Halloween 2011

Whitney the fortune teller!

Cannon the zombie!

Brock the pirate!

We made it through 0ur first Halloween in Idaho! The kid's had a great time trick-or-treating with their Daddy (for about 30 minutes before he was off to Montana...boo!) and then with me for the rest of the evening. It was different this year not doing our usual traditions of soup and scones with our neighbors in Herriman, and not having my mother-in-law here that always hangs out with us Halloween night and helps pass out candy, but we still did it here with just our little family and it was great!

Brock's Halloween Parade

Brock's teacher Mrs. Hymas dressed up as a bumble bee.
Cannon happy to see his brother!!

Our little police officer had been counting down the "sleep's" until the day came for his class Halloween Party and parade. Unfortunately, the school does not allow the children to dress-up with the exception of the Kindergarteners. Therefore, the parade consisted of walking around the school, and through all the classrooms. Cannon had no idea about this school tradition, which explains the big smile on his face in the above picture when his little brother entered his classroom. Super cute!! I must say that only having to dress-up one child for school was cake:-)

Frightmares......

We had a great time at Lagoon a couple weeks ago with the Gadd's. It is alway's a fun time being with them......the kid's adore each other, and they are basically family to us. Whitney was very apprehensive about going because she gets so nervous around "creepy people dressed up in creepy costumes" but wanted to hang out with Miss "M" so bad that she braved the "creepy people." :-) Brock was able to go on a lot of rides he wasn't able to go on last year because he was too short. He loved the creaky old white rollercoaster, The Bat, Bombora and the Wild Mouse. Whitney, Cannon and myself braved the Samurai due to some peer pressure from Miss "M".......I'm not sure if I will ever ride that one again:-) That ride is brutal!! Or maybe I am just plain too old now. Thanks Gadd's for a super fun night!! Until next year!

Eagle Hills Hoe-Down/Carnival

Every year the Elementary School Cannon and Brock go to holds a Fall Hoe-Down. It is open to the public and apparently it is a pretty popular event in the community. Due to lack of funds they slimmed it down this year, but hey........we Morgan's don't know the difference. They had a bunch of games for the kids, a rock-climbing wall, golf cart rides with their teachers, and of course cotton candy.

Brocks awesome teacher Mrs. Hymas! We love her!

Brothers

Love these two little monkeys and how close they are becoming. The other day we were working on a poster for Brock's class and he had to answer the question, "What is your favorite thing to do?" Brock's response....."play with my brother." Melts my heart!

Things we are doing as Idahoans.......

Playing in the water.......Brock pretending he is shooting a machine gun or something. Crazy kid!

Making new friends........

Visiting different parks. This is Ann Morrison Park in Boise. The kids had a great time feeding all the ducks and geese....and there was a lot!!!!

I even got in on the fun........

Having fun with our new patio set and fire pit. We love to eat outside and of course make s'mores!

We also had a fun visit from Grandma Morgan!
Fun at Lake Lowell playing on the beach and fishing!

We are having a great time here in Boise exploring new places to go. We are obviously using our GPS a lot still! :-) We know there are many fun things to do and see here and can't wait for what else we find.

New City = New Schools

Last week the kiddo's started school. I don't know who was more nervous me or the kids. I had such mixed emotions about the start of school. I absolutely loved having my kids home for so long but I was also so anxious for them to be able to meet some friends. There are many options for schools here in Eagle. 3 different Elementary Schools and I think 3 Charter Schools. We choose the Elementary School that is located right in our sub division. I love that it is convenient, and so far I have been SO impressed with the principal and staff at the school. There are many things that are different with the school here compared to our past school in Herriman. Here the parents are solely responsible for all school supplies. The school has a VERY LONG detailed list of items the children will need. We are responsible for literally everything from pencils, paper, erasers, tissue, hand sanitizer, crayons, markers, scissors etc...... There is also a registration fee for each child. School lunch is more expensive and they don't get half day on Fridays. Sort of a bummer on that one as it will make it harder for quick weekend trips to Utah:-) They do have teacher collaboration day on Wednesdays where the school starts 15 minutes later. Yeehaw!! Anyway's so far so good.....both the boys are integrating well and I am super excited for them!

It is totally and completely NUTS that I have a middle schooler. I will say that I was very bummed about the fact that my kids will never be in the same school together....EVER! I was looking forward to this year at Herriman Elementary as all 3 would have been together for one year. Oh well things change and you just gotta roll with it. Whitney is doing well and if anyone can just "roll with things" she can. She is great that way. She was really happy the second day of school when she met a girl that had just moved here to Idaho from Orem, Utah. They had that in common and apparently really hit it off. She also met a very nice girl last week who so happens to be the niece of some very good friends of ours in Utah. We had thought our paths would never cross but the world is very small and out of all those 6th graders they met and became friends without even knowing about the connection until yesterday (one week later.) I am happy for her and I think she will have a great experience.

Here are the first day of school pics. BTW.....did I mention I have a Kindergartener? My word where does the time go?? I'm happy for him because he is so happy to be in the "big" school. I also LOVE his teacher Mrs. Hymas. Of course I really truly am NOT looking forward to next year when he is gone all day. I will be a very sad mommy.