality and I LOVE IT. Tavan can say so much and understands most everything we tell him.He is learning daily and loves to explore. He is very independent and so far (when he isn't tired) plays well with others. I couldn't ask for a better baby boy! Love you Tavan!

I love his "cheese" face...he is so stinkin' cute

He loves cars and trucks so much......

pure bliss is what i see in his face while driving his car

Mothers Day

2011-05-08T17:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers day to all the wonderful mothers out there!

I spent my day in the arms of this handsome little guy!

I am who I am today, because of the mothers I had in my life. There have been quite a number of women in my life that I consider my "mother", From my own mother, grandmother, aunts, even some of my friends moms. These women helped shape who I am today. They have taught me everything I know and for that I am grateful! Thanks moms!

Happy Mothers day!!!

1-800-222-1222

2011-05-06T20:29:00.001-07:00

When it rains it pours, right? This week it has. Today was going great until about 4:45 p.m.. I had heard the washer and dryer signal that they were through with their current load and I decided to jump the gate, run upstairs, process laundry and use the restroom. Tavan in the mean time was standing at the gate at the bottom of the stairs crying my name, then he went silent. I was gone for 2min and as I came down the stairs with my load of dry clothes...I see him.........Tavan is sucking on the ant poison and licking it with his tongue.... As soon as he saw me he knew what he was doing was wrong....I quickly washed his mouth out and hands and anything else that might have touched the poison and grabbed my phone....(why is it they drill poison controls phone # in your head, then when you really need it...you can't recall it?) Poison control looked up what Tavan had ingested and said that in the worst case scenario, Tavan would puke within the hour... Good news is....he never lost his lunch! I think that the "side effect" he had was a tingling tongue. After he drank it , he kept sticking his tongue out and playing with it, chewing on things etc...I am so glad that Tavan is OK. I hope that I only ever have to call poison control this one time. I would not wish the rush of emotions that I went through on anyone!

Now that everything has passed, I can take a step back and laugh a little at myself. First of, my initial facial expression must have been good, after all, Tavan knew something was up instantaneously. Second, I am one of the most precautious(sp?) moms i know. I have locks on EVERY cupboard, outlet plugs in every outlet, Anything that Tavan could possibly get hurt by is put up and locked up. The kid doesn't even like anything dirty, slimy,stinky and is not allowed to even go near sharp objects....and the one thing I leave down in his area ( it was even hidden under a bookshelf that no one would ever see unless they looked for it) and HE FINDS IT. Third, this evening I pulled out the camera to take pictures for this post and decided to take a little video...and what does my child do during the video.....he laughs...and says "trash"...he cracks me up. Enjoy!

-For those who didn't already know, the title of this post is the poison control phone #, write it down, save it to your contacts etc...

My little ant eater after his bath (ignore the necklace, this kid has STYLE, watch out ladies)

How cute is he? again, the necklace, and the laundry basket (same load of towels i brought down grr)

I took this shot to show what exactly it was that Tavan drank....oh and did i mention that it had probably about 5 dead ants on it this morning when I checked it? well those ants are no where to be found, which leads me to believe....Tavan ate them....awesome. the one the left is the one he ate, the one on right is a new one.

For Aunt Tete

2011-05-06T00:47:00.000-07:00

The long awaited clip of Tavan jabbering

add it to the list...

2011-05-05T22:31:00.000-07:00

So, remember this lovely little pill that I would only have to take for 5 days every month.....well, I hate it. I don't hate much in my life but I believe it is safe to add Clomid to the list. I started taking it on Monday and felt funny all day. I thought it had to do with me having a HUGE migraine on Saturday, which resulted in a trip to an urgent care center down in Grand Junction Colorado, to get a shot in the bum. I still had a headache on Sunday so I thought just the overall "blah" feeling was a result of Saturday.....little did i know it wasn't. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, I could barely get up off the couch or even open my eyes (thank goodness Ricky had a few days off). Finally when I still felt like crap on Tuesday, I got this genius idea to look up the side effects of Clomid....and well here is what I found on http://www.drugs.com.

Blurred vision or vision problems (spots or flashes); breast tenderness; dizziness; enlarged breasts; enlargement of the ovaries; flushing; headache; hot flashes; lightheadedness; mood change; nausea; pelvic pain or bloating; stomach pain; vomiting.

funny of this little paragraph I had

Blurred vision or vision problems (spots or flashes); breast tenderness; dizziness; enlarged breasts; enlargement of the ovaries; flushing; headache; hot flashes; lightheadedness; mood change; nausea; pelvic pain or bloating; stomach pain; vomiting.

I am a little excited that I only have one more pill to take till next month! I do miss driving (my vision is so messed up that I refuse to drive) Good thing the whole town of Rangely is only a mile long so I am able to walk with Tavan everywhere!Ricky has been such a huge help while I have been out of it. I am so thankful that I have him.

Tavans first solo blog

2011-04-28T19:12:00.001-07:00

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Love,

Tavan Morgan

Easter

2011-04-25T08:00:00.000-07:00

This year we spent Easter at home. My family was in Idaho and Rickys parents were out of town also. Tavan didn't really know what was going on, but he sure looked cute! Paula got him an Easter Sunday outfit for church and he looked pretty handsome in it. Ricky was not a fan of the Purple but I thought it was cute!

