This is one of my very favorite pictures of our Morgs! She was about 1 and obviously full of curiosity! Hard to believe she just turned 8! Still full of curiosity with a little more "I already know that mom!"
For her birthday cake she chose a yellow cake with Grandma Johnson's famous "favorite chocolate frosting" and reeses p.b. cups crumbled on top. She even helped make it! I'm not opposed to it!
Making her wish...probably for an iTouch i-pod. Don't ask me where she even found out about those. I'm blaming it on school kids!
She has been wanting one of these for a few years, but we were able to hold her off cuz even on the package it says"8yrs+." But she never forgot about it and realized this year is the year!
"RHYAN!" 
That's better...well, besides the glare off the box instead of Rhyan's head!
Ok, So we got her a cheapie mp3 player. ($20 from ToysRUs) but we are quickly finding out yet again, you get what you pay for. She is thrilled with it, and so far has been very responsible with it. That's good, but the thing is a piece of crap! We were happy not to hear all the music she wants to listen to over and over again on her radio. But we didn't take in to account all the singing that would occur with head phones in her ears...thinking that we couldn't hear her! I keep threatening to pull out the video camera, but McKay thinks that's mean! C'mon we'll all be laughing about it in 20 years!
This was another long desired gift.. a coat with fur on the hood! She was so "over" the warm ski-like columbia coats. She wanted something "so cute."
I can hardly comprehend how we got here so fast. And yet there were many a day when I was counting down to when she would be on to the next "step" in her life. Crawling, walking, talking, potty-training, sitting through a whole movie so I could get something done, etc. You get the idea. Now she can cook herself an egg and change Rhyan's diaper! I feel like I'm looking in to a mirror. She is my oldest, like I was, and I expect a lot out of her! And at the same time, I'm missing out on her in the process of growing up. I'm so concerned with her taking on that "oldest" role, that I'm afraid I'm being consumed with the younger ones and missing my opportunities with her! Maybe that's just how the cookie crumbles when you're the oldest. Just like how the middle child feels left out and the youngest can't help but be a little spoiled. We as parents do to them! I always say I won't, but here I am. Morgan is a wonderful kid and there is no doubt that she was meant to be my first child. For her and my learning experience!It is a blessing to have her in my life! She has a very natural understanding of important things and a soft heart that she willingly gives to others. I love that Kid!
*Happy Birthday Snoops!"
