Thatcher loves to help around the house. He is a lot more interested in what Paul and I are doing than any toy he has. He is turning one year old this Sunday. We are so grateful to have him in our lives. We can't imagine it without him!! So cliche, but sooo true!!
Although our Chrismtas wasn't white this year it was amazing! We had a great time in Sunny Arizona! We spent Christmas with Paul's family in Phoenix area. It was Thatcher's first Christmas, so Paul and I were really excited to share this special year with his family. Paul's parents really spoiled all of us this year. We got everything plus more of what we wanted! We are very grateful to them for making our Christmas so special! It is Christmas tradition at the Morris' to have tamales and green chile soup for dinner! Mmmm it is seriously the best, my favorite! I could eat it every day! We were able to stay from Dec. 23rd to January 4th. It was a much needed break from work. The best part for Thatcher and I was getting so much time and attention from Paul! Our New Year's party was a blast. We had delicious homemade hors d'oeuvres and soups. Mmmmm so yummy! We played games, bingo, and won prizes! Super fun!
Jared, Paul's youngest brother got married January 3rd in the Mesa, Arizona Temple to Kayla Worsley. We are so glad we got to be there to share in this special event! Congrats Jared & Kayla!
It was so great spending time with family, visiting, catching up, laughing, and playing game after game. If it weren't for the kids getting sick, it would have been absolutely perfect!
This little Santa Claus is just down from our house at a Christmas Tree Lot every year. It is fun because they have live reindeer too. He's a little ghetto, but it was still fun to get a picture with Thatcher on Santa's lap.
Okay, so we have wanted a family picture ever since Thatcher joined our family, um last year. About time, right? So we thought what better time than before Christmas to give as a gift or put in our cards. Well, we're both cheap and didn't feel like paying money. So instead we asked our neighbor if she would snap a few shots with our camera. After about 200 shots, not really, we decided one was hopefully at least decent. It was an adventure trying to get Thatcher to even look at the camera, let alone smile at it. Very fun anyway! These are a few of the results:
So I know Thanksgiving was a while ago.... BUT just for the sake of documentation we spent our Thanksgiving in Rexburg, Idaho with lots of family! It was amazing and delicious!
We went to breakfast at IHOP Saturday morning. Mmmmm it was so delicious! There was a lady there making balloon characters for all the children. She came to our table and made Thatcher this monkey clinging onto a palm tree. Pretty amazing!? Thatcher sure thought so!
Paul is so sweet to me! He is thee most amazing man!! He surprised me with these beautiful Gerber daisies the other day, just because. I am very lucky! He does this sort of thing often! I love you Paul! Thanks for making me the luckiest girl in the world!
Harry Pollock is Thatcher's great grandfather. I, along with several others, think Thatcher has an alarming resemblance with him. We saw this paperboy hat at The Gap and it reminded us of this picture of Harry. So we took a picture of Thatcher wearing it. Sooo cute! Can you tell who is who? :)
We went camping two weekends ago with a very cute family in our ward, Larry, Emily, & Brenlee Keele. They really know how to camp...a trailer with beds, a sink, stove, microwave, toilet, shower, etc., etc. It was so much fun and so nice not waking up in the middle of the night frozen on hard ground. I also have to mention the scruptious food. Mmmmm sooo yummy! The first night we roasted hot dogs, smores, and starbursts. The second night we cooked tin foil dinners on the fire and warm rolls in the oven! Sooo delicious! We took a hike up the mountain and enjoyed the fall colors. It was beautiful! I am so glad we were able to get away, relax, eat yummy food, and enjoy the outdoors!! Paul and I are now saving our pennies for an RV :)!!
p.s. Thanks Larry & Emily for a great time!
Thatcher loungin' in his very own camp chair:
Ready for a hike:
Beautiful Nature:
The Keele Family:
Our Totally Amazing Fire:
WORKING IN THE YARD:
Thatcher loves playing in the dirt, eating it too. Mmmmmm. He crawled into a hole Paul had pulled a fence post out of. It was just his size. It scared me but he just smiled and sat in it proud as can be.
WORKING OUT (very sporadically):
Paul and I have been trying to do this Tony Horton program called P90X. It is pretty much a man workout but I never do anything else so I join in. This is a pretty embarrassing picture. Paul honestly took it without me knowing. I quickly put a stop to that. So then I decided I would document or blackmail our attempts at getting fit! 
Thatcher, on the other hand, is not currently enrolled in P90X.
WORKING AT THE OFFICE FROM HOME:
Paul has unfortunately been very busy lately. So he often brings his work home. It is not too fun but at least he's home with us and not still at work. We love him and are very thankful for all the hard work he does for our family. He is the best dad and husband in the world!
I am embarrassed to post a picture of myself on the blog...BUT...my mom, Mandi, and others have requested to see my new look. So here it is. My good friend Yeni dyed my hair for me with some good ol' fashioned ghetto grocery store hair dye. It is a little darker than I anticipated. When I look in the mirror I feel like I am wearing my Halloween witch wig. Oh well, I think it will just keep getting lighter so I'm not too worried. And it's growing on me too (no pun intended). 
Below are a few pictures from our summer happenings:
Thatcher was able to meet aunt Melinda, Kylie, and Narci. We met them in the airport as we were on our way to the Mounts Family Reunion. They were flying into Salt Lake for Nick & Alison's wedding. I was so glad we were able to see them, I only wish we could have spent more time together.
The Mounts Reunion was a lot of fun! I only wish it could have lasted longer, time really flew. We spent time visiting, cooking, eating, rafting, riding horses, and a quick jaunt to Pikes Place downtown Seattle. It was fun flying with everyone, my parents, Tom, Kricket, & Annie. Thatcher and Annie were very good!
Thatcher loves sitting in his chair and eating dinner with us. It is a lot of fun. We just feed him what we're eating. I haven't purchased any baby food yet. I have made quite a bit of my own, carrots, zuchini, squash, and cantelope. I just cook it then puree it in the blender. Next I am going to tackle apples. Thatcher seems to like it.
This is Thatcher's latest sleeping position - bum in the air. It's pretty cute. I was telling my mom about it and she said this is how I always slept. I guess it's genetic!
Thatcher has discovered my jewlery chest. He likes going through the drawers and finding all sorts of treasures! We love watching him learn and grow. He is so much fun and we feel so blessed to have him in our lives!