After church we had Rickys grandparents and brother and sis. in law over for dinner. I was a little stressed out getting asked the day before to cook for them but i pulled it off! Ricky and I made some yummy ham, sweet potatoes, rolls, deviled eggs, salad and strawberry trifle! we got lots of complements on the food so we must have done something right! I love to cook big meals but I am not a fan of the stress that comes with it. All in all it was a pretty good Easter! Here are some pictures from our weekend

here is a cell phone picture of Tavan ready to go to church

My adorable baby boy in church!
Peter Cottontail not only brought Tavan an Easter basket, but also hid some eggs for him to find. Tavan wasnt sure what to do with eggs but he did like to throw them. This is a picture of the neighbors grandson sharing one of his eggs with Tavan.
Huntin' for the eggs
Tavans first Easter basket (we didn't make on for him last year)
This picture was taken a few days ago. Tavan has never been a big fan of hats but the other day he found his little hat and put it on, so we snapped a picture.

Legal

2011-04-07T14:16:00.000-07:00

We are legal hunters now!

Yep, thats right, Jo D and I sat through 12+ hours of Hunters Education a few weeks ago. I don't know what was worse, the 12 hours or the fact that we were in a room full of 8 year olds (except for maybe 5 other people over the age of 15). I find it really wrong when 8 year olds know more about guns and ammunition than I do... This town is so TWISTED (compared to what I am used to). The class was a little rough to say the least. We both even got queasy while they were showing us how to gut an animal...the 8yr. olds loved it though. Some quotes from the class.

child- "Whats the muzzle"

Ranger- "its this part (pointing to the muzzle) its the end that bites"

ranger - "what is conservation?"

child- *raising hand so hard because they just know this answer* "

ranger- "yes"

Child- "its when you can't go to the bathroom"

ranger- (walks up to small girl with a gun in his hand) "can you stick your finger up the chamber to check to make sure the gun is unloaded?"

child- "no I can't do that, I had West Nile last summer"

and just FYI ammunition is pronounced "immune-i-tay-tion" to 8 yr olds

Yes that is the level of intelligence i sat through for 3 days, and it was awesome.

Ricky is pretty pleased that after 3 years of trying to get me to take the class, i finally did it. and now He has put me in for tags. Guess we will see how this goes, and to anyone waiting to take the class, just do it and get it over with!

2011-04-06T10:26:00.000-07:00

Behind the scenes

2011-04-05T11:50:00.001-07:00

Disclaimer- contains adult content lol that sounds bad, it really isn't just has "womanly" discussion topics

I figured I would finally bring everyone up to speed on this past year and what has been going on "behind the scenes"(excited much? because I'm not) Some of you may already know a little bit about what has been going on, but as far as I know , no one but Ricky and I know the whole shebang. The reasons that we did not share earlier were

1. Its personal, and at the time Ricky and I did not want the whole town knowing what we were going through. It was something that we wanted to handle together and not with every one involved.

2. We weren't sure just how serious it was

so here we go:

Sometime in April last year, I stopped taking my BC pills (for obvious reasons :)). After I stopped taking them I began to have constant heavy periods that would last for weeks, then stop for one then begin again. In my little mind,I thought that maybe it was just because of my body freaking out to no longer having the pills to help "balance" my periods, so I let it go. But when I never "reset" I started to go see doctors here and there. One of them even said "well I don't know whats wrong, it just sucks to be you"(words exactly. awesome right??? just the response you want to hear. needless to say, I REFUSE to see her anymore)After getting that response I went straight into my OB-GYN and talked to him. He ended up running test and what not and put me back on BC pills to stop and restart me. After trying different kinds of pills we finally found one with just the right amount of hormone to stop my periods but not make me sick. (Some of the pills have to high of a dose of hormone for my body so finding one that works for me is tricky) while I was at his office we talked for a VERY long time about any and every thing it could be and narrowed it down to 2 things.

1. I'm just strange and its something that will have to "dig" deeper into.

2. I am one of the women (like 2% of women) that have one baby and are essentially done. Their bodies can't handle it and so they get rid of all the eggs that they have and the only real effective way of stopping the bleeding with out BC is to cauterize the lining of the uterus, making it pretty near impossible to have more children.(NOT COOL)

The second reason is the main reason for not letting everyone and their dog know what is going on in the Morgan household. Ricky and I , from day 1, have always wanted 3 children of our own. We are only 1/3 finished, and to hear that the other 2/3 might not happen was a little depressing to say the least. We didn't get to down because we were hoping that reason #1 was true. We told parts of what Dr. Griffith said to people ( the moms) but not the whole story, because we were pretty much in denial ourselves. But after seeing Dr. Griffith for a few months now, and him researching and what not we believe we have found the reason. We now think that the reason for bleeding so much is my bodies way of trying to get myself to ovulate. Here is where it gets confusing for me. When a women ovulates here body releases the egg down the tube( the whole reason why you want to know when you are ovulating if you are trying to get pregnant) and then the period is when the uterus sloughs off its lining. It is after the period that ovulation occurs. Dr. Griffith thinks that my body was trying to get itself to ovulate by menstrating, then waiting a week or so before staring again. When I was taking the BC pills it was regulating and making sure that I was ovulating, but when I stopped taking it, it stopped too. So now the plan is to stop the BC and now I am on fertility pills that will regulate ovulation just in a different manner. Yep, you read right....Fertility pills....and because of these pill the Dr. is predicting that things will happen quickly if Ricky and I so desire. He said that if I am not pregnant by 5 cycles (6 months) then its Rickys fault :p. But seeing how we got pregnant so fast with Tavan (1 month) he does not believe there is anything wrong. So for now, we have solved the problem.

