Saturday, January 31, 2009
Grandma and Papa serving in Galapagos!
We sure miss our Mom and Dad Morris who have been serving their second mission in the Galapagos Islands. We clearly recognize the blessings in our lives that are a direct result of their faithful service. Their first mission was in Navoo Illinois which is a world away from where they are now. We love them and miss them and are so proud of them!
Inspirational!
I just love this video so I had to share....get at tissue!
This is for you Cade Morris- We love you!!!
This is for you Cade Morris- We love you!!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Carlie's Twilight Surprise Party!!
Inspired by Ken's party, McKenna threw a surprise party for her cousin Carlie's 15th Birthday. It was a Twilight theme. It was ton's of fun. Check it out...(Add one of the Twilight songs from the play list at the bottom while your watching for dramatic effect!:)
Friday, January 16, 2009
HAPPY 40TH KEN!!! 1/13/2009
WOW! WE DID IT! WE ACTUALLY PULLED OFF THROWING A HUGE SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR KEN!! A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HELPED ME GET IT TOGETHER!! I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. KEN WAS OVERWHELMED WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE! WE LOVE YOU ALL!
STAY TUNED FOR SOME MORE GREAT PICTURES AND VIDEO!!
So just about a week ago I told Ken that my sister asked him to sing for my nephew Nick Merrill who was just returning from a mission in Montana! Ken loves to sing with with our nearly famous cousins band K-5 consisting of my nephew's and one niece, Bailey, Buddy,Cade, Dane and Emmett Koozer! They are awesome. They were all on stage ready to rock and when the curtians opened....we yelled, "SURPRISE!" Ken was stunned while he scanned the crowd and realized that it was all for him! It couldn't have been more perfect! He rocked the house with K-5! Then we all enjoyed getting down with the awesome DJ, Elliot Miller. Especially Scott and the brother's. They really let loose! The night was topped off by a moving rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart by Rob and Ken Morris! I hope you all had as much fun as Ken and I! Thanks again!!!
special thanks to....
K-5 and Missie and Hal Koozer- for lugging all the band equipment up from Maricopa and the late night practice and picking up the cakes!
Nick Merrill - for letting us use him as a cover story! Welcome home! We love you! I am looking forward to your real homecoming gathering Sunday! :)
Elliot Miller - for the last minute FREE DJ services! You're the BEST!
My parents, Ron and Pam Mann for the balloons they tied to everyone's pants! That was a BIG hit! Thanks so much!
McKenna, Carlie and Catelyn - who helped me decorate and haul chairs! Also McKenna's "special musical number" with her DAD!
Kenny Jr. - For working so hard and making his debut in the band on guitar! YOU ROCK!
(Thanks for the guitar lessons Buddy) K-5 will live on while you serve your mission in Rome!
Alys Morris for the awesome pictures!
All my sisters and sisters-in-law and brother's in law for bringing food and helping me surprise Ken! You are all so precious to us!
All of our friends and family we love dearly who made the night one we will never forget!!!!
To all who couldn't make it or you didn't get the word...thanks for the calls and cards. We missed you!
Feel free to leave any comments! :) (We love those)
THANKS AGAIN!
STAY TUNED FOR SOME MORE GREAT PICTURES AND VIDEO!!
So just about a week ago I told Ken that my sister asked him to sing for my nephew Nick Merrill who was just returning from a mission in Montana! Ken loves to sing with with our nearly famous cousins band K-5 consisting of my nephew's and one niece, Bailey, Buddy,Cade, Dane and Emmett Koozer! They are awesome. They were all on stage ready to rock and when the curtians opened....we yelled, "SURPRISE!" Ken was stunned while he scanned the crowd and realized that it was all for him! It couldn't have been more perfect! He rocked the house with K-5! Then we all enjoyed getting down with the awesome DJ, Elliot Miller. Especially Scott and the brother's. They really let loose! The night was topped off by a moving rendition of Total Eclipse of the Heart by Rob and Ken Morris! I hope you all had as much fun as Ken and I! Thanks again!!!
special thanks to....
K-5 and Missie and Hal Koozer- for lugging all the band equipment up from Maricopa and the late night practice and picking up the cakes!
Nick Merrill - for letting us use him as a cover story! Welcome home! We love you! I am looking forward to your real homecoming gathering Sunday! :)
Elliot Miller - for the last minute FREE DJ services! You're the BEST!
