Bubble Bath ABC's!

So I managed to get his ABC's, a version of Twinkle Twinkle & counting last night during his bath! I also found a cute video from October of Molly and Grayson playing (& kissing!) that I had to share.

HO HO HO!

Hope everyone had a Happy Turkey Day! We definitely ate our fair share and were busy making all the rounds to visit both of our families yesterday. I was hoping that if I stuffed myself enough (which I totally did!), that maybe it would get my contractions going, but I learned the hard way that it only made for a more uncomfortable, bloated and sleepless night! And somehow, after finishing off a bottle of Tums last night, I still have the urge to do it all over again, as we are going over to my parents tonight for leftovers!

I was just catching up on the Burgess Blog and completely feel the same way about 2010....where did it go?! December is next week, Christmas is just around the corner, Grayson has grown into this little talking person overnight, and we are expecting another baby any day now! As excited and eager as I am to meet this little person, it has been a bit of an emotional roller coaster for our family this past month. As many of you already know, my mom was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. We are all very confident and positive that my mom will beat this with flying colors; however, it has definitely been a shock and a wake up call for all of us that you just never know what life has in store for you. So far things are moving along very well and my mom has already had a successful surgery and is very happy with the doctors and nurses at Scripps. Unfortunately though, she is still waiting on results from other tests to determine exactly what other treatment(s) are needed and when she can begin. While my mom is feeling well and staying very positive, I know the waiting game is killing her, as it is for all of us. We all just want to know exactly what is in store for her and when she can put this all behind her and be home for good. We are hoping to get more definitive answers the first part of next week and are looking forward to hearing more good news!

Thank you to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers this past month. We realize in times like these how awesome, supportive and heart-warming our friends and family can be. And mom, I just want you to know that you are the best mom and friend that a daughter could ask for and I love you more than anything and can't wait for you to be able to put this all behind you and meet your new grandson or granddaughter ; - ) And who knows, I still have two days before you leave again so I will attempt to stuff my face again tonight or eat some pineapple or something so you can meet him or her before you go........I am open to suggestions people!



Quickly, I really need to start video-taping more because Grayson now can completely say his ABC's and can also sing Twinkle Twinkle. It is the cutest thing and I am really going to try to capture it and upload it on here. When he gets to the "now I know my ABC's part, " he says " no no no my ABC's!" He also is much like his Mama and does not like when I chime in to try to help and will say, "no mommy sing,....I do it."

Below are a few pictures that Wendy took of us a couple weeks ago. She really has a knack for photography! Thanks again Wendy ;-)






Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and is enjoying a few days off!

Morris Family Gone Pumpkins!

I don't know how else to say it....we've all gone a little pumpkin crazy in the head this past month, including Chase who has decided to eat through two screen doors & a window screen (to name just a few objects) and goes completely bonkers everytime we leave the house. I really think he has some sort of anxiety/separation disorder.....either that or he's just trying to tell us, "first I get pushed aside with Grayson, now you're gonna bring home another one of those annoying fur-tugging monsters, and now PUMPKINS?! Hello, I was "numero uno!" I think I still live here!" Poor Chasers!
Chilln' with Grammy!

I feel like a pumpkin myself these days!!



Yes, Blaine thought it would be a super fun idea to grow pumpkins this year! Don't get me wrong, he has great ideas and I really don't want to knock it, because ANY other year, and yes, it may have been a little more "fun!" But with a baby arriving in less than 2 months, Blaine taking 4 classes & trying to finish out his last semester of school, plus it being his busy season where he works 6-7 days a week, leaves the house at 5 and doesn't get home before 7 most nights, then throw in the everyday routine of my job 3 days a week (which is actually a break from the other 4 where I'm scrambling to keep up with a two year old, keep us all fed and the house from completley falling apart!), I wouldn't say this was the best year to have a pumpkin patch! On top of that, it ALWAYS costs more than you think, so at this point, if we can even come close to breaking even with our costs of growing and putting the whole thing together, we will be totally overjoyed! You definitely live and learn.....knowing now how much time, effort and stress this has been, selling the pumpkins by the bins wholesale and taking the $1500 loss sounds like such a better option. But my inner-Martha Stewart, stubborn, type A personality thought it would be a better idea to spend a lot more money, time and energy making crafts with every free moment I had to try to make that money back! BAD IDEA!

