Tuesday, March 14, 2017

The Morgan's Movements {Week 10}

This past week has been a fun one! We've had GiGi in town since the 4th and tomorrow we all leave to head to Louisiana to take her home and then to visit with PawPaw and other family and friends. 

Last Sunday, we all headed to church but little bit continued to be a bit cranky so I stayed in the mother's room with him again. So love those snuggles. 

After church, we just enjoyed some time hanging out. It was a pretty low key afternoon. Mom, Maddox and I went to the mall to get the boys some sunglasses and Matt and Mason went to Hatcher Garden after Mason woke up from this GOOD nap! 


Mr. Adventure! 
  


That night, GiGi hung with the boys (well, they were in bed) and Matt and I went on a date! We went to Bronco's for Mexican food and it was delicious! We also had the best waiter we've ever had and he helped make the date even better! 


Monday morning, we enjoyed a couple of hours together before Matt headed to work and after he left, our neighbor knocked on our door with these! He said he purchased some for himself and knew that Mason would love some! YUM! 

I took Mason to the dentist which I'll share more about later. GiGi and Maddox obviously had fun without us! 

Monday evening we went to Dr. Seuss's birthday party at the library and the boys had a blast! 
  

  

  

  

  


Later that evening, we met Matt for dinner at Moe's and then mom and I picked up some movies. We watched Medea's halloween movie that night. 

Tuesday morning started with bath for little bit because why not? 
  

Mason had a haircut that day and I'll share more about that another day, too. 

It was National Cereal Day and National Pancake Day so for breakfast we had cereal and for dinner we had pancakes. :) We also watched The Secret Life of Pets that day. 

Loving those pancakes! 
  

After everyone was settled for the night, I headed out for MNO with some MOMS Club friends. It was a late night but it was fun! I had dessert while we visited and played trivia. 
  

Wednesday morning, Mason and GiGi did some school work together. :) 


It was such a beautiful day so we went for a little walk. 


The trash truck waved and honked to Mason while we were out and he was PUMPED! 
  

  

Time with GiGi is always fun! 
  

  


After nap, we headed to storytime at the library. It was outside, a change from the norm, and it was fun! 
  

  

  

Matt headed church and Mom, the boys and I headed to CiCi's for dinner. 
Maddox sucked on the fork for a long time. haha! 


Thursday was GiGi's birthday and I'm writing a separate post about that fun day. :)

Friday, we just hung at home for the morning, reading, playing, etc. I headed to work that afternoon and everyone else was at home. Matt and Mason hung outside for a bit but it got too cold and windy so that didn't last long.
Maddox watched from the door. :) 

Shenanigans! 
  

  


Matt and I went on a date and once again, I'll share about that separately soon. :) While we were on a date, Mason and GiGi had a movie night and watched Trolls. 

We ended the week with a super good day!
GiGi helped Maddox with breakfast which meant he had yogurt everywhere as he tried to assist her! 
  

After Matt slept in a bit, Mom and I headed out for a bit of shopping at Walgreens using her points she'd saved and then consignment shopping!
She picked these out for Mason. :) 

We got some good things at consignment and then we all headed to Itty Bitty Ball for Mason. It wasn't his best day there but I think he still had a really good time. 
  

His biggest fans. :) 

While the boys rested, Mom and I went out for a bit. We came home and we all watched Trolls together upon Mason's request. It was such a cute movie!
Maddox didn't care for it. ;-) so he just crawled around and practiced his transitioning from place to place! 
  

  

Silliness abounds at our house! 

We ended the night with wings from TNT and watching Arrival! 




Monday, March 13, 2017

Maddox {Week 40}

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Found: Psalm 23 by Sally Lloyd-Jones {A Book Review}


I was so excited to receive Found: Psalm 23 by Sally Lloyd-Jones for review. I read it tonight with Mason (3) and it was great for his age and we loved it! 

Psalm 23 is obviously well known and commonly shared and this book, Found, is based on that Psalm and made more simplistic for little ones. I felt like the book was very well translated from that Psalm. While it isn't word for word, obviously, it sticks pretty closely to it and I was grateful for that. 

I also love the illustrations in Found. The pictures are vivid and beautiful. The book is very well made, too. 

I look forward to many more readings of this book with my boys and sharing more with them about what it means as they understand more. I also think this would be a great gift for a new baby at a shower. 



**Thank you, BookLook Bloggers for this book!**

Friday, March 10, 2017

20 Questions

I'm stealing this fun post idea from Bekah! I thought it would be fun for today. :) 



1. Do you like blue cheese? 
No way! Yuck! I really love feta cheese though. :) 

2. What flavor Kool-Aid?
I can hardly drink kool-aid anymore because it is way too sweet for me but I used to like the tropical punch flavor as a kid. 

