Jelly Belly & Lake Geneva

Morgan just started working in the ER this week and had some time off on Monday afternoon. We decided to take a small trip as a family before our lives get crazy with a new baby and school starting. We first went to the Jelly Belly Warehouse in Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Everyone had to wear these cool paper hats as we went on a train ride through the warehouse.

Eve was not as excited as the others about keeping the hat on. It stayed on her head long enough for the photo and then quickly was ripped off.

After the train ride, we spent some time in the Jelly Belly gift shop. We were able to sample the many different flavors of jelly bellies and then we let the kids pick out their own favorites. Luke and Miriam both chose the candy corn jelly bellies. Eve was happy to have the free assortment bag that we received at the end of the train ride. However, Morgan and I couldn't help ourselves! We are huge Jelly Belly fans and had the hardest time deciding on which flavors to select.

On the drive back to Janesville, we decided to stop at Lake Geneva and walk around for a while. The water was so beautiful and it reminded us of the Redondo area in WA just without the salty smell.

The kids look happy in this picture but boy, did they complain about walking along the water! We must of heard a hundred times how bad their legs hurt!

Eve posing by the lake.

We found a playground for the kids and talk about miracle healings! Luke and Miriam's legs were instantly healed and they suddenly found the strength to climb and swing again! I think Luke will one day take the Olympic gold medal in monkey bars!

Eve is our master climber.

Miriam is our little social bug. This is a shot of her playing before the other kids showed up to play. As soon as there were other kids, she was off trying to make friends.

We had such a fun afternoon together. Morgan has been working so hard since June. He has been on call every other weekend and working long hours throughout the week. So this little time off was such a blessing. We finished the day off with pizza slices at Sam's Club and the kids were ready for bed! Now time to get the backpacks ready for school to start on Thursday!

Girls Room

This week I have been working on getting the girls' room decorated.

Here are a few of the projects I have completed thus far...

Bow Board

Curtains


The room so far...

Before leaving Georgia, Morgan painted an old brown dresser white and gave it new hardware. It looks so great!
When Grandma and Grandpa Fife came to visit, they helped paint the bedroom pink and repair the walls.

Morgan also painted our plain bunk beds white and we hung a castle on the wall for our princesses.

Now for Luke's room and the baby's room...

Luke & Miriam Swimming Lessons

This week Luke and Miriam started taking swimming lessons through the local recreation center. The lessons are 2 weeks long, 4 days each week and for 40 minutes each time.


Since my kids have terrible phobias of getting water in their eyes, goggles were a must!


Luke working on his kicks...

Miriam trying to get her legs going....

Eve is quite the handful for the 40 minutes each lesson. After the sweetness of the treats wear off, and the books from home get boring, Eve is ready to dive into the pool. I spend the majority of the lesson time keeping Eve from falling into the pool. However on Tuesday when we brought the camera, she did enjoy taking these silly shots of herself and looking at the saved photos.

Eve our silly little monkey...

Sold!

Going once, going twice, SOLD to the Fife Family!

We finally closed on our first house on June 3rd.

Here's our little family after our first Sunday in the new ward in Janesville.

We will post more pictures as we complete our painting projects, yard projects, and prepare for our little baby that is due to arrive in 10 weeks. Just a little busy these days... :)

Morgan's Graduation Party

On our last Saturday in Georgia, we had a Medical School Graduation party for Morgan. Morgan made a special Ross University pinata for the kids to smash and then ceremoniously burned his white coat. The poor white coat had definitely served its purpose and needed to be laid to rest. There were tears, holes and stains throughout, not to mention the fact that it never fit Morgan well. I can't wait to see him in his new white coat as a real Doctor!

Preschool Fire Station Visit

Miriam's preschool class went to the fire station this week. During class a few days before, we learned about how to escape from your home if it were on fire and then how to stop, drop and roll. The firefighters then gave us a tour of the station and talked more about what to do in a fire.

Our Preschool Class

Miriam driving the fire truck.
Eve checking things out.

Harley Davidson Museum

After we made an offer on the house Friday afternoon, we headed to Milwaukee to stay the night. Since our flight home wasn't until late afternoon, we decided to take in the Harley Davidson museum on Saturday. We both really enjoyed seeing how Harley Davidson started building motorcycles.

This is a Model #1 Harley

I am personally a fan of the side cars and loved seeing the various uses for them throughout history.

Since Morgan was still in a hard cast, he was able to zoom around the museum in style with a wheelchair.

At the end of the museum you could sit on various models. I tried to have a hard core Harley face, but failed miserably. Mostly I look mad. I really wasn't, I promise!

Morgan always looks studly.

Me as Evel Knievel