"LLLLLAAAAAA" We're Back Online!

....not that we were ever off-line....it's that I wasn't posting anything on the blog. After several "Lexi you need to post something" comments from my lovely family and friends...here we are!

This is our St. Patrick's Day festivities. Easter has not been uploaded to the computer. After my camera broke on Christmas morning...I bought a new camera, but the love for my old is still strong, I don't always feel like uploading my pictures. So, it's time to get with the program and HERE WE ARE!

The kids and I made Rainbow Cupcakes using my DeMarle Molds (I'm a rep for the company and LOVE LOVE LOVE them...I'll post more info on that later) Here the boys are with their crazy morning hair and the six bowls of colored cupcake batter. Anja with the batter, after it is in the molds.

The perfect cupcake. It came out of the mold that way (no butter, spray, or liners)

Anja at a playgroup eating her cupcake.

And here are my Crazy Morgan Kids on St. Patrick's Day, wearing their fun holiday apparel!

Helping in the Kitchen

Carter, Anja, and Fischer LOVE cantaloupe.
These kids could eat it everyday.
A couple of days ago we decided to have a breakfast dinner.
They kids LOVE pancakes too!
So I started cutting up the cantaloupe and Carter asked if he could help.
He got out a plastic knife and started cutting the cantaloupe (something he's done a couple of times before).
While he was cutting, Fischer decided to help too....Help himself to some cantaloupe!
Yes, Fischer kept taking pieces Carter was cutting and he truly stuffed his face full.
It was so funny to watch.
Thanks for the help in the kitchen boys!

Anja's 1st Day of Primary

Anja had fun on her first day of primary. When I dropped her off, I sat with her for about five minutes until she was comfortable with staying by herself with her new class and teacher. When church was over and we picked her up, she told us she had fun. She enjoyed singing and coloring. Yeah for Sunbeams!! (that's the name of the class she is in)

My One Month Off

Ok, so one day I'm going to print this blog and when I do, I'm going to wonder what happened to one month of our lives. Well, on Christmas morning, the kids got up, Clinton wasn't home from the night shift yet and I went out to grab my camera. As I reached for the camera on the mantle, my hand bumped it and it fell to the ground. I picked it up, turned it on, and then....nothing. My beautiful camera was broken. I used my iphone to take pictures that morning.
Needless to say I wanted and needed a new camera. During the first week of January I looked for, found, and purchased a new canon camera. I've been using and enjoying it. Even with a new camera to take lots of pictures, we have been doing lots of fun things, I just haven't taken the time to blog. So here I am...blogging again....

The Nutracker

Some of you may know that I grew up dancing. Since the age of three, I've been a ballerina (or was at one point in my life...not currently). When I was five, I was able to join the other girls at the studio I danced at--Maddox Dance Studio--in the production of The Nutcracker. I LOVED trying out for parts, practicing with my friends, and performing on stage, the Astoria High School auditorium. That was such a fun time in my life.

After Anja was born, I thought about how wonderful it would be if I put her in dance class, she actually loved it, and then took her to see the performance of The Nutcracker. Well that wish came true this year. Anja started dance class; she does LOVE it; and she and I attended her first viewing of The Nutracker at the Astoria High School auditorium.

It was such a special experience. We traveled to Astoria for the production. My parents watched the boys so we could go to the performance. We got all dressed up, took some pictures (as seen below), and arrived just in time for the beginning of the show.

What made it even more special was that prior to the show starting, we ran into Jeanne Peterson, my old dance teacher, owner of Maddox Dance Studio, and director of The Nutcracker. I said, "Hello Jeanne" and her immediate response was, "Alexis it is wonderful to see you." And she said, "Oh, your daughter looks just like you did when you started ballet." Oh--I loved our conversation!!

Anja sat on my lap during the performance so she could see the stage better. We had great seats. Anja didn't take her eyes off the stage the entire time! SHE LOVED IT!!! At the end, the children were invited up to get a candy cane and all of the dancers greeted the kids on stage. I walked Anja up and she was timid. But she took a candy cane and had that awe look in her eye, as if she could hardly believe that she was standing next to all of these people.

I will treasure this experience. And it is something that I look forward to continuing to do with Anja.

Our Real Tree

Ok, here are pictures of our tree before we decorated it. I know you can't see the top...so I'll post others later.


Carter with our TreeAnja with our Tree

Anja, Fischer, and Carter

Alexis is 27!!!

On November 5th, I turned 27. It was a fabulous day! I got to exercise, hang out with Clinton (he had the whole day off from work...talk about his schedule working out), go shopping with my mom, Kim, and then go out for a special dinner with Clinton. Then...my sister, Holly came in from Provo to visit Astoria for the weekend, so Clinton and I picked her and her roommate up from the airport, brought them back to the house, and everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' to me and ate the delicious German Chocolate Cake that Clinton made for me.
WHAT AN AMAZING DAY!!!


me waiting for my cakeClinton bringing the cake and everyone singing

Fischer, Alexis, Kim, & Clinton

I want to give a special thank you to my mom for all she does. Thanks for helping my family as we have made the transition to Portland!

We did go trick-or-treating

The kids had fun trick-or-treating in Astoria.
(well...Carter wasn't exactly thrilled about the huge crowds, but he warmed up to it by the end)

Carter the Knight

Anja the Princess

Fischer the Dragon

The Pumpkin Patch aka Sauvie Island

The Saturday before Halloween, we went to Sauvie Island "The Pumpkin Patch" as a family.
The kids had a great time.Fischer is such a cute farmer boy.

On the hay ride to the pumpkins. Alexis felt like she was going to fall off....so she held on to Clinton the whole time. It was really muddy, very big ruts for the tractor to drive through.

Carter picked a great little pumpkin (only $1).
Tons and tons of pumpkins...nearly as far as the eye could see.

Carter and Anja on top of the tall tall tall hay pyramid.
They had fun climbing all over this.

Haunted House

Here is our attempt at making a haunted house.

Thanks for the fun, Aunt Amy and Uncle Andrew!