So the good news is, with a little luck, Tavan will have a sibling on the way soon ( & for the record, No I am not announcing that I am pregnant because I am not!)

Good Morning from the Morgan House

2011-04-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

Tavan and I share the same feelings towards our schedule for the day,and just for Mondays in general.It looks a little like this...

This is the happiest look I could get this morning. Apparently, 9a.m. came a little too early for this one

Ouch!

2011-03-30T14:05:00.000-07:00

It seems like lately everyday Tavan acquires another battle wound. Yesterday, while scooting off the end of our bed, his upper teeth found his bottom lip. He now has teeth marks on his lower lip. Then today, while playing with daddy, the kitchen floor jumped up and found his head...poor little fella....It's so sad to see all his little battle wounds, but I do love the cuddles and constant need of mommy(for the next hour or so) that comes after :) After this mornings incident, Tavan would not even look at Ricky. He wanted nothing to do with him and went out of his way to not have to look at daddy. Ricky was a little crushed and felt horrible. :( But once daddy had ribs to share Tavan decided to forgive him. I'm glad they are on speaking terms again.

15 facts about each of us

2011-03-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

One of my friends did this for her blog and I thought...why not? so here we go, 15 facts about each one of us

Ricky
1. guns- Ricky was raised around them and loves to shoot them. Not to mention he has a nice pair of them :D

2. He is a book worm. He constantly has his nose in one, which is something I envy.

3. Ricky shares a love/hate relationship with Rangely. He loves it because to him, it is home, but hates that you have to drive 50+ miles just to get groceries.....not cool

4. Shopping- he loves it just as much as I do ( I believe its because he enjoys getting out of town)

5. Children- Ricky absolutely adores kids! which is good because they adore him back

6. WOW addict- Ricky used to be glued to the computer, but now he only plays for MAYBE an hour each week, which I am not complaining about at all.

7. His occupation is a coal miner. He loves working out there and is glad he is not in the trash business, which I love as well! (he doesn't come home smelling ripe!)

8.Don't let him fool you, he is just as picky about certain things as I am, and I love it!

9. The way to Rickys heart is through cookies, any size or flavor, he loves 'em

10. As well as cookies, Ricky has a soft spot for pecan pie

11. He was the quiet shy kid in school

12. From time to time, he thinks I'm crazy. Whenever I come to him with an idea he looks at me like I'm crazy but lets me do it & supports me the entire time,and in the end he usually likes it

13. Loves comedy. I cannot drive and listen to comedy...but he can

14. He is very tech savvy

15. Last but not least, Ricky loves to cuddle :)

Deanna

1. French Fry lover- I don't know if it is just the salt or what, but I LOVE mcdonalds french fries

2. I share a love/hate relationship with Wal-mart. I hate it for multiple reasons, but whenever I am in a hurry, I find myself there because it has everything. One hit wonder if you will...

3. table manners- People who don't have common table manners drive me up the wall! Just ask my brothers, if I catch you talking while there is any food in your mouth, it costs ya!

4. drama- I can't stand it. I try to stay out of it, but usually find it all around me and occasionally about me. If people have nothing better to do than critique my life, I say, go ahead...waste your time.

5.family- They are everything to me. I will stand up and be there for them no matter what.

6. I do not like spring. yep I said it. I'm more a fall girl. Don't get me wrong I am glad to see the color come back to the world, and see winter leave but I HATE the mud. It gets everywhere and is filthy. which brings me to my next fact

7. Dirty kids make me cringe inside.....I understand that kids are messy/make messes, but there is no excuse why they can't be cleaned afterwards. Faces with food on them, hands/clothes covered in dirt long after playtime is over, sticky hands, stained clothes, snotty faces etc....all make me scream inside.(yes, Tavan is allowed to play in the mud, dirt, eat his food etc... but right after he is done he is wiped down, bathed if needed and clothes changed) I always get everyones opinions here, but you wouldn't want to run around with chocolate face all day either would you???

8. I also love my house and car to be clean. They may not always be clean but I love for them to look clean. The rooms of homes you see in a magazine, yep I would love for my house to look like that. Maybe when the kids are grown & Ricky and I have nothing to do*sigh*

9. I have a soft spot in my heart for heels.....to bad you get funny looks if you wear them around town here...

10. I'm a Facebook addict. :( Somedays I feel I have nothing to do but sit on FB during Tavans naps, but I have cut back a lot since Tavan has gotten older

11. I love to take road trips!!! I love to be locked up in the car with everyone for hours on end....love love love it. It's when we are together in the car that the best memories are made

12. I absolutely dislike pickles! enough said

13. I love the relationship I have with Ricky. We can talk about any & everything. He is my rock. We have never had a true "argument" we have had little quarrels here and there but they never go on for more than 20 min. and we have never raised our voices.

14. I love zebra print.

15. When I am sick the only person I want is my mom. When I am having a "the glass is half empty" day, I want my dad.

Tavan

1. Loves wearing socks & shoes. He will go and find them and beg for you to put them on

2. He loves trips to the park. swinging and sliding are his favorite

3. Tavan is deathly afraid of the high school mascot. Anytime he sees the Panther he FREAKS!!

4. He loves to tell stories, Tavan is constantly talking, its pretty darn cute.

5. Outside is where he prefers to be, which I am OK with because it is warming up here and we can spend more time out there

6. Mommys Laptop is one of his favorite things, even though he is not allowed to play with it.

7. The way to Tavans heart is with raspberries, blackberries and bananas. Chocolate helps too

8. Tavan freaks out if anything is on his hands, He is constantly running over to me saying "ew, nasty". Is it bad that I love it???

