The Morgans

Happy 4th of July!!!

2011-07-04T15:09:00.002-06:00

So... it's definitely been a while since I posted about life in the Morgan home... SO MUCH has been going on... I have taken lots of pictures to document the many events, just haven't had time to upload them and blog about them. I promise to get all caught up this week! But for now... HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

By the way... the Chase man is totally walking... makes things a little more difficult and life on the computer a lot harder :) Chase is living up to his name and Taylor and I have to chase the little dude all over the place :)

Scenes from a Monkey Party

2011-05-02T12:49:00.008-06:00

This weekend we had Chase's Birthday Party! It was so much fun and we are so lucky to have such great friends and family that could attend. Chase had a monkey party since he loves monkeys and loves to climb all over the place. The colors were brown, blue, and red... and I had the best time planning the party, making food, decorating, and celebrating. I know it's just his 1st birthday and he may not remember it... but, I just had to plan a fun party.

Yummy appetizers before the food arrives. We had a fun BBQ and made some delicious hamburgers! Even though it was snowing... Taylor still braved the cold and BBQ'd all the food.

Cupcake of course :)

Chase's Cake!

The party favors!

Some of the party treats!

My mom decided to fly out for the party! We were SO EXCITED that she could come out! We love when Grandma comes out to visit. She was so helpful all weekend and it was so nice to have someone here to help with the party! Chase loves his Grandma! We miss her already!

Finn even woke up to join in on the fun!

Chase and Graham always have fun playing with each other. Graham was showing Chase how to use all of his new toys!

Chase and his cousin Kailee playing with some toys. They were so cute together. Kailee is three months younger than Chase... so these two are very close in age and they will always have fun playing together!

We attempted to try and get Kailee and Chase to smile together for a picture... but it was impossible... this is as close as we could get.

Playing with some new toys :)

Graham had to help Chase open presents since he wasn't sure what to do. He was so overwhelmed with all the fun new toys he was getting. Once one was open... he just wanted to play with it right away!

Chase thought it was pretty fun when everyone was singing to him. He loves songs :)

Chase loved his chocolate cake... it got ALL OVER THE PLACE!

The best toy of the day... a bath toy that plays music, lights up, and blows bubbles. Graham and Chase had a great time in the bath! The bubbles were awesome :)

Someone Had a Birthday!!!

2011-05-02T12:40:00.004-06:00

Someone had a birthday last week! We had a great weekend filled with celebrating... and all I can say is this was one SPOILED ONE YEAR OLD!!!

On his actual birthday, we had a little family celebration with just the three of us. I made Chase a little cake and we sang to him and opened presents. It was so cute!

He LOVED the cake! Loved it... he had no problem sticking his hands in the cake and stuffing as much as he could in his mouth.

One Happy Birthday Boy!

Opening his first birthday present. He wasn't really into opening presents... but he was very excited when he saw what was inside :)

He wasn

Happy Birthday, Dude!!!

We just got back from the doctor... and here our his 1 Year Old Stats:
* He weighed in at 22 lbs, 10 ounces, exactly in the 50th percentile
* He measured 29 inches long, exactly 50th percentile again
* And his head measured in at 50th percentile as well

Just an average little one year old... except that I think he's above average :)

Happy 1st Birthday, Little Man!

2011-04-28T07:49:00.005-06:00

Well... the day has finally come! It's hard to believe that an entire year has past since I gave birth to our little dude, Chase. He has brought so much happiness and joy to our lives... I can't imagine what my life would be without him! He has made our life so much fun, and every day it so fun to watch him grow up, do new tricks, and have this cute little personality that everyone loves.

Here is a picture from his newborn session... he doesn't even look like that baby anymore! I can't believe he was ever that small!

And here is our BIRTHDAY BOY now!!! One year older... and wiser! We had the best photo session over at FotoFly yesterday... it was my first time and I definitely recommend them to anyone and everyone! They did a fantastic job with Chase and he was entertained the entire time. I could not be happier with the way the pictures turned out!

A few milestones on the 1st Birthday:
* Saying, "Mama", "Dada", "Yaya"
* Crawling all over town... it's hard to keep up with this guy :)
* Stands up, and balances for quite a long time, but no steps yet...
* Man, this boy can eat... anything and everything you put in front of him. He loves grilled cheese, jelly sandwiches, pizza, rice, noodles, toast, yogurt, fruit... literally, everything!
* He has the best smile and laugh... he loves to play Peek A Boo!
* He has the best facial expressions... the photographer was able to capture quite a few at the photo session
* He loves to hang out with his best friend, Cooper... the dog.
* He loves his little gym class where he tries sommer saults, crawling thru tunnels, climbing stairs, and singing songs.
* He loves bubbles and popsicles
* He loves bath time... still his favorite time of the day... he could splash and play in his bath all day long... I can't wait to take him swimming this summer!

Enjoy these cute pictures from FotoFly! They are so cute, I can't stop looking at them! I might be biased but I think I have a pretty cute baby!

I just love this little man. Happy 1st Birthday, Chase! We love you!!!

Easter Weekend

2011-04-26T10:51:00.007-06:00

We had a great Easter this year! Chase woke up to a basket full of toys and books from the Easter Bunny. We had a yummy breakfast filled with fresh fruit, french toast, bacon, and all sorts of yummy goodness, we went to church, then had family over to our house for a traditional Easter BBQ! The boys enjoyed playing, dying Easter Eggs, and going on an Easter Egg hunt. Super fun!

Checking out all of his stuff...

Pirate Chase with his beach towel he got in his basket :) Thanks, Grandma!

The one thing I do like about living in Utah is the Spring... I am always so happy when my bulbs start to come up in the garden... the first sign of Spring, when those green bulbs come through the dirt. And, then after seeing brown all winter long... the bulbs start to open... I LOVE IT!

Our yard with all it's color!

Family picture on Easter morning!

Another family pic...

Chase and Mommy!

Daddy and Chase! Not only did we celebrate Easter this past weekend... but it was also TAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY!!!! He had a busy weekend of studying for finals... but we were able to go have a yummy dinner and go see a movie! He had one of his favorite desserts, a white chocolate raspberry bundt cake from "Nothing Bundt Cakes." He also scored a pretty cool climbing rope from his awesome wife! Happy Birthday Taylor... we still LOVE you even though you are getting OLD!

Chase in his Easter outfit!

Dying Easter Eggs!

Uncle Tyler and Chase

The finished product... we started with 12 and ended with 11... Chase and Graham were as gentle as possible... but Chase's favorite part of the activity was throwing the eggs...

Graham was super excited to start the Easter Egg Hunt :)

Uncle Tyler and his friend put together one creative Easter Egg Hunt... they hid the eggs in a very cool places... and Graham found them all!

Chase didn't really get the "looking for the eggs part"... but I sat him next to one and he had a great time shaking it up and down. It was pretty cute!

Graham really loves to rub Chase's head.

Chase and Graham having fun in the front yard. These two are so cute together! I love when Graham comes over... he entertains Chase all day long. Chase just laughs and laughs when he is around :)

How Time Flies...

2011-04-05T14:23:00.003-06:00

By the way... my baby turns 1 this month! We are having a party... and this is just a sneak preview of what happened when I did a photo shoot for his invitations... invitations go out this week! :)

This year has flown by... and we have Chase to thank for it! I love this little guy so much and don't know what my life was like before him!

Copper Hills Nationals at DISNEYLAND

2011-04-03T13:46:00.008-06:00

The Copper Hills High School Cheer Squad was competing in Anaheim for their national competition a couple weeks ago. The whole family decided to head to California since I had to go anyway. I have the best mom in the whole world! She met me and Chase at the airport and watched him for all five days while I was chaperoning the crazy high schoolers. Taylor and Cooper drove down as well. Cooper played with Tucker and Dakota, while Taylor went skiing in Mammoth and attempted to climb Mt. Whitney once again. I had a ton of fun with the high school squad. It was a little hard staying up late every night and partying like a rockstar with the girls... haha, but it was fun. My mom brought Chase to Disneyland to meet up with us a few times. Here are some highlights from the trip!

The cheerleaders!

Taylor and I getting ready to ride the "California Screamer!"

Our first family picture at Disneyland!

Walking Main Street on Daddy's shoulders!

Grandma and Chase on "it's a Small World!"

It was so fun... I was able to meet up with some of friends and old cheer teammates in California, Jahna and Sherry! They both brought their kids as well. It was fun to catch up and push our strollers around the park!

Sherry, Jahna, and me

Sherry's daughter, Taylor loved playing with Chase!

My mom and I found this hat at Disneyland. He was so cute in it, and everyone complimented him on it all day long!

Me and some of the girls before riding Tower of Terror... can you tell that I think I am still in high school?

Going on the Toy Story ride... my favorite ride at California Adventure!

My partner in crime, Ashley!

On the Grizzly Rapids ride... with Ash and Steph!

Picture with Pluto!

Chase in his cute hat!

And of course, while eating lunch, I spotted some famous people across the park. Three people from my favorite TV show "Parenthood!" They were super excited to see me... haha. I made there day, no one else recognized them but me. And I really do love the show. I watch it each week... and it never fails that I cry each time I see it.

The prinicpal of Copper Hills also joined us on the trip! Here we are on one of our last days there!

Chase and I enjoying "Toon Town!"

"Minnie Mouse"

I just LOVE this kid! He was so cute at Disneyland!

Hogle Zoo

2011-04-03T13:38:00.002-06:00

So my sister Ashley had another baby! I don't have any pictures... I guess this was the one place I went without my camera. It was really exciting because we didn't know what she was having... so when we got the call... we found out she had ANOTHER BOY!!! Make that FIVE GRANDSONS... in a row... for my parents! Finn Collins Harmor was born on March 14th and he is so super cute!!! While she was at the hospital, my mom and I got to hang out with Chase and Graham. It was super fun! Graham and Chase are really cute together even though they are two years apart :) We took them to Hogel Zoo on one of the days that we had a little sunshine!

Grandma with Graham and Chase on the carousel!

Chase and I having some fun!

I know they look bored in this picture... but they really were having fun!

Chase and mommy on the train!

Graham on the train!

Playing Catch Up... Again

2011-04-03T13:16:00.007-06:00

Well.... we have had a busy and exciting past few months... so much has been going on! I have taken lots of pictures... but haven't had the time to post them :)

Here are some highlights:

Chase enjoying a sucker from the Chocolate Factory in Park City!

Chase and I!

Chase and Mommy in their matching sun glasses!

My parents were in town visiting one weekend in February. We used the cheer floor from our gym for one of the cheer competitions... so of course, we couldn't do it without my dad! He spent many hours figuring out the easiest way to do it and made up a very good system! Thanks dad for always supporting Fusion and being there whenever we need you! We got some good playing time in as well!

Chase and Grandpa

Chase, Graham, Grandma, and Grandpa!

