The Mirthful Morgans: May 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Making an Animated Movie for Family Home Evening...

Iman created the green guy, Edy the orange girl, and Sarah the ball.

Listening to instructions about how to introduce the movie...

Getting ready to film...

LOVE the look on his face as his Daddy give directions about
what to do next...

Annihilation!

For Family Home Evening tonight we decided to do something different and the kids came up with a fun idea to make their own playdough movie. John recalled his time a few years ago when we lived in Utah, when he was the Weblos leader and made animated movies with the Weblos. He showed the kids how this was done and they made the characters and told John what they wanted to have happen. So, John being the director, moved the playdough people and then filmed it all step by step, just like Wallace and Gromitt. Immanuel asked me as i put him to bed tonight if i thought it would make it to the big screen. I replied that i didn't think it would, but that it was really cool and we all had a lot of fun, (especially dad and the kids as i was more of an observer). Anyway, so here are the pics from the event. Oh and the story was that a boy (green guy) kicked a soccer ball at the girl's (orange guy) head and her eyes popped off as did her hair. The ball then bounced back towards the boy and penetrated is stomach which then exploded. Fun fun night!

Friday, May 28, 2010

ksl.com - LDS Church shows inside view of Salt Lake Temple through new exhibit

It's not fun to be sick...

So we are all sick here at the Morgan house. Not sure if it's allergies as we are surrounded by hay fields that all just got cut (the Dr. I saw today thinks it is), but on the flip side we all have fevers too so...??? Anyway a house of cranky sick people is not a lot of fun, however medicine does take the edge off. Poor little Sarah seems to have it the worst, but has had the opportunity to nap pretty much where ever she had laid her sweet little head. She fell asleep on my bed while whining about being "hot". I was on the computer and all of a sudden i hear her snoring! Immanuel and Eden are doing the best I think and occupied themselves quite well as they were creative enough to build an alien city out of play-dough and a play dough ball-pit for Jack too! Tonight is still Thursday Night Movie Night and we are watching Penelope, a movie about a girl with a pig nose, who decides she likes herself the way she is, a good one of girls to watch I think. We are not our bodies! :-) John came home early from work as he's also feeling poorly, so i think we're off to watch a movie and have an early night!

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Why is Being Naked So Liberating?

Well here he is, Jack-a-lope, all dressed up in his birthday suit. It happens every time he asked to sit on the potty. He calls it his bath and insists on stripping down. Never a dull moment at
The Morgan's!

Sensational Summer Sprinklers

At the beginning of May we had some warm days and Eden, being a water-bug, begged me to get her a sprinkler. I said no, and she had a fit and then we decided to make a deal. I told her to do some chores and save her money and if she made enough for half the cost of the silly sprinkler she wanted, I'd put the other half of the money towards it. Eden is a pretty motivated person when there's a reward and so within a couple of days she'd worked enough (even did some yard work for our friends) and we went to Wal-Mart and got her sprinkler. The kids had a blast and I was surprised that the sprinkler wasn't way cheesy and actually put on a good show for them. They got good and wet and plenty cold by the time they were done. Eden even convinced Jack to go through with her, which I was mightily impressed by, although he only let her do it once.

All about John & Nicola

Well, John is the extremely handsome red-head, of course, and I'm the little one in front of him! John is a marriage and family therapist and I am a domestic engineer as well as a dental hygienist. We met in June of 2000, were engaged by the very end of September 2000, and were married December 16th 2000. We have four lovely children as you can see below and love life and all that it has brought and taught us! We love to talk, have friends over, cook and eat food, camp, and pretty much do anything as a family.

All About Edy

She is fun-loving and pretty much always wants her way (who doesn't) and 90% of the time it works out well as she's a good girl with righteous desires and is extremely responsible and mature for her age. However that 10% of the time where we actually don't agree on something, she can be a little devil! She is a huge help with Jack as these two are best buds! Jack likewise adores her and she is the only one out of his other siblings that he'll let parent him. Eden is also in the fifth grade and loves to read. She has a passion for horses and all animals really and also loves to cook and bake.

Top 7 Favorite of "The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book"

{Why 7 and not 10...because I haven't found three more I really like the best yet. AND these are in no particular order either.}

1. Remember that life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
2. Hold puppies, kittens, and babies any time you get the chance.
3. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
4. Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
5. Watch for the big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
6. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

The Duty of Mothers...

The duty of the mother is to watch over her children, and give them their early education, for impressions received in infancy are lasting. You know, yourselves, by experience, that the impressions you have received in the dawn of your mortal existence, bear, to this day, with the greatest weight upon your mind. It is the experience of people generally, that what they imbibe from their mothers in infancy, is the most lasting upon the mind through life... Children have all confidence in their mothers; and if mothers would take proper pains, they can instill into the hearts of their children what they please. You will, no doubt, recollect reading, in the Book of Mormon, of two thousand young men, who were brought up to believe that, if they put their whole trust in God, and served Him, no power would overcome them. You also recollect reading of them going out to fight, and so bold were they, and so mighty their faith, that it was impossible for their enemies to slay them. This power and faith they obtained through the teachings of their mothers.

-Brigham Young