9. Tavan has a necklace and he wears it . I feel like this one is my fault. I feel exposed if I am not wearing one and so I believe that because I am usually wearing one , Tavan thinks he needs to wear one too. When my flowers from v-day came with a cheap free little heart necklace, Tavan claimed it as his and ever since then, If he sees it he wants to wear it. its pretty funny to see peoples reaction when they see it. I hope it is just a phase

10.Bentley is Tavans beloved friend followed closely by his crib. He has slept with him every night since he was born. It is so fun to watch him practically make out with Bentley every morning when he wakes up. He wants to be held and give Bentley hugs and kisses until he is "awake".

11.cars- "kar" and "Rucks" are his favorite toys and he loves to point them out whenever he sees them or anything that might possibly go "vroom vroom"

12. Baths - He loves them, which is good because he is not allowed to be stinky for long!

13. He has a little crush on Lady Gaga- not her but her music. He sure gets jiggy with it when he hears it come on, especially "just dance". Watch out world you got a master head-banger in the making

14. He is a mommas boy!

15. TAVAN IS THE CUTEST BOY EVA!!!!

I won't tag anyone like you originally were supposed to do, but if you want feel free to continue it, just let me know so I can read them!!

St. Pats day

2011-03-22T09:50:00.000-07:00

This past week at the Morgan house has been crazy! I have been hired as a fill in up at the clinic and so I have been working 8-5 every day. Thank goodness I get this week off! but i will be back again next week! The past couple of weeks that I have been working has made me realize how much I miss spending my day with Tavan. I get jealous because Ricky or Paula get to spend all day with my little guy. no fair! Tavan is growing up so fast! He runs everywhere now and wants to play outside ALL day!

Tavan got to spend st. pats day with Paula, which made it pretty rough for me at work. He looked so cute all decked out in green.

We have done some more renovations to our house! we are now owners of a permanent dishwasher! Yay! We have been using a portable one, but have wanted to put one in for a long time now. so when our tax return hit we went shopping! I love how quiet it is!

Tavan has also become quite the little helper! He loves to wipe the coffee table down and loves to push the swiffer around in the kitchen. its cute!

How cute is this little guy! I may be a little bias but I have the cutest little boy!

classic Tavan moment- This weekend we went to SLC and while we were out to lunch, we had gone to change his diaper. After i did, i stood him up on the changer so i could pull his pants up. He turned to put his hands on top of the changer (the little ledge against the wall) for support and started screaming "EWWW" and bent down picked up a wipe and started to clean the ledge off. Tavan is so my child! He is always saying "ew" "nasty" and "stinky" and cleaning everything(including his own clothes when he gets anything on them) I love this stage! his little personality is shining through!!!!

Shout Out!!!

2011-02-24T08:13:00.000-08:00

As Tavan and I were driving to Grand Junction, CO yesterday, it hit me how blessed I am to know this guy.... ( i was driving...Tavan was napping and well...I was bawling too)

For those of you who don't recognize him (but do know of him) this is Dr. Kwak (Tavans pediatrician). seriously....if you live in the Vernal, UT area....you should set up your next pediatric appointment with him! It was this week last year that they didn't know what was wrong with my precious baby boy. They ran test after test (remember total of 9+ pokes in one day). I remember feeling so scared during that time and wondering how much longer Ricky and I would get to spend with Tavan. Never before has the diagnosis "FAILURE TO THRIVE" scared me so much in my life!!

It was after numerous tests and a hospital stay for 3days that we found out that it was "Lactose intolerance that had his enzymes and whatnot all screwed up"(Tavans enzymes showed that he was eating himself to stay alive so they thought it was an autoimmune disorder)....which at that moment all i heard was....its ok you get to keep Tavan for as long as you want him. :D I remember running to Tavan and cuddling with him as much as i could before Ricky stole him. I am so glad that Tavan is the healthy boy that he is now. He is so smart and full of love. I adore him so much and am glad I get to spend everyday with him :D

Tavan today....

Tavan a year ago today....

what a difference 1 year and some soy milk makes! While I do have to agree the skinnier bonier version of Tavan is still cute....I love the chunky version better!

THANK YOU DR. KWAK!

State

2011-02-22T09:45:00.000-08:00

My weekend involved a lot of sitting right here......

and a lot of time right here.....(some kids had time to get out and build snowmen along I-70..pretty funny) (there was a semi and UPS truck accident that had us stopped for about an hour.....took us almost 2 hrs to go 5 miles....pretty awesome)
before we finally arrived at this building.....where we sat and watched a LOT of wrestling
Tavan and I drove to Denver with my fam to watch Jo D wrestle at the state tournament. Jo D ended up taking 9th! I am so proud of him...he is in the top 10 of the whole 2A division of wrestlers! I enjoyed being in Denver supporting him and getting out of this little town. While we were in Denver we got to see a lot of wrestling, interesting people and even had time to go to the Denver art museum....all in all not a bad weekend.

This is what Tavan thought of wrestling on the last day we were there......

so proud of you JoD

And we are headed to STATE!!!

2011-02-14T10:15:00.000-08:00

This past weekend, Tavan and I, once again watched JoD wrestle! We went down with my family to Pallisade, Colorado for regionals! JoD won all his matches but the last one, placing him in 2nd place! The guy that we was up against had a 31-1 record so we kinda expected the outcome but I am so proud of JoD! The Rangely team took 3rd place and 8 of our guys are headed to State. and from the sounds of it, Tavan and I will be going to Denver to watch. Here are some pics...

