Halloween Night!

I love Halloween and we had fun. Here is the story, (there is always a story, right?). Grandpa Morgan wanted Kya to dress up like a bird so that she could fly home and visit. Well, Carl and I dressed up like Pirates and Kya was our little parrot. I know, she has peacock feathers, but they are so pretty, so she is our pretty, peacock parrot. She decorated her pumpkin or "punka" with a marker and had a ball. Then we went downtown to daddy's office for a little trick-or-treating there. After a great afternoon nap we dressed for "trunk-or-treating" at the church. Topping the evening off with a little "Chili and hot apple cider" at some friends house....to warm us up. Kya wanted some cider, so we gave her some...and she is either still sick or the cider didn't sit well with her because we all saw her dinner for the second time. She was pooped tonight, since bedtime was an hour and a half late, she zonked as soon as her head hit the pillow. Oops! Well, we had fun, and we hope you all had a great and safe night. Until next year!

Kya decorating her "punka", its a Ghost.

Beautiful Ghost

My little parrot!

She's posing for someone....maybe Cosmo.

Trick-or-Treating at daddy's office. They loved her there.

Halloween party at some friends house after "trunk-or-treating" at the church parking lot.

She loves Halloween, just like Mommy!

"Trunk-or-treating" was a bit cold. We sat in the warm truck most of the time.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

BE CAREFUL TONIGHT!

Serious Technical difficulties!

I know you all are anxiously awaiting the darling videos that I have of Kya playing her piano and riding her horsie. Unfortunately her mother is having some serious difficulties uploading and sharing those videos. I am working on it, so as of this moment this site is officially under construction. I apologize for the inconvience, thank you for your patience. You will not regret the wait.
Sincerely,
Incompetent Mother of Kya

Kya videos

Sorry for those of you who have already seen these videos, some have not been able to watch them on the side of the blog, so I am posting them here. I hope they work this time. Kya has had a lot of fun with her toys, before she got sick of course. She has played the piano a few times in the last couple days. Enjoy my little cutie, we do!

Little Piggies

I just had to post this. Its pretty self-explanatory. Kya mimmicks everything we do now. She is so stinking funny, now that she is feeling better.

My poor little girl!

Quite possibly, one of the saddest things ever is watching your little one feel sick and nauseous and not know what is going on. Watching Kya try to throw up and "get it out" made both daddy and mommy tear up. Kya has literally been sitting on my lap for five days. No energy, throwing almost everything up and sleeping a lot. Poor thing. She is just a different person when she is sick, isn't everyone. I think today she is finally coming around, but still very subdued. Crackers and Pedialyte are our friends. She has even been holding the bowl sometimes while drinking her special "juice". Its sad. She is skinnier too. I have certainly enjoyed the cuddles, but not at her expense.

Watching "Finding Nemo" or "Fishes", has been the only thing that Kya would watch as a distraction from the sick feeling. Its also the only thing she would watch on the road. Besides the move and breaking another tooth through, now being sick, she has not made this transition as smooth as we would hope. She is still and angel and really good. We just hope she is back to her normal self soon. She did tell me that she misses "Gramma" and "Grampa" and of course "Mollie".

Halloween Pumpkin Treat.

We love Halloween, and by we, I mean me. We took Kya to the pumpkin patch and she loved it. She kept calling them "balloons" but still, she thought it was great. I think I have a costume idea in mind, but I don't know how it will turn out until its done. So you all will have to see on Halloween what Kya is going to be. For now, enjoy your week, weekend and Halloween spooks!

Our Move to Colorado

So finally, here is the update of our move to Colorado. It was a long, interesting and a little frustrating of a move. I will try to give you the short version, as I know you all don't have all day to listen to my stories. However, this is a good one, I think!

Ok, we left my parents house in Twin Falls, Idaho on Monday the 8th of October and drove to Pocatello to meet up with some family and friends. A quarter of a mile from our exit, I got a flat tire on the truck. Carl had already exited with the Uhaul and accidentally locked his keys in the Uhaul. So Kya and I sat by the side of the freeway waiting for our friends. A cop came and stayed with us until we had help. Which, luckily Carl was able to get the keys out, because one of the windows was rolled down just enough to jimmy the lock. Carl actually had a hanger in his backpack which he took out of the truck before getting out. Too weird! So we fixed the tire and after saying goodbye, we were on the road again toward Grace, Idaho, Carl's parents home.




We stayed the night, picked up our other furniture and left the next morning. Only this time, my mother-in-law wanted to make the rest of the move with us, so she caravaned behind us. She's so great.

