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 Happy Birthday Caleb!!! 

It feels as though it were yesterday that I was craving “7-layer burritos” from taco bell and here we are eleven years later.  

Caleb is growing up fast, strong and very sure of himself!  I’m very proud of him.  I can safely say he is doing well in wearing the name “Caleb!!”  I love to see his passion for the Lord (in being so young) as he has even defended the faith at school with a young boy who doesn’t believe in God.  I have to say, he’s doing a good job with trying to live up to his name sake, “the biblical…”Caleb” (Num 13:30; 14:24). 

 He has surprised Jason and I on every level as  parents with his grades in school this year.  Then when his benchmark (state tests) came back that he scored in the “Advanced” sections of all his courses I was extremely impressed.  So I can proudly say that my Son is in the “Advanced” level of education in the state of Arkansas GO CALEB!!!!

My little Caleb has grown from playing with his collection of “Thomas the Tank Engine” toys into developing a love for “Space & Science!”  So we’ll see if Caleb is driving the “Space Shuttle” in the future!!! 

Lately you can find Caleb in ‘in-depth’ theological discussions with his Dad or anyone else who will lend him their ear.  I love to sit back and watch him have his intellectual conversations with others.   Recently, I really felt sorry for the salesman at “Game Stop,” when he tried to Sell Caleb a game he wasn’t quite interested in.  The next thing I knew the salesman was stuttering instead of laughing and Caleb was ready to leave.  As we were leaving I asked why he didn’t want to buy the particular game…Caleb’s reply; “Mom, I’m not going to buy a 30 dollar game just because  he  likes it, he’s old, what does he  know?!?!” I realized then, we definitely have another “JASON” on our hands and I think I’ll take him with me when we purchase our next car  

Well, it has truly been a long time since I’ve given this website ANY attention, I’m struggling to ‘write!’  Feeling a little self conscious here…so I think I will live it at  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!!! 

Caleb 11th Birthday

THIS WILL CRACK Y’ALL UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pam goes wild!

Rockin out to “Thriller” at Papa and Gramma’s neighbors house across the street!! MY FAMILY IS GOING TO LOOOOOVE this one

Thank Sylvia-She went to TOWN with my video Camera…I had NO IDEA she was recording all of this and I AM SOOOOO HAPPY she did!!

Here’s to my Family in California….Title: “Carving Pumpkins with the Kids and Uncle Shane….”

More to Follow!!!!

So, I decided yesterday that I would take the boys back to school shopping! Now, up until this year, I got to dress my kids anyway I saw fit! Now let’s get this straight, Mom has style and Mom has class…but for two boys who think they are cooler than her…Mom got an ego check last night.

I guess the hardest part would be that my boys aren’t the little “Thomas the Tank Engine Fans” they used to be. I have lately been witnessing how big my little Man, Caleb, is really becoming! It kind of started when he no longer is in “Childrens Church” at Church. Jason and I watch the toddlers nursery once a month and when our turn came, I got to witness that Caleb is no longer that little toddler anymore. He’s like the ‘cool’ teenager to all the little guys he once used be! So that’s been a weird one to get a grip on in itself.

So with that said, I realized yesterday…how big the boys are really getting and for the first time had to admit, they’re growing up….enjoy Jaci while she is still a toddler, because it’s all going way too fast. I’m still having a hard time swallowing that Jason and I have been married for 13 years!

So let’s just focus on what it’s like to back to school shop for the Morgan Family. Sure, the clothes have to ‘be cool’ now, ooops I’m sorry “sick cool” what is that word anyways???? I was able to get my parents in on the cool lingo, but I don’t think I am going to be able to run around and call things “sick cool!” LOL!!! So the major “issue” we have here with B2S shopping is finding “The PERFECT instyle” BACKPACK! Yeah, my boys at this point would go to school in their underwear and have a cool backpack, then go to school with new clothes and use their backpacks from last year! We ran into this issue slightly last year, when we decided to take “Dad” shopping with us! You see, for those of You who don’t know Jason very well, he is all about ‘things that last!’ So, every year I have bought the boys a new backpack and EVERY YEAR, their Dad has to talk about the backpack that he got when he first started school and it lasted him until he stopped carrying a backpack in High School! Without going into GREAT detail, we hear the story of this ‘sturdy ol’ backpack’ ….just like everyone has heard the story from their Parents and Grandparents about walking in the snow….uphill BOTH WAYS to school, We get to hear the story of Jason’s backpack that lasted him from kindergarten to High school and how he never needed to replace it!  So as the boys are fighting me on which back pack is the coolest now and what’s not, I remind them that whichever one they get….they are going to have to hear the ‘backpack’ story from their Dad when they get home! Sure enough, when we all get home last night, Jason asks the boys to show him their new clothes….well, “Ding and Dong,” go straight for their NEW COOL backpacks…. (you know I try and save all of us the trouble and grief of ‘the story’ but does anyone EVER listen to Mom???)  So Jason checks out their new backpacks and his totally impressed and enthused with all the ‘gadget’ pockets and stuff.  Then breaks out ‘the story!’  I should have kept my mouth shut and let the boys get what they deserved…but I couldn’t resist.  So I break out into the whole, “Well, every year I was having to replace my JanSport backpack because the zippers hardley made it through the year previous…so I on the other hand HAD to replace and get a new backpack!!!”  Caleb, looks at me and says, “Thanks, Mom!”  So Jason, proceeds to let us all know that ‘ol’ trusty’ “his BROWN backpack” didn’t require zippers it was just a drawstring at the top that closed it up!  Realizing what a NERD my husband is, I decided to let him know…”Well, Jas…you and I both know that they just don’t make things as well as they used to when we were kids!  I mean….look at the “Twinkie?!?!?”  Everythings cheap on a twinkie now too…it doesn’t even taste the same.  Look at Hotwheels…not the same, look at the new cars…made out of fiberglass…so unfortuneatly you DID NOT save your backpack to pass down to your kids and they will never get to experience a backpack as such!  REALLY????  Do we REALLY have to have this conversation EVERY year????  Do “Ding and Dong” really have to make an issue out of their new backpacks to their Dad….every year???? 

The Answer is, “YES!!!!!!!!!!!”  The answer is, this is MY Family and I love every minute of our crazy adventures! LOL.

So, there you have it, backpacks are in and we are ready for school!!!

July 12, 1996

Well, I think everyone knows how I feel about my Man! How (til this day) I still feel like I am that little 13 year old girl in awe of “Jason Morgan!” How He, out of a fairy tale, came into my little dream world and swept me off of my feet! So what I’ll do this time, is just invite you to view one of the Happiest days of my life…Our Wedding Day!

“Dreams…really DO come true!!!” -Stacy