Tavan likes to watch wrestling while eating animal crackers. He does awesome while being in the bleachers. I am so glad I don't have a wild child!

JoD listening to directions from the coach

Pin!!

Its a little blurry but this was the match that he won that meant he was going to state...He was so excited that he jumped up in his coaches arms...it was kinda funny

The Championship match up

Just messin' around waiting for the awards to begin

the 112lbs. bracket winners.

(Is it just me, or does the 1st place guy that JoD lost to, look like a skunk???)

(L to R 4th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd)

Random Things I Love

2011-01-29T12:59:00.000-08:00

Since Valentines day is coming up quicker than I thought it would, I figured I would blog about some of the things that I love now rather than later (more-so because I happen to have time today). So here we go.....25 Random thoughts of things that I love...

#1 My family

I love both Ricky and Tavan so much, but I don't just love them, I love ALL of my family!

#2 Pepsi products

Oh how I love me some Dr. Pepper and Pepsi :D

#3 Seat Heaters

seriously.....This button makes me day. With a flick of the switch I am in heaven

#4 Coal

Thats right, I love coal. It is because of coal that my husband is employed. Along with the job comes awesome benefits and it allows me to stay at home with Tavan. The only downside is it is filthy and gets everywhere

#5 Bose I-pod dock

with a few clicks my house instantly is filled with good quality of music so I can bust out my best cleaning.....I love the music it puts out....

#6 Chocolate Caramel Cookies

I used to be a lover of just plain chocolate chip cookies, but then one of the blogs we followed shared this recipe, and well...it was an instant love..so divine

#7 My wedding ring

Easy explanation....I love it. it is simple...but with a twist... :D

#8 Modern Technology

After moving I found a new level of appreciation. With a few clicks of some buttons I am communicating with my loved ones far away, and honestly..how cool is that??

#9 Oregon

Oh how I love me some greenery and Oregon has an abundance of it. My favorite places to visit are mostly all in Oregon, like this one, out by my Gmas house

#10 Washer and Dryer

self explanatory, but i love my washer and dryer. not only does it clean my everyday clothes but Rickys work ones too (with steam) and it does an awesome job of it!

#11 Vacuum

I didn't want to take a picture of my used and abused vacuum so you get this one. I sleep a little better at night knowing that my carpet is clean

#12 Nook Color

We got this for Christmas for Ricky and I love it. Any book I want to read is at my fingertips. There are no pages to be torn or big bulky books to take on trips. The only downside....There is no "new book" smell :(

#13 Built in Entertainment

I never thought that these things would be something that I would own but since we got our new car we do. On our long trips Tavan now is entertained for awhile and there is no cords and plug ins running everywhere in the car and wrapping around things. Love it

#14 Clorox wipes

Seriously...these things are amazing. Again I can relax a little more knowing that things around my house are cleaned with these bad boys. and not only are they cleaned they are disinfected

#15 Lotion

I love lotion. some days I fill like I could shower then soak in a bathtub full of lotion (not necessarily this brand but I do like the way it smells)

#16 Flowers

Flowers are so breathtaking. They are so awesome and well, I just love them.

#17 Poems from Ricky

While he may not like the idea that I am telling you this, Ricky loves to write little poems for me and I treasure them. I love them because they are mine, and no one else's, no one before me has read them and I love that. :D

#18 My bed

while it may not look like it in this picture, it is a piece of Heaven and I could spend hours sleeping in it.

#19 Parks

Yes! (for those of you that are family) This is Bear Creek Park!!! I spent many a day here during my childhood. running, playing, bike riding, walking, picnics..etc..you name it we did it here.

#20 strollers

I love these things.I can walk and not have to carry everything, which for someone of my size, is awesome!

#21 Key Fob

It is so nice to be able to unlock and start my car without having to dig through pockets, diaper bags or a purse to find the keys

#22 popcorn

I LOVE popcorn, I could eat this whole bowl by myself and not even care because I love. it. that. much.

#23 Jamba Juice

I do miss these dearly since I moved to Colorado. Razmatazz with a vitamin boost please!

#24 Hair Stuff

I love shampoos, conditioners, hair brushes, hair spray, curling irons, straighteners, blow dryers and hair ties. They make my life so easy.

#25 Scentsy

Nothing says Welcome Home like a yummy smelling house. I love the majority of their smells for the home and cars.

and there ya have it 25 Random things that I love in no particular order.

Wrestling

2011-01-24T21:24:00.000-08:00

Have no fear! I am still alive! My life has just been so busy lately! There have been numerous appointments, and family activities to go to. As of lately Tavan and I have been doing a lot of watching this....

yep, a lot and LOT of wrestling!!

Like I have mentioned before, I actually have found that I enjoy watching this! Though i will say a lot of the awkward positions the boys get in , make me hurt a little but more power to them for wrestling! We all know it is not something I would do!

