Monday, September 21, 2009
Soccer game & a new kitty!
First, an update on the soccer game as promised! We had a full crowd - I think Owen had twice the fan club as the rest of the team combined... surprise surprise. :) Overall, the Longhorns (Owen's team) did great for their first game ever! The other team has played a season or two before, so they were really good, but our boys hung in there and scored several goals! They don't keep score at this age, so I couldnt say how many, but I do know that Owen scored 2! It took him a little while to really get engaged in the game, but once he did, he did great! Our next game is Thursday night. It'll be fun! I think the next team isn't quite as good as this last one, so it'll be a little bit different... :)
On a completely unrelated note, we got our first kitty cat last night! We're not sure if it's a boy or a girl yet, but it's name is Stripey. He/She has their first vet appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be able to say for sure. Right now it's terrified of us. It's been living up at Papa's farm with it's brothers/sisters and mommy cat for the last couple of months. Since Papa died, we decided to take in a couple of them to give them a home. There are 4 more still up at the farm, but we plan to get one more if we can catch one! Those little rascals are quick! We spent an hour last night chasing them down and finally rounded up Stripey. Hopefully the next attempt won't be quite so difficult... and hopefully Stripey will warm up to us quickly so we can play with him and love on him like we want to! We'll post some pictures. :)
On a completely unrelated note, we got our first kitty cat last night! We're not sure if it's a boy or a girl yet, but it's name is Stripey. He/She has their first vet appointment tomorrow afternoon, so I'll be able to say for sure. Right now it's terrified of us. It's been living up at Papa's farm with it's brothers/sisters and mommy cat for the last couple of months. Since Papa died, we decided to take in a couple of them to give them a home. There are 4 more still up at the farm, but we plan to get one more if we can catch one! Those little rascals are quick! We spent an hour last night chasing them down and finally rounded up Stripey. Hopefully the next attempt won't be quite so difficult... and hopefully Stripey will warm up to us quickly so we can play with him and love on him like we want to! We'll post some pictures. :)
Saturday, September 19, 2009
The First Game
This is such an exciting day for the Morris family! Owen has his first soccer game in a couple of hours. It should be entertaining. :) Not only will the game be hilarious - the kids haven't practiced in a week and a half and have never played a game - but Owen is gonna have a whole fan club on the sidelines! We've got most of the lineup coming - Grami, Kenbob, Nana, Aunt Bee, Uncle Bumps and me, Matt & Ella. I'm not sure about anyone else, but I wouldnt be surprised if Papi or Uncle Matt showed up too. :) We'll need our own cheering section! Wish him luck! I'll report back on how it went.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Update on the kiddoes
Since it's been another couple of months since I've updated on the kids, thought I owe one here! So here we go. :)
Owen:
His favorite thing now is words. He likes to write them, spell them, write them, read them, and write them. :) He carries around paper and a pen or pencil everywhere he goes. He's got numerous little notebooks, a little packet with notecards and sticky pads. He's got about 10 or so words that he writes over and over again, but he can spell and write almost anything with a little bit of help on the weird ones. His favorites are: Owen, Ella, Bee, Nana, Fun, Dog, Cat, Mommy, and Daddy. He's a little smarty pants with lots and lots and lots of energy and he's all kinds of fun these days. He's also started playing soccer. He was supposed to have his first game last Saturday, but it got rained out. Hopefully we'll get to have the game this Saturday! He's had a few practices and seems to really enjoy it. I'll post some pictures. :)
Ella:
She's such a big girl! I just can't believe how grown up she is. She is pretty much totally potty trained now. woo hoo!!! She's had a lot of accidents the last week, but that seems to be winiding down. She's catching up with her brother quickly in size! She eats like a little piggy most of the time, so it's not surprising. The other night for dinner, she ate 3 bowls of meatloaf. :) She's also ridiculously active, so she doesnt show it. :) She really needs to be in gymnastics or dance. The girl likes to jump off of things (couch, chairs, etc), dance, run, "exercise", somersault, etc. Pretty much if it's fun, preferably dangerous and requires mommy and daddy's full attention, then she loves it! :) One of her favorite things to do with her brother is jump off the couch onto the bean bags. They can do that for hours without ever getting tired or bored. She's also talking up a storm. Owen still takes the gold medal on that topic, but she's learned to get her words in too. She took forever to really communicate well, but now she can tell you exactly what she means, exactly how she means it. :) Most sentences start with "I need..." and end with "...right now!" For example, "I need to color RIGHT NOW!" She's a little princess and knows it. It'll be fun seeing how she responds to being a big sister!
Well that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try to do better about regular updates!
Owen:
His favorite thing now is words. He likes to write them, spell them, write them, read them, and write them. :) He carries around paper and a pen or pencil everywhere he goes. He's got numerous little notebooks, a little packet with notecards and sticky pads. He's got about 10 or so words that he writes over and over again, but he can spell and write almost anything with a little bit of help on the weird ones. His favorites are: Owen, Ella, Bee, Nana, Fun, Dog, Cat, Mommy, and Daddy. He's a little smarty pants with lots and lots and lots of energy and he's all kinds of fun these days. He's also started playing soccer. He was supposed to have his first game last Saturday, but it got rained out. Hopefully we'll get to have the game this Saturday! He's had a few practices and seems to really enjoy it. I'll post some pictures. :)
Ella:
She's such a big girl! I just can't believe how grown up she is. She is pretty much totally potty trained now. woo hoo!!! She's had a lot of accidents the last week, but that seems to be winiding down. She's catching up with her brother quickly in size! She eats like a little piggy most of the time, so it's not surprising. The other night for dinner, she ate 3 bowls of meatloaf. :) She's also ridiculously active, so she doesnt show it. :) She really needs to be in gymnastics or dance. The girl likes to jump off of things (couch, chairs, etc), dance, run, "exercise", somersault, etc. Pretty much if it's fun, preferably dangerous and requires mommy and daddy's full attention, then she loves it! :) One of her favorite things to do with her brother is jump off the couch onto the bean bags. They can do that for hours without ever getting tired or bored. She's also talking up a storm. Owen still takes the gold medal on that topic, but she's learned to get her words in too. She took forever to really communicate well, but now she can tell you exactly what she means, exactly how she means it. :) Most sentences start with "I need..." and end with "...right now!" For example, "I need to color RIGHT NOW!" She's a little princess and knows it. It'll be fun seeing how she responds to being a big sister!
Well that's all I have time for right now, but I'll try to do better about regular updates!
The Morris Five???
That's right!! We just found out a couple of weeks ago that we've got another blessing on the way. We're so excited. Owen and Ella are so excited to have a baby brother or sister. The new little one should be here in April, so please pray for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby in just a few months!
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