Ahhhh....March is over!

Do you hear that? It is me, sighing.....March is finally over! It has been fun, hectic, exciting, crazy....it came in like a lion for me and is now going out like a lamb (unlike the weather). I guess I'll back up a ways and report on some of the events of the last couple of months - so as we all say, "beware of long post!"

Although it felt like we had barely put last year's Pinewood Derby car away, it was once again time for Lynn and Mason to put their creative juices to work. Mason made the design, cut out the car, painted it and Lynn attached the wheels/axles. I must say that I was once again impressed with the good balance of creativity and competitiveness displayed by father and son. They want to win (of course, who doesn't!) but they also enjoy spending the time together building the car.

Circleville Pinewood Derby - Jan. 29, 2009

After a long night of some pretty intense racing, Mason ended up with 2nd place! He was pretty excited and we were so proud of him - because he did almost all of it himself! We had a great time and were glad that our group doesn't go race at a stake level. :)

Valentine's Day 2009

Valentine's was fun, between the kids' artwork, gifts, Lynn's "heart-attack" and our favorite - sugar cookies! - we definitely felt the love at the Morgan house!


Kyle decided that he wanted to try out wrestling this year. Mason has never shown any interest in it - he is faithful to basketball - but I'm willing to let my kids try most things at least once. So, we signed up and attended wrestling practice - with a four-year old. If you're thinking that's crazy.....you're probably right!

I foolishly left my camera at home when we attended the first practice. It was the most hilarious thing I have ever seen! Kyle and his best buddy Jaden were excited to wrestle but they didn't know what that entailed! Needless to say, we parents were in tears from laughing so hard at the boys trying the "Piute roll", single and double leg takedown, etc.

Tournament day finally arrived....

See, there are other people as crazy as us!

Kyle did really well. He won his first match by default, lost his second match and then pinned his third man. He would have won his second match because he had the little boy pinned the whole first round, but they don't let them win the first round. Then the second round he got on the bottom and just couldn't get back up. But we were so proud of him and he had a lot of fun! The best part was the silver medal he received!

Here he is with his friend Jaden - proudly showing off their medals.

Hadley's 1st Birthday

I made it through Hadley's first birthday without crying, amazingly enough.

Here she is on the cute little chair Grandma Vanya gave her - which she loves!

Loving her new dolly.....

Thanks to all the cousins who came for the party!

Hmmm....she's not to sure about this cake.

Maybe cake isn't so bad!

Ok, so now, the reasons why I'm glad March is basically now over:

1: Circleville Elementary Spring Sing
This is an annual event that the school puts on. I actually LOVE helping with this, but it is quite time consuming. Each class picks one song that they would like to perform and then the whole school performs two songs together. So, that gives me NINE songs that I choreograph and teach within a matter of four weeks. This year was extra fun because of the songs they picked - and the kids did an AWESOME job! I'm always so amazed at how smart these kids are - they learn the moves rather quickly and perform them wonderfully when the night comes.

Here's half of Kyle's preshool group and you can see the rest of the school in the background.

Kyle (in the middle with the glasses) singing "Be a Friend" from the CareBears - he sang his little heart out!

Mason - we didn't get a picture of him doing the best part :( Their song was "Hittin' the Hay" from Barnyard. The boys had a part where they would jump and alternate kicking their legs out to the side - the crowd went wild during that! This was a super fun song and I got a good workout teaching it to them!

The whole school - they performed "We Rock" and "Footloose" together. Tons of fun, but glad it's done!!

Reasons #2 & #3 I'm glad March is over:
2: Region Drama
About a month and a half ago, Scott Bagley asked if I would be willing to help some students prepare for the One-Act Play competition for Region Drama. I stupidly agreed to (not realizing that I would be teaching two other things at the same time). We had less than three weeks to learn, memorize and prepare the play. Halfway through, one of the lead parts quit and I had to replace him. But, the kids were so much fun to work with and we had a great time. The play did well, but didn't make it to state. However, all the students who competed in individual events are going to State competition and two of them received medals at Region. I was really proud of them!

3: Junior Prom
The Juniors asked me to choreograph their promenade. I've done it several times in years past, but I was a little nervous for this year. First, because last year's promenade was amazing (great job Loana!) and I didn't know if I had much creativity left in me! The Juniors made it a little harder by changing their minds about their song 3 times! But, it went well, we had fun and the kids also did a beautiful job.

So THAT'S why I'm glad March is over! But.....now what am I gonna do with all this time on my hands? :)