Jo D is wrestling again this year and it is so fun to go watch and cheer for him! I may not know a whole lot about wrestling, but I know enough to know that he is pretty good at it! I love so much to be his cheerleader while he is down on the mat! Sometimes I feel bad for JoD because growing up we were required to go to activities that other siblings were in (ex. choir concerts, band concerts, baseball games, ballroom dancing track...ya get the picture). Jo D is the last one home so it usually is just mom and I there to be his cheerleaders. I try to make it anything that he is participating in (not just for support but because it is something to do during the day). Tavan doesn't mind it either. although he is pretty frightened of the panther (school mascot). Anyway, of the 2 main wrestling tournaments that have happened recently Jo D took 3rd in one and 2nd in another..so proud!!

and just because, here are some pictures of Tavan

Running around the house

watching Uncle Jo D wrestle....all day...what a trooper

Tavan is learning so much!!! His vocabulary is growing on a daily basis. He knows so many words and loves to try new things. He recently has been picking up pens and pencils, so one day I gave him some crayons and paper and he went to work. He drew pictures all day! I eventually got 3 pictures (one for each grandparent) and gave each one a picture. seems that they all have treasured them. I know that I treasure his little pictures! He is growing up so much. Every time I think about him I beam!!! I love him. :D

On another side note...yes it is true!! I have graduated from college (for now) The day after my birthday I got my diploma in the mail!!! I am so happy to be done and being able to spend the days at home with Tavan. I would love to go back to get my bachelors but for now I am happy I at least finished my associates! :D

Here are 2 more pictures from wrestling meets

JoD with a medal!

Pin! (of all the matches that I have personally watched, have been won by JoD with a pin except for one)

Tavan Talks!!!

2011-01-04T20:39:00.000-08:00

Tavan has become quite the little talker. It surprises me how much he can say for a 1yr old. His first word (other than momma and dadda) was book followed shortly by apple juice and ball. His vocabulary now consists of ball, book, hi, uh-oh, truck, what, why, pretty, lights, wow, that, apple juice, mommy, daddy, bite and banana. He does not always say the words clearly but he says them close enough to what they actually are that most people can understand. Ricky and I are always amazed at what he understands and how smart he really is.

Watching his movies in bed with mommy

His favorite toy is the controllers to either the XBOX or PS3 (his fav. one is mommys pink one)

"I took my bath like a good boy, can I please watch one of my movies before bed?"

Not my favorite picture of me but Tavan's face is priceless

Tavan was so interested in what Ricky and I were cooking that i let him join us. He was so cute in my other apron.

Christmas

2010-12-25T21:09:00.000-08:00

Temple Square in the rain....

Christmas sure was exciting at our house this year. Tavan got all sorts of toys and books that he loves. We spent Christmas eve with my mom in Dinosaur and then Christmas day we spent the majority of the day with Rickys family and a few hours with mine. Ricky and I exchanged gifts shortly after Thanksgiving (He got the Nook and sunglasses, I got a new camera). We went to SLC on Wednesday to go to temple square and look at lights and look at cars. Well we ended up trading in our Toyota Corolla for a Mitsubishi Outlander. I love our new little SUV! It is so nice and will be such a good little family car for years to come. WE upgraded for many reasons but one being that the SUV is 4wd...which around here we need. I do miss my little car but am so very happy with the suv. here are pictures from our week (they arent in order..sorry)

sledding with Daddy, Uncle Brian and Cousin Aubrey

sledding buddies

our new car!!!

i just love this picture...Tavan sledding next to daddy

going down the little hill (the warm up)

Opening presents at the Morgan house

opening presents at our house

Christmas snuggles

Tavan on the trip out to SLC..last time we rode in our car

Leaving the traditional sugar cookies for santa

the Tree after santa came...all for tavan (well one was for Ricky, it was his only surprise present)

Christmas morning

moms chrsitmas tree

2010-12-20T23:06:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we got the opportunity to go out with my mom to find a tree for their house. They loaded up in their truck and we piled into Rickys and away we went! We did a lot of driving in the mud and hiking around. we made some pretty good memories. here are some of the pictures that i took

Tavan giving his opinion on which tree from the safety of grandpa guys truck

of course what tree hunt would be a tree hunt with out a snowball fight???

I just like how you can see the "hit" in this pic

Tavan wanted out in the snow..but it was TOO muddy for him

classic Jason picture while cutting down the tree

Trip to Santa

2010-12-17T08:11:00.000-08:00

Earlier this week It was 50 degrees outside so Tavan got to go to the park in December!! He Loves to swing and slide, so we took the camera to get acouple of shots. His Uncle Andy (Rickys brother who lives in California) even came to play with Tavan.

Loves the swing

Uncle Andy teaching Tavan to go up the slides

The next day we had our church Christmas party and Tavan got to sit on Santas lap. WE weren't sure if he was going to be OK with it, but Tavan didn't cry, Just gave weird looks.

After the party we ran over to the High Schoool to catch my brother JoDs concert. Tavan did well at the concert and watched very intently.

JoD is in the White shirt playing trumpet

Tavan watching his uncle

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Christmas Tree

2010-12-10T12:31:00.000-08:00

I love his chubby cheeks in this picture

my sleeping little angel

no matter how many times i try to cover him, he escapes

Trying to get a picture with Tavan and the tree is hard

The only time he has ever touched the tree

I am so excited to get to spend this christmas with Tavan. I can't wait to see him on christmas morning

Loves!!

2010-12-04T21:26:00.000-08:00

Tavan is becoming more adorable by the minute!! I love this picture..it shows all 4 of his teeth. He has such a huge space between the 2 top teeth right now its hilarious.

love you little man!

More Pictures from visit

2010-11-21T12:25:00.000-08:00

Again, these are photos from my dads camera. ( i accidently left ours out in the stroller and it got ruined in the weather :( ) I was so glad that they could come out and spend time with Ricky and Tavan. I know that they both really enjoyed the visit. Tavan loved all the attention and Ricky liked the "man time".

Tavan telling stories to grandpa

so cute!

