Spring Soccer Season is in full Swing

Yes...soccer has started again. Can you believe it? Jalia played her first game of the spring season, this morning in 29 degree weather. Yikes! She did a great job, despite the cold, though. Way to go Jalia!

Our Aunt Sissy is SO cool...

This is what Carter looked like after spending the night at Aunt Sissy's. He loves being with his cousins and loves the blue spiked hair Sissy did for him.
This is Gracie and her new hair style that Sissy did. She had light pink, dark pink, blue, and silver in her hair. Her hair is still pink....after almost two weeks. Thanks Sis. :)

Ryan (cousin) wanted to help Gracie play basketball. He is the sweetest kid around.

Gracie loves him so much. I heard her tell some friends today, that she is "in love" with her cousin Ryan because he is so nice.

I love this picture. Thanks for taking it, Sis. And thanks for watching the kids.

Jalia's New Hat

Jalia and I went to the mall and book store for our "date"

and she found this adorable hat. She loves it. So far she

has worn it everyday!

We are amazed at how much she looks like Timari.

She does....doesn't she? Or are we just missing

Tim? Maybe, it's a little bit of both, but when we walked back

in the house Carter did think she was Timari. :)

Kelsey

Kelsey has been pretty busy this last week.....she has started driving, volunteering with the Special Olympics, and got her braces off. Out of those, I am going to have to tell you, that being a volunteer for the Special Olympics is at the TOP. When we pick her up (can't drive at night, yet), she has a smile that I can't even explain. She is having so much fun and has so many great stories. She is a wonderful example to us. "Way to get out there and do what you love, Punkie. We love you." :)

Happy 11th Birthday, "My Jalia Joy"

Jalia turned 11 on Friday. She had a fun birthday party on Sat. with a few of her friends and lots of her family, at a ceramic place and then back home for some fun singing competition. Kelsey made the cake, and Daddy made the pizza. We had a lot of fun.
11 things about Jalia...

1. She is always smiling....that's why I call her "jalia joy" her middle name is really Rose.
2. She is very funny.
3. She loves to make friends

4. She loves soccer.

5. She is an amazing singer.

6. She loves to read.

7. She looks forward to having a baby sister.

8. She is EXTREMLY competitive...E-X-T-R-E-M-L-Y!!!

9. She is very chatty. You could learn alot about our family, just by talking to her for a few minutes. :)

10. She enjoys listening to music.

11. Her new love is rollerblading.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY....MY SWEET, SILLY, SMILEY, SUNSHINE.

I LOVE YOU.

Roller Drome

Roller Drome

The kids Elementary schools had a fund raiser at the rollerdrome, last night. I wasn't able to skate but had Kelsey and Hayley help with Carter and Gracie. It was so fun to watch them. They had a blast. I am a bit dissappointed, in myself, that Jalia is 11 (birthday-today) and that was the first time she had ever been. When Tim and Kels were younger we went all the time. I LOVE roller skating. After this little bundle of JOY is born I'm going to try to get the kids skating more. It's so fun.

Talented Hubby

Just wanted to show off the frame Nels made for me. He was home early and decided to make me a frame for this beautiful picture. I am thankful for such a talented husband. He amazes me.

Little MISS Moore

We are excited to share the news that we are having a little girl. She is healthy and growing beautifully. She is 24 weeks. What a sweet blessing.

Merry Christmas

Christmas recap....

Christmas Eve the kids made cookies, opened their Christmas eve gift, which is always new pj's, and headed off to bed. They all sleep in the same bed. This year they slept in Ours (in the "pedry" room, a.k.a- my bedroom, laundry room, and pantry) It was a site. I couldn't even get all of them in the picture.
Christmas morning they have to sing Christmas songs until Nels and I get up. It is the best. I love hearing my kids sing. I have to admit that sometimes Nels and I just lay in bed and laugh. :) After we decide to get up, I take them their stockings and Nels goes and gets Grandma Gayle, Aunt Amy, and Uncle Jim. After all adults are settled in a spot the kids can come running in. I love it. It was wonderful.
Later, in the afternoon, we went to Mtn. Home and had Christmas dinner.
We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you did too.