This first part of the morning Kya rode with daddy in the Uhaul, which she loved. After lunch we switched and she was back in the truck with me watching "Nemo" (the only cartoon she actually likes to watch, because of the fish) or reading books. This was a long day of driving to Laramie, Wyoming, so she had about 30 minutes of fussing boredom. She's entitled that, she has been a trooper. This move was a bit tough on her considering she also broke her 7th tooth through in the same week. What a gal!

We stayed Tuesday night in Laramie at a hotel. Carl's aunt lives there and she and her family took us out to dinner. It was great to see them. Kya did not want to go to sleep at the hotel, so I ended driving around town until 10:30 pm, until she fell asleep. Almost three hours past bedtime.

Wednesday morning we got up and left the hotel around 10:00 and headed for the last day of driving. Arriving in Fort Collins with great time we met up with my aunt and uncle for lunch. It was really great to see them too. The last leg of the drive was through Denver to Colorado Springs. We were excited to get here and settled in. We went to the realtor's office first, signed the lease, made a few calls and got the key to our house. Another 20 or so minute drive and we arrived. It was a great house, cute and new and cozy. The lights and water weren't on so we call the realtor who was going to call the owner. Well, in the meantime our ward showed up at 5:30 to help us unpack the Uhaul. We were done by 7:30, it was great help and very nice people. The newsletter specialist was there taking pictures of it all and talking to me. Very nice.

Well, since the utilities were not on, our friends were so generous to allow us to stay at there house for the night, so we could get some showers in. Long day, needed showers.Thursday...the bad day...we got up and called the realtor to see about our utilities. She said, "I am so sorry, but you are going to have to find another house to live in".......WHAT!!! Needless to say we were in awe. Apparently, the landlord stopped paying utilities because the house was not being rented fast enough and she owed $1500.00 and they shut everything off until that is paid. She refuses to pay and the realtor does not feel it is there responsiblity. So we were stuck in the middle. We spent thursday until about 2:30, looking for a house, while my mother-in-law watched Kya at our friends house. We did find a town house closer in town and signed that lease. The realtor was bending over backwards to help us, probably afraid we would sue.Well, we called our ward back and asked for help again to load up the Uhaul. The amazing people they are...5:30 they were there with smiles on there faces and tissues to wipe my tears. Thank you to the Falcon Ward. We found out who our new ward would be, Carl called and asked for help from them and sure enough...9:30 pm, nine men showed up and had us unpacked in less than an hour. What amazing people! The church is true no matter where you go, and the people are always willing to serve. I love it. So now, we are here, we are safe and we are happy. Colorado Springs is a beautiful city and you all should come stay with us when ever you want. We love our family and friends and would love to have visitors.

So that is my story.
Here are a few pictures of our new townhouse.

Curiosity question

Who is in Denver Colorado that checks my blog daily? As you well know we just moved to the Springs, so we were wondering who you are. Thanks

I'm still here

Ok, I am still here and temporarily online. We are not hooked up yet but somehow we are getting wireless on the laptop. I have a great story to tell about our move here to Colorado Springs, but can only add pictures when we get hooked up, (hopefully Friday). In the meantime, stay in touch, you will want to hear this story. Can't wait to hear from everyone when we are officially back online.

Look-alike-meter

FAT lip!

Poor little FAT LIP family. A week ago, Carl got a fat lip playing basketball. Yesterday, Kya fell and hit the coffee table and got a fat lip herself. OUCH! I'm a talker, so that's where my FAT LIP or BIG MOUTH (as some would say) comes into play. It's difficult to see Carl's fat lip anymore, but they both got WHACKED in the same spot. Kya is a tough girl...a lot of blood, a lot of crying, little chocolate and she's happy as ever. The first picture is right after she fell, well, after the blood and chocolate were smeared all over her face. You should see her clothes, lots of blood. But she looks so cute with a fat lip. The first of many...right!?!

By the way, packing today, so this might be my last post before we get to Colorado Springs. Please enjoy the blog this week, we will be back online hopefully by next Friday. Come back and see us again soon. I'll provide the movies (pictures), you bring the popcorn. It's a date!

Throwing a fit

I was going through some video and came across this. My sweet little angel knows how to throw a fit, but it is just too cute to ever get mad at.

Friday Night Date Night.

Its getting crazy around here, getting ready for the move and all. Friday Night was a simple getaway from it all. Grandma and Grandpa Morgan put Kya to bed and Carl and I went to the church for a little volleyball playing. We had fun, got out some of our moving stress with some exercise. I did have a great weekend, that I will share with you all once I get some pictures to share. Stay tuned....