Tavan and Grandma

Ricky out hunting with my dad

Tavan enjoying his new toys from grandpa

Hunting

2010-11-18T20:31:00.000-08:00

I was not present for this hunt at all but my dad was and he was able to snap some pictures for us! Ricky and dad went hunting with Rickys dad, and 2 brothers.Shawn ( a brother) invited them along to go to a "top secret" place. well the place was a good one! Ricky and Shawn both got their elk and from the stories they all had a blast! so glad Ricky and my dad had this time to bond. enjoy the pictures!

My handsome man with his cow.

standing by the elk

Rickys dad and brother Shawn (the masterminds behind the top secret place)

Birthday fun!!!

2010-11-12T19:19:00.000-08:00

These are just some pictures....I will blog about it later

too fun!!

i really do love this outfit...the camera just snapped at the right moment

Gifts

my handsome 1 yr old!!

WE couldnt get a picture without Tavan trying to share

yum face!!

Diggin' in

The cakes!!!

Tavan as a long horn!

Happy Birthday!

2010-11-12T08:57:00.001-08:00

Happy birthday to this lovable bundle of joy! Today is packed with fun! I am so excited for his party tonight!

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2010-11-09T07:29:00.001-08:00

I can't believe my baby boy is going to be 1 on Friday. Geesh! Time really does fly when you are having fun! Tavan is such a little sweetheart, Ricky and I adore him so much. Here are some things Tavan does

-he is always on the go....crawling or WALKING. He prefers walking but if he falls he will crawl over to something, stand up then take off!

- He loves stairs......(thanks to whoever invented the gate!)

-he is generally a happy baby

-he loves food! bread and potatoes are some of his favorites

sidenote....He remembers where candy dishes are! Once you walk in the door he will start pointed and "oh- oh-oh" like a monkey...hahaha

-He LOVES socks...strange i know but he does

-He likes wearing shoes (plus for mom!)

-He doesnt like anyone touching/riding in his car!

-He can smile, point, clap, stick his tongue out (see pic), scrunch his nose, and his recent trick is blow kisses (only took 1 day to learn)

-He likes to open cupboards and drawers (thanks to whoever invented cupboard locks!)

- He pulls anything clothes, movies, wipes etc...one at a time

-He is an awesome traveler....he doesn't mind going places and doing things just like his mommy!

-he likes to shop! hahah now if only we can teach him to not like the girl clothes in the store more than the boys! He always points and pulls at the girls stuff

-Ricky may not be so much of a fan but Tavan does like pink things.....he carries around anything that is pink...and he also loves to find my debit card!

- He loves his crib and bear without them going to sleep is rough

-He sleeps through the night

-Generally he wakes up happy!

Tavan is such an amazing kid! This year that we have got to spend with him has been awesome. It has been filled with ups and downs but I have enjoyed it so much. I cant wait to spend many more with him!!!

2010-11-06T21:35:00.001-07:00

so after a few days of considering it, i am no longer continuing the blog challenge i started. 1 i have other things to and 2 ehh wasnt that into it! sorry!
As for other news, Tavan now walks everywhere, he still falls down a lot but if he can pull himself up on something he will and he will walk to he falls down again...its a cycle that never ends! Tavan is getting more and more adorable everyday and I cant believe he is going to be one on Friday...Where did the year go??

my baby boy!

2010-10-31T17:21:00.000-07:00

It won't be long now till he is fully walking! For now he walks along furniture then lets go and takes a few steps before he plops down. I can't believe he is doing this already! but I get so excited and happy when he takes his first couple of steps. He makes me so incredibly happy! pictures from Halloween to come!

DAY 12

2010-10-28T21:45:00.000-07:00

A picture of the town you live in....

So I searched and searched the internet and there is no picture of Rangely...just pictures of random buildings in town.....but Rangely is tiny tiny(everyone knows EVERYONE sort of town) so it would be hard to get a picture of the whole town...so here is a clip from google maps. Rangely is an oilfield town. The attractions are the Dinosaur National Monument,and Rock crawling. There is not much to do here and the locals find weird forms of entertainment (redneck??? i think so) Rangely consists of a few churches ( i can think of 5) 3 bars, 3 hotels, 3 gas stations, 4 restaurants, 2 liquor stores and a couple other buildings but that is about it. The only "chain" stores we have (excluding gas stations) are Subway and Family Dollar, the rest are locally owned.

Facts about Rangely

- its the smallest town I will ever live in

-from end to end the town is a mile long

-the town is 4 square miles of all land

-the population is right around 3,000 people on a good day

-it is 95% white, every other race is below 5%

-the median age is 31 years old (more men than women)

At first I hated it here, there is nothing to do for me, there really isn't any "culture" in this town at all other than "roughneck". I never thought that I would be living here or finding Mr. Right here. Since I have lived here, Rangely has grown on me. Don't get me wrong I still want out soon but for now it works. Since having Tavan I have realized that it isnt so bad to raise a kid here (eventually, provided we are still here, when Tavan is old enough to be out terrorizing the town with his friends, it will be hard for him to go somewhere where no one knows him. I will not only know his friends but his friends family, which is comforting to me), But I would prefer to raise him somewhere bigger where he has opportunities to try anything and more things to do than rub 2 sticks together to make fire for fun!

Day 10 &11

2010-10-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

day 10- favorite place to eat

My favorite place to eat is Olive Garden....i LOVE their sausage soup...so delicious!

day 11-Items in my makeup bag

the basics.. foundation, blush, eyeshadow, lip balm and gloss, mascara, eyeliner and eyelash curler

Tagged yet again

2010-10-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

I tag EVERYONE who reads this!!

