Morgan

Morgan was having a very photogenic day yesterday. It started off with playing in the hose at grandpa and grandma Nelson's house. Everytime my dad would hold the camera up to take a picture she would stop whatever she was doing at pose for the camera. She did this about seven times. I don't know where she gets this...? Probably from her dad.

Then when we got home, she found my umbrella and wanted to do a dance performance for me. She had this brilliant idea because at her new dance studio they showed us how they did a dance last year with these really cute umbrella's. Anyway I took a picture of the "performance". This picture doesn't really do it justice, there was quite a bit of singing involved as well.

Well the umbrella performance only lasted until John came home and heard the umbrella scraping up the hall to Morgan's room. He put a quick end to that.... something about "Ralph Lauren paint" and "$25.00 per gallon..."

"Burton Bunch"

It has been an exhausting weekend. We had all three girls this weekend (which only makes me appreciate the boredom of the other weekends... alone). John had a scout meeting on Saturday morning from 8 am until 12 noon. (Don't be jealous, he said it wasn't as fun as it sounds). Anyway, I took the girls shopping at Target to spend their $10.00 they got from Grandma and Grandpa Fyans from our group birthday party. (Used to be $20.00, people need to stop precreating, it is affecting my birthday money!) They had so much fun looking at all the toys and books and movies, and I literally mean we looked at ALL the toys and books and movies. Morgan got a barbie (of course, because the other 25 are "gross" now). Brittney got a movie and Callie begged and begged for a makeup set, with real makeup. I was panicking thinking of getting this real makeup set for a 4-year old, but it was the only thing she wanted and she was so intent on it. So I let her have it. I guess this is one of the joys of having step-kids. I don't have to deal with many of the consequences... I should have sent it home to their mommy's house. Just as a small repayment for the bathtub crayons she gave Morgan for her birthday last year.

And now on to the Morgan story for the day. She was in the bathroom going potty and asked me to join her, as usual. I just keep wondering at what age you not only want no one in the bathroom with you, but you would like people to stay 20 feet from the door too. Anyway, she was in the bathroom going cockydoody (John's word) and after she was done she asked if I got any water splashed on me because it was a big one. I couldn't help but laugh, and then thank heaven that I didn't get splashed on.

Back to School

I started school again last night and it was quite uneventful. I mentioned to John after I got home that I always have a funny story about the professor or some dork-o in my class. But last night I had nothin'! It was financial accounting, so should I really be surprised? But still, what better class to have a story about a dork-o?

Congratulations and microphone

Congratulations to John! He just found out he got a new job. We are both my happy right now we could do a jig, but we are both at work, so we just sit silently at our computer instant messaging each other at how great this new job will be. It is for a company called Bard Medical and he will be an inventory analyst. He is very excited about it. Yeah!

Anyway in less exciting news, Morgan got a microphone from Aunt Ra Ra, who is the worst at spoiling Morgan. It has its own speakers attached so the whole neighborhood can hear Morgan play primary. She of course is the primary leader and is in charge of singing time, telling the other "kids" what to do, and the prayer. Ra Ra said that Morgan said so many prayers yesterday while playing that we don't have to pray for the next year...

Morgan usually plays at home with her two best friends, who happen to be imaginary, Riley and Alex, and who are both girls. Riley and Alex have been around so long I feel like they really are a part of the family. I guess this is what kids do who are an only child except for every other weekend when her sisters come stay with us. Riley and Alex never seem to appear those weekends.

John

So...John has been reading the blog and is feeling like he is not getting much play on here. So here he is. Isn't he cute? He has been very reflective about our marriage since last night because his buddies in the Elder's Quorum Presidency were asking him questions about his first marriage. Talking about it always makes him more appreciative of our relationship. So, John, here is your 15 minutes of fame. He also got a new calling in church so he will be released from the Elder's Quorum next week. But since it is not official, I will not release any details until I am given the word...

Last night was all about church in our house. John was with the boys from Elder's Quorum doing visits and probably having more fun than they should. I did my visiting teaching (aren't I a good person?) and then had an appointment with the bishop, which is always nerve-racking. Makes me wonder how long our relief society presidency has been in... Anyway...I got released from one of my callings!!!! Oh sweet relief. I am no longer a ward missionary in the Canyon Rim Ward. It was a great calling and sure forced me to get to know people, but it is nothing but relief to be done with it. So I am now just a teacher in the relief society, (I say like that isn't a big deal and I don't spend twenty two hours preparing each lesson.) But the release comes at a perfect time with me starting school again tomorrow. Maybe I won't be a stress-case this semester. Well, we can always hope, right?

Dance

Last night was a big night in the Burton household. We signed Morgan up for dance class. She is sooo excited that she cannot contain herself with her twirls and swishes. She also wears her leotard every day in preparation for her first class on Septeber 8th. I made the mistake of telling her she could try it on, I should have told her she could only wear it to dance class, like I did the ballet shoes. Live and learn.

While there signing her up she told her new teacher Michelle that she doesn't really "need" dance class because she already knows how to dance. Like she is just humoring us by just showing up there. She also expressed her concern earlier to her Aunt Ra-Ra that she hoped someone would ask her to dance in dance class. I guess we have watched too many princess movies.

We also had family home evening last night and Morgan was telling us about a new friend that she met at the park that day with Aunt Ra Ra. His name was Daniel and Morgan decided she wanted to marry him because, and I quote "he is kind of precious". So John asked her what about him, because up to this point she had always told John that she was going to marry him. Well she turns to John and says, "um... you're both boys hello!" And John said, "not me and Daniel, you and me!" But she was too grossed out to answer I guess.

John and I are still trying to recover from a sleepless night on Sunday night as well because Morgan had a bad dream about raccoons and insisted on sleeping in our bed... sideways. The joys....

Yep I am also positive that this blog will be all about Morgan...

Bored

Alas, it is Saturday afternoon and I am bored out of my mind. A perfect time to start my blog. This is how you do a blog right? This is all new to me, so no laughing. I have many things I could be doing right now but nothing sound fun, so I have just been wandering around the house for about an hour and I think I am starting to really annoy John, so I better get busy. Morgan is with her dad this weekend and so life is really slow without her. She is our entertainment.... for example,

Yesterday she was busy painting her nails on the floor and I walked by and she looked up at me and said, "I thought you were John until I saw your pink toe nails. That would be silly if people were like, 'Hi are you a girl?' and John was like "No, I'm a boy, I have a tail.'"

I laughed outloud for about 10 minutes. That girl... where ever does she come up with these things? I have a feeling that this blog with be full of "Morgan" stories because there seem to be sooo many of them.

Well I better get back to my accounting homework. Five more days of freedom before school starts again and I become a ghost around here...