Pointe Defiance

Kevin's best friend from high school came to visit us with his kids, unfortunately his wife was out of town and couldn't make it. Avery and Boston had a blast with his cute kids. We went to Pointe Defiance, which is a huge park in Seattle. We went to the aquarium and zoo and also visited an old Forte where they picked fresh carrots. We had a great time.

MArket

You can't go to Seattle with out going to the Market. Unfortunately Pikes Place Market (where they throw the fish) was closed for labor day, luckily we have watched them before, besides my favorite part is buying flowers and fresh produce. These carrots were $1 a bunch and oh so delicious!

The Space Needle and Rock Museum

We have been to Seattle many times. The one thing we had never done before was go to the top of the Space Needle. We decided to give it a shot this time because we live on the opposite side of the country and don't know when we'll be able to come back. I'm thinking it will be a while. It's beautiful up top and Avery and Boston enjoyed looking in the telescopes up top so they could see things up close.

We also went to the Rock museum. Avery, Boston and I made are own music video and the kids enjoyed playing with all the different instruments.

First Day of School

I can't believe time has flown by so fast. I remember last year how worried I was for Avery to start school.  I didn't want to let go. Now she is in first grade and I can't believe it. Time really does fly by.  She is such a sweet heart and I am so lucky to have her. This year seemed harder than last year, the summer went by so fast!  This year she wanted to wear pants on the first day.  I'm just glad they have to wear uniforms. It makes the mornings go by so much smoother. Look how much older she looks. 

Kindergarten...................................first grade

And our little guy started preschool today! I couldn't believe it and boy, was he ready. He was so excited to take his superman lunchbox (cape included) to school.  He was so ready he barely said good bye. I was so happy he did so well but apart of me wanted him to jump in my arms and never let go.  I think at times all boys can be a little rambunctious, but I am so lucky to have him. He really is such a sweet boy.  He's my bud and I can't believe he's old enough for preschool. Wow!

It's times like these where I have to step back and realize how lucky I am to have such wonderful healthy children. They make such a difference in my life and I am so grateful to be apart of their lives.

Avery learns to ride her bike with out training wheels

It amazes me how fast kids learn how to ride a bike. I guess once they get it they get it. Avery was so determined and we are so proud of her! I highly recommend the balance buddy. We found one at Target for $15 along with all of her knee, wrist and elbow pads for $7. It was definitely worth the investment.

Van is growing Up!

1 month........................... 2 months............................... 3 months

Van is growing up!

He has been such a joy to have in our family. He is sleeping 10-12 hours at night and is such a good little guy. I think when you come third you just have to learn to go with the flow, and that is exactly what he's been doing. He is definitely a drooler. If he doesn't have a bib on he is drenched within minutes. My other two kids didn't do this so it's new to me and boy does he flow like a river. I can actually feel one of his baby teeth coming in and he is constantly wanting to chew on everything.

Last week at the dinner table we put him in a bumbo chair (thanks Owen) on top of our table (don't worry, we were all surrounding him and it would have been impossible for him to fall) and he was yelling at everyone and cracking us up. I grabbed my camera and got the tail end of his noises so you'll have to check it out. It was so cute. The first few seconds of the video is the best- once you bring the camera out they stop doing what you want them to. I'm just glad I was able to get some of it. It's amazing how fast they really do grow up.

Michelle comes to visit!

We had so much fun with Michelle. This is the one person I know that can put a smile on anyones face. My kids (and Kev and I) LOVE her. It amazes me that she comes out every year so she can be apart of my kids lives. It truly means a lot to us and we are so grateful she came for 2 weeks this time. We had a blast swimming, going to Sea world, going to a really cool vegan restaurant downtown, my kids loved to crawl in bed with her and snuggling. Thanks for everything Michelle, we can't wait for your next trip!

While she was here I decided to introduce her to my quilt group. Little did she know when she came to Orlando she would have a quilt finished when she left. It consumed her while she was here in the wee hours of the night but she did a great job!

Happy 4th of July

No time!

So I don't know how everyone keeps their blogs updated when they have kids during the summertime.

First off I am fortunate to announce that Van has slept from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. the last 2 nights. I'm not saying it's going to last forever (I'll keep my fingers crossed), But I finally got an undisturbed nights sleep. I put him down at 9 tonight, so I'll keep you posted on how it goes.

OK so now I'll start from where I left off...

Boston had his year end celebration after completing co-op preschool. This was such a fun group of kids. At the end of the year I surprised the teachers with pictures of each individual kid holding up a letter that spelled thank you and put them in a frame. It turned out cuter than I thought it would. - I grew to love all of these kids and had such a fun time when it was my turn to help in the classroom. All the kids and mothers were so great and we will miss seeing them every week. Just looking at these pictures makes me smile and miss them so much!

This is my favorite picture I took of the kids in co-op during the school year

This is a picture of Avery and a few of her friends at the Kindergarten awards ceremony. She received the award for "Radiant Reader". At the end of the school year Avery was reading at a 3rd grade reading level. She loves to read. She loves Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, who is an author I highly recommend. Avery had a great year in her Kindergarten class. I loved helping out every Monday because I was able to get to know all of the cute little kids in her class. Her teacher was excellent. She really knew how to prepare her class for 1st grade. I just hope her first grade teacher is at least half as good as her Kindergarten Teacher

The week school ended she had her ballet performance. Avery had such a great time with her friends in the class.

This isn't the best video but it was the best I could do.

My little girl is growing up! It was so hard for me to let her cut her hair. But this is one thing I wasn't going to say no to. I figure there will be many times I will have to say to things she wants to do in life and cutting her hair isn't going to be one of them. I was sad- only because I think she looks so much older. She cut 11 1/2 inches off! So she donated her hair to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization who uses the hair to make wigs for children who don't have hair or loose it from their battle with cancer. So I'm just happy it went to a good cause.

So for Avery's 6th birthday we took her to Libby Lu's, something she has wanted to do for quite sometime now. They have a Hannah Montana Makeover that she has been dying to get. We let her invite her Aunt Kaelie to come with her. Boston went through the store while we were there and decided to dress up and rock out. It definitely kept him entertained.

Kevin's Mom came to visit during the week of Avery's birthday- She was great! She made me a whole bunch of dinners to put in my freezer so I wouldn't have to cook. It's been great and I still have a few. Thanks Pat for all you do!

I still have so much to catch up on. This is by far the biggest post I have ever done and I'm sure you've had enough of the Morris fam by now. I sure hope I'll be posting sooner- this is like a journal for me and I definitely don't want to get this far behind again. Chao!

My Three Amigos

Everyone says it's hardest to go from 2 kids to 3 kids. I think it all depends on how little your children are at the time you have three. Although at times Boston can be a little rambunctious and want to help a little too much , I truly am enjoying my little threesome. I can't thank all of my neighbors and friends for all the help they have given us and I know that is one of the many reasons this transition has been a little easier than I thought it would be. Yes there are some crazy times... trying to leave to go somewhere takes twice as long, but that was expected this time around. For now I want to focus on the good times and remember how lucky I am to have three healthy, happy kids.