My mom sledding...

and falling...

Chase and Mommy all bundled up! Doesn't he look so cute in his snow outfit?

The whole family all bundled up! It was such a gorgeous day!

Chase on his first sledding ride with daddy! It was so cute... when they got to the bottom, Chase let out a squeal of delight. He thought it was so much fun!

Taylor spinning out of control!

We also went to visit the Freeman's in Arizona! They added a new addition to their family... Gavin Wells Freeman! It was so fun to go visit our new nephew!

My favorite neice! Payton!!! She's getting so big and is such a big helper! Chase LOVED her!

Owen was a little overwhelmed by all the company... I enjoyed seeing this face on our trip. It's hard not to laugh when Owen gets upset because he is just too cute! Look at that face!

Chase taking Gavin all in... Gavin is soo cute! I loved holding and cuddling him. Chase looked like a monster compared to him... I think they will be good friends :)

And here he is... cute Gavin!

Rollin' with my Homies...

2011-02-20T17:26:00.003-07:00

Well... Chase is officially getting SO BIG!!! I cannot believe how fast time has flown! He is already 9 1/2 months old, and with each and every day he is entertaining us more and more. I figured I better do an update before he gets too big!

Yes... Chase is enjoying eating very much. His favorites are mac and cheese, applesauce, and anything he can pick up and put in his mouth. I love being able to give him cheerios and pieces of whatever we are eating... Sometimes it can get very messy... but whatever makes him happy!

Yummy!

So Chase hasn't officially begun crawling yet... but he is a "roller." He rolls EVERYWHERE! And the great part is, he really can get wherever it is he wants to go. He sees something... and he rolls to it. And now, he can get back to sitting position... so it makes it even better. Here he somehow rolled under his jumper...

Smiley Boy!

You gotta LOVE those cheeks, lips, and big eyes. I can't get over how cute he is!

We LOVE having this little dude around... he makes our life so much FUN!!!

Santa!

2011-01-06T12:04:00.001-07:00

And of course... Chase's first visit to see Santa! After a two hour wait... it was so worth it! Chase was so cute and loved Santa! I love these pictures!

Christmas in Arizona

2011-01-06T11:42:00.010-07:00

This year for Christmas we drove to Arizona to spend some time with my family. My sister, Amy lives there and my parents and brother went there as well. We had so much fun hanging out with family, spending time together, and enjoying the holidays! The weather was great and we feel so spoiled after Christmas was over. Taylor was able to get some rock climbing done, and the girls were able to sneak away and see a chick flick. Chase had so much fun hanging out with his cousins and playing... and even Cooper enjoyed hanging out in the backyard where it was nice and warm! Thanks Amy and Nate for letting us come and stay! We miss you guys already!

Grandma and Owen!

Chase opening his very first Christmas present. He seemed more interested in the wrapping paper than anything else... but he did love all of his new toys!

He loves all of his presents!

Ashley, Travis, and Graham were also in Arizona spending time with the Harmor Family and they were able to spend the day with us! It was so much fun to be all together. We had Christmas Dinner, opened presents, went to the park! Super fun! Here is Graham swinging away!

Graham and Chase on the swings... I love this picture.. Chase was having so much fun!

Daddy loves his boy!

Cute Payton and Owen!

Of course, Daddy has to start them young!

Daddy and Chase having a super time!

I love this picture because you can see his little teeth!!! So cute! I love that cutie pie and those cheeks!

Me, Graham, and Chase!

Chase and Grandpa having some fun at the park!

Me and Payton!

Payton doing some rock climbing!

My parents with all of their grandchildren! Owen, Graham, Chase, and Payton... with two more on the way! So cute! These kids are so lucky to have such great grandparents! They were all very spoiled from Christmas! We love you guys!

Funny Faces!

Payton was so cute with Chase! He loved playing with her and Owen!

We went to lunch at this place called Joes Farm Grill. It was on Diners, Drives Ins, and Dives and it was super yummy!!! I loved being able to sit outside and eat in the sunshine... I miss that! It's way too cold in Utah! Here is a cute pictures of Amy, Payton, and my Mom!

Chase eating his lunch!

Family picture time! Look how sunny and warm it was!!! I miss it already!

Chase and his mommy!

We decided it would be fun if we went bowling one of the days! Tyler and I at the bowling alley!

Payton and I getting ready for some fun!

Cute Payton and Owen in the alley way!

Taylor's getting pumped up.... sweet bowling shoes!

Mom and Dad at the bowling alley! So cute!

The GIRLS team! Me, Payton, and Mom! Girl Power!

Nice work, Mom! She had a few strikes herself!

Owen chucking the bowling ball! Way to go, Owen!

Payton did awesome... she even got her first strike!!!

I think her ball just went into the gutter... bummer!

Nice form, Taylor!

Cousins in PJ's! All comfy-cozy!

I only have a few pictures from our Christmas with the Morgan Family... but we had tons of fun hanging out with everyone... and Chase LOVES his new tool bench!

Chase and Aunt Kristin!

Thanksgiving Catch Up!

2011-01-06T11:35:00.004-07:00

These past couple of months have been CRAZY to say the least... with all of the holidays, family, and friends, and work things going on, I have taken A TON of pictures, but haven't had any time to put the pictures on the computer yet... And now, I have a few minutes! Yay! New Years Resolution #1: Make sure I am updating my blog regularly! And #2: Turn them into books so that I have keepsakes of all the things the Morgan Family does!!!

First up: Thanksgiving! We spent Thanksgiving with Taylor's family at the Morgan household. Bryson and Kristin from Boston flew into town so the whole family was together. We had lots of food and lots of fun!

Chase and his Grandpa Baird having some fun!

Cute Cousins! Chase and Kailee are only a few months apart!

We were also able to go pick out our Christmas Tree over Thanksgiving Weekend! It was very cold, but we finally settled for a tall, trim tree! We were going for the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree this year and it turned out great!

Our little tree on the family car! Time to go home and decorate!

Once again, a fun filled Thanksgiving Weekend!

By the way...

2010-11-30T15:23:00.002-07:00

This little dude is 7 MONTHS OLD!!!! Time is flying by... here are a few of our family pictures... more will be arriving on our Christmas card... so look forward to more later...

Some "Chase Face" accomplishments:

* After all that slobber... he officially has one tooth! And I love it... it's so cute... when he smiles really big you can see it peeking through. More are on their way

* His favorite word is, of course, "Da, da, da, da, da, da..." I think he is really trying to say "Ma, ma, ma, ma...".... it's just coming out wrong. Haha... but seriously... we have a talker on our hands... any chance he gets he is telling us all about his day, his nap, his dreams, his food, etc. It's so cute... especially in the mornings... we just hear him talking to himself through the monitor... so cute.

* He is so smiley... all the time. And he smiles at Cooper the most... they are BFF's for sure.

* He crawls.... backwards for now... or more like scoots backwards.

* He is a jumping machine... he loves the jumper... sometimes I am afraid he may just jump right out.

* He still LOVES to eat... pears, apples, frozen bananas, crackers, sweet potatoes... you name it, he'll it.

* Speaking of eating... he is closing in on 20 pounds... he's a monster... coming in the 75th percentile... big boy.

And of course, we still love him. Each day he is getting more and more fun... I love it!

Brown eyes... just like his mommy.

Story of the Lost Camera

2010-11-23T13:35:00.005-07:00

A few weeks ago, Chase and I traveled to California for Halloween and for my cousin Lauren's wedding. Chase is the best traveler... the flight attendants LOVED him... they passed him around during the flight and flirted with him. He was overjoyed. We had so much fun in California... we went trick or treating, Chase had his first trip to Disneyland, we played with Grandma and Grandpa, went shopping, and enjoyed the wedding. But you won't see any pictures of our fun weekend, because I lost our camera at Disneyland. Before you freak out... no, it wasn't our nice cannon... it was Taylor's little Sony, still nice, but not as sad. Anyways... all the cute pictures I took of Chase at Disneyland... with mickey ears on, by the pumpkins, by the Christmas decorations, by all the Toy Story stuff... all lost, along with the camera. I have called Disneyland almost every day in hopes that one day it will be turned in... still no luck. So you will just have to imagine what our trip was like... it was so much fun. We had a great time!!!

At least I had some pictures from my phone... but the pictures from the camera were sooo cute.... so cute... I am trying not to think about them...

Since I didn't have any pictures of actual Halloween night... I had to stage some others... since he will only get to wear this Halloween costume once, I need pictures. He was the cutest lion ever!!!

I love this kid... so sweet...

And this dog... he has been up to no good. I had to make 50 cupcakes for an event... woke up the next day... there were only 15 left on the counter... yup, folks... Cooper ate 35 cupcakes... liners and all. And he has been happy ever since... bad dog...

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-19T14:35:00.003-06:00

Taylor, Chase, and I went to the pumpkin patch to pick out some pumpkins and pick apples from the apple trees! We had so much fun walking around and taking pictures of

cute Chase Face!

Daddy and Chase
Chase and Mommy!

Chase did such a good job of sitting amongst the pumpkins all by himself! He thought they were pretty cool.

Chase was also way too preoccupied with everything that was going on than to smile for the camera... I think he does it on purpose because he knows what a crazy person I am about pictures... the second the camera comes out, he stops performing.

Chase enjoying his first wagon ride!

I am so excited for Chase's first Halloween! His costume is so adorable and he is going to be so much fun! We are going to carve our pumpkins this weekend... so look forward to more Halloween posts soon!

My 5 Month Old

2010-10-06T15:47:00.004-06:00

It is so much fun having a 5 month old in the house... I love hanging out with this dude every day... he just makes me smile. He had his 4 month check up a while back and I figured I better record his stats:

Weight: 16 lbs, 2 ounces

Length: 25.5 inches

Chase is creeping up on the 75th percentile... this dude can eat!

Chase is also rolling all over the place... it's hard to keep up with him. He loves playing with his toys... constantly grabbing for different things and putting them in his mouth.

He talks to himself, laughs at his own jokes, and still LOVES his bath. He is almost sitting up... but still needs support before he falls over.

Chase has been enjoying watching some Utah Football with his dad... this is his required Saturday gear... Go Utes!

We are now introducing Chase to some baby food... one new vegtable a week. We started with sweet potatoes and he loves them... he definitely has never had a hard time eating!

Chase is all smiles these days... and I love it. Just this morning I found his ticklish spots and he was laughing and laughing all morning. It's the cutest little laugh... and he saves his biggest smiles for daddy... as soon as Taylor walks through the door and Chase see's him... he smiles so big! He loves his daddy!

Now that all the heat is gone... at least for now... we have been experiencing cold, Fall-like weather... so Chase has been all decked out in his Fall attire. So cute!

Chase loves his mouth... he loves sticking out his tongue, sucking on his thumb... and his new favorite hobby... grabbing his feet and sucking his toes. He is just so squishy...

