Happy 9th Birthday Jordan!

Happy Birthday to my baby boy Jordan....well not such a baby anymore! Where does time go? I can't hardly believe today he is 9. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital....less than 12 hours old....that was my husband's idea...not mine :o) Along with Riley who was only 19 months old. What were we thinking? And here we are 9 years and 2 more children later :o) What a blessing Jordan is to our family! He is such a passionate and kind little boy. Last night I was putting him to bed and gave him his birth story recap. I told him how we knew we were going in to have him and we were so excited. And then I told him how excited we were when he finally arrived. He asked if I cried "tears of happiness" and I told him I did! Then we had a great conversation about God...prompted by him of course. He wanted to talk about how cool and weird it is that God is the same yesterday, today and and forever. How cool is that! We are just so proud of the boy he has become and the man he will become. We are truly blessed! We are celebrating today with our usual birthday breakfast, cookie dough, as picked out by Jordan. I will also take lunch to his school and eat with him in the cafeteria. We went out to dinner last night with the Beeson's because Jordan has baseball practice tonight. And then we will have a friend "paintball" birthday next week at the City Life Community Center. So the celebration will go on! Jordan must take after me because he thinks he should get to celebrate his birthday the whole month of May! Too funny :o)

Halloween Fun!

First, I apologize for my lack of posts...things have been so busy around here! I have been taking lots of pics...just not taking the time to post them. Here are some pics of Halloween. It was a crazy busy day between class parties, our neighborhood party and tricking or treating. So much that we had the kids in bed by 8:30 that night and I don't think we heard a peep from any of them. We were asleep by 9:00 ourselves! This year Riley decided to be Elvis with a little twist....what he would look like if he were still alive...with a gray afro wig and all! Jordan was a clone trooper, Brock a cow....just because I thought it was so cute! And Abby Hannah Montana...but at the last minute she decided she didn't like the wig so she just wore the dress. Our neighbor through a party with fun things like bobbing for apples and lots of goodies. Then we gathered the kids up and went trick or treating. The neighborhood we are in is so perfect...flat roads with 500+ houses...every kids dream! Brock so enjoyed the idea that he could walk up to a house, knock on a door and just get candy! He would scream after every house, "I got a treat...look it daddy and mommy...I got a treat!" So cute!

My handsome boy!

Before the haircut...

The after picture...what a handsome boy!!

Jordan decided a couple weeks ago it was time for a haircut. He said "Maybe, if I get my haircut you can style it...like spikey and stuff!" I thought it was so cute that he is starting to think of things like that! So we went to get it cut but he decided he didn't want to go to short this time...maybe the next haircut we will. So for now there are no spikes, just a little gel and he is off to school with the messy look. It took me a day or two to get used to. One day he walked in the door with Riley and I almost asked Riley who the new neighbor was but caught myself. Kind of funny! We are getting to used to it now and Jordan seems to really like it so that is good! Just thought I would share the before and after pics!

Crepes...oh so delicious!!

Today we actually got to stay home on a Saturday morning with no plans. We were thinking that we haven't had a Saturday to do that since we moved here 3 months ago. So we decided to take the oppportunity to make a family favorite...triple berry crepes. We usually save these for special occasions but we decided today was a special occasion since we had NO plans! The kids all got into, helped make the crepes, the cream filling and set the table. They were all so excited and helpful. It makes me realize how kids like routine and I think they had missed us having breakfast together. We used to do that almost every Saturday and Sunday. Of course Sundays are out now but we are going to try to be more purposeful about using our Saturday mornings to hang out. Below are a few pictures of the kids helping and the finished product! Yum yum! Warning: This is not a Muffin Top Killer recipe. Rather it produces muffin tops!

Brock and Abby helping with the kitchen aid!

I asked Abby to smile and this is what I got...what a little poser!

Jordan peeking into the kitchen!

The finished product! Yummy!

My 100th Post + the kids go back to school!

