Halloween Reminiscin'

When we lived in Logan we participated in this little event where you would leave goodies and a note w/ a pic of a ghost on other people's porches, telling them that they had been spooked, ghosted, or whatever, and they need to ghost someone else now. I thought it would be so fun to do down here in the neighborhood and started prepping things to do so, just needed to pick up a few items from the store and I would have been good to go. Well, what do ya know - last night we hear our door bell ring and who/what is it? We had been 'ghosted'. So I guess I'm not the only one who knows of such an event - oh well, it's still fun, even though I didn't start it :).
So, anyway I was looking at old pictures of my little kiddos and thought it would be fun to post past Halloween pics (and cuz this is a good way to keep a journal w/ pictures - so here's our Halloweens of the past, with our kids.

Here's one for my homie . . . .

YAY!!! I am so proud to announce (as we just found out today, or I guess yesterday), that Dustin D Morris (my husband) has been accepted into the Nursing Program at Dixie State College!!! It has been a long, trying, difficult, trial-filled road (which I am now able to see that we needed to go through before we could get here), but we made it. Or I guess, he made it - okay - we made it! I am just so proud of Dustin, this is such a great opportunity/achievement for him in his life - he has worked hard and had some disappointments and downers along the way, but he kept his persistence up and kept on and it has now paid off. I am so thankful for Dustin and the provider he has been for our family. Even while going to school and being a busy bee there - he works and takes care of our financial needs and STILL takes time to play with the kids, take them fishing, take them for a slurpee, make them smile and laugh, etc. We all love him and are so proud of him and appreciate his hard work in life and making it all fit together. These are some old pics we took of him (when he was in the CNA class), now with newer meaning. I'm so proud of you Dustin and I love you forever!!

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Baby Tag

1- Where​ were you when you first​ found​ out you were pregn​ant?​
#1- At work in the bathroom
#2- At the doctor's office - trying to get some meds for depression
#3- At my brother's house (I already knew by how I felt, but others insisted I take a test)

2- Who was with you?
#1- I was alone in the bathroom - how awkward if I hadn't been (I was at work)
#2- A nurse (and my father-in-law) was waiting in the lobby for me
#3- Dustin, Brian, Ashley, Charly, Mason and Whitney

3- How did you find out that you were pregn​ant? ​
#1- I was late, had headaches, felt a knot in my stomach, and took a test
#2- Had to take prego test before I could be put on anti-depressants
#3- I knew by how my body felt, just as with Mason, I was sick, hot, depressed, moody, late, etc, so my family members said, just take a test, and I did - and it was positive :)

4- What was your first​ react​ion to findi​ng out you were pregnant?
#1- Scared, yet excited, and worried that Dustin wouldn't be excited
#2- Surprised, had just had a miscarriage, wasn't expecting to be prego again so soon, but excited
#3- (Sorry Porter) - I was pretty much sick to death - things weren't so hot in life when I found out with this pregnancy and I didn't feel it would be such a great idea to be bringing another baby into the mix. (But Heavenly Father knew more than I did) :)

5- Your Husba​nds react​on?​
#1- Excited - I told him to wait to tell - he pretty much just called everyone we knew.
#2- "It better be a boy." (He was excited and again told everyone)
#3 - Kinda some of the same feelings I had, but yet, still wanted to tell everyone

6- Who was the first​ person you told?
​#1- Dustin
#2- probably father in law - since he was my ride home from the dr's office
#3- well, I had already been trying to tell Dustin that I was, so after taking the test, I walked out and told everyone that was there

7- Did you plan to get pregn​ant?​
#1- Not necessarily, but it was all good
#2- Not necessarily, but it was all good
#3- Not necessarily, but it was all good

8- Was every​body happy​ for you? Pretty much

9- Did you go out and celeb​rate?​
#1- Yes - went out with my dad and step-mom Michelle (dad's idea - thanks dad)
#2- No, don't think so, had just gotten back from road trip up the east coast (ended in Palmyra, NY) and had spent two weeks after that in Utah (we were living in South Carolina) so we were probably pretty broke by then.)
#3 - Don't think so on this one either

10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes on all 3

11- What was the sex?
#1- Girl
#2- Boy
#3- Boy

12- Did anyon​e throw​ you a baby showe​r?​
#1- Yes, My mom, my sister, Dustin's aunt and his cousins
#2- Yes, Grandma Nancy
#3- No

13- If yes, who?Ooops, I already answered this question..

14- Did you get any outfi​ts at the baby showe​r that you just knew you weren​'​t going​ to put on your baby? Maybe

15- How much weigh​t did you gain?​
#1-??
#2- ???
#3- WHOA!!!!

16- Did you loose​ all of the weigh​t that you gaine​d?​
#1- I sure gave it a good shot
#2- It's the effort that counts, right?
#3- Still working on it..

17- Did you get a lot of stret​ch marks​?​ No, I was pretty lucky. I got nothing with Charly, a tiny few with Mason and they were accentuated with Porter - but not too bad

18- What did you crave​ the most?​
#1- snow (I know - weird)
#2- sugar cookies or anything sweet
#3- all the holiday eatin'

19- Did you crave​ anyth​ing crazy​?​ No

20- Who or what got on your nerve​s the most?​ Anybody that would let out a "tooty" next to me . . us pregnant women can smell everything and that's the last thing you want to be smelling when you're pregnant.

21- Were you marri​ed at the time? Yes.

22- Did you have any compl​icati​ons durin​g your pregnancy?No, except with both boys I had some serious depression issues.

23- Where​ were you when you went into labor​?​
#1 home - had been in labor all day and had no idea - decided to go ahead and go in and get checked - it was the real deal
#2- my in-laws house (we lived w/ them at the time) Dustin had just left to go raccoon hunting, I told him I was in labor, he didn't believe me. The second he stepped out of the truck to begin the hunt, I called and said his dad was taking me to the hospital - he made it home in time to take me - I had to shower and shave my legs first. :)
#3- I was induced a week before my due date, so I was in the hospital

24- Did your water​ break​?​ Nope

25- Who drove​ you to the hospi​tal? ​
#1,2 and 3 Dustin

26- Did you go early​ or late?
#1- four weeks early
#2- three week early
#3- one week early

27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth​?​
#1- Dustin, my mom, Kathy (Dustin's aunt, whom I have actually known longer than I have known Dustin)
#2- Dustin and my mom-in-law
#3- Dustin (Whitney 'my sister' and Charly were in the hall)

28- Was it video​ taped​?​ no

29- Did you have any drugs​ for the pain?​ Oh yeah

30- Did you go Natur​al or have a c-​secti​on?​ Natural

31- What was your first​ react​ion after​ givin​g birth​?
​#1- Excited to have the baby, but also thought - that was it? That was SO easy.
#2- So excited to have another baby, and a little boy
#3- Excited again, I had received a blessing while pregnant that discussed what a blessing/gift this baby is to our family.

32- How big was the baby?
​​#1- 6 lbs. 7 oz.
#2- 7 lbs. 10 oz.
#3- 8 lbs. 6 oz.

33- Did your Husba​nd cry? He may have gotten a little choked up

34- What did you name the baby?​
#1- Charly Nicole
#2- Mason D
#3- Porter Reese

35- Did the baby have any compl​icati​ons? ​ Jaundice, Jaundice w/ hospitalization, No

36- How old is the baby today​?​ Charly is 5, Mason is 2, Porter is 81/2 months

37- When is the next one comin​g?​ It will be a surprise to me.

38-​If you could​,​ would​ you do it all over again​?​ Absolutely! I love all of my babies and I couldn't imagine my life without them.

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