The Mirthful Morgans: June 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

A Night for the Mom's...Eclipse Pre-Party and Midnight Showing!

Yep, that's right, i too love the books, and the movies are pretty good if i do say so myself! BUT more than anything this was a night to have fun, chat with the ladies, and enjoy myself! I do think it was criminal that our "$2.00" movie theatre to charge $12.00, but it was well worth the whole evening experience!

It was fun to feel like i could be silly and not worry about feeling silly at the same time. As you can see we all fully indulged! I love these girls, they are so fun to be with. The Smith Sisters but on a good show and went all out with their decorations. The food was awesome, the games were fun, the friends are amazing, oh, and the movie was good too! ;-)

Tamsyn & Sarah

Jennifer, Presley, and Holly

Two of the Smith Sisters, Amy and Mandy...and yes they are wearing red contacts!

Silly Moms having so much fun!

Hot Cheryl! Watch out Edward! ;-)

All of us that evening...

I LOVE these ladies! Cheryl, Me (of course), & Katie.

Eclipse Guesstures...

Decor in the bathroom even, LOL!
Yep, those are Edward and Bella dolls!

At the movies waiting in line to get in...

Such a fun evening, thanks ladies & a special thanks
to the Smith Sisters for putting on such a fabulous party, WOW!

Beautiful Tennessee...

I always said that I'd never live further south than Pennsylvania, that it got plenty hot enough there in the summer for me and going further south would just be torture. I was made to eat my own words with that statement, but i am not sorry about having to be in the South. Besides the absolutely amazing people down here i truly am in love with the land. Of all the places i have lived i have to say that Eastern Tennessee is the most beautiful by far. It's a bit of the mountains we enjoyed in Utah and even more green than the green we loved about Pennsylvania. Where i am presently living i have the convenience of being only 5 to 10 mins away from the store, but also am completely in farm country which i LOVE. I love that i have cows across the road from my house and that i am surrounded by hay bails wherever i look. I love the wildflowers that spontaneously bloom everywhere and that every single person in their own vehicle i drive by, nods or waves hello. These following natural beauties are just a few of what i pass as i head into town. It brings peace and joy to my soul and a smile to my face to view such beauty each and everyday during the spring and summer.

I seriously have no idea what this even is, but it sure it cool looking!

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