Another Photo Shoot by Kristen

Kristen has been having fun playing "photo shoot" with Morgan and Ian. She will dress them up and then take them outside to take photos. She has been getting some great ones. Here are some she has taken recently.

Which one is your favorite? Leave a comment and let us know!

Night Creatures Pocketbook!!

Morgan has finished up her science unit on night creatures (Nocturnal Animals). She made a pocketbook on some different types of night creatures. Here she is working on the cover.

The first creature she learned about was bats. These are some of the books she used.

One activity was a paper bat with "bat facts" hidden under the wings.

The next animal was owls. These are the owl books we read.


She made a picture using different art techniques.

Then, she wrote an Owl Report.

Next, she made a Venn diagram comparing owls and bats.

The last pocket was Koalas. She made a little Koala to hold the koala facts matching game cards. Here she was matching up the facts all about koalas.

The last thing she did was a coloring sheet with each animal on it.

All finished!!

May 14, 2008, Momo's Miracle Day!

I don't think I have ever posted on this blog about Morgan's Miracle Day. We celebrated the 4 year anniversary of her special day on Wednesday, May 14th. Morgan drowned in our pool when she was just over 2 years old, on May 14th, 2005. We were given a miracle of our very own that day, when Morgan survived and was perfect in every way. We thank God for our miracle EVERY single day, but we especially try to remember it each year on the anniversary. It has become our tradition for Morgan to make a BIG cookie on May 14th. Well, this past Wed. that is just what we did. This year's flavor was a sugar cookie with M&Ms on top!! Yummy. I am also going to share a video montage I made last year. I have it posted on my personal blog but I added some new pictures from the past year and also a new song. The third song also holds a special memory for us. When Morgan was just a few months old, we saw Steven Curtis Chapman in concert. While he was singing the song, Fingerprints of God, Randy held Momo up over his head, and Steven Curtis Chapman pointed to her and sang the song to her!! I hope you enjoy the little slideshow of our miracle, our Momo Monkey. ( You may want to go to the bottom of the blog and stop the music player before playing the video.)

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Here are Morgan, Sara and Ian getting ready to make the big cookie.


Rolling it out......


Adding the M&Ms on top!!




All ready for the oven.....








It is all baked now!! (Yes, she had changed clothes, she was getting ready to leave for church.)




My beautiful little miracle, my Momo Monkey. She is such a blessing to me. Her eyes are the bluest of blues and are always full of life and excitement, her smile could melt an iceberg. She loves to have fun and is always on the go. Those that know Morgan in person, know she has a personality all her own. She is so unique and some days, I will admit, can make for some tense moments, but I wouldn't trade a single one for anything in the world. It is those moments when I am reminded most that God has a big and special plan for my girl. He let me know that for sure on a day in May. I am so grateful that He chose to give her to us for a little longer, to raise her, and love her and teach her, in order for her to become the beautiful woman He has planned for her to be. I know she will accomplish everything she sets out to do and nothing will get in her way. Morgan will do whatever it is God has planned for her. I am blessed to be her mama. I love you Momo.

Graduation!!

We had our graduation program for coop on May 8th. We didn't have any seniors in coop this year so we only had 8th,6th, and K graduating. Aaron was one of the 8th graders and Morgan did the K graduation. She did K for the first few months of the school year but has actually completed 1st grade as well so we were extra proud of her!

Here are Aaron and Chris posing before the program. We don't get them in a tie very often!!


And Momo.....


Momo and Sara!

Sara will be a Kindergarten graduate next year!

Ian and Sara having fun!

Morgan and Morgan! The only girls in the Kindergarten class!!


Momo and Lulu, up close....look at all those sweet freckles!! I love them!

All three girlies together!


Our friend, Eric, was the speaker for the night.

Stephanie giving Morgan C. her diploma.

Stephanie, Scott and Lulu.


Momo's turn for her diploma!


The Kindergarten class and parents!

Now time for Aaron. Notice the slideshow up on the wall behind the stage. They did this for all of the graduates as their names were called.


The 8th grade class with parents on stage.

Randy and I with our graduates after the program.



This gives an idea how tall Aaron has gotten. Randy is 6 feet and I am 5'9". Aaron is just over 5'10"!

The program was followed by a small reception. We didn't stay for too long though since we decided to go out to eat to celebrate. We are very proud of all of our kiddos. They have done great this past year!!