Happy 2nd Birthday Brock!

Brock turns 2 today! I can hardly believe it! He has grown so fast! It seems like just yesterday I was 9 mo. pregnant and thinking to myself is he ever going to come out! And after a relatively short labor, out came our bouncing baby boy...all 10lbs. 9oz. of him! We picked the name Brock because we liked the name "Barack" which means blessed in Hebrew. And that is truly how we feel....blessed! Everyday Brock brightens our day with his smiles, laughter, and constant repeating of so many different words...mommy, truck, mommy, truck,mommy, truck,mommy, truck, etc. daddy, thomas train, daddy, train, DADDY, TRAIN! His voice getting louder with each time he repeats himself. He loves his big brothers and sister so much and he can't wait to get out of bed in the morning to play with them! He has truly completed our family and for that we are thankful! Happy Blessed Birthday Brockie! We love you so much and know that you are going to grow up to be such an awesome man of God! We look forward to many more years of your smiles and laughter and even the constant repeating!

We have internet...update on the daily happenings of the Moser's

After 1 week, 2 days and several hours of living in Missoula...we finally have internet. I called to have it connected before we even moved thinking I was ahead of the game...but the earliest they could come was yesterday. I have never been so excited to see the cable guy! After an hour of checking he informed Brian and I that the neighbor had cut through the cable going into our house when he put his fence in...aaaaagggghhh! I almost had a meltdown. Before the tears started I realized I missed the first part of the conversation in which he told Brian we would still have service we would just have a new orange cable running across our backyard unitl they can come bury which may be a few weeks. Wew....that was a close one! I can't believe how much I depend on the internet for daily stuff as well as keeping in touch with people!
We have had a busy first week in Missoula! Here are some of the highlights:

• We took the kids to a "Sprayground" which is a playground with water features. They have 4 parks in Missoula with these and they are all free which is great when you only have an hour or two and you don't want to pay to go somewhere. The other nice thing is there is playground euipment as well so when they get bored of the water they can play on the toys and when they got to hot there they can run back to the water. They also have a great waterpark which only cost $2.75 for kids and $4.50 for adults, quite a contrast from the aquatic center in Clarkston.

Abby looking cute!

The boys and Ethan B.

• The kids went to VBS at a local church. It was very well done...however a little overwhelming. They had over 400 kids there! It gave the kids something to do but I am also looking forward to next week not having to drive somewhere every day! Driving here is a little different then Lewiston. There is an actual Rush Hour and it can take 30 minutes or more to get across town!
  
• We were invited to a play group at the neighbors. Abby and Brock joined me and the boys stayed with Brian. We had fun but it made me miss my Friday girls in Lewiston! I think they should all pack up some weekend and come see me!
• We went to the Farmer's market in downtown Missoula this morning! We were so amazed at the number of vendors and the number of people. We felt a little out of place....so much culture and diversity! We felt a little like were transported to Seattle except it wasn't raining...it was sunny and there wasn't a cloud in the sky! We finished off the morning with lunch at the Iron Horse...an amazing restaurant! We are enjoying trying out the new restaurants in Missoula!
• Brock is talking so much these days! I feel like to need to add that into the highlights. He is constantly amazing me with the things he says and he is not even 2 yet. Last night, we took him to a "date night" daycare at the gym where Jamie works so we could get away. When we picked him up I asked him to say thank you. Instead of just saying that, he said "Taint you for da toys and taint you for da pizza. Bye bye!" and he waved! What a brilliant little guy...I guess I am partial! He is going to be 2 next week...I can hardly believe it!

Brock in his favorite froggy towel!

• Not much unpacking has been done with all of the preparations for the first service next weekend. Hopefully once we get past that we will be able to get this house organized. Probably just in time to start packing it back up to move into the new house. Actually we haven't even broken ground yet so it will be 4-5 months before we move.
  
• We are excited for our friends to come this next week to help with the first service. Although we have met some great people here it will also be nice to see some familiar faces! We definitely miss all of our friends!

I should go for now and try to do a little unpacking while Brock is sleeping. I know my sister-in-law would be appalled at the number of boxes around my house :o) In my defense, I have been busy meeting all of my neighbors so I have someone to invite to our first service! Hope all is well with you! I should be updating more often now that we have internet!

Hello from Missoula!

Just a quick blog to say hi! We don't have internet yet but Brian's laptop picks up about 8 wireless signals from our neighbors. We have one room in the house put together...the living room. I come in here to take a deep breath and remind myself that someday the house will be put together. We have already met some great neighbors. 2 houses behind us...both stay-at-home moms...one with a 4 yr. old girl and a 7 yr. old boy and the other with 2 girls, 4 and 6 and a 5 month old boy needless to say Abby is having a great time. On Friday when they started playing with the neighbor kids it warmed my heart. They had all been so sad to leave their friends! The other family lives across the street from us and they have a 3 and 4 year old girl and a baby on the way. 2 families brought us cookies and brownies...how cute is that!! We just need to find some older boys for Riley to play with. The older boys spent this afternoon fishing with Brian so that was good for them to get out of the house. Next week they will be going to a VBS that one of the larger churches in town is putting on. I figured that would help them get some energy out. Unfortunately, I have been so busy unpacking I haven't made it to Target or Old Navy yet....can you believe it? I think both stores are only 3 minutes from our house. We did walk .5 mile last night to Coldstone to get ice cream with the Beeson's. Can't make that a habit!! But I guess if we have to go walking there makes it a little better, right? Our 1st preview service is 2 weeks from today so we are excited about that! Several people we have met have seemed very interested in the new church and said they have been looking for a church! We are excited for what God has called us to do here in this new town. We do however miss all of our Lewiston friends so much!! Looking forward to coming back to visit when our house their sells and closes! Until then, we'll keep in touch in Blogland!

What color of blue are you?

I should be packing but this is called avoidance!! I found this on another friend's blog and thought it would be fun!

You are Ocean Blue

You're both warm and practical. You're very driven, but you're also very well rounded. You tend to see both sides to every issue, and people consider you a natural diplomat.

What Color Blue Are You?

A wonderful gift!

My friend Jamie L made me this wonderful going away video. I thought it would be fun to share with all of my friends. I will miss all of you so much! But thank goodness for blogs, e-mail and unlimited long distance! We will definitely keep in touch!

We're moving!

We are moving...finally! It seems like we have been in limbo for the last 8 months. No...our house hasn't sold in Lewiston yet but we are trusting God to work out all of the details! Most of you know that we have been looking for a rental for months now...something that we could rent for only 6 months, would be in the right school district for our kids and have a garage for Brian's business. Well, we found it! We were in Missoula earlier this week and we were driving back to the Beeson's home when we past a "For Rent" sign. We called and the owner said he would do a 6 month lease and we could come look at it the next day! Brian is most excited that the lawn care is included in the rent. No mowing until next summer when we finish the yard at the new house! We are so thankful that God has worked out all of the details thus far and trust He will continue! So for know we are busy packing up the house and we will be pulling out of Lewiston next Wednesday! We are excited for this new chapter in our lives! Remember our door is always open to visitors (even in our small rental!) Hopefully we will also break ground on our new house in the next couple weeks as well! So I will try to keep this blog updated!