Family Albums
In this area, you will find the most recent albums of the life and times of Jason, Susan, Hannah and Nicholas Morgan. We'd love to know you stopped by, so click here to sign the guestbook!
12.30.07: Flat Rock Canoe Trip
On a brisk, late December morning, the crack of dawn found the fellas and I heading to St. Paul to find some more Indiana water... and some scenery.
A couple of canoes, cameras and some MRE's provided a the fun for the day. The sights included an screeching eagle, a flock of wild geese dragging their wings in the water as they took off, loads of natural rock and river formations and some wild, very cold water.
Take a look at these fine photos and videos and you'll agree that winter is as beautiful as summer.
October Water Skiing
Who'd a thunk it? A beautiful day in October on Brookville lake. The water was great. Here's some pics of a fina day out on Brookville lake with Michael and the kids.
September 2007
We celebrated our 6 year wedding anniversary and managed to squeeze in a night out alone. Jason's mom and grandma watched the kids. We had a very nice dinner together. The kids enjoyed staying at home and playing with their grandmas.
We celebrated Bill and Shirley's 50th wedding anniversary together at the Canoe Livery. It was great seeing the whole family. We hope to get to see everyone soon.
Hannah continues to work very hard in school and has completed her first grading period.
Hannah went on her first field trip. Susan went too. They went to an apple orchard. The whole class got to pick their own apple, and later peal and eat it together. They saw how apples are sorted, washed, and stored. The class played games together and had storytime. They even got to go on a hay ride. Hannnah had lots of fun.
We managed to get a few extra swims in at our friend's pool in the month of September. That is one good thing that has came out of all the hot September weather. Hannah and Nic have become quite good getting around in the pool on their own.
Susan, Hannah, and Nic went boating on Susan's brother boat. It was Nic's first time on a boat. We were uncertain how he would react, but he kept saying "faster, faster". Hannah went tubing with her cousins Abby and Andrew. She didn't want to get out of the tube when it was time. It was a wonderfully relaxful Sunday. Too bad we forgot our camera, but we drew a picture when we got home.
Jason has remained busy throughout the month of September working most nights and weekends. Despite his hectic schedule, he is making time to practice with his band to get ready to play at a benefit. If you are interested in attending the benefit and contribruting to a good cause, contact Jason for more details.
August 2007
The whole family came together to celebrate Nicholas's birthday. We grilled out and played games. Hannah started kindergarten so Susan busily gathered school supplies and clothes for her. Nicholas got a lot of exercise riding his new and much bigger bike he received for his birthday. Hannah continues to read lots of books. Both of us continue to work around the yard. The garden was our largest, and most successful ever. The grass is officially the worse ever due to the drought. We're glad we didn't pay a lawn service this year.
Here are pictures for August.
July 2007
July was a busy month for us. At the beginning of the month, Jason had his neck surgery. He was back at his desk in 4 days but taking it easy. Five days after, we went to a riverside camping party and stayed till 4am. The following week, we went to Moonlight Gardens at Old Coney to see Old Crow Medicine Show (a concert Jason scheduled his surgery around) Jason's brother Kyle came in from Korea with 9 of his extended family. We hosted a Saturday at our house preparing about 7-8 American dishes. Most things were grown in our garden and Jason served plenty of homemade wine and beer (dark and light). For the kids, we did sack races, roasted marshmallows over the fire and Susan planned a plethora of other activities. We hoped to provide the real American experience and look forward to seeing our extended Korean family again soon.
7.1.07 Hannah's 5th Birthday
We hosted Hannah's 5th birthday in Lawrenceburg and as usual, Susan planned activities from sack races, to ring tosses. A visit from a frog provided just as much fun.
June 2007
June 2007 was spent mostly outdoors. Susan took the kids to the local pool mainly so Hannah could take swim lessons. We also got over to some friends and family pools to swim. No special vacations this year since we were waiting around for Jason to get through his neck problems which lasted from February to July. Still, we were happy to be blessed with good health and family fun.
5.31.07: May 2007
Birthdays, pre-school graduation and just fun outdoor living, here are photos for May 2007. We did a long-overdue trip to friends, Brian and Gina's and another trip to Steve and Ann's for Ian's 1st birthday. May was definitely an outdoor month.
Portraits of Friends and Family
A collection of portraits of friends and family compiled over the last 6 years.
April 2007
Fun in the sun as spring begins to break. Jason has his first MRI to determine the extent of herniation to two disks in his cervical spine. Physical therapy does him VERY well up until re-injuring it on Memorial Day weekend.
3.19.07: March 07 Happnin's
March 2007 was another busy month. As spring hinted it was on it's way, we've already found ourselves out riding bikes, swinging on the swingset, hiking in the woods, and doing the initial spring preparation around the yard. We've even managed to do sparklers on one warm evening. Any excuse to get outside, we took it.
Hannah's preschool class sang again at the March 18th Sunday mass. The albums show a glimpse of the month. Hope March finds everyone healthy and happy.
2.13.07: February Ice Storm
I say ice storm because it was icey and cold and went on for a two week stint... not that I'm complaining. I loved it. We're talking natural tree pruning at its best. The weather conditions were ideal for enclosing EVERYTHING in a thick case of ice. It made for great pictures, although the pictures do it no liberty.
I like the midwest because we get to experience all four seasons. I'm more upset when we have a warm winter with little snow. I even like being stranded at home for a while. I got to get the kids out for a little sled riding too.
Hope the season finds everyone happy, healthy... and warm!
January 2007
Here are just a few pictures from January 2007. These are of a trip to Grandma Balsly's house with the kids.
12.26.06: Morgan Christmas in Brookville
The Morgan family Christmas took place at the Brookville Canoe Livery. A White Elephant gift-exchange was thoroughly entertaining and spirits were high and happy. We were happy to see all the family and look forward to seeing those who didn't make it SOON!
10.28.06: Camping with Steve, Dick and Bill
And you thought I meant Tom, Dick and Harry... I was invited to share an evening with "the Dickel" on an annual camping trip with the guys. You haven't partied until you've had an evening around a fire with guitars, shischk-a-bobz, gin... and "the Dickel".
Fun times. Of course Bill was there to shed a little civility on matters. I wasn't even aware of the existance of a coleman coffe maker. Set it on top of some heat and it'll brew you a pot of fresh coffee in minutes. Between the coffee maker, the stovetop, the tent heater and lanterns, it was an evening of music, debachery, and expending cans of coleman fuel by the dozen.
The weather was jsut incredible... almost as if the sun came out just for us. The night was a little chilly but well worth it and it beats rain anytime.
Note to self... not to miss out next year. Dickle + gin + homemade beer + bill's coffee maker = one helluva good time an no dissappointments.
9.1.06: Jason & Susan Fifth Anniversary
It was a great idea, and it turned out in a manner that is noteworthy. It was Labor Day weekend. The weather was already if'y. Since it was just the two of us, we didn't have to pack bottles, a ton of food and countless other articles. We simply took one dry-bag with our camera, a couple towels and a small cooler with some tuna salad and vodka and cranberry... of course.
I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate 5 years with my lovely bride.
7.8.06: Camping at Morgans Brookville Livery
Another beautiful weekend at the Brookville Canoe livery. It was great to see friends we haven't seen in a long time as well as other family.