Morgin's Birthday Party #1

This past weekend, Morgin had quite the celebration of her 4th birthday. It started Friday night with her kid party. We decided that we were going to do her party at the YMCA, but I wanted something creative and different for her party, so we had a soccer party. We got the soccer feild for an hour and the party room for another hour. It was AWESOME! The kids ran for the entire hour and were extremely tired afterwards! It was so much fun to watch all the kids run around and play with one another!

Happy 4th Birthday Morgin!!!!!

Dear Morgin,
Four years ago today you entered our family. I will never forget when I learned you were inside of me. I looked in the mirror and just knew that my most important job was that of being your Mommy. There is no way to describe the completeness I felt when I knew that your heart was beating inside of me. I felt so blessed, so important. With your first kick I visualized us dancing around the living room laughing at each other. There would be nothing I wouldn't do for you...my little miracle! The day you were born was the greatest day of my life. You were so perfect. Every time I looked at you, I was shocked by your beauty. You were the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. I was in love with you from the very moment I layed eyes on you. You were an easy baby and I enjoyed the time I got to spend with you during those very first months of your life. As the years have passed I have watched you grow into a wonderful 4 year old little girl, who is so lovable and polite and smart. You have the best sense of humor. You make me laugh when when I ask you what you want to eat at McDonald's and you say, "Hamburger....nooooo. I don't like hamburgers...I want chicken!" I love to watch you learn new things, and that you love to learn as much as I do. You are the best big sister I could ask for when it comes to your brother. You are so loving toward him and I love that the first thing you ask for in the morning is Brady. I am so very proud of you. You are everything a mom could ask for in a daughter. Thank you for making our lives more rich! I love you more than you know little girl! Happy Fourth Birthday Midget!

Love,
Mommy

Busy Weekend Ahead!

First of all....My little man gets tubes in his ears tomorrow morning. We have to be at the hospital at 6:30am and I expect we will be home by 8 or 9.

2nd: My little girl is almost 4!!!!!!! Seriously..where does the time go? I remember being pregnant for her and freaking out when she didn't move for a while and heading to the hospital to be hooked up to the monitor. I remember her coming into the world rather quickly and every day there after! She is so much a part of me and my world that I can't remember a time when she wasn't here! I am so blessed that God blessed me with a beautiful little girl (and boy;)) to share my life with!


So here is why we are going to be so busy. It all starts on Thursday with Brady's tubes. Morgin's bunk beds are being delivered as well. Eric has to put them together and go and buy the mattresses. Then it is back to work on Friday and Morgin's b-day party at 5. So the second I get of school I am off to do all of the running around. Then off to the party. On Saturday, we are having a family birthday party for Morgin and then it is Eric's Christmas party, which I am super excited about! We are going with another couple to the party. I haven't hung out with Tresea since I was in like 5th grade so I am soooo looking forward to some adult time! Plus I get to see my cousin there too!

So that is my busy weekend....I will update the blog as soon as I can!

Overwhelmed with Appreciation

As all of you know, my sister and her husband suffered a terrible loss. Their apartment caught on fire and they lost almost everything. The abundance of donations,clothing, furniture and monetary, from people at my school and the whole district brought tears to my eyes. It is truly amazing to me that people always step up to help people in need. I will never forget the AMAZING people who helped my sister in her time of need. I thank everyone from the bottom of my soul! I know Lyndsey and Justin are even more thankful.

All my love,
Sarah

Brady can walk!!!!

Here is Brady walking! I can't believe it!!!!

Aunt Jamie and Uncle Ty

Today was a special day for two reasons....My friend Jen celebrates her birthday and Jamie and Ty got married! After the horrible week for me...Jamie and Ty's wedding really lifted my spirits.

They decided that with the baby coming soon that they would do a civil ceremony and then later after the baby is born, they will have a another ceremony and reception so everyone can attend. I had to rearrange all of parent/teacher conferences so that I could go but I am glad that I did! It was a very small/quaint ceremony with just all of us Richards. We went out to eat right after and it was great to celebrate with the family!

Imagination Movers

Last night, we took Morgin to the Imagination Movers Concert in Syracuse. It was a mad rush to get on the road. I had a parent/teacher conference at 3:45 and we planned to leave at 4:15. Eric really pulled through for me and got a sitter for Brady and then packed the car with snacks and the all important portable DVD player.

Morgin had a blast. She didn't want to dance like Seth and Jacob were..in the car we asked her why and she said because she liked looking and if she danced she couldn't see as well..hahaha! I am so glad that we are able to do things like this for her!

One of the "Movers" went through the crowd and Morgin and her friends were lucky enough to give him five! He was so close and Morgin said that was her favorite part of the show!

So.....Not Me!

This is so not me...I usually do my civic duty and go vote for every election but this year I was really annoyed. Yesterday for instance, there were 23 calls on the caller ID. 20 of those calls were from people trying to convince me to vote for Doug Hoffman or Bill Owens.
As I walked in the door on Monday at 3:58..I hear the phone ringing...so I drop my 20 bags and run to the phone..thinking it was Eric...and I hear a George Pataki pre-recorded message. I of course hung up...not 2 minutes later..I hadn't even had time to take my coat off or my kids coats off...the phone rings again. Another political phone call. I then hung up from Joe Biden (again pre-recorded) and headed to the mailbox and I had 4 mailers from political leaders. I add this to the pile we already had going to bring our total to 27 mailers in the past 2 weeks. Then I turn to go unpack Brady's diaper bag and the phone rings again. The time this time is 4:08. In a matter of 10 minutes my phone had rang 3 times. I literally hang up from this person and the phone rings again...this time it was a legitimate person..it was Eric. I was really annoyed by all of these phone calls.

Tonight...more phone calls the last one just 5 minutes ago and the best part. I young girl comes to my door at 6:30 as I was walking out the door to go vote and she asks me if I had voted yet and when I told her that's where I was going at that exact moment..she asks me who I was voting for. I personally was offended by this but asked her who she voted for and she told me.. and then I told her I was undecided until I got there and she went on and on about being a registered democrat and that I should vote for the Democratic candidate. I then asked her to leave as she was blocking in both of my cars in the driveway.

My point of this blog is this...I feel that politics is very important and that we have a civic duty to vote for the people we want to represent us in out government but isn't there more important things they could do with the money they have spent on tv ads and commericals bashing their opponent, the money they spend on printing and then mailing the mailers they send out. I am an educator so naturally my brain thinks about education...but just think...the money that they have spent on the campaign could give a school the funds that they need to help EDUCATE students. Think about all of the meals that they could give to homeless and hungry people. Think about the money they could donate to help find a cure for cancer. Think about the money that they could give to charities. My question is this....why are their priority winning and not helping. I would be more apt to vote for a person that donated his campaign money to a local school district or food pantry before I voted for someone that used their money to publicly humiliate their opponent.

That being said..I VOTED and am PROUD I did!!!