The Mirthful Morgans: It's still a new year....better late than never i always say! ;-)

Monday, February 6, 2012

It's still a new year....better late than never i always say! ;-)

New Years Eve this year was definitely more fun than in years past. Usually it seems that even though John and i are typically late night people (or at least i was before i repented and started going to bed at 10:30pm) we would always manage to fall asleep on New Years Even by like 11:30pm. Any other night of the week and it would have been a 12:30 or 1am deal, but not for New Years. Almost like an internal rebellion because we're supposed to stay up, lol. However this year the Wrights accepted our invitation to party and we made it! These are some of our most favorite people and we are so glad they came and celebrated with us. Some children did not make it. Actually we put Jack to bed as usual and Sarah passed out on the couch watch t/v at some point, but Iman and Edy were happy to be allowed to stay up and the picture of Edy sleeping is the next day as she crashed after church. :-) We celebrated with toast to the new year with sparkling grape juice and dancing to 80's music from Jared's iPAD. The next day we had a fabulous dinner with the Wrights and the Boyles (more of our most favorite people). They all stayed and joined us for a fabulously good time of playing settlers (my most favorite adult game, although i was last beat at it by Eden). We even got to use Ben's awesome foam board which one day soon John will hopefully copy for our playing pleasure. ;-) My most favorite picture on this sequence however is the one of Jack passed out asleep on the floor New Years Day with his plastic toy knife in his hand. My second is the group dinner photo. John and i LOVE having friends over. Takes us back to our farm days where there was always a surplus of people and fun around. :-)

Amy swinging her girls around!

That woman is strong! (in every sense of the word) :-)

Iman dancing!

We as a family have since made family and personal goals for this year. One of my favorite ones that was made was Sarah's which was to be kind and serving towards Jack. She has been working hard on this and even was a dream to me the other day when we checked out the YMCA for the first time with a free-day pass and she stayed with Jack in the kids zone so he wouldn't be scared to be alone.

Each year we make a "Blessing Board" which is a poster board of all the goals and dreams and blessings we would like to come to pass. We have experienced that when we are reminded of our goals visually it helps us even on a sub-conscious level to help to bring to pass those things more, even if it's just through prayer for certain people or ourselves. This is a glimpse of this years Blessing Board. We do this as a Family Home Evening activity at the beginning of each year. :-)

2012 Blessings, Goals, and Achievements - The Morgans

Some things on our board.....

"Nana succeed at work"

(prayers and blessings for Nana)

"Daddy Daughter Dates - Lots"

(the girls goals)

"Sarah Serve Jack-a-lope"

"Iman Pinewood Derby 4 the Win!!"

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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