Love those cheeks... Chase is a great sleeper... we give him a bath, read him some stories, and then put him in his crib... he immediately turns over onto his tummy, sucks his thumb, and falls asleep... love him!

Utah State Fair

2010-09-29T16:57:00.003-06:00

A few weekends ago, Taylor and I and some of our friends went to the Utah State Fair. We had a blast walking around, checking out the animals, and Chase loved looking at all the lights. We had some great food and played some awesome fair games!

Our family picture at the family tree! I love this picture of Chase... so cute!

Taylor playing one of the pointless fair games...
... but he totally scored! And won Cooper a new friend... Cooper loves the new addition to the family... he sleeps with it, wrestles with it... it's a good thing Chase doesn't care about stuffed animals right now... one day Cooper and Chase are gonna fight over them!

Family Pictures!

We had a blast at the fair! See you next year!

Splash and Swim

2010-09-29T16:42:00.003-06:00

We took Cooper and my cousin Kristen's dog, Hurley to this 'Splash and Swim' Event put on by "No More Homeless Pets." It was so much fun and was a dogs heaven. Cooper and Hurley swam all day, chasing tennis balls, and each other. It was crazy!!! There had to be about 200 dogs there... and out of the 200 dogs, 100 of them had to be Golden Retreivers and Chocolate Labs... so half the time we were trying to figure out which dogs were our dogs...but it was fun! I think this will be an event we will partake in every year!

This is right before Cooper's near drowning... we tried to get him to jump off the diving board after a tennis ball... after he figured out that it was too scary... he got off the diving board, jumped into the pool, and then continued to play "keep away" from Taylor... meaning he was trying to dog paddle, in the deep end, with a tennis ball in his mouth and he wouldn't swim to the edge to get out of the pool. After about 5 minutes, he was still trying to stay afloat (he is very stubborn when it comes to tennis balls... he means business)... so Taylor had to jump in and get him. It was our "Marley and Me" moment... out of all the 200 or so dogs and owners... we were the only ones who had to jump in and save the dog...

Cooper and cousin "Hurley" posing for a picture... they both had the time of their lives!

Chase had fun too... he liked watching the dogs!

Cooper doing the relay race... he actually did really well... I was surprised... I thought we were going to have another "marley" moment.

Now that we know that Cooper is a poor swimmer, but a great relay race dog... we will enter him in the "Best in Show" contest!

Arizona Bound

2010-09-08T13:11:00.004-06:00

I guess since Chase has turned into such a good baby... I decided to be brave and take him on a place, by myself, to Arizona to meet his cousins, Payton and Owen. He was so good on the plane... just chatted with me and the other people on the plane... it was actually quite nice. On the way home he was a little bored, but still pretty easy. It was only an hour flight... I don't think he would of made it much longer than that... but we survived! Arizona was lots of fun... we went swimming, played with Payton and Owen, and helped Aunt Amy re-arrange her house for their new baby! Chase was so good... it makes me feel like we can brave more vacations... finally!

Payton was such a great helper with Chase this past week... she always wanted to hold him and feed him and play with him. It was actually quite nice... he was always entertained... she would show him toys and talk to him and read him stories... it was really cute. She just didn't want to change any diapers!

Look how big Chase looks with Payton.... like a big kid...

A sort of smile...

Amy got out her jumperoo and Chase actually really liked it! He didn't quite get the bounce down... but he liked to be up right so he could see what was going on.

I just love these two kids... Payton and Owen were fun to hang out with... Chase thought they were super fun to watch... he watched them in the swimming pool, when they were playing in the house, in the car, etc. He learned all sorts of new tricks by watching them... he is now sucking his thumb and has learned how to scream at the top of his lungs... awesome.

Payton's 6th birthday is coming up next week and I was able to give her a birthday present while I was there. 2o years ago, when I was about 6 years old, all I wanted for Christmas was a "Go-go my Walking Pup"... it was the hardest present for my mom to find... but she spotted one, way up in the rafters of a store... and she got it for me! I LOVED it... I was so excited. Two years ago, I tried to find one for Payton... I could only find one on eBay for about $100... crazy! Now, they are back... and it's all Payton wanted for her birthday! So she loved it!!!

I wish I had my old "Go-go my Walking Pup"... it would be fun to compare the two... they have made a lot of improvements over the past twenty years!!!

Thanks Amy, Payton, and Owen for letting us come to visit you guys! We had lots of fun and can't wait to see you again! Chase already misses being entertained by his cousins!

So Blessed

2010-09-01T12:22:00.004-06:00

Chase had his blessing last Sunday and it was so much fun to have family and friends attend! I was so worried that Chase was going to cry the whole time, but he was such a champ... he didn't make a peep! And he was heavy... so I am glad all those men could hold him up. Taylor did such a great job with his blessing and I am so lucky to have such a wonderful husband!
Family picture time!!!

The Sims Family gang that was in attendance!

With Grandpa and Grandma Sims!
Taylor with his Grandpa and his Dad, along with Chase. It really meant a lot to Taylor to have them there!

Chase showing off his cute blessing outfit that his Grandma Karen bought him. So cute!

Bryson and Kristin came to town from Boston and we were so excited to have them be a part of the blessing! It was so much to see them and for them to meet Chase for the first time! He is so lucky to have such great Uncles and Aunts!

Some of the Morgan Boys... Danny, Taylor, Bryson, and Chase! What men!

Uncle Bryson and Chase sat in this position for a good thiry minutes... Chase loved his Uncle Bryson and wished he lived closer so he could hang out with him all the time!

Family Fun!

2010-09-01T12:06:00.004-06:00

We have had lots of family in town the past few weeks for different events and it has been so much fun to spend time with everyone! And everyone has been loving on Chase since he is so much more interactive! He is always smiling at everyone and laughing out loud!!! He is so cute, I can't stand it!
Here is a cute picture of Daddy and Chase... Chase looking super cute in his church clothes!

So GQ...

Mommy getting some love from Chase.

My mom has been in town for the past week and it has been so much fun having her around! Chase absolutely LOVES his grandma... everytime he sees her he gives her a big smile!

Graham turned two a couple weeks ago and Ashley had a big birthday bash for him. He loves cars... especially Mini Coopers... so of course the theme was cars! He made a car cake and had cute car decorations everywhere. We played MarioKart and had lots of fun. Uncle Tyler gave him the best present yet... a mini cooper of course!

Cute Graham with a bow in his head... I don't know how I got this picture because as soon as the bow was on his head, he quickly got it off... I snapped the picture just in time!

Chase having a blast at the party!

Graham was really cute when we were singing to him... he just stood by himself and wasn't really sure what he should do... so he just made his grumpy face...but really, he was having the time of his life!

Uncle Tyler with Chase Face!

Another fun event that we attended was for my cousin Jason! He just came home from serving a two year mission in Poland! We have missed him so and are so excited to have him back. Chase gave him a warm welcome by quickly falling asleep at the party... every party needs a pooper...

One Day Blogging Will Be Just As Important To Me As Cleaning My House...

2010-08-13T16:44:00.008-06:00

Here are some more pictures of the happenings of the Morgans over the past few weeks... like the title of this blog says... one day I will get better... right now, when Chase is asleep and I have some time on my hands, I would rather be cleaning my house, or I have work to do... or I am just getting caught up on my new guilty pleasure... 'The Real Housewives of 'whatever city is on'.

Since Taylor and I didn't get to go on the family vacation to Lake Powell this year... we decided to meet up with everybody in Las Vegas.... and then head to California for some fun and for one of my high school friends weddings. I didn't take very many pictures... but here are some to enjoy:

Chase's bath within a bath... I had to get a picture of this because I thought it was so funny... the tub at the Trump Hotel was huge...

Family pic in Vegas....

Chase's first trip to the strip... Daddy and Chase having a good time...
My Mom and Dad

When we got to California... we had a lot of fun things to do... Taylor went and climbed Mt. Whitney so Chase and I stayed and hung out with Grandma and Grandpa! It was super fun... and for some reason I didn't take very many pictures... so here are a few...

Chase thought California was awesome.... He loved watching all the people at the spectrum!

Two of my friends from high school got married while we were there! It was so much fun to attend their wedding and reception and catch up with old high school friends.

Since having Chase, Taylor and I haven't had very many date nights... and especially any nights where we get dressed up... so it was fun to go out and get pretty!

Meet Kevin and Erin Hansen... so cute! She looked so beautiful!!!

Some of the good old members of the ETHS cheer squad! Go, fight, win! Adri, Me, Stephanie, Jahna, Yvette, and Lindsey... we were missing Sherry and Heather ... who were in the wedding!

Not a very good pic... but I had to post it.... we were all making "The Bull" sign for El Toro Chargers... it seems so weird that it's been 8 years since we graduated... crazy...

Taylor and I enjoying the reception!

Jahna and I!

Sherry and I!

On our way home... Taylor and Chase sat in this big chair at a Beaver Gas Station... good memories...

The cheerleaders performed at Raging Waters so we enjoyed some family time at the water park. The cheerleaders were so cute and we had a HUGE crowd! It was super fun!

Chase and I enjoying some mommy and me time!

Chase and Graham enjoying some time at Raging Waters... they don't look like they were having that much fun... but really... they were. Chase just didn't know what to think... and it was his nap time.

Great-Grandma is in town visiting for a while... so she helped me out and fed him a bottle... he loves when people come to visit!

Chase and Graham enjoying some cousin time on the couch... Chase isn't that much fun to play with right now... but soon these two will be BFF's!

Chase and I have been spending a lot of time outside these days. It's been so nice... we have been enjoying the pool... and often times just sit on the front porch and watch the neighborhood kids play... and I get to enjoy the flowers blooming in the yard. I had to capture some pictures because they really are taking over everything!

A type of orchid that has been blooming in the garden.... I love them... I think they are so cool. Sadly, they bloom only once, and are gone the next day. So I had to hurry and capture one before it was too late!

There is a lot of bright pink flowers in the garden right now... but I love it! I am already dreading the day when summer will be over and everything will be covered in snow... yuck!

We have a THREE MONTH old!

2010-07-29T12:43:00.004-06:00

Well, it's official... Chase is three months old! And boy is he cute!!! We absolutely LOVE him! I think Taylor and I are finally getting the hang out this thing... either that, or Chase is doing exactly what the doctor told us... at three months, he will be a completely different baby. It might just be a little bit of both. But I have been having a blast getting to know this guy and learning all about his personality. This is what I know so far:

He LOVES his daddy! He's typically pretty calm when Taylor is around... it's like he knows that they are both "dudes" and they just get each other. He farts and burps a lot more when Taylor is around too... very interesting...

And I am pretty sure he loves his mommy too. We have fun together... and we have a great routine down. We wake up, go on a walk with Cooper, come home, eat, shower, take a nap, eat, play, sleep, eat, eat, and eat. Oh yeah... a lots of diaper changes. But one thing I know for sure, he sure does smile a lot when I'm around... and every time I feed him, he plays with my hair, which always melts my heart.

