A Whale of a Tale

A Whale of a Tale 

by Morgan

(This little gem was written at school)

One day Trey my pet goldfish was dancing!  Wow!  I thought Amazing!  Everyday twenty four seven he dances.  I am glad I have a goldfish but probably not all goldfishes can do this I said.  One week later Trey was practicing.  He was doing a flip and he fell on his side and broke his fin.  Crash. :(  I was really scared and for a moment I didn't remember where the fish hospital in Seafood Island was.  Then I remembered! :)  I rushed him to the fish hospital and they checked X-rays on his fin and they said he broke it.  He got it off 6 weeks later and started dancing!  Then we went home.  By the way we live behind the coral.  But he was as sad as a dancer that couldn't dance because he couldn't be in the Seafood Island talent show.

Morgan turns 8!!!!!!!!

Just two days after Easter Sunday, Morgan turned 8!  Her choice for breakfast was donut balls from Dunkin Donuts.  So up and at 'em early so we could get a little celebrating in before school.  I have a summer birthday so on one hand I never got to be the birthday girl on my "actual" birthday at school, but on the other hand I didn't have a school day interrupt my birthday!

Not long after blowing out the candle, the delivery man arrived with the annual plant and balloon from Nonny Moe.

Full speed ahead into opening gifts.  

First up was a Nerf Rebel Bow & Arrow

 from Shelby a Muppets book and safety glasses for the Nerf gun fights

 a new bag

After school we ate supper at her choice of the Olive Garden.  We had a cool waitress who gave her a cup full of their after dinner mints!  At home we had M& M Cookie Cake...... that had a lot of pink frosting!

When daddy came home from work he brought birthday greetings from the baseball team complete with balloons, handmade birthday cards and baseball stadium and another cookie cake!

What a day and lucky 8 year old!

Easter 2014

As I sit in the library waiting for the girls, I decided to see where I needed to get caught up on the blog.  With Easter approaching this year, I thought it would be a good idea to post about last year!
Easter is the one holiday we try to stay home.  Nate always has games on Saturday so that limits our travel time and we go out of town for the other major holidays.  The girls searched for their baskets of treasure before church and then we stuffed ourselves at Tony Roma's for Easter brunch/lunch. The girls had liked it from Ashley's after wedding party and since Nate wasn't there that day, they wanted him to experience Tony's too.

As I post this almost a year later, it is hard to remember much about the day.  But I do remember the clothes.  The girls and I drove to East Peoria to get Morgan's yellow shirt at their Target.  I remember always getting a new dress for Easter growing up.  Easter was the only time I would possibly wear a hat to church.  I'm pretty sure I remember their shoes being an issue.  Spring is my least favorite time of the year since it is so unpredictable what the weather will be like and what dress/shoes are going to work.  And chances are shoes from last spring no longer fit.  And then those new shoes that worked for the 30 seconds in the store while they tried them on suddenly don't work half way through church....... oh the challenges of being a girl!

Ashley Gets Married

Ashley and Erik decided to go the simple route and get married at the courthouse.  The girls and I along with my parents joined them and Erik's family as their guests.

the happy couple 

After the wedding we had a nice dinner at Tony Romas.  The girls had fun and more fun with each cheery coke refill they brought in these ginormours glasses.  I was the cake cutter.  I had ribs so I got to wear the fancy bib.  And it was freezing in the sun room without any sun so I left the bib on for some warmth.

Congratulations Ashley and Erik!

Upwards Basketball & Cheerleading 2014

Upwards Basketball and Cheerleading is where it appears I need to begin my attempt to get this blog caught up.  Shelby played basketball for the same coach she's had all along and Morgan was a cheerleader on a new team with a new coach.  This was the first year Shelby played in the big high school gym and that was quite an adjustment.  Their team was kind of the underdog being over matched in size and overall experience and ability.  Needless to say, watching her games was enough to give me a heart attack while her dad would sit there and not say a word.  I wasn't able to get any good action shots of her playing.

I think she was doing the Tim Tebow here

 And Morgs looks so cute in a cheerleading uniform and isn't afraid of the crowd at all.  It didn't take long for her to adjust and fit in to her new squad which half of them have been together in the past.

Here is a video of a floor cheer.  Morgan is in the back center.  And in true Morgie fashion ends up on her rear at the end.

Call Her Frosty

We love these Little Debbie snack cakes.  And they always come in fun holiday shapes.  The other day when I was shopping I came across some spring shapes as well as St. Patty's Day.  I bought a box of the St. Patty's to celebrate our Irish heritage and these butterfly ones.

After school Morgan was looking in the cupboard for a snack.  When she saw this box she said, "I'm not eating that.  I don't want spring."  Can you believe that?!?  But seriously, this girl hates hot weather.  I don't even have to close my eyes to hear her in the hot car all summer long.  She sounds like someone having a panic attack.  She acts like she can't breathe and yells at me to open the windows.  And then we have a disagreement about how opening the windows is just going to let in hot air.  And there was more than 1 day this cold winter that she didn't mind being outside for an entire afternoon.  She loves the cold air but likes to dress in sweaters and boots.  But hates gloves cause you can't move your fingers....... :)

Valentine's Parties

Valentine's Day brought a big snow storm.  I made the slow, snowy trek across town from work just in time for the parties at school.  Morgan's party was first.  They ate lunch in their classroom and dessert was frosting a sugar cookie.

 This look is how I was feeling after seeing her creation..... YUCK!

Mrs. Tidabeck is a fabulous room mom and plans so many fun things

When Morgan's party ended I waited for Shelby's party to start and headed to the other end of the school.  There has not been and will not be a year that their two rooms have been at the same end of the school.  At Oakdale K, 1st, 4th and 5th are on one wing and 2nd and 3rd are on the other wing.  With the two years dividing them they have always been separated.  The same goes for lining up outside before school.  :(

Candy Heart Bingo

 Shelby and Teagan at the snack station

Ice Cream Sundaes and Juice box

 The crazies of 4B