kids are great!

This weekend we got to watch Alli swim in her first Vernal Vipers swim meet.  She did so great!  It is so much fun watching your kids figure out who they are and what they enjoy.  Alli has really taken off with this swimming thing, she loves it so much.  They practice three times a week, and have meets a couple times a month.  It keeps her very busy but she loves every second of it.
It is exciting as a parent when your children find something they love so much and excel at.  I get so excited at her meets, I bite my nails, and scream.  We made posters and really cheered her on.
It has been fun for me to take Everett to his basketball camps as well.  I know he is young, but he dribbles and passes so well, I really think basketball is his sport. I was hoping he would be a baseball guy, but he gets so excited for basketball, and when he gets home, he gets his ball and practices some more in the kitchen.
I can't wait to see what things my other kids will decided to do.  We will keep trying different things until they finally discover the one that they really love.  Being a parent is so great, it is just as fun for me to watch my kids compete as it was when I was competing.

I can not wait for Jita's wedding! It will be so cool!:)

Hi Guys!

Hi you guys! I am now a official member and contributor of "heresthecheeseandsprinkles.com"

(p.s. This is Alli.)

Letters to the kids

Hi,

This post won't be as boring as Clint's, I hope.
I had an idea to send all of the kids a personal letter. No birthday message or Christmas card just a plain old letter telling them how Sheila and I are doing, asking them about school, stuff like that. I know most of the adults don't get real letters anymore so I think this will be something a little special for the kids. I will decorate the envelopes and address them to each kid. The problem with this plan is that I do not know a single address for anyone in the family. Sheila had them in her laptop but it crashed. Please send your family's address to me in private message on facebook or to my email wkusau at gmail dot com. Thanks.

Charlie

It's a BOY

Hey all,

We just found out that we are having a BOY!

I just wanted to add something

Everybody else has super exciting and awesome things happening in their lives. They can post on this blog about fun stuff, and I was feeling a little left out. So with that in mind I want you all to know that nothing new or exciting is going to be mentioned in this post. I just wanted to join in on the fun. My family is fine, work is good etc. Yep absolutely nothing new. Actually I am working on a parody of sound of silence by Simon and garfunkel. It is about the lack of kids these days having genuine face to face conversations and using technology to communicate thus creating the sounds of silence. I know it is ironic that I tell you about this in a blog, but it's not as ironic as rain on your wedding day ( I hope that does not jinx you Johnita). The only line I have written for the song is "and the words of the children were written on their facebook walls..." If you would like to contribute to this awesome parody please do so.
P.S. I wrote this whole post on my IPod.

Christmas is Coming!

Hey family! As Christmas approaches, it's time to start getting excited about our annual Christmas Super Party! I took it upon myself to do the drawing for the presents and here's the line up. I'd like to add a special welcome to the two newest members of the Morton Party-Charlie and Colin, and look forward to welcoming a couple more youngun's to the list next year. I'm so grateful for how close our family is, and how committed we are to making sure we stay that way. After the Morton Birthday Bash that we had a few weeks ago Colin said "Just so you know, I'm really excited to be a Morton." I'm really happy to be part of such an enviable family, and one that is always ready to welcome someone new. I love you all!

Giver-Receiver
Sheila-Johnita
Charlie-Ruby
Ross-Charlie
Heidi-Sean
Ruby-Angela
Sean-Jessie
Angela-Angel
Carl-Colin
Jenny-Ross
Clint-Jenni
Jessie-Sheila
Johnita-Heidi
Colin-Wayne
Angel-Clint
Wayne-Carl

Alli-Brookie
Macie-Abbi
Everett-Miles
Porter-Lexi
Nora-Ashlyn
Ashlyn-Madi
Gracie-Alli
Abbi-Everett
Madi-Porter
Lexi-Macie
Brookie-Gracie
Miles-Nora