My parents, Ron and Pam Mann for the balloons they tied to everyone's pants! That was a BIG hit! Thanks so much!
McKenna, Carlie and Catelyn - who helped me decorate and haul chairs! Also McKenna's "special musical number" with her DAD!
Kenny Jr. - For working so hard and making his debut in the band on guitar! YOU ROCK!
(Thanks for the guitar lessons Buddy) K-5 will live on while you serve your mission in Rome!
Alys Morris for the awesome pictures!
All my sisters and sisters-in-law and brother's in law for bringing food and helping me surprise Ken! You are all so precious to us!
All of our friends and family we love dearly who made the night one we will never forget!!!!
To all who couldn't make it or you didn't get the word...thanks for the calls and cards. We missed you!
Feel free to leave any comments! :) (We love those)
THANKS AGAIN!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy Birthday Brooklynn!
Brooklynn turned 6 on the 2nd of January! We had a fun family party at Arizona Mills where we did a few of her favorite things. We visited the Rainforest Cafe to feed the alligator. We went to to get her ears pierced but she changed her mind at the last second. We went to see Bolt and brought home a new litte hampster that Brooks named, "Bella". We went home and all the kids helped Brooks decorate her cake. She also got a new play kitchen! I can't believe my baby is SIX!! We love you Brooklynn!
Happy New Year!!
Wow! Another year just flew by! We rang in the new year with a pack of poppers that Kyle won in a white elephant game at a Christmas party. Ken and I went to an Ugly Sweater party at the Everetts and chauffered McKenna and her friends to the stake dance. New Year's day we laid around in our pajamas all day and watched movies and played with the kids! It was wonderful!
This has been a year of many trials and blessings! We lost Grandma Mash last week. She was 92yrs old! We gained a new sweet precious little niece and cousin, Blakley Dance Abplanalp! We acutally had six different surgeries this year between us all. Kyle's little accident last Christmas Eve resulted in a surgery to repair the tendon in his hand. Kenny and Elise both had their tonsils removed and I had three surgeries to finally find and fix issues I had been enduring for a few years! Ken was laid off from Shasta as the economy declined. We are all healthy and appreciate that very much!! It was wonderful to enjoy our first year strep throat free!! I am finally pain free and feeling better than I have in years! Ken didn't skip a beat after his layoff, he took over the BPO's completly and has expanded his realestate business and even in these hard times we have not gone without! We know we have been blessed through paying our tithing. We always have what we need and as we put the Lord first we are blessed beyond measure!
The year started out on a wonderful note with the baptism of our new friends Doris and James along with two other new members in our ward and of course Brooklynn's 6th birthday!
Our new year goals include, staying fit and healthy, working on reducing our debts and increasing our year supply and spreading the good new's of the Gospel to anyone who will listen. To know who we are and why we are here. That we are the literal children of a Heavenly Father who loves us and that He has provided a way through his Son Jesus Christ, to return and live with him and our families - no trial can outweigh the blessings and peace that knowledge brings. That is why every year is a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
This has been a year of many trials and blessings! We lost Grandma Mash last week. She was 92yrs old! We gained a new sweet precious little niece and cousin, Blakley Dance Abplanalp! We acutally had six different surgeries this year between us all. Kyle's little accident last Christmas Eve resulted in a surgery to repair the tendon in his hand. Kenny and Elise both had their tonsils removed and I had three surgeries to finally find and fix issues I had been enduring for a few years! Ken was laid off from Shasta as the economy declined. We are all healthy and appreciate that very much!! It was wonderful to enjoy our first year strep throat free!! I am finally pain free and feeling better than I have in years! Ken didn't skip a beat after his layoff, he took over the BPO's completly and has expanded his realestate business and even in these hard times we have not gone without! We know we have been blessed through paying our tithing. We always have what we need and as we put the Lord first we are blessed beyond measure!
The year started out on a wonderful note with the baptism of our new friends Doris and James along with two other new members in our ward and of course Brooklynn's 6th birthday!
Our new year goals include, staying fit and healthy, working on reducing our debts and increasing our year supply and spreading the good new's of the Gospel to anyone who will listen. To know who we are and why we are here. That we are the literal children of a Heavenly Father who loves us and that He has provided a way through his Son Jesus Christ, to return and live with him and our families - no trial can outweigh the blessings and peace that knowledge brings. That is why every year is a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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