3. Do you get nervous before a doctor's appointment? 
The only appointments that have made me nervous were ones related to my pregnancies. 

4. What do you think of hot dogs? 
Well, I'm not really a big fan but I'll eat them if necessary. I prefer them grilled in that case. 

5. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? 
Water. It's what I drink all day long with few exceptions. 

6. Can you do a push-up? 
One? Sure. More than that? maybe??? 

7. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? 
Well, I love my wedding set but I don't wear it right now so my favorite piece that I wear is my necklace with several special pieces on it. 

8. Do you have a hobby? 
Reading is my current favorite hobby. I also enjoy watching several shows. I have enjoyed other things in the past but this is my current season of life. 

9. Do you wear glasses? 
I have a pair for astigmatism that was found 3ish years ago but I never wear them. My vision is great and I don't need the glasses at the time. 

10. Who was your childhood idol? 
I really didn't want to leave any questions without an answer but no one is coming to mind.

11. Name three drinks you drink regularly? 
Water, Milk, Sweet tea

12. Favorite place to be? 
Home with my guys. We love traveling and doing fun things but at the end of the day, home with them is the best place to be. 

13. How did you bring in the new year? 
I think I was asleep at midnight? Well, maybe one of the kids woke up about that time because of fireworks and Matt and I said "Happy New Year" and went back to bed. :) 

14. Where would you like to go? 
I'm excited for our family vacation in May...St. Louis, Pawhuska, OK, Tulsa, and Memphis. Road trip, here we come! 

15. Do you own slippers? 
No...I can't stand them. 

16. Can you whistle? 
Nope...

17. Last thing that made you laugh?
Maddox at the dinner table begging for more food. Haha! 
 
18. What's your favorite animal?
Hmm...Mason? ;-)

19. Worst pain? 
Definitely emotional pain felt from the loss of our baby in 2015. 

20. Do you like to dance?
Heck yes! We have family dance parties at least once a week with glow sticks included!

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Superforecasting by Phillip E. Tetlock {A Book Review}


I (Matt) have really enjoyed reading Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Phillip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner. It's a fun book for taking a dive into forecasting . 

I enjoyed reading about how forecasters related to weather, politics, stocks, etc. are often considered professionals even though they may actually be amateurs. I also liked learning about how even though these people are often very bad or unreliable at forecasting, it is in many ways a skill that can be learned.  While it definitely leans more towards pop-science than going academically deep into the presented topic, I feel like I learned some new information from this book.  

I do wish there was less fluff and I often found myself wishing for deeper analysis of the years of research the authors kept referencing. 

If you enjoy books like Moneyball or Freakonomics then I would recommend this book to you.

**I received this book from Blogging for Books for free.**

Open Letters {27}

Dear Sublime Donuts,

You will always have our hearts. And we will always heart your donuts. Thanks for always treating us well!

Love,

Your People

Dear Consignment Sales, 

I am so glad you are back!! Twice a year isn't enough for me!

Love, 

Bargain Shopper

Dear Matt, 

This week you went to your grandparents to mow and trim their grass. I love that you serve others so well. 

Love, 

Your  Bride

Dear Ingles, 

I still cannot quit your manager specials. Oh my goodness. I'm hooked. 

Love, 

Manager Special Addict

Dear GiGi, 

Thank you for letting us go on several dates while you are in town. You rock!

Love, 

Your daughter

Dear Mason, 

Lately, I've been incredibly proud of you one minute and incredibly frustrated with you the next minute. Apparently, this is three. And I love you always no matter what. 

Love you, 

Mom


Dear Maddox, 

You are growing so fast. 9 Months this week! Sleep a little later in the mornings, please? Thanks. ;-)

Love,

Mom 


Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Bruster's PJ Day!

Bruster's hosts a PJ day every year and if you go and wear your pjs, you get a free small cone. This is our 4th year in a row and WE LOVE IT! 

This year, Mom was with us and she got some too. AND it was Maddox's first ice cream. It was a good day!! 

GiGi and her chocolate ice cream cone! 

My people! 

Maddox was a fan! He ate some of the ice cream and then he ate the ENTIRE cone! 
  


My main squeeze. We heart ice cream. 
I chose Sea Salt Caramel Toffee and he chose Irish cream. 

Silly boy and his cone. He got strawberry. 
  

This picture is funny because my mom always waves in pictures and I asked her to stop. haha! Instead, Mason picked it up!! 

Big brother helped Little brother and it was precious.