The Mirthful Morgans: 11 of My Most Favorite Things Ever....(i tried 10, but just couldn't do it....so many things to like!)

Saturday, November 13, 2010

11 of My Most Favorite Things Ever....(i tried 10, but just couldn't do it....so many things to like!)

In no specific order:

1. My family (duh) - ALL of them! (in a perfect world we'd all live 30 mins or less from each other)

2. The Gospel

3. Reading good books

4. Photography (including appreciating good photography by others too)

5. My Dad's photos of sunsets and his paintings

6. The smell of fresh cut grass

7. Gardening

8. Wheel throwing and also hand building pottery

9. Raising Chickens (and ducks and geese are pretty fun too)

10. English food (and yes that definitely includes sweeties)

.....and lastly #11 is as follows by the pictures...it truly warms by heart, it instantly puts a smile to my face, and puts me in an immediate good mood. I could watch and observe it for hours i think.....

That's right #11 is watching John and the kids wrestle! I just can't get enough of it! He's been wrestling with the kids since they were old enough to walk and they just love it so much. Plus John laughs almost the whole time and i LOVE hearing him laugh! Ah, it's music to my ears! LOVE IT! The bestis when Jack gives everyone the "Atomic Elbow." Actually the other day i couldn't stop myself from laughing as i put Jack in the corner for being naughty and after i sat him down, he raised his elbow and patted it and threatened to give me the atomic elbow for putting him in the corner! It was to die for!! lol!

Here he is actually carrying all the children at the same time! They think he's the best, and well....they are absolutely right!

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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