Morgan is Four!!

Morgan's birthday landed on Thanksgiving day this year. With me being pregnant I decided to take the easy way out & have her party at my parents' home. Mom was cooking anyways, right?! Luckily, neither Mom nor Morgan minded! Morgan loved having all her cousins there to celebrate!

How Sweet It Is To Be Two!

Morgan & her Daddy

It looks like Steve & I are bringing another little girl into the world. Stevie is a wonderful Daddy to little girls and he has one in particular that stole his heart & broke him in good! Our lovely Morgan. From the beginning, she has loved falling asleep on him & I noticed that I have gotten a few pictures over time. She has managed to get sooo big & she's only about to be four years old. How time flies! It seems like just yesterday she was that little bundle of joy that forever changed our lives.

Happy Friday!

Well, I know I haven't posted anything in quite a while. I was just looking through my pictures of the summer and found my favorite.
This picture has everything in it that I love. Who could ask for anything more? Happy Friday.

My Sweet Cadence Emily!

Too funny for words!

Quote of the Day.....

"This is my cat. [serious face] She speaks meow. " Morgan Faith

"The greatest prayer is patience.” Buddha

As I begin writing, this post has taken a spin! I like the discussion it hails for. Our tank is in the beginning stages therefore it is a little bare still. They say patience goes a long way in this hobby. Ha! What's patience?! When I began researching saltwater tanks I read the word 'patience' alot. It has always been a word for me that was almost a joke. Patience is a virtue, right?! It's also a process I stride to teach my sweet daughters everyday. I just looked up Patience on the internet and......instantly.....I had a ton of quotes on hand. hmmmmn, so inspirational! I wanted to share....

"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." Lao Tzu

"Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience" Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Every dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and change the world." Harriet Tubman

This one is for Marilyn :)..... (I love to garden as well!)
"Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace." May Sarton

And lastly,
"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake." Victor Hugo

Here is our tank 30 days in..... we have a long way to go in order to reach our end goal of a reef tank.