Dupont Adventure

One day while we were in North Carolina, we took the boys to Dupont State Forest for another Morgan adventure. It was great family time and it was so nice to be back in the woods.

Mommy with her two little buddies!!

Daddy with his boys!!

Landon had a big time throwing rocks in the water.

Of course we had to let the boys walk in the water.

Mommy's three favorite boys!!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Our family had a wonderful 4th of July this year!! Last night we went to Magic Kingdom and saw their 4th of July fireworks, which were AMAZING!! This morning we got up and went to the pool and then this evening we grilled out hamburgers. Mommy also tried to make a flag cake out of Angel Food Cake. Well, most of it burned, but it actually worked out better because what mommy did save, the boys were able to make their own flag cake. Then this evening we saw lots of fireworks right in our own neighborhood, which was nice. Landon kept saying "the castle", which he probably thought the fireworks were coming from Disney World's Castle because that is where we usually see them.

Here are the boys decorating their cakes. First starting out with Cool Whip.

Next they each added some blueberries and strawberries to make it look a flag.


After the boys were finished decorating their cakes, they discovered their was still Cool Whip in the tub, so they decided to finish it off.

Landon had to make sure he got every last bit. He's a funny kid!!!

The 4th of July is not complete without Watermelon!!

We hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!!!

Papaw's 60th Birthday!!

While we were in North Carolina we got to celebrate Papaw's 60th Birthday. There was a surprise party at Grandma's house where family and friends came to help celebrate. It was a lot of fun seeing everyone and as always the boys had a blast playing with their cousins (Abram and Katie).

Will, Abram, Katie, and Landon sitting on the stairs at Great Grandma's house. Bubble time with Aunt Mandi. Katie, Will and Landon dancing for Papaw while Steve Jones and David Pierce sang a birthday song about Papaw.

Abram decided it was safer to watch from behind the chair. He's a smart boy!!!

Abram, Landon and Will helping Papaw blow out the candles.

The best part of birthday's is the cake. All four of the kids were the first to test it out and agreed it was good enough for everyone else to have a piece.

Happy 60th Birthday Papaw!!! We are so glad we got to be there to help you celebrate!!

Trip to North Carolina

The past two weeks we have been in North Carolina on vacation. It was great to spend time with family and friends and doing some things that we truely miss about the area. Dottie started the adventure by driving Will and Landon by herself to North Carolina. It took Dottie 11 hours and she says she will do it again. The boys did great in the car....Thank Goodness for DVD Players!! Chad took the easy way out and flew into Asheville for the second week of the trip.

Dottie and the kids first stopped in Salisbury to visit with Dottie's sister (Julie) and her two kids (Sarah and Brian) for a few days. The cousins had a blast being together and as always the Etherton girls did too.

Dottie and Julie took the kids to this really awesome park in Salisbury where they had a picnic lunch, played on the playground, road a train and a marry-go-round. The kids also got to play in a water pad that the kids had a blast in, which is why they are all wet in this picture.

Dottie, Will and Landon got to go to Sarah's dance recital. Will was totally bored, except when Sarah was dancing and Landon......well, let's just say he is not quite ready to sit through a dance recital yet. It definitely brought back memories of the good old days at Pat's School of Dance.

Science Center

After Dottie and the kids left Salisbury, they drove to Hickory to see where Dottie's little sister (Myra) and her husband live now. During the short visit, Dottie and Myra took the boys to the Science Center in Hickory, where they got to experiment with all sorts of things. Will's favorite part was the aquarium as he is really into sea life right now.

Will and Landon getting ready to see how fast they can spin Aunt Myra.

Here is Will touching a turtle. He also got to touch a baby shark, which he thought was so cool.
Landon enjoyed looking at the fish and calling each one either Nemo or Dory (from the movie "Finding Nemo").

Will was making funny noises by talking through this pipe.

Landon tried to make the noise even louder by beating on these pipes.

Hendersonville

After Dottie and the boys left Hickory, the next stop was Hendersonville, where most of the trip was spent. Julie and her kids came up for a few days, which was fun for the cousins to spend a little bit more time together.

Water gun war with Pop.

Happy Cousins!! Landon was too fast to sit down and smile for this picture.

Silly Cousins!!

Slippin Sliding down Great Grandmother's hill. The kids had a blast!! Highly recommended to entertain kids.

Landon is usually not scared of anything and usually the first to try something out, but as you can see from his face, he didn't really care for it so much. He went down this one time and then stood up at the top the rest of the time and cheered everyone on as they went down.

We don't have lightening bugs in Florida, so Will and Landon had so much fun catching them while we were in North Carolina. This was something we did almost every night it was not raining, which was also a great way to wear out the boys before bedtime. It was even more fun when the boys got to catch them with their cousins.

Please check back as we still have more adventures from our trip to post.

Will's Kindergarten Program

Sorry for the lack of blogging , but we have been in North Carolina the past couple weeks on vacation. Please check back as we will be posting pictures from our trip. In the meantime, below are some videos from Will's End of Year Parent Appreciation Program. It is so hard to believe that kindergarten is over and Will is officially a first grader. Our sweet little boy is quickly growing up.

Zippity Do Da from Dottie Morgan on Vimeo.

Humpty Dumpty from Dottie Morgan on Vimeo.

Numbers from Dottie Morgan on Vimeo.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!

Will and Landon are the luckiest boys in the world as they have the best daddy!! Mommy is very blessed too to have such an amazing daddy for our boys.

We love you daddy!! Thanks for all you do!

School is out and summer begins...

Yesterday was Will's last day of kindergarten. He has grown and learned so much this year. Mommy and daddy are so proud of him! Will is so excited to be going into first grade. He is definitely growing up way too fast!

Summer has offically started in the Morgan house hold as well as the Florida HEAT. We will spend most of the summer in the pool cooling off as well as going to Disney World and the beach.

Will's class had an end of year party this week and the theme was a Luau. Not real sure why Will is so serious in this picture. He was trying to show us the hula dance.

Granddaddy

Last week was a long and emotional week for our family as we said good-bye to Dottie's grandfather. He was the most amazing granddaddy anyone could ever have and he will be missed greatly. Not only do we have wonderful memories with him, but we also have some things in our house that he made over the years for our family that will always remind us of him. Below are just a few of the things he made.

Dog toy box that the boys use daily.

Granddaddy made the train that Will is playing with when Dottie was a little girl and he gave it to Will when he was born because he was the first great grandson (first boy).

We miss you granddaddy, but you will always be in our hearts.

Thanks for the most amazing 31 years and for being the best granddaddy ever!!