Thanksgiving

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

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!

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!

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!

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 :)