Morgan a Lady Pirate Weightlifter!

Morgan joined the girls weightlifting team this year. She is loving the challenge, learning to make better food choices and experiencing the positive effects of exercise.

Good Job Morgan and keep working hard!

Addison & Morgan

Sweet pictures of our oldest and youngest daughters. (Nov. 22, 2009)

First Pay Check!

Morgan is happy to be earning her own money!! Her first two paychecks.

Young Women in Excellence

Look at this beautiful cake. Sister Lamb made it for the young women. The theme for Young Women in Excellence this year was to "Remember". Remember the Values and what they stand for. The leaders had planned a beautiful evening for the girls and their families.

Each girl brought in a "value box" to share. The put things in the boxes that help them remember the YW value. Morgan did basket (rather than a box) on Faith.

Samantha did a box on Faith as well. She divided her box in half.

We have awesome YW leaders in our ward and stake. I am so blessed to have my girls led by wonderful women. I am grateful for each of their love, kindness and testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Megan Lamb (secretary), Samantha, Kelley Kirkland (president) and Shalee Morrill (Stake YW president)

The Lamb Girls

Playing with the Lamb girls. Our friend Ryan Lamb came over to help fix the tile in our bathroom. He brought his two cuties with him. Cassidy helped Samantha wash the dishes. Melanie was thrilled to have Morgan toss her around. We love the Lamb family!

Pottery

Morgan is in her second year of pottery at school. She loves is and spends a lot of time with clay. Here she is making a fountain.

Jordan started the pottery merit badge at scout camp this summer. The requirement he had left was to fire a kiln. The art teacher at his school agreed to let him fire their kiln, but Jordan needed a project to put in the kiln!

Morgan gave him some of her clay and showed him how to make a pinch pot.

Jordan's pinch pot is of a dragon coming out of an egg (not batman!)

With the extra clay Jordan made a music note paperweight. Good job Jordan. (These pictures were taken before the clay was fired in the kiln. Hopefully more pictures to come.)

Donating Blood

One of the young men in our ward did a clothing and blood drive for his eagle scout project. Most of the kids went through their clothes and found something to donate. Morgan and Patrick also donated blood. It was Morgan's first experience and she was pleased with herself!

PCHS or CHS

We have two kids at Charlotte High, Samantha and Patrick. Morgan is at the opposing school, Port Charlotte High. It makes life fun and sometimes silly around here. I was taking pictures of Samantha in her new Charlotte shirt. Morgan happened to be wearing her school shirt as well, so she also jumped in the pictures. (Patrick wasn't home at the time.)

First Day of School

School has started (Aug 10)!


Jordan a 7th grader.



















Raeleigh in 3rd grade. She made this sign for the picture. She was so excited for her first day of third grade.



















Stuart, also a 3rd grader.



















Morgan a high school junior.




















Samantha a high school Freshman!!





















Samantha wanted he eyes to show on the first day of school, so Morgan helped her with make-up!



















Patrick a high school junior. As always not thrilled to get his picture taken!


All the kids had a successful first day and are glad to be back in school and have a routine!

A Year Older

Thursday, Craig took Jordan to Disney World's Magic Kingdom for his 13th birthday. Saturday Craig and Jordan left for the week at scout camp. So Friday we celebrated Morgan and Jordan's birthdays. Craig and I took them to see the new Harry Potter Movie. They loved the movie, but wished it had been more like the book. Friday evening we had pizza, cake & ice cream, and presents. We didn't realize that we had no birthday candles, until we were ready to sing to the kids. So we improvised with a red tea light candle for each cake!

Jordan loves to draw, so Craig and I gave him soft pastels and a pastel sketch pad with colored paper. This brought a nice smile to his face.
My mom has continued with a tradition that her mother started. Each grandchild gets a check for their birthday. The dollar matches the childs age. My kids look forward to the birthday card with a check in it. They plan for what they want to spend their money on.

Jordan has been interested in dragons for several years. Grandma and Grandpap S gave him this cool book. He was also happy to hear from Grandma and Grandpa W.

Stuart and Raeleigh each gave gifts to the kids. So we had to take pictures with them too!

Morgan like most teenager girls likes to dress with accessories. Craig and I gave her a turtle necklace and bracelet, both made of stone. She is such a pretty girl.

We are blessed to have Morgan and Jordan in our family. They are both terrific people that bring good times and challenges to our lives!

:) Love This :)

Morgan made this shirt at one of her YW leaders houses. I appreciate my kids leaders. They are terrific people!!!

National Honors Society

Morgan applied and was accepted into the National Honors Society. It was quiet an event. More students were inducted, then are currently in her schools chapter. It was long but exciting event. The students were called alphabetically, so Morgan was one of the last ones.
Mr "D" the principle knighted each of the new members. Below is a picture of Morgan lighting her candle.

Morgan we are proud of you and all the hard work you do. Keep it up and remember to endure to the end of each new and day to day challenges. Congratulations!

The Holy Land Experience

Saturday a group of us went to the Holy Land Experience. It was a great day. We spent time with friends and enjoyed the day. The Holy Land Experience is a theme park set in Jersuleam set in the time of Christ. There are show that depict how life would have been then. Shows that depict bible stories. There is also a reactment of the crucifixion. We also attended a christian music concert there, but I can not remember the name of the group.

Patrick by a centurion statue.

Below, father and son!

The part has many statues of angels. This is Morgan and her friend, posing with their "Seminary Angel"!

I love tulips and to take pictures of flowers, so I took these shots in the park.

Youth Temple Trip

The youth got up bright and early on Valentine's Day. We had a seven am temple session. So that meant leaving by 4:15am. Although everyone was tired (especially the girls that spent the night - not sleeping- at the Lamb's). It was a great way to start off our weekend. The spirit was amazingly strong. We did all family names, thanks to those who sent names for the youth to do. I am greatful to work with the youth. Their testimonies and desire to follow the Lord bless my life.