What Has Morgan Been Up To?

When I talk about what Morgan has been up to, I'm not talking about her height. Although, I should mention that she is now over 5' tall (crazy!!) and will likely pass me up much sooner than I expected!!

Morgan participated in a drama after-school club that performed Alice In Wonderland. Morgan was one of the cards. When they performed, Morgan was the only one who projected all her lines enough for everyone to hear! She also did a great job getting into character and adding emotion to her lines. It turns out we may have a budding actress here!

Morgan also participated in spring soccer. She continues to be the comic relief for her team, but she has also been getting much better with her soccer skills. By the end of this season she was running hard for the ball and was getting in the action a lot more. Once again her team got 1st place!

Fifth grade is the year you learn all your states and then do a report/diorama on a state of your choosing. I'm not sure why Morgan chose Kentucky originally, but the assignment took on a whole lot more excitement when she realized the biggest thing in Kentucky is the Kentucky Derby! Morgan lives for anything horse! The picture below shows her diorama (sorry it's a bit fuzzy). In case you can't tell, the box on the right is a horse racing track. Two of the horses have stick figures riding them, but no worries, Bob the Exterminator (Donny Ninja Turtle) is in the lead!

Morgan also had her 5th Grade Hersey Track Meet. In previous years she ran the 50 and 100 meter dashes. This year she ran the 100 and 200 meter dashes. She definitely prefers the shorter distances, but she did a great job with both races. She made it to the semi-finals in the 100 meter! She really is a fast runner (especially considering she starts every race with her fingers in her ears to block out the sound of the gun!), and Lee keeps offering to help her get even faster (he was a distance runner in high school), but so far she isn't interested in additional running.

Morgan is now the lucky one who gets to share her room with Melissa. It actually works really well for everyone! It's not uncommon for me to go wake Morgan up in the morning, only to discover she's in her bed with a very happy Melissa! Morgan is a wonderful big sister and LOVES any chance she has to show Melissa off to others! (I just realized I need some recent pictures of the two of them together...) She has also been known to change a diaper or two! :)