Oh, Happy Days! Love Grayson's face in this photo! Of course it had to be one of the hottest weekends opening weekend!

I hope I don't sound like a total grump, as all things aside, we have had a little fun with it and it will definitely be a great story and picture book one day. And we have been overwhelmed with the awesome support from our family and friends who made special trips to come out and see us last weekend and are helping in other ways! Seriously, if it wasn't for them, I'm not sure we'd have any sales! Even Blaine's niece and nephew took a wagon of pumpkins around their neighborhood last Sunday night and sold more pumpkins in an hour than we did both days out at the Marketplace! So to all our friends and family, a BIG THANK YOU for all your love & support with all of this!

Here are the kids crafts I created...I know....super silly, cheesy. I made "Do It Yourself" Pumpkin Cowboy/Cowgirl Kits, as well as Spider Diva's & Dudes!


I made about 130 vases like this.....

Well this will be our last weekend out there, so hopefully with the cooler weather forecast, word of mouth and a radio ad I just set up, we'll get a little more activity this time around! After that, we've decided to donate whatever we don't sell and call it pumpkin quits!

This is what my house has looked like for the past month! I can't wait to get my kitchen table back!

Here are a few non-pumpkin related pics (whoo hoo)! Haven't taken many, but we do still sort of have a life outside of pumpkins!

Still loves to walk in Mommy's shoes! Should I start to worry?!

First tatoo from McDonalds! So proud!

Off to the park with Papa!

Hope everyone is doing well & I haven't driven you all crazy with my pumpkin talk!

Happy Birthday Grayson!

So it's official, Grayson turned two on September 2nd! We had a small (just family really) party for him this past Wednesday to celebrate. I say small, but Blaine has such a big family I think there were well over 30 people there, which was wonderful, especially since a lot of his family has small toddlers and kids for Grayson to play with! Since Grayson loves to play baseball with his Daddy, I made him a baseball cake and Blaine got a baseball pinata, which all the kids seemed to thoroughly enjoy. Everyone really seemed to have a great time, especially the birthday boy!





Playing with Uncle Ryan and Papa with his new power tools!


And on to even more exciting things (or should I say dreadful things!), we have decided to give potty training a real try! With the long weekend and also having Friday off, I have had several days in a row with Grayson, so I decided we'd stay home and see how it goes. While I have to say it is going pretty well, in that Grayson really likes his potty, doesn't fight it and is pretty good with the peeing part and giving us a sign or saying so before he goes, I am a little exhausted from the whole process and see why people keep their kids in diapers longer. They really are so much easier! A part of me wishes he was fighting it a little more, because I think then it would be easier to say, "well, he's just not ready yet...." and put it off for a few more months, when really, it might be me that's not ready! And when I say potty training, we are of course still putting him in diapers and night and for his naps, but he is wearing his "big boy undies" during the day....and he seems to really like them too! So since it seems to be going pretty well so far, I think we are going to keep marching forward and see where this takes us! It would be so nice not to have two babies in diapers at once!

Well, hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend and doing something a little more exciting than cleaning up poop and pee all day!!

Surviving the Love Chariot and now a Big Boy Bed!

So I survived the camping trip after all! The Love Chariot wasn't actually all that bad! It's sort of a long story as to why we decided to give this lovely camper it's name.... really, it's not that complicated....you just have to see it and you'll understand why! It's a beauty! It's lovely appearance aside, it did it's job, in that it gave me a private place to pee, a warm shower at night and a comfortable place to sleep! Grayson had a blast hanging out with his cousins and exploring all there is that nature has to offer! We had some great meals at Buddy's camp, did a little fishing, saw some deer, elk and wild turkey's and just had fun relaxing and soaking in the 70-80 degree weather!


So this is our camp and the "love chariot!"

Cousins Reagan and Lauren with Blaine and Grayson out fishing!

I caught a picture of a butterfly!

Grayson followed his four year old cousin Reagan around everywhere! They spoke the same language! It was too cute!

