HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORG!

Monday was Morgans 23rd birthday!! We had such a fun day...we both ditched work :)And just hung out with eachother all day...we did some Christmas/birthday shopping, went to lunch at Mangos :), walked around downtown Mesa, came home so Morg could play a little XBox, took a little nap and then went to Cheesecake Factory for dinner with the Pew crew (and Matt and Courtney) :) It was just such a nice day...I wish everyday could be like that! I can't count how many times i think to myself throughout the day how grateful I am to be married to this boy! I love him with my whole heart...aw...i'm one lucky girl:)

California

This weekend Morgan and I took a little trip to Stockton, California for our nephew Aysons blessing! We flew out on the new airline out of Gateway, Allegiant Air. Its a smaller airline so we got to do things the old fashion way (as you can see in the picture above) :) So while we were there we did the whole San Francisco thing because I had never been. IT WAS A BLAST!!! So here are a few pictures from our travels :)

The Golden Gate Bridge

In the background is Alcatraz and a very cool looking pirate ship!

The Pirate Ship Arrr...





Then we stopped by the Ghirardelli factory...

For hot chocolate

And ice cream YUM

Then we hopped back on the Trolly (which was sooo fun) and headed home...

And of course Morgan couldn't resist taking a picture of this....enough said? All in all, we had such an amazing weekend! Thanks to Janie and Tory for letting us sleep in your family room! We has so much fun hanging out with you guys and sweet Ayson pants :)

Our Weekend Apart...

This weekend Morgan, his dad and brother Jake flew to California for the weekend to watch the ASU USCLA game with a few of the "beach week" guys. They left late Thursday night so they could play some golf (40 holes) on Friday before the Saturday game. He "says " he had a lot of fun but I don't really see how thats possible since I wasn't there...;)

So while Morgan was in California, I took off to Show Low to spend the weekend with my family for my nephew Tates 4th birthday

The weather was beautiful!! So Tate, Corinne, Courtney and I decided to go on a little bike ride. Notice how excited Corinne is about having to borrow her younger cousin Porters bike :) She said she "felt stupid riding a little boys bike" and she didn't want people to see her. We told her that no one cares and that she actually looked cute on it!


So we set off

But didn't get a half way down the street when she just couldn't take the humiliation anymore! So we stopped to talk about it...i tried riding the little bike so she could ride the big one but she couldn't even get on the big one and i just about broke the little one! Sweet Taters said to Annie "here mom, give Corinne my bike, i'll ride Porters" but that didn't go over real well with Corinne...so the solution?? Corinne rode on my handle bars and we had a 10 minute bike ride instead of a 30 minute because her legs and bum were going numb. So we just came home and hung around....

We played outside in the cold! (notice we're wearing sweaters!)

Then got the chitlins bathed after a long hard day of play...

And soon, they were OUT

Then we got up Sunday morning and headed home. By this time I am SOOO ready to see Morgan.... Also, Maddy noticed she had her FIRST lose tooth during breakfast so she worked really hard the whole way home to get it pulled so she could show her mom and dad...

She didn't quite make it by the time we got home...but when they came over for Sunday dinner it was GONE!! Yay Maddy!

Then FINALLY I got home to Morgan! We went over to my parents for dinner that night and the babies (Isabella and Olivia) were soooo happy to see him as well! They're so cute...everytime they see him its always such a big deal they SCREAM "MORGAN!!!" like they haven't seen him in years haha they sure know how to make a guy feel special :)

Better Late Than Never!!

Yes...we do have Halloween pictures! For starters...here is Morgan and I dressed up as "Old Farts". We went to a Kyle and Savannah's Halloween shin-dig the night before Halloween and had a BLAST! We also won the money game!! YAY!! Thank you to those of you who played! P.S. Although in this picture you can't see...Morgan is wearing his token Velcro shoes :)

Here are two of our sweet niece's, Corinne as a Senorita and Maddy as an Angel...

Aren't they beautiful....

Look out!! It's another question and answer post!!

So thanks so Hannah I get to do one of these little question and answer posts i've been reading for months :) I'll try and make this as entertaining as i can!


What is his name? Morgan, Morg, Morgie Boy, Munkin (to our neices and nephews and Annie) :)
How long have you been together? hmm...it'll be 2 years in Feb wow...thats it?!
How long did you date? we dated for 4 months, engaged 7 weeks:) (yes, its possible)
Who eats more? MORGAN i sure hope so!
Who said I love you first? after a little chat about the importance of meaning it before saying it...Morgan:) (he meant it!)
Who is taller? Morgan and its a good thing!
Who sings better? Morgan does! Thats one of the things that made me fall in love with him really....i love to watch him sing to music while he's driving...he gets REALLY into it :)
Who is smarter? well that just depends
Whose temper is worse? that'd be me...Morgan doesn't have a temper
Who does laundry? Morgan helps A LOT with the laundry (thank goodness!)
Who does dishes? We both do
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? if we're laying in bed he's on the right (its the side thats closer to the door, next to the baseball bat and mase! haha)
Who pays the bills? Morgan i don't know what goes on with those....
Who mows the lawn? Morgan of course!
Who cooks dinner? ME!!! i try to cook most days of the week and i really enjoy it! however, morgan does makes the cheese crisps on sundays :)
Who drives when you are together? Morgan always does
Who is more stubborn? uhhh me
Who is the first to admit they are wrong? depends...probably Morgan only because i have a hard time believing that i'm wrong when i'm wrong...
Whose parents do you see the most? Mine but we take more trips with his
Who kissed who first? that would be Morgan. first date, on the freeway on the way home, in the back of joe steiners car with joe and jenny in the front seats haha but i didn't mind....:) *disclaimer: this kiss was sweet, only a small peck, joe and jenny didn't even know it happened:) now later on that night....
Who asked who out? Morgan of course! It was so cute...
Who proposed? Moooorrrrggggg
Who is more sensitive? Me FOR SURE! but not dramatic come on now...
Who has more friends? Morgan...but i'd like to think his friends are now my friends! (right?)
Who wears the pants in the family? We both wear pants...or not
Who answered that last question? Morgan

BROOKERS!!

Meet Brooks! The absolute CUTEST, SWEETEST, and most ADORABLE 5 1/2 month old i know!!! He belongs to my sister Annie and her husband Trever (along with Porter and Tate) who live in Show Low. I'm really missing them all right now...so i'm trying to figure out a way we can get up there this weekend!! But we have projects up the wazoo that we should be working on...so we'll see if we can make this happen!! I LOVE YOU ANNIE!!

Matt's Engaged!!!

My older brother Matt has finally found his sweet heart!!! Her name is Courtney and we are SOOO excited for them!! Our whole family is totally in love with her...and best of all, she's completely in love with my brother!! YAY! Its so much fun to see Matt so totally enamored by her. They started dating beginning of August, were engaged mid-September and will be married December 28th!! Which is also my birthday :) We love you Matt and Courtney!!