1. YOUR REAL NAME: lDeanna Morgan

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of real name plus izzle): Deaizzle

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color and favorite animal): periwinkle zebra

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (your middle name and street you live on/or neighborhood if it's a number): Marie Rio Blanco

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name): MorDe

6. YOUR SUPERHERO/CRIMINAL NAME: (Your 2nd favorite color, and favorite drink) Pink Dr. Pepper

7. YOUR IRAQI NAME: (2nd letter of your first name, 3rd letter of your last name, 1st letter of your last name, 2nd letter of your moms maiden name, 3rd letter of your dads name, 1st letter of a siblings first name, and last letter of your moms first name). Ermumja (thats hot)haha

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (parents middle names): Sue Frank

9 . YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one of your pets): Black Sophie

10 . YOUR HOOD NAME:....first 3 of your first name and add -iqua....:Deaiqua

day 9

2010-10-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

- a picture of the last thing you purchased

yep, its true, the last thing that i purchased was a postage stamp. Though it did not look like this one, it had pretty purple flowers on it.

Day 6,7&8

2010-10-25T11:32:00.001-07:00

-a picture of something i would keep as a pet

-my dream wedding

-a song that fits my mood

Day 6 I would/do keep this adorable dog as a pet!!!!

I got this picture in an email from my dad this morning, and i LOVE IT!! The colors are so gorgeous. My dream wedding (other than the one i had) would be somewhere outdoors where, and when these colors are present. Just friends and family gathered around for the ceremony and of course a perfect wedding would be hard to have if I didnt have Ricky as my groom!

and the song that fits my mood right now has to be this one. Ricky just recently bought this CD and I think this is one of my new favorite songs

Day 5

2010-10-22T19:59:00.001-07:00

Day 5- a picture of yourself 2years ago.......yup 2 years ago i was dating this handsome guy!!! He even took time out of his busy life and drove me up to where Guy worked, so i could take him food that he forgot for the week, because he knew the way and I did not! AMAZING!!

Day 4

2010-10-21T15:34:00.000-07:00

-post a picture of your best friend

I love that my best friend is my husband! He makes me so happy and understands me completely. He spoils me more than i deserve and is always there when I need him to be. He is intelligent, positive and HANDSOME!! I am so lucky to have him!

day 3

2010-10-20T17:35:00.000-07:00

the perfect first date

for me it would be a picnic in the park or something outdoors....no movie and dinner ...i prefer the face to face chit chat that happens when it is just the 2 of you ,with little distractions.

day 2

2010-10-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks to my awesome hubby, i cam home from work to a plate of this ....so yummy

Day 1

2010-10-18T15:02:00.001-07:00

pretty obvious when this photo was taken....but i love it.

description of my day

well i had Biology this morning, came home and watched some CSI with Ricky then spent all day with Tavan and i have work at 5

Tagged

2010-10-17T23:08:00.000-07:00

So one of my friends, who i follow, tagged me to do this 30day challenge....so why not?

here is an outline of the challenge

Day 1 - A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 - Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 - Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 - A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 - A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 - Your dream wedding.
Day 8 - A song to match your mood.
Day 9 - A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 - A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 - What's in your makeup bag.
Day 12 - A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 - Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 - A TV show you're currently addicted to.
Day 15 - Something you don't leave the house without.
Day 16 - Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 - A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 - Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 - Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 - The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 - A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 - 15 facts about you.
Day 24 - A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 - What's in your purse?
Day 26 - A photo of somewhere you've been to.
Day 27 - A picture of you last year and now and how you changed since then?
Day 28 - Your favorite movie.
Day 29 - Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 - A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

11 months!

2010-10-13T12:33:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it has almost been a year! Tavan is such a blessing in my life and I love every minute i get to spend with him. AT 11 months Tavan is always on the move, always hungry and always talking. Tavan loves to tell everyone about anything. He points and just babbles on and on. its cute! We are getting pretty excited to spend this little guys 1st birthday soon.

telling me all about how his bottle is empty

Tavan loves books... he likes to turn pages and listen to stories

This is Tavans puppy book...now when he sees this page (with Beagle) he gives the picture kisses...we didnt think that he loved his Sophie that much but apparently he does!

Tavan helping me with the laundry and his bear that he is attached to.

Family Outing!!

2010-10-04T21:45:00.000-07:00

This past weekend Ricky had some time off work so we made the best of it! We finally stopped to look at some Native American artwork. I looked up on the internet the whole Canyon Pintado and away we went....It was pretty neat to see all the artwork and makes me wonder how many have yet to be discovered in the area.(Ricky had seen some of the art before but not all before) Tavan enjoyed being out of the house as well.....after all...he knows how to hike in style...

This is how Tavan hikes....on daddys shoulders

hi mom!!!!

Tavan and the art (this art was used as a sundial....around 10 a.m. a shadow covers all 3 of the circles)

giving daddys shoulders a break

petrified log

Tavan, daddy, the log and some art to the right of them (faint)

Our picnic out at the lake before we went to look for animals

Tavan and daddy lookin at the minnows

Walter Keely....a homesteader that lived out where Ricky works. (his homestead was across the road from his grave)

Tavan and I next to the horse (Fremont Indian art)....it was way bright out so Tavan wouldnt look at daddy

Tavans napping style.....haha as long as he has Bentley....he is good!

more playtime

2010-09-27T17:30:00.000-07:00

Tavan just playing around and talking

I love his little pig noise that he makes in this one....he and Ricky can do it fast but i cant....