Friends,Family, Visitors and Children

Well, this is what the Morton's have been up to...

Chapter One

Over the last three weeks, the Morton Maidens have helped our Aunt Kathy and her sister with a handwriting camp for children ages 3-5. This has been a wonderful learning experience for us!

Getting ready for a song.

Singing a song that encorperates using shapes, which helps the children identify the shapes.

We also made play-dough, which helps strengthen children's arm and hand muscles by pouring the ingredients and mixing the dough.

Mixing... And more mixing.

Aunt Kathy, Meg, and S.A.M
Chapter Two

The following are pictures from This past Sunday Mumsie wearing "Daddy's Southern hat". Isn't it charming?
A little girl from church, Vivian
These four sweet girls are all cousins (from church).
Ruth(back row,right) and Vivian(front row, left) with their cousins
Dana, so cute!
This precious baby was born just a week and a half ago!

Chapter Three

The next set of pictures are of our family. We had a campfire with s'mores, hot dogs, chips, pie, and everything else un-healthy! We also had fun playing games such as monkey-in-the-middle, and Phase Ten (a card game),etc.

Two of our uncles chatting with Joel (our cousin) roasting a marshmallow

"Throw it to me!"

Maddie, Me, and Claire

Grandpa

Grandpa, Joel, Shea, and Uncle David (Hey, Georgia Mortons! Do they look simular to any of your family?:)

Clairsie

Grandpa, Jade, and Madeleine

Joel and Madeleine

Shea boy with the "chubby cheeks"!

Such a cutie-pie!

Chapter Four

These are of Bryce and Brendan helping Daddy (Uncle to them!) in the garage attic

Daddy and Brendan looking in the attic

"Look at all these cool tools!"

Bryce's turn up the latter

Chapter Five

On Saturday, we had the blessing of a surprise visit from our friends in MN ! Among other things, we played outside, talked and had a refreshing time! The group
One of the things we did outside was play frisbee.(notice the frisbee in the air, a good action shot!)
Two of the sweetie- pies!

chit- chatting with the children.

Vacation Pictures

Looking back into time, last Thursday(the 14) through Tuesday(the 18) we had a vacation with Mom's side of the family. We traveled to Holmes County better known as Amish country. It was a relaxing and enjoyable time, however, only two of our aunts with their children could make it ( as well as Grandpa and Grandma),as our uncles were either detained by working or by sickness.
Our time was mostly spent bike-riding, fishing, relaxing, shopping, and eating!

Grandma And Meg lighting a camp fireStorms came tumbling through on Friday night so we had to watch P.G. Woodhouse's "Woodhouse Playhouse" on the laptopMorton Maidens

A few scenic pictures of the property on which we stayed.The fishing pond"Yay! I caught a fish!""Now, lets take this thing off the hook""You know, this really is disgusting!"Mummy holding Dru by the pond under the Weeping Willow treeSam and DruDaddy playing with DruSweet DruHaving a chat with DruPreciousSleeper #1Sleeper #2 "Smell!""Look, Mommy!"Charming SamGrandma DearAunt JackieThe above pictures we took at a flea market where we found lovely scarves at incredibly low prices... we had a jolly time! We also went to an antique mall and found a book called Freckles, a lovely 1950's shirt, and of course more scarves! Ridin' CoolAunt Jackie, Grandma, and Eli walking on a beautiful country road we where we took most of our bike rides.Help??Dakota imitating a superhero... I can't remember which oneMr. Ham (look at those cheeks!)Eli tickling Sam's feet ( something which made a habit of!)Working hard in the kitchenGrandma and precious DruA local deer farm we passed byMom and Sam at one of our favorite Amish restauraunts, "Grandma's Homestead Restaraunt"