May's Ten Things

So yeah, to say this month has been a crazy one would be more than an understatement.  We put our house on the market, were essentially homeless for a week while we had over 25 showings, ended up with four offers, found a new listing that very day up in Washington, Todd and Ethan drove up and saw it, made an offer and had it accepted.  We will close on this house June 10.  Hopefully end of June on our new house and are moving the middle of July.  The people buying our house are letting us rent for a month so we only have to move once.  It's been a crazy amazing ride.  Super overwhelming, good, bad, and everything in between!  I have had a perpetual stomach ache the entire month, strange foot pain (I think stress related?) and have been sleeping horribly!  But overall, I am completely grateful for the blessings that have come to us.  The Lord really orchestrates things so intricately and beautifully.  And I recognize His hand in this entire process.

Here are my Ten Things to Smile About in May:

1.  Homemade Scones!

 2.  We accepted an offer on our house

3.  Finding a house up in Washington.  Not just any house, the one we know is right for us.  With more land in a beautiful location, room to grow, with good schools and the church only ten minutes away!

4.  Wonderful weather to enjoy picnics

 5.  Ethan got his braces off

 6.  Oliver loving Madeline's play glasses

 7.  This purple bush in my backyard!!!

 8.  Helping my sweet girl sweep the Bishop's porch for a service activity

 9.  Mother's Day.  I love being a mother.  And I love my mother.  And I love Todd's mother.

10.  Oliver!  And his love for all things kitchen related.

One Year Old in the House!

Snuggles

Madeline

Creative, designer, thoughtful and giving.  These are words that describe Madeline.  Two examples:

She loves crafting and sewing things for other people.  She always makes things for others first, then herself.  This is a little bird she made for her best friend at school.

And here are her watermelon fingernails that she painted herself.  

Dirt!

 Oliver is starting to discover what Cooper has known for a long time:  playing in the dirt is FUN!

 

 

18 Months Old!

It's pretty easy to feel happy when you get to see this face in the morning!

 And even though his favorite pastime is destruction, I can't help but smile and laugh.

 I have no idea how he is already a year and a half old.  The time has flown by in a blur.

 A beautiful wonderful blur.

 Oliver Glenn Morris.  I feel so privileged to be your mama.

This is Happening

We've talked about it for a long time.  And it's finally real.  This summer we are moving back to Washington State! I know this will be a blessing for our family.  I feel like it is an adventure we should take.  I can't pretend it's not very hard for me.  I do so very much love it here.  My emotions fill the spectrum.  But I know we will be blessed and I know it's a good thing...and that's all I can say about that for now.

April's Ten Things

Ten things that made me smile in April:

1.  Ethan in glasses!

 2.  Celebrating my sister's birthday

 3.  General Conference (always with cinnamon rolls Sunday morning)

 And GIANT ice cream sundaes on Monday - each scoop and topping earned by notes on talks.

 4.  Ethan competing in Math Olympiad.  My kid is a smarty!!!

 5.  Watching Ethan play basketball.

 6.  Finally getting out our fryer and making homemade donuts!!!!!!!

 7.  This picture:  "I'm ready to go"

 8.  And this one too.  Not sure how he has room in there to sleep...

9.  TULIPS.  Need I say more???
10.  Madeline's Grandparent Program.