He has become quite the little hand sucker... sometimes even accomplishing only sucking on his thumb. He gets slobber and spit everywhere... but I think it's pretty cute. I know I should probably make him stop, but I can't help it... it's too cute.

He still loves his bath... now he picks up his little bum and splashes all over... it's pretty funny watching him... still my favorite part of the day. And he also LOVES to stick out his tongue... and he loves if you stick your tongue out too.

Chase has also had quite a few accomplishments this past month:

* He is sleeping through the night!!! I don't know how or what happened... it just did.
* He went on his first road trip to Vegas, then California (pictures to come later).
* He still hates the car, but did a fantastic job on our road trip... hardly even cried... probably because I sat in the back seat with him the whole way...
* He loves to stand in front of a mirror and check himself out
* At our 2 month appointment, he survived his shots... weighing in at 11 pounds 7 ounces... 21 inches long... in the 50th percentile all around.
* He now is very entertained by his bouncer chair and jungle gym... and this morning he was very entertained by Baby Einstein's Baby Noah.
* He laughed out loud at his grandpa in California... it was super cute.
* He is a great sleeper... taking two naps a day... as a matter of fact... right now, we are going on almost 2 and a half hours... thus the reason I can blog today!

I love this kid...

Morgan Happenings... Over the Past Month...

2010-07-01T12:27:00.008-06:00

Well...it's been two months since Chase came into our lives... TWO MONTHS!!! Time is flying by... and we are having tons of fun figuring out the whole parenthood thing. Chase is finally smiling back at us, which I love... he is so stinkin cute when he does it! He loves his swing and he loves his walks...
But man, this kid can cry... he cries, and cries, and cries. And I walk, and walk, and dance, and walk, and walk... all over the house. Poor guy has acid reflux... then he's constipated... then he has gas... then who knows? We are still trying to get him all figured out! We have a big doctor's appointment tomorrow... and I am not leaving until they give me something... because the poor kid is in pain... we have tried everything to soothe him... white noise from the radio, vacuum cleaner, the 5 S's, music, the bathroom fan... everything. All that works is my blow dryer... and who can leave that on all day? We will figure it out... until then, he is still cute, we still love him, we still love each other, and here are some pictures to prove it!

I had to post this picture because I think he is cute.. even when he cries... look at that lower lip!

Out in the deep end with Daddy!

I love this pic... wish he wasn't closing his eyes!

Chase loves going to the pool because he knows it means having some good naked time... this kid LOVES to be naked...

Daddy and Chase

Look at that face... don't you love it!?!

The Morgan Family!

Graham and Ashley joined us at the pool!!!
Mommy and her boy!

Cute Chase...

I love this kid!

The things we do to make the kid look cute!

Graham loves this truck... and he loves chasing Cooper with this truck... Cooper would rather find a spot on the stairs where Graham can only poke his eyes out... What a good dog... and what a fun friend he has had this past week!

We decided to try and go to the Timpanogas Caves on Sunday... Chase didn't allow it. He cried as soon as we got there... we couldn't take him in... could you imagine the echo??? So we made it as far as the snack bar for some diet coke. Thanks Ashley, Travis, Tyler, and Graham for visiting the snack bar with us... it was super fun!

Some family pictures!

Poor Chase... Let's hope he likes the outdoors... I'm not sure he's gonna have much of a choice considering his daddy lives outside...

By the way... I am back at work with the cheerleaders! I have missed those kids... they always make me laugh... here is a picture from the South Jordan Parade... we have the big 4th of July parade this weekend!!!

Pool Day

2010-06-09T13:22:00.003-06:00

Last weekend, Taylor and I decided to take Chase to the Draper Pool. It was such a great day outside and we figured... if he likes his bath so much, maybe he will like the pool as well! The water was actually pretty warm when we got there, so I was excited to get him in... but just as we arrived, the Chase Monster fell asleep. We tried to keep him awake so he could play... and were able to snap this picture in his cute swimsuit. Doesn't he look so much older? I feel like he looks like a baby now... no more newborn... sad.

But of course, as soon as we sat in the water, Chase fell asleep again... so, Taylor and I had fun hanging out in the sun and watching all the other "pool-goers"... all while Chase was sleeping on my shoulder.

One more shot of the cute guy asleep in his car seat... maybe this next weekend we can try again.

Happy Birthday Emily!

2010-06-04T13:43:00.008-06:00

Today, my amazing wife Emily turns a year older! Fortunately for Emily (and me) you'd never know - she's often mistaken for one of her 16-year-old cheerleaders. This is likely because she's so fun-loving and young at heart. Or perhaps it's the way she contrasts with her much older (but less-mature) husband.

All that matters most in my life was brought to me by Emily - fun, laughter, love, diet beverages, Cooper, and my new baby boy Chase - in short, true happiness.

Emily, I love you and hope you have an incredible birthday!

Bath Time is My Favorite Time of Day!

2010-05-25T11:39:00.002-06:00

Chase's favorite time of day is bath time... he loves to get naked and soak in his warm tub! I love it too because it's fun to watch him just hang out... we get in some good bonding time during bath time!

Naked boy! And yes, if you look closely, he did pee all over me. We can't keep him naked for too long before he pees all over the place.

Here are some of his tub pictures... he is such a cute boy!

Three Weeks Old...

2010-05-20T13:41:00.003-06:00

Well... it's hard to believe that Chase is already three weeks old! Time is really flying by... and unfortunately, I haven't taken too many pictures. Between the feeding, pooping, and sleeping, it seems like I don't have too much time on my hands. Sorry for all of those who have called and I never answer my phone... Chase is taking up my life right now, and I love it!

At his last doctor appointment, Chase weighed in at 8 pounds, 12 ounces... in the 75th percentile! Way to go, dude. Taylor thought he would weigh much more because this guy can eat! He was still 20 inches long... keeping him in the 50th percentile. A pretty average little guy... we are guessing he will be much bigger at his next appointment!

Last Saturday I was feeling "cabin fever" as well as feeling very lazy from not working out for so long... so Taylor and I ventured into the great wide open.. Chase's first hike. And he loved every minute of it... sleeping the whole time! While I was breathing (heavily I might add) up the trail, Chase and Taylor were marching up the mountain. I can't believe how out of shape I am... that's what pregnancy will do to you right... I better catch my breath soon because I have a feeling I am going to be chasing this guy all over the place!

All the cute Morgan Boys... including Cooper, who loves Chase, by the way.

This morning we took our newborn pictures of Chase... and from the small preview that we saw, they are going to be super cute! I can't wait to see them... As soon as we get them, I will post them!

2010-05-10T19:16:00.005-06:00

On the morning of April 28th, Taylor and I got up, packed our bags, and headed downtown to the University of Utah Hospital to have our baby via scheduled C-Section. Chase was breach, and with it being a high risk pregnancy, it seemed like the best option... and it was! We were almost a half an hour late because the weather was so bad... rain, snow... it was crazy. It was weird leaving our house, leaving Cooper, knowing that when we came back, our lives would be totally different, with a new little person that we were going to be responsible for. I couldn't wait to meet the little man. Here is one last picture of the bump before it was going to be no more... And after you see this guy, you will see that he took up a lot of room in that belly... what you see is what we got... a healthy, 8 pound little boy! Here are some pictures and some of the story of how Chase Stanley Morgan came to be...

Here is Taylor and I right before we were about to go in... It was at this point that I started to get really scared... it was really weird just walking into the hospital to have our baby. We walked in and when they asked what they could help us with I just said, "We're here to have our baby!" As they started preparing me for surgery I just wasn't sure if I was ready... I didn't know if I could do it... or how I could do it. I don't know if I was fully prepared... a lot of different thoughts and feelings were going through my head... scared, excited, and more scared. And what was crazs was that when they finally took me back, it only took about fifteen minutes and then I heard the first cries of my baby boy...

At this point they had already started cutting me open... it was so weird... I couldn't feel anything, just a lot of pressure... but when they told me they were about to take him out... it was such a weird feeling. I could feel them take him out and it was like I could breathe again! He was really jammed in there, and the last few weeks of my pregnancy I could hardly breathe! So it was such a relief to get him out... and as soon as I heard that little cry I was so happy! Everyone kept saying how big and cute he was... and how healthy he looked... I could hardly wait to see him!

Welcome to the world, Chase! We have been waiting for you!

Cleaning him up! This is where they kept saying how big he was... I seriously thought that I had delivered a 10 pounder...

Here we are... just a few hours after the delivery... what a chunky monkey!

Sporting the U of U beanie... gotta make him a fan at a young age!

Taylor, Chase, and I in the hospital... we look pretty tired... just adjusting to our new nighttime schedule...

Chase loved to sleep in my arms at the hospital... it was so much fun snuggling with him!

Leaving the hospital!

Sleeping... so comfy, cozy.

Our first family picture... Cooper has been such a good big brother! He loves to lick Chase's head, but other than that, he just tries to help as much as he can... he gets up with us at night... comes into Chase's room to change his diaper, and he lays at my feet while I am rocking and feeding Chase. Sometimes he gets a little fed up with being woken up so much, so he goes downstairs for some good sleep... that way he is ready to help out again in the morning. What a good dog!

Here we are... enjoying some time at home! I am feeling great by the way... C-sections are the way to go... I have been in very little pain and can move around more now than I could those last few weeks of pregnancy. Taylor has been a huge help to me and loves being a dad!

One of the few times that he has been awake! I love snuggling with him... I always wanted a snuggly baby and I got one for sure!

Snuggling with Dad!

Thanks so much to my mom for staying with us and helping out! She was so awesome while she was here... making dinner, cleaning house, going to the grocery store, and entertaining Chase.
We miss her so much already... Chase is always wondering where his Grandma is! Thanks Mom!

Welcome to the world, Chase Stanley Morgan.

April 28th, 2010, 11:42AM

8 pounds, 6 ounces

Good Morning!

2010-04-30T11:44:00.002-06:00

He's Here!

2010-04-29T16:28:00.002-06:00

Chase Stanley Morgan
11:42 AM April 28, 2010
8 lbs 6 oz, 20 "

Happy Birthday To Taylor... Happy Birth-Day to Chase!

2010-04-23T11:11:00.002-06:00

Today is my wonderful husband's birthday!!! I don't even know where to begin... since I am 38 weeks pregnant and super emotional, I will just leave you with a list of why I love this guy and why I hope he has the best birthday ever!
* He always makes me laugh... even when I am not in the mood
* He loves my pregnant belly... even though I wish it would go away.
* He supports me no matter what I am doing... even though sometimes I don't know what I am doing
* He gives up his "fun" Saturdays just to hang out with me... even though I don't really want to do anything
* He can't wait for this baby to come out... even though I am scared to death
* He helps me when I need it, assures me when I'm nervous, comforts me when I am sad, and makes me feel like the most beautiful and wonderful wife a guy could have... even though I am the lucky one.

