too funny..

What did you say?

favorite things to say right now..

. emaleecarter-we don't really know why she combined Emalee and Carters name, but she says it when she is happy, nervous, sad, mad, and when she doesn't know what else to say. She also uses it to ask for Emalee and Carter.  

. maybe not- Josie let's brush your hair..."umm, maybe not!"

. I not want to take bath.  Josie does not like taking baths right now.  This is a fun stage!!  If you see Josie and she is looking a little ragged..well, she is.  I choose my battles. Sometimes she doesn't get a bath.

. I do it myfelf.

. I am watching that.  She says this when I am reading to her (YES! Reading) and she wants me to keep reading the same book. 

. save my spot

. that's mommies spot.

. eghhhhhhhhhhhh...(translated-don't touch me and mostly said to Jalia and Gracie) also a fun stage!!

. I busy!!  Josie let's pick up your blocks.."I busy"

. I tollar (color).  She loves to draw and color.

You gotta love 2 year olds!!

Lady Antebellum "Never Alone" Music Video

my new favorite song...

Happy Birthday..my little Gracie

7 things I love about you...

*I love how very sweet you are to everyone

*I love that you are such an amazing big sister

*I love that you love dressing fancy all the time (where in the world did that come from??)

*I love that you are always thinking of others

 * I love all the pictures you draw for me.

*I love how you are always smiling and so happy

*I love how you love to read.



Josie's new do

You can have anything you want!

With a sad face like this, Josie is sure to get whatever she wants.

I remember when...

 .. this little girl demanded everyones attention by singing on a crate box.

.. this little girl cried SCREAMED and walked off the soccer field during a game because the coach told her to run.


 ..this little girl walked a barbie horse around, and around our deck, because she wanted a real horse so bad.



 





..this little girl FIRST found her true love of volunteering for the special olympics

Oh my..how she has grown.  She is simply amazing. 

Thanks, Sis for the pictures!

Kelsey PUNKY, I love you.

C-Dub

Carter Wayne...Happy birthday big guy.  I can hardly believe that you are 8 years old (Aug 11th). 

8 things I love about you.

*you are so stinkin' cute

*you are a great example to your family

*you are an amazing gardener

*you are a busy and hard worker

*you are funny

*you always do your best

*you are a great big brother

*you have a GIANT heart

Carter, I am so proud of you and your decision to be baptized. 

**Thank you to all the family and friends that came and showed their support.  Carter loves being with all of you and he had such a wonderful night.

Summer Checklist

The beginning of summer the kids and I made a "Summer Check list". It has all the things we wanted to do.  We have about 21 more things to TRY to do and not that many days left before school starts...ahhhhh!

So far, this is what our summer has been like...some things are on the list..some things should've been added and some things were just not fun, so they are on a completely different list :)

We took over Vegas! LOVED, LOVED, being with my family.

Nels, Josie, and I drove to Nebraska to visit Dalan and Timari.  That was an amazing trip.  It was so fun to spend time with them and Nebraska (where they were, atleast) is beautiful.

We have fished a bit (when I say bit..i mean once).  We didn't catch anything but I think the kids really enjoyed just casting their lines more, anyway.  They are amazingly good at it too.

We celebrated Carter's 8th birthday at a FUN place called BOUNCE.

My sister, Kelsey, and Jalia having a blast at BOUNCE.  They did the velcro wall.  It was soo funny.

The kids and my sister did the famous "Chicken Run" in Melba on the 4th of July. This is my sweet, sweet, nephew, Ty. We brought home 6 new chickens.

Jalia caught a chicken also...hers pooped on her.  

The Chicken Catchers!

 We have ALSO done Lots, and Lots of swimming  and let's not forget....

teaching Josie how to do silly faces.  This is her surprised face..

LOVE IT!

Good Things to Come

Free Fishing Day

 

Good fishing day...

 

Carter enjoying vegas

 

Pool side in Vegas...and she is loving it.

Pampered

I am thirty...something years old and just had my first manicure and pedicure. It was so fun. Jordyn you are amazing and who knew my feet could recover from so many years of neglect. It was nice to be pampered. Thank you.

Memorial day 2010

 

Every year, on Memorial Day we go to the Bruneau Cemetary. That is where Grandpa Moore is buried and where they also do an AMAZING program for the men and women who have served our country. After the ceremony we head to the sand dunes for a picnic, some hiking, and some hanging out with family. I love it and look forward to it every year.

How many words can your ONE year old say?

I ran into someone at Wal-mart (weird..I know) who told me that Josie should be using atleast 20+ words by now and that I should be worried if she wasn't. Her little girl had a vocab of atleast 30, and that made her an expert...I guess. So, I thought I would let all of you know that Josie DOES have a 20+ vocab..
1. Maaah-that's me
2. Da Da-Nels
3. Da Da-baby (she does sign baby)
4. uh oh
5. Ba-Brogan
6. ughh, while pointing outside-outside
7. ughh, while doing the sign for milk-milk
8. la la-Bela (Kelsey's horse)
9. la la-Elmo
10. uh uh-Binkie
11. mooo-moo
12. uh, while pointing to tv-Barny
13. Hhhhhhhhh-hi
14. baaah-ball
15. dahhhh-dog
16. uhhhhhhh, while pointing to a book-Book
17. uhhh, after you have read a book-Again
18. wahhhhhhh-hold me
19. ughh, while pointing to chair-Eat
20. uuuuuuuut-up

She is AMAZING!...Nothing to worry about! :)

Mothers Day

They even planted them..

She melts my heart...

Grace has been going to TaVaci ( an enriching liberal arts experience for children ages 4-12 here in the Treasure Valley..there's one just down the road from me on King and one in Meridian. Children sing, dance, act, and perform.) She performed for us on Sat. May 8. It was adorable. Way to go, Gracie.

This little Piggy....likes to be rubbed!

 

When Josie had to wear her braces/boots 23 hours a day, I would count down the time until I was able to hold, rub, and kiss those little feet. I had one hour and I made sure that I used ever minute of it. She would get a bath and then I would hold her, rub and kiss those piggies.. Well, Josie only has to wear her braces/boots at nap time and at bed time now...but she still loves to have her feet rubbed. She will hold her feet in the air so they can be rubbed. It is the sweetest thing in the world. Is that not the cutest foot you've EVER seen...ahh..beautiful!

MA...ahhhh..

That's how she says my name now.