Back to the Blog

After taking a sabbatical from blogging because of my disenchantment with the whole idea of blogs, I am coming back, realizing that it is a great way to celebrate the fantastic moments in life and to see how many ways I am blessed! (And please don't compare your life to mine and think that we are always having fun, or that my kids are always so cute, or that my house is always so clean, or that we are always so fantastic, because that is the unreality of blogs-and you would be way disappointed if you were to spend some real time with us :).
So here are some updates from the end of summer:
First, camping near Liberty, UT. I think I was the most excited to get out and go camping now that we are back in beautiful Utah. So excited, in fact, that camping is what I chose to do for my birthday (and I could have even had a free babysitter!). So, we packed some regular camping food, as well as some new (to us) healthy camping food, and we had a great old time. The only downer for the trip was that I actually didn't sleep. I had spent so much time comforting my kids that there would be no bears that would come eat us, that my own mind started running wild (I listen to the news too much maybe) and combine that with some actual animals going through our campground at night and BAM, no sleep for me! But we went on a great hike with some walking sticks Daddy made for us and we got another "Best Day Ever!" from our kids.



Day at the Davis County Fair!

Some of this and some of that

My life has seemed chaotic since we've been back and my blogging has reflected that. I have become unplugged in America vs. Taiwan where I was constantly plugged in to feel like I was still in touch with life back home. And since we've come home we've discovered a new level of "busy" as we have tried to cushion the costs of moving abroad (twice in 2 years) and owning our first home.
But we are happy and here is some evidence:

This is Euan in all his hammy glory with his cousin (aka partner in crime), Abby, who I watch during the week.

And Sophie, who loves all things pretty and stole her new Primary teacher's heart today at church when she told her, "I think you are beautiful".
During the summer, we made a video of her called "Flock of Seagulls" which was a collage of her morning hair. We did this because while we were staying with Scott's sister, her uncle Bob said that he was excited to wake up in the morning just to see what Sophie's hair looked like and that it reminded him of the band Flock of Seagulls. What do you think?


And of course we are loving our new home. Here Scott is doing what he wished he could do every day in Taiwan, but couldn't because of the all-tile flooring. And the kids look like they are loving reaping the benefits of our new ultra-plush carpeting as well.

I couldn't forget to put this picture which I was so excited to take because it was one of the times I was homesick the most in Taiwan: Meili's first day of school. Now it's not Kindergarten, but it felt like it to me because it was her first day of school in America, even though it was 1st grade.

And this one is for Scott's sister, Ann, who passed on the treasured "626" pajamas to Euan, who is fitting to wear them because he is the new "Stitch" in the Morris family.

One of our fall getaways to the mountains we love so much...

A trip up to Scott's parents' cabin (and me too lazy to turn the picture)


Sophie wearing a dress that my mom made for me when I was little (and I must say she looks remarkably like me-I will try to scan in one of me wearing it...)

And pumpkin carving for Halloween at the cousins' house is where I will have to leave you hanging for now because we broke our camera and the pictures since that night are on there (hopefully to be retrieved :)

We are happy and have had an eventful year which has made us even more grateful and aware of our Heavenly Father's love for us. And we hope all that are reading and following the adventures of our little family have a healthy and happy New Year!