Common Sense

Daddy: "Morgan, are you going to pick up your toys tonight, or leave them until tomorrow?"
Morgan: "Leave them until tomorrow."
Daddy: "Are they in the way?"
Morgan: "Not if you walk around them."

Super Hero Song on Youtube

Check out Morgan's newest hit single...."The Super Hero Song" on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw640iKK1Bg.

Here are the lyrics....
I was a super hero in the morning
And then I can flap my arms away
Guess what happened
There’s a bad guy
And I punched him with my super powers
And I….and then he got dead
And then I got home
And then it, it was dark outside
And then my mom said, “It’s time for dinner.”
So we, we can’t fight anymore
We go to bath and then you’re going to bed.
The next morning you do it again.
And that’s it…it…it….it…it
I like my ice skates (blue masking tape on feet)

You can also take a look at Garrett riding his sister's tricycle around the house at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qtxZbxdyrg&feature=related.

Morgan's Fourth Birthday

Although Morgan's 4th birthday was 10 months ago, I was reading Kaye's blog and it reminded me of Morgan's princess party....so here are some memories of Morgan's 4th birthday...soon we'll have pictures of her 5th birthday which she's decided she wants to have at Build-A-Bear. The only problem with that is our Build-A-Bear doesn't have a birthday room. UGH...I'll have to figure that one out later.

Here's what her invitation looked like. We had it at the Jumping Party so there were lots of pictures of her on some of the equipment. I created the invitation and then had them printed as photos. They really turned out well!


Here's a picture of the banner and cake. We didn't have to do much decorating. We had purple and pink balloons with pink tablecloths and princess plates, cups, etc.


Here's a picture of Morgan's cake that she picked out herself. Notice the little picture frame in the middle of the cake with her picture in it? The picture was actually taken before we moved from Vermont. She still has that picture frame in her room!


Here's one of my favorite pictures. We took a picture of Morgan with most of her friends in front of the princess castle. She had such a fun day!


And her birthday present...a royal bed for the royal princess...

Good News We Hope

Well, it would appear that Morgan's loss of hearing is temporary. They rinsed her ears out today with a solution that has seemed to help. We will need to put mineral oil in her ears for a week and then go back to the doctor's for a follow-up appointment. We also have an appointment with the Baylor Speech and Hearing Clinic to double-check. It's probably overkill, but I think better safe than sorry in this situation.

Do You Hear What I Hear

After a morning of poor listening…
Daddy: “What is it that I just told you?”
Morgan: Puts her finger to her mouth as if to indicate to be quiet.
Daddy: As that wasn’t even close to what Daddy said, he responds with “We’re going to need to get your ears checked because I’m not sure if you aren’t hearing me or if you just don’t care.”
Morgan: “I just don’t care.”
Daddy: “Well, I guess that clears things up.”

Which we really don't think is the case because we "tested" her by asking her things like would she like M&Ms with her lunch, etc. and she didn't respond. When we asked her what we said, she responded, "I don't know I couldn't hear you. You have to say it louder." Needless to say we'll be having her ears checked. She recently had them checked at school, and we didn't get a follow-up report, so I'll be calling the daycare director tomorrow to see what those results were. Garrett has a follow-up appointment on Tuesday to have his chest "x-rayed" again so I'll be able to talk to our PCP at that time.

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

While watching a Dora commercial about what Dora wants to be when she grows up…
Mom: “Morgan, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Morgan: “Let me think…I want to be a…I want to be a…I want to be a TEACHER just like you are!”

Out of the Mouths of Babes

This morning at breakfast time
Mom: "Morgan, what would you like for breakfast this morning?"
Morgan: "Bacon and eggs"
Mom: "What kind of eggs?"
Morgan: "Cooked eggs! And cooked bacon, too!"

After a trip to buy a "birthday present" for Troy, Morgan's Build-a-Bear (who was "born" in January), resulted in a new pair of pajamas, a tent, and a cell phone...
From the backseat of the car: Bringgggg, Bringgggg
Mommy to Morgan: "Is that a call for you?"
Morgan: "No, it's for my bear."