Last weekend was the absolute best weekend we have had in a long time. On Saturday Brock and I went to his soccer game and Aly and Daddy stayed home. Well, when we got to the game Brock said he didn't want to play yet he wanted to watch for a minute. So a few minutes go by and the coach yells to Brock to come out and play so he hurries up and gets in the game. After about two more minutes or so Brock sees his chances and he bee lines it for the ball. He kicked the ball and was able to break away from the cluster of kids and he heads for the goal. I had my camera in my hand and it was even turned on but as soon as I realized he had the ball and was running for the goal I immediately dropped everything in my hands and started running up the sidelines and screaming "Go Brock!!" He gets to the goal and there is another player right on his heals and he doesn't hesitate he takes his shot and he scores. I have never been more proud then that moment. As soon as he scores I started jumping up and down and the other parents are all jumping up and down and yelling and he looks at me with this huge smile and comes running my way and literally jumps into my arms saying "I did it mom! I scored, did you see it, I did it!" I hugged him and I had tears running down my face I was so proud of him. It was just so exciting as this season he never really wanted to play in the actual games only the practices. Needless to say he went back in the game and continued playing but he didn't get to score anymore. He came really close a few times but it was ok he got at least one shot in!!! I know James was kicking himself this time because the one game he misses Brock scores and I forgot to get pictures. Oh-well!
So that was our new and exciting news for this week. We are all getting ready for Thanksgiving which we are hosting at our house and James' side of the family will be coming along with my mom, chad, Nana, and hopefully Zarek. So this will be fun and exciting as James and I have never cooked a Turkey before and we get to have most of our family all together so its easier on us this year.
Aly is doing great. She was sick last week but doing much better. She just went to the doctors this morning and she is 22lbs 2oz and 28inches tall. She is finally eating her baby food like a champ which I thought she would never do. She loves to play ball with Brock and will chase after him like they are playing a game of tag. She is really a very easygoing and laid back little girl but each day she is getting more and more active. She has been walking a lot more while holding on to anything in reach and her teachers at school said she is showing signs that she may walk sooner then we anticipate as she is doing the same there. Who knows though, I am perfectly happy with her crawling right now.
Brock is being Brock. He is doing great in school and is still the little helper. Soccer season is nearing its end so we are thinking about whether or not we will put him in a sport for the winter season. He is getting more and more adventurous so I am waiting for the day we have a broken bone with him. He has learned how to climb on top of our counters in the kitchen with out using a stool or chair and he also likes to join Aly in her crib now and they just lay there on there backs and laugh at nothing, its cute but him getting in and out of there is so dangerous. I know he is just being a boy but he terrifies me sometimes with the things he does. He was also being more daring the other day and jumped from the 5th or 6th stair to the bottom and all you hear was a huge thud. He thought it was funny but did admit it hurt his foot a little bit. Zarek and him have been hanging out so much lately and its so funny to watch Brock just follow him like a little puppy. He really looks up to him and is always talking about how much he loves his Zarek. They even call each other on the phone and will talk forever it seems like. Brock will just walk around the house talking about this and that, James mentioned the other day that it reminds him of teenagers. LOL He's really matured since hanging out with his older cousin.
James and I are doing OK. We are just taking everything one day at a time. We've been busy with cleaning the house, getting it presentable for so much company and I am really looking forward to next Friday so we can start to decorate. Brock and I went out and bought some Christmas decorations and he asks everyday if we can put them up. He's really excited to put up all the window stickers, since he got to pick out almost all of them. I just can't wait till we can buy a real Christmas tree this year but I don't think we are doing that until the end of the first week of December.
Well, hope all is well with everyone!!! I have a few new pictures of the kids so I will post the link at the bottom.
Love always,
The Morris Family
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
November Updates
Ok, so everyone is probably wondering why I am reverting back to this blog instead of that new website. Well, I decided I liked this website better for the blogs and that just posting a link to our pictures was much easier and the Freewebs.com was continually freezing my computer. So here we are again.
A lot has happened in the past few weeks with our family. Little miss Alyvia is officially in the crawling stages and is going every where. She took her sweet time in crawling which I personally thought she never would begin. For over 2 months she would get on all fours and rock back and forth but never made the effort to move beyond that, and then she started crawling on the 1st and just jumped right into. I think once she realized that she could go where she wanted she just made the extra effort to move faster. She now is getting into everything and follows Brock every where. She has learned that the tile in the kitchen is slippery so she can slide around with out really crawling and that the cabinets in the kitchen are really fun to open and close. Brock also so kindly showed Aly where the stairs are, so we are constantly having to grab her and put her back in the living room. And she also found what used to be Brocks favorite thing to play with "SHOES"! If there is a shoe in sight, off she goes to grab it. James and I decided that at this age she is more of a daredevil then Brock ever was. She also can pull herself to a standing position from the couches and chairs and from her crib. She is even taking a few steps while holding on to things. We are keeping our fingers crossed that she will walk sooner then later.
Brock is doing great! He is such a great big brother and absolutely loves that his sister is mobile now. He is always playing with her and he likes to sit with his feet against Aly's feet and they pass toys back and forth together. Its priceless!!! School is great for him which he still loves going. He has made so many new friends these past few months. I love getting his weekly arts and crafts that we post on the refrigerator and listening to him tell us about his day. He is still doing Soccer which each week he seems more and more interested in playing. I am just so proud of him. Each day he is growing up more and showing a whole new side of him. We have been going to the park in Mountains Edge on the weekends and watching him play is so much fun. Last weekend James and Brock climbed that little mountain and he was so excited that the next day he wanted to do it again. He is also being more daring and trying to mimic the older kids around and scaring a few years off my life. I keep telling myself he is a boy and this is what boys do!
James and I are doing great. Almost two weeks ago we had a family member passed away from James side and that was very hard to deal with. Also my dad had a small heart attack last week and I haven't been that scared in a long time. He is doing great now and working on getting more healthier, but that didn't stop all the worrying I had going on inside. You have all these thoughts going on in your head about what if the outcome had been different does he know how much we love him and how important he is to us? Its been a little difficult taking this all in but its made us stronger as a couple and a family and its making us really open our eyes on what we normally take for granted. We are thankful to each and everyone of our family members and friends that are in our lives and we love you all very much. We are also taking the time to sit down and play with the kids just a little longer then we normally would, we eat at the dinner table every night together and we say "I love you" to each other so much more often. You just never know what tomorrow holds for us.
Now on to more happier thoughts there's nothing else really new going on in our household. We are all doing great, really looking forward to Christmas this year. We are hoping to get up to the mountains once it starts snowing soon. Hope everyone is doing wonderful and we give our love to you all!!!!
Love always,
The Morris Family
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