I love you, Taylor! Hope you have a great birthday!!!

As for other birthdays... Chase is schedule to come out on Wednesday, April 28th... 5 more days!!! We scheduled a C-Section because this little man is breach and is not budging... but we are good with that. We are preparing Cooper for the 4th member of our family... Not sure if he understands that he will no longer be the spoiled one... it might be a challenge.

And, if you are in the mood for a laugh... here is a good pregnancy story for you. I am only posting this because if you see my husband in the next few days... or even the coming months... he will be telling this story for years... so you can hear my side first.

Pregnancy has been pretty easy for me so far. No complaints... I have stayed busy and active and really haven't felt too much different... except for the expanding belly and movements in my stomach. Taylor has been waiting for all of these embarrassing things to happen to me... like have a lot of gas for example. Sorry, Taylor... no gas. I have had no funny side effects for Taylor to tease me about... not until Monday night.

Monday night I was sitting at the computer, stood up to go do something else when I realized my pants were wet. Not soaking wet... but wet enough to notice. Almost like I sat in something. I didn't feel anything, just noticed they were wet. So, in my mind... what do I do? Did my water just break? What's going on? I checked the computer chair... did I sit in something? I run into our bedroom to tell Taylor... he just looks at me like he doesn't know what to do... so my sister tells me to call my doctor. I call the doctor. She tells me to change my clothes... if my water did indeed break, then it would continue to leak. I did just that... she called back ten minutes later, no leaking. She told me to go to bed, but come into her office in the morning to make sure everything is okay... because if my water did in fact break... it's time to have the baby. Ahhhh! I wasn't ready... Taylor wasn't ready... we have had this C-Section scheduled for a few weeks so I just had that date in my mind.

Anyways... I go to the doctor, they check me... no leaking... no water breaking. Only explanation... this guy kicked my bladder and I peed my pants. Yup, folks... I peed my pants. So, if you hear Taylor asking me if I peed my pants, now you will know why. Because ever since then, he calls me a few times a day to see if I peed my pants. He loves it... he thinks it's awesome. And he can't to tell Chase how his mom peed his pants.

Happy Birthday, Taylor!

Baby Showers, Baby Room, Baby, Baby, Baby

2010-04-09T15:58:00.007-06:00

Well... it's been a while once again... so now I have to do a super long post of our comings and goings... I don't think I have been a very great blogger because Cooper and I have been doing a lot of this lately... not necessarily eating ice cream... but laying around being lazy whenever we get the chance. And Cooper loves ice cream, as you can see!

My cousin Kristen, Aunt Sheryl, and Andrea helped to plan a wonderful baby shower for me, with friends and family from Utah. It was so much fun and so great to see everyone.

Here I am with my Grandma Phylis's sister Margene and her husband Jack. It was so nice of them to come and help celebrate this new adventure with me!

My friend Angie and I!

Great Friends: Andrea, Me, Rachel, and Michelle!

My friend Ashley got these great U of U shoes and beanie for the baby... I loved them... and so did Taylor. We can't wait to take this little guy to some football games and turn him into a U Fan like us!!!

Thanks to my cousin, Aunt Sheryl, and Andrea for putting this shower together! It was lots of fun to spend time with family and friends! I think so far the best advice was from my sister-in-laws mom who said, "Don't bring your jeans to the hospital with the you. They won't fit!" Haha... I loved that because that is so something I would do... I guess sweatpants here I come!

The mom's from Fusion put together this awesome baby shower for me at our gym. It was so much fun to spend time with the mom's and girls for a "non-cheer" related event!Some of the mom's and girls at the baby shower! It was so nice of them to put this whole thing together... I had a lot of fun and got some great stuff!

Cooper has been pretty jealous of all the baby gifts I keep bringing into the house. One day I turned around to find this little scene... Cooper stole one of the baby's stuffed animals and decided to snuggle it... Bad dog.

Because of all the great baby showers and great gifts I have received, Taylor has had to put together a lot of baby items... and sometimes it has not been easy... so here he is with the pack and play... not so easy.

Someone that Taylor works with gave us their court side tickets to go see the Jazz play the Knicks. I was super excited... we are not great Jazz Fans... and once we were there, I noticed all the ladies were zoomed in on this guy right here... Korver... there were many "Marry me, Korver!" signs throughout the arena... so I figured I better post this picture of his backside...

Here we are sitting courtside! It was really fun to be so close... I couldn't believe how small the court looked compared to all those big basketball players!

Taylor and I during one of the time-outs...

Here is a shot of Korver from the front side...

Taylor and I have been watching a lot of "Cake Boss" and "Ultimate Cake Off" on TLC... I have no clue as to why... I guess because nothing else is on... anyways, it really gives Taylor a sweet tooth... so he came home from work one day with this yummy cake from "Bakers Bakery." If you haven't tried it, you really should. They are located downtown and are yummy!

This new bakery opened up by our house... filled with cupcakes galore... so of course I had to go and get some!Here are the cupcakes... all different flavors... but to be honest, I was not that impressed. I have had better... they weren't very moist and the frosting was really dry. But the store was super cute... and they look pretty. I might have to give them one more chance!

Every Easter morning I make a fabulous, but very unhealthy Easter Breakfast... french toast with fresh fruit, butter, syrup... and don't forget the bacon and sausage... yum, yum!

Taylor and I had Easter just with ourselves this year... and it was really fun! We cooked together and got to spend some good quality time together. So here is our yummy Easter Dinner!

We have been spending a lot of time getting the baby room ready... Taylor painted the room and put up a chair rail... we also got all the furniture... so here is some of the finished product. We are still waiting for our rocking chair and few more items, but it's coming together nicely!

Taylor put his name up on the wall... for those of you who didn't know, we picked out the name
"Chase Stanley Morgan"... yes, it sounds like a bank... we have big plans for this kid. Chase is just a name we liked and Stanley is Taylor's Dad and Grandpa's name.

All that is really left to do in his room is get the window treatments and then a few more items... and I think we will be ready for him to arrive... ahhhhh! It's getting closer

Monthly Catch-Up!

2010-03-16T12:59:00.009-06:00

If I am this bad at blogging while pregnant... just imagine how much blogging I am going to do once this baby comes! I can only hope that the reason I am not blogging is because I feel like a balloon and that when I have a cute baby, I will want to brag about him.

A lot has been happening since the last post... I went to vegas with the cheerleaders for their Jamz National Competition. It was a blast as always. The girls did an awesome job and it was one crazy weekend.

One of my favorite pictures from the weekend... the Junior Team... they had so much fun performing out on that stage... it brought most of us to tears. It's amazing to watch 4-7 year olds go on a big stage, with huge lights and a huge audience, and perform like it's no big deal. Look at their faces... they had a great time!

Whenever we walked into the competition to head back stage, the girls grabbed a partner, we got into a big line, and the parents cheered the teams on... it was like a "mini-parade"... and very cool. The girls loved the attention... so here we are coming up the escalator.

The Advanced Team mid-competition.

As soon as Vegas was over, I hitched a ride with my parents, who came out to watch the competition, and spent the week in California. It was a fun week of shopping, relaxing, and hanging out with my family. I LOVE California... going there and seeing all the green grass and pretty flowers... it really made me depressed. This is the time in Utah where everything is dead and brown... so it was a good break.

There is never a trip to California without a trip to Disneyland. My pass was about to expire so I figured I better make some use out of it. We took Payton, Owen, and Graham and had breakfast with the characters. It was a great way for them to see all of their favorite Disney characters!

Here come my mom with two of her grandkids... Graham and Payton. She is a very fun Grandma! I am excited for her 4th grandchild to come into her life! I, of course, stood on the sidelines of most of the rides at Disneyland and watched everyone else have fun... but it was still fun for me!

Owen and Amy on Dumbo.

My mom also threw a super fun shower for me while I was in California. I invited a lot of old friends and family and it was so much fun to see everyone and catch up! Here I am with one of my best friends from high school, Jahna. It was so nice of her to drive down and join the party. She has a little boy as well so now I get to officially join the "mommy club."

My Grandma, me, and Penny!

Some of my very best friends from high school... a small ET cheer reunion! Megan, me, Erin, Lindsey, and Jahna!

Pointing out the belly... thanks a lot guys!

How cute are these cupcakes! They were so yummy!

This is part of the bedding that I picked out for the baby room! It's all different shades of blue... now I just need the crib and the room will almost be complete!

My Aunt Sheryl got this for the cute little man. I can't wait to put it on him... she got this especially for Taylor since he is so "outdoorsy." Now they can be twins!

A picture of some of the friends and family that were at the shower. I was so grateful to all of them for coming out. It was so much fun to see them, and to catch up with everyone! Thanks for all of the gifts! It took like three suitcases to get everything back to Utah!

A cute picture of my grandma with most of her grand-daughters. We were sad that Kristen was not in attendance... but here we are: Amy, Me, Grandma, Lauren, Sarah, and Ashley!

All in all, it was a great week! I promise to post more pictures soon. This past week has been all about the Fusion All-Stars business. I moved into my own building, bought a spring floor, and have dedicated my life to getting everything put together. With the help of my parents, and a lot of cheer parents, the spring floor has been built, walls have been painted, and I am proud to say that the building is officially in business! I don't have pictures right now, but I will post some soon!

Roses, Cookies, and Something Blue

2010-02-18T16:44:00.005-07:00

Taylor and I had a great Valentines Weekend this year. We got a lot done and were able to spend some good quality time together. In the morning I woke up to these beautiful pink roses. I have to say, I am one who loves fresh flowers... If I could, I would always have fresh flowers all over my house.

So bright and pretty...

Taylor's one request was that I make heart shaped sugar cookies... his favorite. So I made him quite a few... and they turned out wonderful, like always!

All I wanted for Valentines Day this year was for Taylor to paint the baby's room. I have some of his bedding so I was ready to get to home depot and get some paint! I was going to make it really simple for Taylor and go for a two-tone look... one wall a darker blue, and the other three a light blue. But Taylor decided to take it one step further and put up the chair-rail on the wall. So we split the wall in two, the top color lighter, the bottom darker. I am loving how it is turning out! I can't wait for the furniture to come so we can get it all set up. So here is a preview of the room so far, the colors at least. There will be more pictures to come! I surprised Taylor with an REI giftcard from me for all his hard work!!! Now he can enjoy his weekends in the mountains... at least until the baby comes.

Here is a closer look at the two shades of blue we chose... Taylor wanted to keep one color tan... but I am all about the blue hues...