Chasers!!

Playing ball with Daddy!

So after 11 hours in the car on the way home and 7 loads of laundry later though, I was more than ready to say goodbye to our vacationing and SO HAPPY to have a normal shower and sleep in my own bed!

And speaking of beds, we are now on our 4th night in a row of putting Grayson to bed in his new room. Yes, he is officially out of the crib now and sleeping in his "big boy bed!" Although he loves his new room and his new bed, it hasn't been the easiest transition. We now have to deal with a "toddler on the loose" when he wakes at night, and putting him down for bed & naps has gone from a pretty simple routine 20 minutes to taking at least an hour or more now. After reading him a few books, we pretty much have to lay in there next to his bed and rub his back until he falls asleep. Sounds so easy, but when dealing with a restless, tossing, turning, kicking two year old, it often takes what seems like forever to wind him down! We recently put a baby gate up in his doorway, which keeps him from running into our room all the time, so now he just stands there and says, "mommy, come out now?" until I get out of bed to him to put him back down. All in all, I'd say it's going pretty well though, as he seems to have already forgotten about his crib and his old room.

Here are a couple videos shot last night of Grayson getting ready for bed. I had to cut them into two videos to make them short enough to upload them onto the blog.

Hope everyone is doing well and having a great week!

SUMMER VACATIONS!

So it’s a little after 4am and we are now on our way to the White Mountains for our camping trip. We left the house at 2am so that Grayson would hopefully sleep for maybe ½ the trip, but so far he’s been awake on and off. It’s going to be a LONG drive! We just got back late Saturday from our vacation to Laguna and Washington. We both worked Monday & Tuesday and are off again now until Sunday to spend some time up in he mountains. While I look forward to the scenery and cooler weather, I’m a little hesitant about the whole “camping” thing, especially with a two year old. Ok, granted, we are staying in a camper trailer that has a toilet and water, but it’s still camping to me!!

We had an awesome time in Washington visiting my Aunt Lizzie and her family. I will post some pictures from the trip below. The weather was awesome and the country was beautiful. We got to take a day trip up to Mt. St. Helen, which was an incredible site. We also made a trip out to the Oregon coast and enjoyed a great lunch and shopping at a farmer’s market in a cute little town called Astoria. Grayson got to ride one of their family horses and had a blast playing with Page & John. Blaine also took a trail ride with Lizzie & Paige and did a little fishing with Mike. We had a wonderful time and thank the Hause family for all their hospitality!

Paige showing Grayson around!

Mount St. Helen in the background.

Travel buddies!

Little cowboy!

Grayson meeting his Aunt Lizzie!

John turns 8!! Happy Birthday!

Laguna was relaxing and fun as always, although we missed having the McBurgorris’! We spent some time at the beach, took the ferry over to Newport for an evening and also took Grayson to Knott’s Berry Farm for the 1st time! We wavered on taking him, being that he isn’t even 2 yet, but we were so glad we did. He was actually tall enough to ride most of the rides (“all by self!”) in the Camp Snoopy area. I thought for sure he’d be too timid or scared to go on his own, but he was all over it! His expressions on some of the rides were just priceless. He sort of had this drunken (“I think I might throw up!”) smiley grin on his face on a few of them; although, thankfully he never got sick. I think he may be a little like his mama after all, in terms of loving roller coasters and any thrill ride! He loved Snoopy and really enjoyed watching the cowboys in the gun show. Of course, he had a few small meltdowns, but all in all, I was really impressed with how well he did, especially being that we were there from the time it opened until about 7:30.

Too much fun on the Merry Go Round in Newport!

On the ferry ride to Newport.

Giving Snoopy loves!

Driving his very own "BIG TRUCK!"

This is that "drunkn' smurk face!"



Below are just a few random pictures taken earlier in July.

Grayson can hate me for this one later, but I thought it was too cute!

Sportn' a mohawk!

First time bowling! They actually had shoes in his size! Too cute!

Future baseball player/ fashionista!!!

So now we’re off to enjoy the last of our vacation time and then back to reality next week! And then in only a few weeks, our little monkey will be turning two!! Hope everyone is doing well!