Our dear friend and neighbor, Gladys, came over for a visit last week. She is an older woman in our ward who has a lot of health problems and does not make it out very often. She lives across the street and just got a walker so she wanted to test it out by trekking to our home. We were all very glad to have her, especially Morgan! Not only did Gladys come bearing gifts but one was a musical instrument, his favorite! (Oh and she's a super nice grandma type, which is also why Morgan loves her!) I have no doubt music will be a big part of Morgan's life. Morgan did not want to let the trumpet go and carried it everywhere for days. I even let him take it to the park which I usually never do but he just couldn't let go. 
This is Morgan rearing back to play his horn...and like always pants are optional in our home!
A true testament to how much Morgan loved his gift. He kept trying to keep it in his mouth along with his beloved "B". And yes, my child is watching a movie, which is why he won't look at me...I'm pregnant, sue me!
This is Morgan rearing back to play his horn...and like always pants are optional in our home!
A true testament to how much Morgan loved his gift. He kept trying to keep it in his mouth along with his beloved "B". And yes, my child is watching a movie, which is why he won't look at me...I'm pregnant, sue me!Later that day Morgan ate some ice and I realized that he is a little Gramma Goodier, since my mother's two great loves in life are playing her trumpet and chewing ice! This ones for you Gramma!
Yep, it's true...that is a baby bump! We are expecting another little bundle of joy this coming April. I am about 12 weeks along right now and feeling horribly sick and yucky. Some days are better than others but despite the not fun parts, we are super excited!
Here are the wonderful group jumping shots from the Poconos I promised. Ashley, aka crazy jumping hair lady, was the instigator of these shots and we all had a blast.
The ladies: Me, Minde, Ashley and Margy
Some of the group were watching a Saturday football game and this poster was held up behind the announcers. We all had a great laugh at this one!
The ladies giving it a go.
So I don't win any points for creativity but after a few shots of that I decided it was best if I was the photographer!
I'm so impressed by their air! This is Oliver, Tyler and Cody.
Cody just cracks me up in all of these photos. He's so committed to the jump!
This is by far my favorite shot. The grown-ups are all just crazy and the little boys look awestruck!
An attempt at a family photo near the lake. 
On Sunday October 5th we took the train up to Croton-Harmon to visit the Great Pumpkin Blaze at Van Cortland Manor. We had heard about this from friends last year and I was determined we wouldn't miss out again. This is Morgan stuffing in dinner on the way up. It was about a half hour ride and I don't think he stopped eating the whole way. His area was a mess but he was happy!
Our camera will not win any awards so we tried our best. That is the manor house behind me. It was lined with jack-o-lanterns and kept changing colors.
Morgan is enthralled as you can tell.
This gives you kind of an idea of what they do. 
On Saturday we attended the 
We offered Morgan a bite of a small cupcake and of course he decided the whole thing needed to be in his mouth!
In true birthday girl fashion, Bella was covered in frosting and crumbs. Kiasa was very brave for letting the kids just have at the cupcakes! It was a great party with lots of yummy food. Thanks for the fun Bella, Kiasa and Brian!
Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday afternoon so we decided to take a walk to our favorite quiet weekend spot, the Conservatory Gardens.