And finally... another belly shot... I couldn't believe how big of a difference it is from two weeks ago... I had an ultrasound a couple weeks ago and things are moving along pretty quickly! He is looking good and healthy, has a strong heart beat, and is very active. If you look closely, sometimes it looks like my whole stomach is moving. The ultrasound predicted that this baby is almost 3 pounds... which puts him in the 70th percentile... which also means he is looking a little chunky. As you know, I have diabetes... pregnant ladies with diabetes often times equals big babies. I was hoping this little guy would stay small... but who knows? He has about nine more weeks of growing... I think I am going to put him on a diet...

Well... I am off to Las Vegas tonight for a cheer competition. Go Fusion! And from there, I am heading down to sunny California for my first baby shower. I am so excited to see my friends and family!!! More pictures of the growing bump to come!

3 Months to Go!

2010-01-30T16:09:00.004-07:00

When I saw on my "pregnancy ticker" that I had less than 100 days left to go, I was in shock! It's all gone by so fast! I have actually loved being pregnant... I have been so lucky because it really hasn't felt that much different. I have a lot of energy, I feel really great, I haven't been sick... it's been smooth sailing. I am sure that the third trimester will be different, but so far, its been great.

I hit a few milestones this week... a complete stranger asked when I was due... so I must definitely be looking more pregnant... which is pretty fun.

I have been the doctor multiple times... I have ultrasounds every month... this little guy looks great so far. He is right on target as far as weight and measurements go. And we finally got a profile picture of him, and his nose looks super cute!

Taylor decided we better start taking pictures of the growing belly... because it seems like it is getting bigger every day... which makes me a little nervous... what will I look like in three months!!!

Here are a few pictures to document the progress:

Taylor and I! I think in a few months we are going to look a lot more tired!

The "26 Week" Belly... not too bad!

Full body shot!

Just Braggin' About My Kids

2010-01-19T13:15:00.002-07:00

One of my cheerleaders posted all of the teams routines on YouTube... so I just need to brag about my cheerleaders on my blog. They did so AWESOME at their competition on Saturday! I was so proud of them! It was such a huge accomplishment and a very hard competition. Our Juniors got 4th Place, our Seniors took 2nd out of 8 teams, our Advanced took 2nd out of 9 teams, and our Extreme took 2nd out of 3 teams! All of the teams looked awesome and the girls had a ton of fun! It really helped put the Fusion All-Stars on the map!

Here are the videos!

These are the Junior Fusion All-Stars... made up of 4-8 year olds!

Here are the Senior Fusion All-Stars. Made up of girls 14 years and younger!

Here is the Advanced Fusion All-Stars. The girls are ages 14 and younger!

Here are the Extreme Fusion All-Stars. Girls ages 14 and younger.

Park City

2010-01-13T13:07:00.007-07:00

For Christmas this year, my parents rented a cabin up in Park City. It was really fun because the whole family was able to come and just spend time together. Everyone went skiing and snowboarding (except me, of course), we hung out, and played lots of catch phrase! We are a pretty competitive family when it comes to that game, but I think we were able to keep the peace most of time. It was so much fun and I loved being with everyone!

Before we left for the cabin, everyone met at our house to open Christmas presents. Cooper had to be tied up... haha. He is such a good dog... he really didn't mind.

Owen wasn't really sure what this present was... but he was excited that it was so big!

Here we all are opening Christmas presents and having a good time!

Tyler, Dad, Mom, and Travis getting ready to hit the slopes!

Payton loved hanging out in the snow! She thought it was great that they could go sledding just outside the cabin... here are some pics of her sledding!

Here is Payton making a snow angel. She loves the snow!

Taylor and I hanging out outside!

The cabin my parents got was right below the Canyons Resort. So we decided to get on the chair lift and ride up to the main resort. It was lots of fun.

Taylor and Owen hanging out at the Canyons Resort!

One of the days that we were there, everyone left me to tend the kids while they all went skiing. It was okay though... because all the kids are so good! I was determined to get outside and play in the snow with them... Payton was super excited to go, Graham really didn't no what he was getting himself into, and Owen did not want to go outside. He preferred staying warm inside the house. Doesn't Graham look super cute in his snow bibs?

Graham wasn't sure if he really wanted to go outside...

Payton and Graham having some fun in the snow!

Graham hadn't walked or stood up in the snow by himself yet... so I was determined to be the one to do it. It took a few M & M's and some reassuring... but he finally did it... and I think he liked it!

I had to keep rewarding Graham for being outside by giving him M & M's... but then he seemed to be pretty happy about being out there. He was super cute!

Owen was content to just stay inside and stay warm... he kept checking in on us though. He would stick out his head and say, "Are you guys okay?" It was very cute.

We had such a great Christmas this year and it was fun to spend time with friends and family!

The Answer is Inside the Cupcake!

2010-01-06T14:22:00.004-07:00

A few weeks ago, Taylor and I found out whether we were having a boy or a girl. Since it was so close to Christmas, we decided to wait to tell anyone in our families until we saw them during the holidays. It was really hard keeping it a secret... but it was really fun to see all of their reactions.

I experimented a little bit, and decided to make some cupcakes which would reveal the gender on the inside. I experimented with all different types of candies, sprinkles, etc... to get the best reveal. I will post about this on the "Dessert Queen" blog when I get a chance so you can find out the results!

Here is how it all went...

We told Taylor's family first, on Christmas Eve. I decorated the cupcakes with pink and blue frosting. Everyone picked a cupcake depending on what they thought I was having.. pink for girl, blue for boy. Here is what the Morgan's picked out...

And here is their reaction! Danny was obviously very excited.

We told my family a few days later... before we left for Park City!

And the baby is... A BOY!!! Ashley was obviously wrong in her guess... sorry, Ash!

Here is another cupcake with the blue inside. Most people guessed right... some were wrong!

I am so excited to be having a boy! I think I knew I would all along... I kind of have this premonition that maybe I am going to have all boys... so this just adds to me being correct about that. I figure, with all the girls in my life (50 dancers, 65 cheerleaders, 12 Young Women, two sisters, etc)... having another boy in my life is sounding pretty good.

So far this little man is looking good... our scanner isn't working, but when I get it fixed, I will post some of the ultrasound pictures. He is moving around A LOT! Especially in the past week... sometimes he wakes me up in the middle of the night! I think he is preparing me for all those late night feedings to come. I can't even explain how much fun it is to feel him moving around. None of this really felt real until now... Now I really feel pregnant... I am starting to look it, and now I can feel it. The next few months are full of Dr. appointments, getting baby rooms furnished, baby showers, shopping, etc! I can't wait! And I especially can't wait to meet this little guy!

Time to Play Catch-Up!

2009-12-18T17:24:00.008-07:00

So, it's been a while.

I have not been the best blogger these days.

And I can't really blame it on being pregnant, because I have felt so good. I have no excuses, more like no time. But I have a few minutes while I am waiting for Taylor to come home so I figure I will play catch-up, and post some of the Morgan Happenings that we had during this past month.

Enjoy.

After lots of long hours, and a lot of hard work and dedication, Tyler officially became inducted into the world of Sigma Chi. Taylor is very proud since he himself is a Sigma Chi. Way to go, Tyler!

My parents flew into town to congratulate Tyler as well! It was super fun to have them around for the weekend!

My parents enjoying the falling snow!

This is my favorite picture of my parents! We were all having so much fun playing in the snow!

Oh, we stopped by Costco and met Sarah Palin... Taylor had VIP tickets from his work, so we just walked right in, shook her hand, got a book and left. Some people were in line for hours... they even spent the night at the costco! Not me, I only went for the free churros... but there were no free churros! I was a little sad... I love the churros at Costco.

The Fusion All-Star Cheerleaders had their first competition on the season this past weekend. They did so awesome and I loved watching them in their new uniforms and perform the material that I taught them. They are so super cute... Have I ever mentioned that I love my job? It's a lot of work, but look at all these cute faces! Who can resist?

All the teams took 2nd Place, which was awesome for their first competition. Way to go, girls!

Some of my cute girls!

The awesome Senior team doing their cute facials!

And of course, the cute little junior team. Can you believe that some of these girls are only 4 years old? And they seriously do an awesome job of remembering their routine. It's crazy.

I also had the annual dance recital... it's always a relief to get that over with. Here are some of my preschool dancers... they were super cute and did a fabulous job performing for their parents.

Taylor decided it was perfect weather to build a snowman... and it really was. I have actually never built a snowman, and had no idea that you actually could start with a little snowball, and turn it into this big snow ball just by rolling it around in the snow. It turned out great! Cooper kept stealing the arms, but what do you do?

Taylor and Cooper playing in the snow!

And finally, it has been snowing in Utah... a lot. We took advantage of the winter wonderland for our Christmas card pictures. Here are some of the best shots!

I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays and has a happy and merry Christmas! A lot of people have been asking for baby bump pictures... since I am about half-way now, I will post some soon. I am not sure if it's really a bump or more of a belly... but I think I am getting one!

Thanksgiving

2009-12-07T10:24:00.008-07:00

This year, Taylor and I hosted Thanksgiving at our house. It was a lot of hard work, but it was super fun. My sister, Amy, her husband, and kids came to stay with us from Arizona. I loved having them here! We also had my Grandma Phyllis, Taylor's parents and brother Danny, and my brother Tyler over. It was a full house!

Grandma and me!

Taylor and I

The turkey turned out fabulous!

Taylor's favorite part of the night... when he hosts the dinner, he gets to cut into the bird!

The table all set before we sat down to eat

While the Freeman's were with us, Payton and Cooper became instant best friends. They would hang out on the couch, watch cartoons, and snack on goldfish. He has been pretty miserable since she left.

I also got Taylor to get up on the roof and put up our Christmas Lights! Yay!

Amy and I took the kids to Thanksgiving point to feed the reindeer. It was pretty cute, but the reindeer was pretty full.

Payton absolutely loved what little snow we had to offer her. She got all bundled up, and every time there was even a sliver a snow, she had to go step in it and see if she could make a snowball.

Payton and Cooper getting ready to go play outside.

Payton just looked adorable in all of her snow stuff!

All in all, it was a great holiday and it was fun to spend it with family!

California Road Trip

2009-10-20T18:09:00.005-06:00

Since Taylor was able to get a couple days off of work, we decided to make a road trip down to California. It was a quick trip, but we had so much fun hanging out. I wanted to go down and relax, but there was just too many fun things to do. Here are some pictures of the weekend!

Dad, Mom, Taylor, and I found some great tickets to the Angels Game when they were playing the Red Sox in the play-offs. It was a spur of the moment thing to do, and it was super fun. It was the most exciting baseball game I have been to, and in fact, I think it was the first Angels Game I have ever been to where they won! It's good to know I am not their bad luck charm. My mom and I had beer spilled on us a couple times, which was awesome because then we left really smelling like we had been to a ball game!

Taylor and I in front of the stadium.

Taylor and I with the field in the background.

Of course, while there, we had to go to a new cupcake store called "Frosting." The red velvet was delicious!

