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Birthdays and Broken Bones

What a great day. Today (Sept. 3rd) I turned eight years old and my mom took me out of school for lunch at McDonalds. Keri met us there and she always makes everything fun. We both got Big Kid Happy Meals and she gave me her toy. It was fun but I couldn't wait to get back to school. I love my class and my teacher is awesome.
I think Keri is beautiful. She is a great big sister because she takes me out for dates with her and sometimes she takes naps in my room. I'm glad she lives close to us.
This is my new bike. Isn't it amazing! Read more below and you'll see why I'm holding it so gently. Keri helped me open my presents because my wrists hurt too bad. I got a gift card to build a bear, a scripture bag with a coupon to pick out my own scriptures and a new watch.
The Republican Convention was on TV tonight and Mitt Romney was getting everyone fired up. I still think he would of made a great president.

EIGHT IS GREAT!

Everything was going so well on my birthday and then I went with my friend Jessica to the park after school to play with her little sister and I fell off the swing in grand style doing a 360 flip and landed on my wrists and my face. Ouch!

Mom gave me a bath thinking it would make me feel better but I couldn't even hold the soap so she decided to take me to Urgent Care to get xrayed. They found out they I had buckled my bones in both wrists but one was only sprained and the other had some hairline fractures in it.
It was interesting to watch the doctor put a temporary cast on my arm . They did this so if my fingers swelled my parents could take the cast off. But there is a very hard plaster piece that goes on both sides of my arm that was molded to me. I have to go back to the pediatric surgeon on Friday for another x-ray and we'll see what happens from there. I just want to get better quick so I can ride my new bike I got for my birthday!
I did go to school the next day, but only for one hour, because it was my teachers birthday and I wanted to tell him happy birthday. He sat me in front of the class so I could tell what happened "once" not 24 times. It was nice to have so much help doing things. With both my wrists not working well it was hard to do things like turn knobs and write. Mr. Larson told me to go ahead and stay home on Friday to get some extra rest so I slept in and when I woke up I watched some disney shows.
Then mom suggested me and Tara get a pedicure. I thought that sounded great so we called and got an appointment for the two of us. Mom just watched in a massage chair and had some R & R herself. I got lavender toenail polish and the lady put white pin dot flowers on the toes. On the big toe she put a small crystal in the middle of the flower. Then she put a clear coat over all my toes to protect them and it looked great. Not a bad day for a little girl playing hookie from school!

"My Birthday and Baptism Day" by Morgan Jones

For the last three months I made a paper chain so I could remember everyday how many more days until I got baptized. It was fun to rip them off! I am so happy that today finally came. All my brothers and sisters came home and that made me feel special. Our neighbor fixed my baptism dress so I could get my cast through it. The doctors wouldn't let me take it off so we wrapped it in a white garbage bag and taped it to my skin. My mom had to call to find out if this was ok and the Stake President did some checking and said it was a.o.k. Kristi Rutter, our neighbor, french braided my hair. I felt really pretty! Keri gave a great talk on the Holy Ghost. Everyone had someone in their family participating. Soon it was my turn to go and get ready to be baptised. The time had finally come. My dad baptised me and I went under the water just perfectly. When I came out and walked up the stairs my mom was there with a white towel given to me by the Primary President, Paula Thacker. She embroidered on it my name and the date I got baptized. It is a very special towel to me. It represents being clean and pure (white) and when my mom wrapped it around me to keep me warm that represents the Holy Ghost.

I was thinking.... I didn't really feel any different after I got baptized. I thought I would feel something big but then I realized that before I was baptized I was good and kind and doing what I was supposed to do. When I made a mistake I said I was sorry. So, I didn't really need to feel different because I was already choosing the right. I couldn't wait to put on my beautiful baptismal dress. My mom found it two years ago in an antique shop and it's been hanging up in my closet all this time. I would try it on every now and then to see how it looked - but I knew it was for a special day.

After I got dressed I went into a room where all our friends who came to be with me and my family were seated. I sat in a chair in the front and my dad and my brother Nathan and Bro. Carlson, Bro. Rutter, Bishop Rowley, Bro Thomas, and Bishop Ward (our past bishop-I kinda think of him as my grandpa)stood around me and I was given the Holy Ghost.

It didn't take long for me to make a mistake - I was so sad. But, I remember that I can be clean again by asking my Heavenly Father to forgive me and then not doing it again. I love Jesus and my Heavenly Father and my Heavenly Mother too. I really, really, really want to live with them again. I love my family too and in my prayers I always ask Heavenly Father to help them.

I will never forget my 8th birthday - not everyone breaks their arm on their 8th birthday! But really, I will never forget this day because so many people came to celebrate with me the day I wore my "second white dress".

(Picture taken a few days before my birthday - notice, no broken arm!)

First Day of School

September 02, 2008 Lauren started her Junior year at Westview. It's hard to believe that she only has two more years of high school. Here's to a great year Lauren!

Morgan was excited to be in 2nd grade and get the teacher she wanted, Mr. Larson. She told him her prayers were answered when she found out he was her teacher. She is excited to make new friends and learn.

A New Dress For Morgan

Morgan is modeling the dress I made for her this summer. It is a light pink with polka dots. It twirls when she spins around - that's a must for little girls don't you know! We had a few sewing projects this summer. Morgan learned to sew by making her own quilt. It's pink patchwork on one side and soft flannel on the other. We tied it in bright pink embroidery floss and it came out great. We made a picnic quilt for my neice Shalee and her new husband Travis. It was fun but don't try to sew a quilt with stretch denim it "stretches" - how about that! I have one more project and that is to recover my rocking chair. It won't be hard but it will look tons better - maybe next week! We had some cooking classes too this summer. We made homemade pretzels, cookies and individual lazagna's. Our neighbor Kristi and her boys sewed and cooked too. It was a great summer!