Happy Sweet 16 Morgan!!

Sixteen years ago today at 6:50 am, the most amazing miracle happened to me... my beautiful daughter, Catherine Morgan, was born weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces.



My dream came true... I was a MOM!!


She was very tolerant of all those big firsts... first bath, included.


She made us a family! Here she is being held by my youngest brother, Cooper, and sitting next to her proud Papa (my dad)!


The absolute sunshine in my life!


I got to enjoy all those "firsts" every day through her eyes and I loved every minute of it!


She was the happiest baby!


And broke many hearts, even before turning one!!


Even put up with some crazy homemade costumes! Love my Morgan Cow!


But turn ONE, she did, and much too quickly!


She had us wrapped around her little finger!


She existed on pasta, pasta, some veggies, fruit and more pasta!


And made the cutest little sad Bumblebee ever (it was SOOO cold that Halloween)!


TWO came even quicker... she was so wise beyond her years and talked up a storm!


She had the most fun imagination!


And was a princess in every sense of the word!


Then... little brother, Grant, came along. She loved to make him smile and be a little mother!


And turned into a little girl before our eyes.


And what amazing eyes... we loved to just drown in those pools of blue heaven...


More birthdays came and went...


In my eyes... she was purrr-fect!


She and her brother still loved to be around each other (most of the time)


We always had pets... she still LOVES animals! This was HER first hamster.


Those first days of school... how did she ever get so big, I thought?


Uncle Kent came home from Hawaii to visit... the kids love him!


Alas, the days of wearing bows in her hair started to not be so cool...


She was a school girl now (I just loved seeing her go off in her little uniform).


Soon, it was time for her First Communion.


Vacations to the beach... still seeing the love...


My beautiful girl...


And her ever growing compassion...


And beauty...


And she learned to tolerate her brother...




A little more or less each year..


She was a beautiful dancer and danced three years in the Nutcracker ballet!


Still a monkey!


And her dream of a baby sister came true...


Still dressing up for Halloween...


A full fledged teenager and as beautiful as ever!


She made her Confirmation.


Graduated from grade school! Holy cow... she is off to High School!


Loves her little sister, who adores her right back.


Teaches her a thing or two about volleyball... did I mention she is a talented athlete?


Still loves animals... loved llamas this year due to Napoleon Dynamite...


And unbelievably grew more beautiful each time I looked at her...


She changed into a young woman right before my eyes!


Experienced first love with a sweet young man with such grace and maturity.


Loved her some baby sister and taught her many ways to have fun!


She is a very mature young lady.


But can definitely get crazy! Boy, does she have some personality!


I am so proud of how hard she works as an athlete... it comes so natural to her.


And, she has an amazing group of friends... some from as far back as preschool!


Beautiful girls!


Happy Sweet 16, Morgan! I love you all the way to the moon and back again!