Taylor and I in Laguna Beach!

It was a great day at the beach... very warm and sunny!

Amy and Nate and their kids, Owen and Payton came down and surprised my parents. It was fun to have everyone there... we wish Tyler could have come as well!

Owen and I made some Halloween sugar cookies... he had a great time licking the frosting.

Yummy!

Taylor and Payton!

We spent one of days we were down there Disneyland. It was decorated super cute for Halloween. I loved it! Here is Payton in her Tinkerbelle outfit with Pluto.

Taylor and I by the big candy corn at California Adventure.

Amy had to take Nate to the airport so Taylor and I got to be "parents" at Disneyland. We had a lot of fun with the kids. Here is Taylor and Owen... Owen was having a blast with Taylor.

Taylor took the kids on the bumper cars... I couldn't go. It was the only ride in "Bug's Life Land" that said no pregnant women.

After Owen saw how much fun Payton had, he wanted a turn too.

Cute brother and sisterly love!

Grandpa and Grandma with Graham and Owen!

All the grandchildren riding the carausel together!

Taylor and my dad riding front row of "California Screamer." I was sad I couldn't go on it...

Taylor and I at Disneyland!

My sisters and I with my dad! We missed Tyler!

Payton is going to be Snow White for Halloween, so my mom bought her this wig... she wasn't wearing the right costume though, so we just called her "Snow-Belle."

Owen and Payton danced in the parade with this fun dancer.

Owen and Payton participating in the Conga Line!

We had such a fun time in California... it was really hard to leave. Hopefully we will be back soon! Thanks Mom and Dad for a great weekend! We had a blast!

Here We Go...

2009-09-29T10:12:00.002-06:00

Yup... our time has finally come...

I think we're ready.

May 7th... Here we come!

Utah Football Here We Come!!!

2009-09-11T17:05:00.004-06:00

The first Utah Football game of the year! We sat in our same season tickets seats as last year... had our red on, and were ready to kick some Aggie Butt! Taylor was super excited that the Utes updated their tunnel that they run through... he has been wanted them to change up their entrance for quite some time now... his wish finally came true!

A picture of the crowd... with the MUSS in the background!

Now that the Utes are not sharing their field with the Real Soccer Team... the field can be done right! I loved the Utah at the end of the field!

Taylor and I enjoying the game with all the other Ute Fans!

Kristen and I in our Utah Red!!!

Utes win their first game over the Aggies... the team looked great and we are looking forward to a great season! Go Utes!

Lake Powell 2009

2009-08-08T13:25:00.017-06:00

This summer we had our annual trip to Lake Powell! It was so much fun! I love being there with my family and I love hanging out with everyone. Here are some of the highlights from the trip:

Payton and I getting ready to go out on the jet ski!

Owen was having a lot fun on the houseboat... and he loved swimming in the lake!

Taylor was super excited to be at Lake Powell!

Cute Graham being a model!

My mom on the ski!

Ashley, Travis, and Graham!

Me on the wake-board!

Me... attempting to jump the wake... but not being very successful...

Tyler getting some serious air on the wake-board!

Payton and I were twins one day!

Cute Pay Pay!

Myself, Payton, and my mom... laying out, trying to get some sun...

Taylor and I going on a jet ski ride!

Taylor has been talking about doing a zip line forever! Ever since we started talking about going to Lake Powell... So he finally built one, and I had to be the one to test it out. It didn't work very well... and I was really nervous to try it... but it was fun... and made for a good laugh.

I had to basically jump off the rock in order to miss these bushes...

Yeah... it didn't really work... but it was still fun to try. Maybe next year, Taylor...

Even though he looked uncomfortable in his life jacket... I think he rather liked it!

Taylor and Owen having tons of fun swimming in the water!

Owen loved to jump off the deck of the houseboat and swim to people... so here is, mid splash landing from jumping off the house boat to Taylor!

Payton and I getting ready to go down the slide!

Owen loved to go swimming in the lake.. so here we are, taking a dip!

My mom attempting to take a picture with her grandchildren!

Taylor loves to do the 180's on his wake-skate!

I love this picture... its really hard to jump on the wake-skate because the board does not go with you... so this is a cool one of Taylor attempting to jump!

My brother getting some serious air on the wake-board!

Nice air, Ty!

Taylor getting pumped up to go!

Nice shot of Taylor on the wake-skate.

Nate doing some awesome tricks on the wake-board.

My cousin Kristen jumping the wake! Yahoo!

Spencer doing his tantrum...

Cute Payton with her awesome sunglasses and cool hat!

The boat always seemed to put the kids to sleep... even if they were in the most uncomfortable positions... here is Owen, life-vest, sunglasses and all...

Taylor, Spencer, and Nate getting ready to jump!

Going...

Still going...

Splash!

I had to show off this picture, because as a cheer coach, I am very proud of his toe- touch!

Here is the whole gang: Owen, Dad, Mom, Ashley, Travis, Graham, Tyler, Spencer, Kristen, Taylor, Me, Amy, Nate, Payton, Mark, and Sheryl!

I love this picture because it sums up all the fun we had at Lake Powell this year... I love how my whole family can all goof off and laugh together... we had many good times playing Catch Phrase and Singing Catch Phrase.

One morning, while we were out skiing and wake-boarding, my cousin Kristen spotted this creature in the rocks... what does it look like to you?

My Uncle Mark taking an afternoon nap... he needed the fan to keep him cool!

The men hard at work during the big wind storm... all the boys had to batten down the hatches and check the anchors. What studs!

Saying good-bye to Lake Powell... we had many afternoon storms, so here is a picture during one of the worst storms. It doesn't look like much, but the wind was very strong!

Lake Powell was so much fun this year! I am already excited for next year's trip! Thanks, Mom and Dad for such a great family vacation!

2009-07-17T14:44:00.007-06:00

Knock, knock! The Morgans moved... and here is the front door to our little abode! I know this post is a long time coming... a lot of people have been asking and I am finally delivering. The Morgans Moved!!! Not too far away from the ole' Townhouse in Chandlerpoint... just above it in fact... on Steep Mountain! Yay! We rented out our townhouse, found this steal of a deal and went ahead and robbed the bank... for the house that is! Taylor and I have been eyeing this beauty for quite some time now... watched the price literally cut in half, and then we jumped on it right away! It has been a lot of work, but it has been well worth it! Our Saturday's may now be house cleaning and yard work... but it has been a great home to us so far!

My mom came into town and we got planting right away! I will have you know that this house has NEVER been lived in! It sat for about three years before we came along... the grass was dying, the landscaping was not so hot... so, for the 4th of July weekend, Taylor and I pulled out all the sod in the front yard, and re-planted it! What a project! We had to remove trees and replant them... rent a sod cutter... craziness! But after my mother and I beautified it, it looked FABULOUS!!!

And here it is!!! The Morgan's New Home!!! Yay!

From the street... a great view! And out the back, Taylor and I have the best view of the entire valley... on a clear day you can see all of downtown, as well as all four temples!

A real mailbox... this is the cheap one from Home Depot... but soon to be the official Draper City Mailbox!

Entry Way and Living Room... currently, this room is empty... but the carpet is real clean! Someday some nice couches and furniture... until then, Taylor likes to lay out his rock climbing and camping gear in here.

Picture Wall!

The family room... our TV somehow magically fit above it... like it was meant for this house!

And yes... we have a mantel piece... yes, that means we have a fireplace! I am excited for those cold winter nights!

The kitchen table actually fits... meaning 4 people can actually sit at it!

The kitchen... where the dessert queen makes her finest...

The kitchen/stairs to the upstairs!

Stairs to the downstairs basement... it's not finished yet, but Taylor and I have some big ideas for that one... there is also a HUGE cold storage down there... but who wants pictures of that?

Bathroom downstairs!

Extra Bedroom #1... Guest Room.... my mom was just here and used this one... with the sweet aerobed!

Guest bathroom...

Extra Bedroom #2... maybe we can fill it one day... with kids or stuff!

The upstairs hallway... very exciting...

This is where all the magic happens... the business magic that is! I spend lots of time in the office preparing and planning...

More pictures of the office...

Moving also means buying... here our are new washer and dryer... in the new laundry room! Yay for a laundry room! And yay for the laundry room being upstairs!!!

The master bedroom... we love the fact that we actually have bedroom windows we can leave open at night! The townhouse had these doors that walked out to a ledge... not quite a balcony.

Master Bathroom: Twice the sinks means twice the cleaning...

The new house also comes with this luxury... a showers that is actually big enough to move around in... and a jetted tub! Yay!

So if you have been wondering what Taylor and I have been up to... this is it! New house means a lot of new projects... but we have been having a ton of fun and we LOVE it! Cooper loves it as well... it's nice to have a back yard and a park to play in all day long...

2009-07-02T20:54:00.009-06:00

I went to California for the weekend a couple weekend's ago... it was so much fun! I went minus Taylor because he had to work... but I had to go down because my brother was graduating from high school, and it just so happened to Father's Day as well... so it was a win, win for me! We did all sorts of stuff... our nails, Disneyland, shopping, and lots more!

Amy, Payton, and I had a girls morning and went to get a pedicure! We went to this nail salon that does very cool air brushing on your toes... it's this place that I used to go to all through high school, so I couldn't wait to go back!

Amy getting her nails done!

Payton and I at the nail salon!

The final product!

This most important reason for why I was going to California was for my little brother's high school graduation! He graduated from my Alma Mater, El Toro High School, Class of 2009! I am so proud of him and couldn't wait to see him graduate! I remember how excited I was for that day to come and how fast the time flies by! Tyler was accepted to ALL the colleges that he applied for! What an amazing thing to do! Those colleges were BYU-Hawaii, BYU, University of Utah, and Cal-State Fullerton. And I am proud to announce that he has chosen the University of Utah! Another Ute in the family breaks the tie! Utes win!

The Freeman Family (minus Nate)

The Harmor Family (minus Travis)

Tyler and I!

All the siblings!!!

Grandma and Tyler!

My parents and Tyler!

Payton loves her Uncle Tyler... and she looks so cute in his graduation hat!

Tyler, Ashley, and Graham! Some day soon, Graham will be graduating too!

My best friend Sherry and I... it's hard to believe it was SEVEN years ago when we walked down that aisle to graduate! It really made me feel old!!!

My parents threw my brother a nice graduation party at one of his favorite places to eat... BJ's Pizza! A lot of our family was there and it was fun to celebrate his big accomplishment! We are so proud of him!

My mom and her sisters and dad... my Aunt Vicki and Aunt Beth!

My Aunt Sheryl and Uncle Mark

My sisters, brother, and I with my Grandpa Joe!

I am so excited that my brother is following in my footsteps and becoming a Ute... but I am even more excited that we will be living in the same state next year! I know he will be busy with college life, but I hope he has time for his cool sister!

The Utah Alumni that were present during the party! My grandma can still sing the fight song.. and we sing it together quite often!