I have been sitting around trying to think of something exciting to post for my the 100th post but to no avail. My brain is mush...too many house decisions to be made! I think I will post pics of my kids going back to school because in reality they are the reason that I am blogging. I think when they are all grown up this will be a great thing to share with them (especially since I am not a scrapper...sorry Kristi...maybe someday I will be.) I found a website blurb.com that will turn my blog into a book so I thought every year or so I can have 4 copies made and put them away for when they get older. So here are the pics of the kids first day back to school. It has been an adjustment but they are all starting to meet friends and enjoy it!

Splash Montana

We celebrated the end of our 2 weeks of swim lessons by staying at Splash Montana for the day. It was torture on the kids having to have lessons and then packing up to leave...longingly looking at the waterslides wishing they could stay and play! I had mentioned in an earlier post how the waterpark is only $2.75 for kids which is a great deal. I did however find our they you can't bring in your own food and that is where they get the $ back that they lose on admission. Oh well, you can't put a price on fun, can you? The kids loved all parts of the waterpark, the slides, the lazy river and especially the log walk. There are no pictures of Brock because I took him to the daycare before we went. The idea of taking 4 children by myself to the waterpark was a little much :o)

Swim lessons begin!

We just started swim lessons today. The kids are taking lessons at Splash Montana, our local outdoor water park for the next two weeks. They were a little hesitant to go, especially Riley, as you can tell by the look in his picture. But once we got there and they started lessons they really enjoyed it. They class format was great. They moved the kids to different areas to swim which included swimming around the lazy river. Jordan thought that was pretty cool. I enjoyed the some semi-quiet time while they were in the water from 10:00-10:45 (I dropped Brock off at busy hands, a local drop off daycare that he loves!) I might even take a book and get to read the next few days! That would be a treat! We are also planning on staying at the park after lessons a couple days so the kids could play.

First Day of Swimming!

Last weekend the weather was beautiful! We had a going away party and a the hostess had a pool! What fun! The kids were pretty much prunes by the time they were done swimming! Riley said the cutest thing when we showed up and he saw all the cars parked around the house. He said "I didn't know we had this many friends." and Brian quickly responded "We don't...it's just hot and everyone wants to swim." Of course we know that is not true! We were so blessed by all of the people that came to wish us well! I joked that maybe we could have another party when we know when we are leaving for sure....any excuse to party is my motto!

Jordan's 8th Birthday!

Here are some more pictures from Jordan's birthday that I promised a few posts back. We had a great time at the movie theaters! The movie, Speed Racer, was a little questionable...why they have to throw profanity and scantily clad women into a PG movie is beyond me but the kids seemed to enjoy it and hopefully they didn't go home repeating the words and hand gestures. I think the kids had a great time all around...from cake and ice cream, unlimited refills on pop, a tour of the projection booth to the popcorn and a movie...it was a blast! Jordan even got to start the movie. It is amazing to see how the movie technology works. I also included a picture of Jordan on his actual birthday going to Zany's...his restaurant of choice, a picture of him with his new guitar and an example of the thank you cards I sent out. I love experimenting with photo cards...they fun and easy to personalize. I can't believe how quickly they grow....amazing!

Jordan's guitar playing debut!

Here is Jordan's birthday present ~ an electric guitar. A few months ago we were at a friend's house who plays the guitar and he taught Jordan a few songs (or parts of songs.) He was impressed at how quickly Jordan picked them up. After that Jordan kept telling us he wanted a guitar for his birthday. So we decided to try to nurture the gift he has for music and gave in. Brian bought him an electric guitar because I guess it is a little smaller and easier to learn on. I would love to find someone in Missoula to give him lessons...he is so eager to learn. Anyway, the video is of him playing the songs he learned a few months ago. I think he is well on his way to becoming a rock star....especially with that hair!