Christmas

Merry Christmas

TAA-DAA...The Moore Christmas Tree is up. We waited for Timari to be home and I am so glad. The tree is perfect.
P.S. Don't mind "shirtless Carter". He is always so hot (really! Crazy...i know) that he often sheds his clothing when he is at home. :)

Gracie's 5th Birthday

Road Trip...

Sat. we took a little road trip to Pocatello to visit Great Grandma Ruth. We had a wonderful time visiting and laughing with Grandma. She seems to be doing great! We were hoping Timari could meet us there but she already had plans to attend the BYU and USU basketball game.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was at the Pippins (my sister's) house, this year. It was wonderful. We went around the table sharing only ONE thing we were thankful for. Jalia was thankful that Timari was home, Gracie was thankful for Jesus (sweet!) and then I shared our WONDERFUL news with everyone. My family was so amazing, not one fell off their chair. :)
Gracie was (and still is) the only one in shock. She is not so sure about being a big sister. She says she likes being the little sister and Timari explained that she would always be a little sister to her, Kelsey, Brogan, Jalia, and Carter but now she can be a big sister, too. It's not working. :) It's going to take some time.

Happy Thanksgiving

A few things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving...

1. My amazing husband. I love him so much.
2. My Kiddos... Nels and I are so blessed to have such wonderful, fun, silly, kind, healthy kids.
3. My family... I LOVE being with my family. They are so fun, so supportive, and so giving. I have the best family in the world.
4. My friends...I have the best friends in the world, too. I appreciate everything they do for me.
5. I am thankful to have the things I need.
6. AND...I am thankful for a sweet little surprise due at the end of April. :) Yes...number 7 is on it's way. Can you believe it? SURPRISE!!

Funny Story...

Gracie LOVES popsicles. She can eat them all day, if we let her. The other night she decided to make a sign for popsicles...just in case she needed to ask for another one while she was already eatting one (She is always thinking ahead!). She came up to me and explained all of that to me while holding up her middle finger (that's her sign for popsicle). I tried really hard not to smile. It didn't work. Thank goodness Nels was home. I told her to go explain it all to Daddy, while I was trying to recover and sheild her little finger from the other kids :) Nels then had the wonderful opportunity to explain to her that we probably didn't want to go around asking for popsicles that way. She had plenty of questions, and I will admit that I loved watching and listening to Nels explain everything to her. It's always good for Dads to have that opportunity. He was good, he only cracked a small smile.

Next time you eat a popsicle, think about Gracie and how Nels and I are praying that she listened well enough and will remember what was talked about, because she was pretty proud of herself and her sign.

Does anyone know the real sign for popsicle? Maybe we should work on teaching her that. :)

Playing in PaPa's leaves

*HOPE*

That is my new favortie word....HOPE....
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf spoke in conference about the Infinite Power of Hope and after receiving the Ensign and having the joy of reading the talk, I just want to put the whole talk in vinyl lettering and put it on my wall. :)
Okay, maybe just a few favorite quotes-
*Hope has the power to fill our lives with happiness.
*Hope is a gift of the spirit.
*Hope is not knowledge but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us.
*Hope is like a beam of sunlight.
anyway, my list can go on and on. It is an amazing talk (as are all). I highly encourage everyone to read it.

Halloween Pictures

We spent Halloween in Mtn Home with my Sister. We had so much fun. Our kids love being with each other.

Gracie as Dorothy

Carter as a skeleton

Jalia as a knome on a toadstool...this was a fun costume to make (yikes!)

Kelsey as a News Caster.
You may be wondering where Brogan is....he wasn't feeling well AND he doesn't dress up anymore. He passed out the candy.