The Mirthful Morgans: First Fishing Trip...

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

First Fishing Trip...

On Saturday was a day of firsts. Not only was it our first fishing trip as a family, but our first fishing trip with the Osbornes, and another first for me was that it was the first time i've actually fished with a license! Also it was Sarah's first time ever peeing in the woods, which felt like something of an accomplishment for me. ;-)

We went fishing early in the morning somewhere in the valley, and this was our beautiful view! It had been about 15 years or so since i'd been fishing so i really was excited about the day.

Immanuel and Eden caught their first fishes ever and Eden also caught a soft shelled turtle. Chaz caught a huge small mouthed bass, that Katie says measured about 16 inches. That was really exciting for the children to see, well Jack actually seemed a bit afraid, but of course talked about it on the way home in the car.

You'll have to excuse the quality of the photos as, shame on me, i forgot my camera and had to resort to taking pics with my phone.

We hope to be able to do this again sometime with them. It made me miss my roots of growing up on Lake Hopatcong, NJ and fishing with my family. Those were some good times! I think Jamie's (my brother) first catch was a turtle too!

The weather was absolutely perfect!

View to the left...

View to the right...

Father and Son....Jack really just enjoyed reeling it back in over and over again.

Iman's catch...

Eden's turtle...

Edy's first fish....

Chaz's awesome bass!

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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