One of my best friend's daughters was having her two year birthday party while I was in town as well. It was so much fun to see everyone from high school and catch up with them!

Me (holding my cute friend Jahna's baby, Deegan... he so cute!), Erin, Yvette, Sherry, Jahna, Lindsey, and Rachel!

The birthday girl blowing out her candles!

Payton and I decided that we needed to make a cake for Father's Day... it was soooo good!

The best part of making a cake... licking the spoon!

It's a good thing he's cute... otherwise I would have to be mad at his Cougar Hat!

Here I am with my niece and nephews! Graham (10 months), Payton (4 years), and Owen (two years). They are all so cute... I was so happy to be able to spend time with all of them at once!

Payton and I have this same picture that we took... only it was one year ago in "The Bug's Life" movie... it's super cute so we had to re-inact it!

Here we are, super excited to be going on this ride!

We had so much fun on the new Toy Story Ride!!!

Owen is in love with Nemo... so he actually loved wearing this Nemo Hat... I think he wore it all day!

Payton got this cute Snow White dress from Grandma! She looked adorable in it!

We watched the new "Celebration" parade! It was a lot of fun and their were some groovy dancers dancing right in front of us. Payton got to participate so she was super excited!

I was lucky enough to ride on "It's a Small World" with Snow White!

It was so much fun to be in California and be able to visit with my family! I miss them already!

The Dessert Queen

2009-06-26T18:49:00.002-06:00

So I am starting a new blog, "The Dessert Queen." I am searching for my inner Martha Stewart. In doing so, I have decided to try one or two new dessert recipes a week... desserts I have never made before... desserts that look great in pictures, but are very intimidating. I will post the recipe a long with things I learned and whether or not they passed the taste test. In order to no gain pounds or high blood sugar, I will be delivering these delectable desserts to my blog followers, family, and friends. Follow along on this journey with me, and you to might just find a surprise in the mail or on your doorstep!

The blog address is this: www.thedessertqueen.blogspot.com

Hope you enjoy it!

The Harmors Come to Utah

2009-06-19T10:23:00.008-06:00

Ashley, Travis, and Graham came to visit a few weekends ago. It was so much fun to have them around and I just loved having cute Graham around. We spent a lot of time doing a lot of fun things in Utah!

Here is cute Graham at the park by our house!

On Sunday, we decided to go see all the temples in the Salt Lake Valley. We decided to stop by the Draper Temple first... it was very beautiful as always. Ashley and Travis have never been to it, so here they are with Graham!

Taylor and I

Our next temple was the new Oquirrh Mountain Temple... it was struck by lightening the night before in the crazy storms so it was interesting to see the Angel Moroni at the top... his arm was all black! Here are Ashley and Travis in front of the temple!

A scandalous make-out in front of the temple...

Another paparazzi shot... no more pictures, please!

I just can't get enough of this face!

Graham and Auntie Em!

Graham... looking adorable as usual!

The Harmor Fam!

Taylor and I!

By the time we hit up the Salt Lake Temple, on the final leg of our temple tour, we were all tired and delirious... as you can tell from the next few pictures.. we just decided it might be funny to get some actions shots... and we were right.. they are pretty funny.

Ashley and Travis... check out Ashley's hair! It's awesome!

Have you ever seen that episode of America's Next Top Model... where the girls have to jump and still look like HOT models? Well... I think Ashley and I got it down, cause we look hot... even in mid-air!

We went up to the Canyons and Park City one day... it was super fun, and super cold! Here we are trying to be an awesome bob-sledding team!

Graham, the future bob-sledder...

It was so much fun to have Ashley, Travis, and Graham at our house for the weekend! We loved having them and had tons of fun! Hopefully they will come again soon!

Just Some Randoms

2009-06-09T15:21:00.004-06:00

So it's been a while since I have blogged... and we really haven't been up to anything too exciting... but here are some random pictures from the past few weeks!

A couple weekends ago it was my cousin Kristen's Birthday! To celebrate, we had a picnic up in the canyon. Spencer made her his famous Red Velvet Cake with strawberries! It was so yummy! As you can see, he spelled "Hapy B-Day Kris" on the cake!

Kristen and I at the park!

Cooper and Hurley fighting over a stick!

Spencer and Kristen with the cake!

Cooper some how got himself on top of this table...

And yes... it's that time of year again... Dance Recital Time! We had our class pictures the other day and I had just had to take some pictures of the my pre-school classes with their costumes on because they are so stinkin' cute! Here are some of the girls from one of my classes in their "Hokey Pokey" outfits!

Here are some of the girls from one of my other classes... they do the cutest dance to the song "Manhunt" from the movie Flashdance! Their dads come out at the end and it is so super cute!

Memorial Day Rock Climbing

2009-05-26T15:17:00.007-06:00

Over Memorial Weekend, Taylor took myself and Spencer and Kristen for some rock climbing. They had never been before and Taylor is always looking for some new rock climbing buddies... so it was awesome! The dogs came of course and watched from below! It was a really nice day and we all had a fabulous time!

Here are the best buddies: Cooper and Hurley!

Cooper was pretty excited to be in the mountains for the day... it was nice and hot!

Me at the very top! It was a cinch really... I am ready for some harder rock climbing next time!

Here I am safely on the ground excited about my climb!

Kristen is up next! Here she is looking like a model with all of her rock climbing gear on!

Spencer was in charge of Kristen's rope... a good trusting test in any marriage! Belay-on!

Almost to the top...

Yay! Kristen made it to the very top! Here she is looking like a pro!

Hurley was so happy his "mommy" made it down safely... he was very concerned about her. He even tried to climb up after her... it was pretty funny!

Spencer at the very top! Good work!

Spencer after his climb... on the repel down. He was awesome for his first time!

Taylor of course had perfect form... he was a great teacher to us all!

Taylor almost to the top! What a stud!

It was so much fun to go rock climbing and be outside in the sun... I think this is probably the first of many rock climbing adventures this summer!

Mount Shasta

2009-05-16T10:52:00.026-06:00

No disrespect to Mothers' Day, but it's time some testosterone was represented on our blog. Last weekend, Nate Freeman, Dan Harps, Todd Hamblin, Bob Neal, and I climbed Mt. Shasta (14,179') in northern California. We climbed for three days via the technical Casaval Ridge route. Everyone in our group reached the summit successfully, and most importantly, all returned home safely.

Mt. Shasta - SW Aspect

Casaval Ridge center left

me, Nate, Todd, Bob, and Dan at the trailhead

Snowshoeing in to base of Casaval Ridge

Digging base camp on Casaval Ridge at 10,000'

Base Camp

prepping rope teams

Todd, Nate, and Bob in the kitchen

drying socks in the tent

me and Dan resting up for our summit push

our route to the summit - the Casaval Ridge

traversing the base of the Ridge at 12:00 am

en route

beginning of technical portion - the "Catwalk"

me leading an exposed pitch on the "Catwalk"

just below the summit proper, on "Misery Hill"

summit block - 14,179'

on the summit of Mt. Shasta - May 10, 2009 9:35 am

Road Trip to Cali

2009-05-14T14:28:00.010-06:00

My cousin Kristen and I decided to road trip down to California to see my brother perform in his Soundsation show, and to see our mom's for Mother's Day. It was super fun! We headed out on Thursday about 11AM and drove about 10 hours to make it there in time for the late night showing of Star Trek. My family are huge movie-goers... especially for opening night and both our parents were excited to see this movie... by the time Kristen and I got there, we were a little delirious, but made it through the movie.

For Mother's Day, Kristen, Ashley, and I decided to take our mom's and grandma to breakfast at Mimi's Cafe. We had a great meal and then we went to the Spectrum for a chick flick. We saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past which was kind of funny... and then walked around for a bit. It was a great day to honor our mothers! Here is a picture of my Grandma and I at breakfast.

My Aunt Sheryl and her daughter Kristen.

The three grand-daughters with their grandma!

My mom, Ashley, and I

On Mothers Day, my Dad, Mom, and I decided to pack all three golden's into the subaru and head for Laguna Beach... it was the first time all three dogs went to the beach. Cooper was a little hesitant at first, but then enjoyed the water soon after. Tucker and Dakota were super excited to be exploring new territory as well. Here are my mom and dad with their two dogs.

Enjoying the ocean breeze...

They all worship "pack leader"

Dad posing with all three dogs.

I had to get my annual disney pass activated, so we decided to spend one afternoon at Disneyland. My Aunt Sheryl, cousins Kristen and Sarah, sister Ashley, and Mom all went along with Wade and Graham. It was super fun and was a great day to get out. We had to ride the new Toy Story ride, which I thought was super fun! Here we are with our 3D glasses on!

My Aunt Sheryl and Grandma on the Toy Story ride!

While we were waiting for some of the others to go on a ride... I decided to do a quick photo shoot of Graham... he is too irresistable and I think he needs to be the next Gerber Baby... so here are only a few of the pictures I took to add to his portfolio...

His "chill out" look...

This is my favorite face of Grahams! He always wrinkles his nose and squints his eyes... I LOVE IT! Just like I love his sweet little laugh... sometimes it's a big laugh... other times it's a small little laugh... so cute!

Check out those dimples... just like Auntie Em's.... we tease that one of his dimples came from me, and one of his dimples comes from his daddy...

His cute flirtacious look...

Laughing

Tired from the photo shoot...

Graham's first sucker, thanks to grandma! I think he loved every minute of his Mickey Mouse Sucker... it's about time he got to eat something sweet!

The night that Kristen and I decided to drive home was the same night of Tyler's Soundsation Show. Soundsation is this singing/performing group at the high school. It was the whole reason Kristen and I drove down... so we had to see it! It was an awesome show and I loved watching my brother!

Dancing with his partner... he had this huge smile on his face the entire night! I loved seeing him like that!

The end of their final number... Tyler did an awesome job! It was so fun hearing him sing and watching him perform! Way to go Tyler!

Three Year Anniversary!!!

2009-05-05T16:26:00.004-06:00

Today is our three year anniversary! I can't believe how time flies... these past three years have been the best years... and I am so excited for the years to come! Over the past three years, it feels like Taylor and I have accomplished so much... We survived living apart for a year and a half, we've traveled to the Phillipines, Mexico, Canada, and other various locations in the United States, Cooper came to us almost a year ago and now we don't know what we would do without him, we have lived in our cute townhouse for all three years, and we love each other more and more each day! I hope year 4 is filled with fun surprises and we can continue to grow together! Happy Anniversary to the best husband in the whole world... and thanks for putting up with me after all this time!

Here we are the day before the wedding... we look so young!
So the only picture I have of the actual wedding day is this one... the rest our in my wedding album... so here I am with Taylor and his brothers!

On our honeymoon in Hawaii!
Another honeymoon picture!

I love you, Taylor! Thanks for a fabulous three years!