Easter 2017

Hallelujah! He is risen! He is risen indeed!

Once again we hosted Easter this year, once again we had an amazing time, and once again I didn't get as many photos as I would have liked.. because we were having so much enjoying each other's company. It was a lovely day with family.

Matthew actually took these photos of the "grown up" table and the "kids" table. Pretty good for a 7 year old!

My friend Katie texted me and asked how I was doing... since I hadn't been feeling great and there was a lot to do to prepare. This was my response...haha!! 

After we ate the kids went outside for their traditional cousin egg hunt.

Lily didn't want to smile for me. She laughed pretty good when I showed this to her ,tho! 

 Evelyn made a map of our backyard to hide eggs in all the perfect spots!

Sorting their loot!

The tradition is that the older cousins hide eggs for the younger ones, then the younger cousins hide eggs for the big ones. The big cousins were troopers and did their best to put on a happy face while looking for them....haha!

Happy Easter from the crazy Morris crew!

Baseball Begins!

Matthew had his first baseball game today!! After playing with church friends on a Westview Little League team the past 2 years, we moved him over to Murrayhill Little League so he could start playing with friends from school. He also moved up from coach pitch to Farm League.. a big step.

You can see that it was pouring during team photos, but it stopped and we got the game in!

He's ready!

Pre-game pep talk from coach Jordy, who I actually went to high school with! His son Brandon is at Fir Grove with Matthew.

All winter long, Matthew has talked about wanting to play catcher. Well, today he got to play catcher, and boy was he thrilled!!

He looked good out there, even if we do need to work more on his catching skills! :)

Team huddle after the game. (Doug is an assistant coach again this year). They played pretty well for their first game. Looking forward to a season of learning, meeting new friends, and  fun for my boy!

Spring Break Day Trip

Doug took the day off so we could spend a day all together during the kids' spring break. We decided to head south and tour the State Capital, something we have wanted to do with the kids for some time. The weather wasn't great, but we had the best day, thoroughly enjoying our time together.

Cherry Blossom beauty...

It really is such a pretty building!

The kids nicknamed the gold "Oregon Pioneer" statue "Golden Bro"!  They are so funny!

Waiting for our tour to begin. The tour was amazing and very imformitive.

The Governer's Formal desk

Carpet shot..ha!

This replica of our state flag went to the moon!

It was fun and interesting to sit in on a legislative session. They were even talking about education reform.

The grounds of the capital are so beautiful! 

After a lunch stop at Red Robin, we headed back north to the World of Speed Museum, a place we (as motor sports fans) have wanted to go to for a long time. This place did NOT disappoint! 

The kids didn't know we were stopping here... they were quite excited!

  The museum is full of auto racing history. From Indy car, to NASCAR to things in between. It is so cool! And they have a lot of interactive things for the entire family.

 

 The kids (and their dad) tested their drag strip "tree" skills.

This is one of the biggest motors I have even seen. Huge... from a drag boat!

Evelyn LOVED this cool chair!

They have 3 different driving simulators. Matthew REALLY wanted to drive. They technically are for older kids, but the museum was slow and the volunteers thought Matthew's enthusiasm was great, so they let him.

Tim giving Matthew tips. They had to find something to prop him up so he could see...haha!

He's really driving!

Tim and Doug helped him quite a bit but overall he did really well!

My goofy race car driver celebrating in the mock Victory Lane!

What is REALLY in here, mom? Evelyn had to get in on the photo op, too, but was a bit leery of the bottle of milk! :)

We made it home in time for dinner and an early bedtime. It was definitely the high point of the kids' spring break, and I am thankful for family time!