Just thought I would share the invitation that I made for Jordan's b-day party that we are having today. I love movie theater parties....just show up and everything is there for you. No running around getting cake, goody bags, etc. Anyway, we are watching Speed Racer so hopefully it's a cute movie. I'll post pictures of the party this week.

Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails!

Brian went out with a friend from Idaho Fish and Game this weekend to do a "Rattlesnake Round-up." Basically they are trying to kill some of the rattlesnakes that live in the hills behind our homes. They got a few complaints last year about rattlesnakes in people's yards....yikes! They ended up beheading about a dozen snakes and then brought them back to our house to show the boys. The creepy thing is the snakes can keep moving for several hours even without their heads....yuck! Anyway, the boys thought it was pretty cool to hold the headless snakes as they continued to slither around!

I love my hippy boy!

What Brian lacks in hair, Jordan is making up for these days! His hair is getting so long and he loves it! I kind of like it too because it makes our mornings much easier. There is not much fixin' to it...he just gets up, brushes it quickly and out the door he goes. When it's shorter he has an unruly cowlick that wants to stick up like Alfalfa! I am thinking as long as he likes it we will let it grow. I think it's almost longer than mine now too!

A week in the life of the Moser's!

I realize this blog is suppose to be "A Day in the Life of the Moser's" but who has time for that! Especially with the crazy weeks we have been having. So I thought I would do a quick update.

• Went to Women of Faith. What awesome speakers and singers! Had a great time with girlfriends. Think we're getting old...stopped at Walgreen's for earplugs, Tums, GasX (not for me) and sleeping pills to assure we would all sleep soundly (because of the snoring...once again, not me!) Ate too much food, laughed so much (almost peed our pants...again not me), got to sit in the front row (Thanks to EllaMae), got to see Kristi (great visiting) and last but not least...did a little shopping!

Nicole C. Mullen at Women of Faith ~ what an amazing voice!

Having dinner with the girls at Outback!

Our big Walgreens purchase!

• Snack Mom on Monday for Abby's preschool. She is starting to read which is so exciting! She can read a few beginner books very well. It is amazing to see them grow!

Abby doing the calendar and weather.

Brock playing in the sandbox indoors (what a brave preschool teacher!)

• Bunco Monday night! It is always a great time when you can get out of the house and also get out of making dinner! We has a fun time visiting. I can't wait to meet some new girls in Missoula and start up another Bunco group.
• Lunch Duty on Tuesday. This is when I realized I am not cut out to be a teacher! It was fun to hang out with the boys for a little bit however.
• Stayed home an cleaned on Wednesday. By this point in the week, I had been so busy my house was out of control so I spent the day cleaning and playing with the kids.
• Got pictures taken for the website. My friend Kelly is an amazing amateur photographer and she offered to take pics of our team for the website. Of course, that day ended up being the rainiest day of the week. She still managed to get some great pictures!
  

• Had Missoula group. Always a good time discussing plans and praying!
  
• Took Brock to Dr. for well baby check. He is getting so big. 29 lbs. (70%) and 35" (85%) Got a few shots and all looks good!
  
• Missoula trip. Brian left at 5:30am to go to Missoula for the day. He met someone about a potential building that we may be able to use for our church. The meeting went well and we are very excited to see if we will be able to meet there. He made it back at 11:00pm. What a long day!
  
• Showed the house on Thursday It is still being shown even though we have a pending sale. Hopefully we will sell it one way or the other soon....uuuuggghhhh....I don't like the waiting!
  
• Went to dinner Yes, I am certifiably crazy....I took all 4 children to Applebee's by myself for dinner. The showing was at 6:30 so we had to be gone during dinner time. The kids actually did really well!
  
• Bible Study I love my Friday morning bible study! It's a great time to visit with the girls and get in to the Word.
• Showing the house again on Saturday. We are trying to keep the house clean because we have another showing tomorrow morning (did I mention I am ready for this house to be SOLD!)
• Looking forward to the weekend! Hopefully it includes a date night and some relaxing time with the kids!