Easter

We had a really fun Easter this year. It started at a local park on Saturday, where there was a huge Easter Egg hunt and the girls got to meet the Easter Bunny. They really didn't care about any of that stuff; they just liked to play on the slides and swings.
Then we went to our fave grocery store, Macey's, and they painted their faces like bunnies and made bunny ears and searched for pictures they had colored earlier that week which were hidden somewhere in the store. Once they found them, they collected an Easter Basket of fun stuff.
The next day was the Easter Egg hunt at Scott's sister's house with all of their cousins. Now that is some serious Easter Egg fun. There is more candy than any kid should consume in a year! Here are some pics of the "sweet" fun.

Ultimate Dodgeball II

We just had the Morris Family Ultimate Dodgeball Tournament II and Scott's and my team gained the victory after a sad loss last year! Despite my growing target (my belly) and my already sad, sad dodgeball skills, our team was able to make up for the liability (Sidra) and prevail! Here are some pics of the big day. No, we aren't all in gangs we just added a little taunting with our apparel this year. (Notice our sweet socks, too!)

Curious George

In January, the girls went to a Curious George party after Meili had kept a log of how much she read in a month. Meili was a little afraid of the Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat (thus, no picture of her), but she loved all of the science experiments and free stuff they gave away! They both loved posing as Astronauts in the space section!

Bye, Bye Truck! (sniff, sniff)

This Saturday was an exciting day for Sidra, but a little bit of a sadder day for Daddy and Meili; we scrapped our 1976 Ford truck! That bad boy has been parked because of some needed repairs for a good year and a half and Sidra and our landlord are pretty excited that it's gone. Scott always dreamed of repairing it, but doesn't seem to find the time between a Master's Thesis and working full time. We found out that scrap metal is at a pretty good price right now so we towed it (with a flat tire) while Meili looked on and bawled, "It's coming back, right? Right?" Here's some pics from when we were trying to sell it last summer (or the summer before, I can't quite remember).
Some of my favorite memories with that truck were mostly the comments we got. Here's a couple of my favorites:
Matt Duerden, "Is that YOUR truck? I bet we could take it over some sweet jumps!" (with reference to the movie "Napoleon Dynamite"
Jess Willis, "Is that YOUR truck that I hear every morning at 6:00 am? Ahh, it reminds me of my Daddy's truck!"
Various People, "Is that YOUR truck? Can you help us move next week?"

THE BIG NEWS!

For some of you the big news might be that we are pregnant with our third baby. But for others, perhaps mostly family, the BIGGER news is that we are having a BOY! The Morris line will continue! There aren't many Morris boys, and Scott & I are the only hope for his immediate family because he has only sisters. Don't get us wrong, we love our girls. In fact, we aren't sure what we would actually do with a boy. Neither of us have much experience with boys. The saddest one in our family was actually Meili, who earlier the day of the ultrasound informed me that she got to choose what we would be having this time (a girl, of course!) and that I could choose the next one. So at the appointment she was a bit disappointed. But since then, has warmed up to the idea and excitedly tells everyone (and I mean everyone) that she is going to have a little brother and she randomly kisses my belly at least four times a day and talks baby talk to her little brother.
Sorry I don't have any pictures of the expanding belly; I seem to elude the camera a bit when I am pregnant. Though this is pretty good evidence that I am pregnant and taking lots of (drowsy) medicine to keep me away from the toilet 3-4 times a day. (A big thanks to all my friends who got me through the roughest time with their meals and outings with the girls!)

Family & "The CLAW"

We're a little slow with this, but our family hasn't yet made cameos on our blog so we are posting some pictures from our family party where we played with a CLAW machine. BTW Scott & I were the big winners, bringing home some $14 home in cash that we were able to pick up with the elusive claw. It was super sweet! And don't forget the Wii! Scott gets a pretty good workout, especially when he is playing our Bro-in-Law, Guy. It looks like I am better at just posing.
So, here's who's in the pictures, Scott's nephew Alec (and Bro-in-Law Bob in the background); Me & the WII; Scott's nieces Whitlee & Bradi; Scott & Guy with the WII; Scott's niece, Morgan, concentrating on the CLAW; & Scott & his sis Kristi.

Halloween in February?

No, we are just playing catch-up on this blog! Here are some pictures of our Halloween '07. First, the weekend before Halloween, we had our annual Doughnut party. We don't have any pics, but our cousin, Priscila has pictures on her blog (you can just click on her name in the "Our Fellow Bloggers" links).
On Halloween, the girls had fun going to story time at the Library with their cousin, Lily (the other angel). Then we went to Macey's for all the candy they were handing out! That evening our ward had a trick-or-treat party at one of the apartment complexes. It was so fun because they still got to knock on each door (unlike the famous trunk or treat) and say "Trick or Treat!!". It was decorated so fun and there was some classic Halloween music playing. Oh, and Sophie hooked up with one of the other kids in the ward, Thatcher the Lion, and held his hand (a little young, don't you think?). It was the most fun I have had for Halloween since I was a kid. That is the beauty of having children-you get to relive your own childhood. Meili said it perfectly at the end of the day; that it was "The best Halloween ever!"