The Mirthful Morgans: Climbing trees....

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Climbing trees....

Despite our earnest efforts to camp this summer, it hasn't come to pass and so this is as close as we've come...a camp-out lunch on top of the "Ridge" at the England's farm. The site really was absolutely amazing and of course the company was fabulous too. Jeff made hamburgers and hot dogs over the camp fire and Lorraine had made cabbage salad, which was really thoughtful as a couple days before i had been talking about how much i loved it and didn't have a recipe for it.

Jeff talked about his childhood growing up on a then tobacco farm and how much hard work it was and even showed the kids a great place to play up there. As you will see below is was this awesome tree that was perfect for climbing. It reminded me of better days when I was a child and would play outside ALL DAY! We had trees in our backyard growing up that my sister, brother and i would climb. I don't actually think Immanuel had really climbed a tree before this day, which is somewhat sad to me. We've become a society that depends on technology to entertain our children, instead of them going out and finding it for themselves. Counted our world is different in that it's not as safe as i remember it being, however i believe we'd have healthier, happier children, if we'd let them out or rather pushed them out the door and told them to explore.

John and i have recently talked about how different our childhoods were from that of our children and i have been making a conscious effort to not allow the T.V. to be put on or computer games to be played. It used to be a daily thing for the t.v, which i was better about when they were little, and the computer games were several times a week, but now we are in a technology famine and i have to say it's FANTASTIC! Eden actually said to me the other day, "Mommy, i had so much fun today because we didn't watch the t.v.!" I pondered on that and how it sounded...almost like i enslaved them to watching t.v. instead of it being a privilege...and you know what, i don't think she's too off on that one. Anyway, this was a day well spent and the kids throughly enjoyed the "Ridge" and we all enjoyed spending time with good friends. Thanks Jeff for showing them the trees!

Gorgeous view! Man, i just LOVE living in Tennessee!

Jack & Brayden, great buds!

Johnni giving the kids rides on the 4-wheeler. So sweet, they loved it!

Trying to catch June Bugs! They were EVERYWHERE!!!

Poor little Maddison, so tired! My kids NEVER did that!

He doesn't smile like that when watching T.V. or playing computer games!

Priceless!

Jack even tried to climb them too...

Brayden helping Sarah after she got hurt....so cute!

A Frog Immanuel found, it totally looks like the bark of a tree, so cool!

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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