Three Cheese Pasta Bake...yummers!

Yet another amazing Pinterest inspired recipe! Once I found this I knew it was a perfect fall recipe! I made one change to the recipe and I have included it below. Long story short it was a hit with the whole family...kids included! Anytime all 4 kids like a recipe I put it in my "make often" category! Brian's mom is visiting too and loved it as well. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 (16-ounce) package penne pasta
• 10 oz. alfredo sauce (we used Ragu classic alfredo)
• 10 oz.marinara sauce
  
• 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese

Preparation

• Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain and return to pot.
• Stir together Alfredo sauce and sour cream; toss with pasta until evenly coated. Spoon half of mixture into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Stir together ricotta cheese and next 3 ingredients; spread evenly over pasta mixture in baking dish. Spoon remaining pasta mixture evenly over ricotta cheese layer; sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Enjoy!
  

Time to start blogging again...

It had been 2 1/2 years since I have blogged and I am thinking I need to start again. Not sure if anyone will read it but it will give me a place to share bits of life, ideas, bargains and all the other stuff in between. Hopefully along the way it will bring a smile to someone's face...most likely grandmas and grandpas!

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)

Brock catching his 1st fish!

We went fishing at a local pond the other day and Brock caught his first fish! The kids all got to catch one so all in all it was a good fishing day! I also took lots of pictures so I will post those soon!

Kid's say the darndest things...

So it is obvious I am sure that I am addicted to Facebook and neglect my blog. Not enough time in the day I guess. I did this questionnaire on Facebook and thought I would share it on my blog. It was so much fun to do with the kids and insighful too. If anyone still reads this blog anymore....copy and paste the following and then ask your kids to answer the questions. It is so much fun!

(I decide to try to involve Brock who is only 2...he only lasted a couple questions but he sure was funny!)

1. What is something mom always says to you?
"I Love You" Jordan - 8
"I love You" Riley - 10
"Um Please go downstairs because you are too loud" Abby - 6
"Um later and be quiet at the mall" Brock - 2

2. What makes mom happy?
"When I hug you" Jordan - 8
"When we come home and give you a hug and when we surprise you" Riley - 10
"When we do what you say" Abby - 6
"Soap makes mommy happy" Brock - 2

3. What makes mom sad?
"When I yell at you" Jordan - 8
"When we argue with you" Riley - 10
" When Smokey died" Abby - 6
"Bananas make you sad" Brock - 2

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
"When you dance" Jordan - 8
"When you try dancing" Riley - 10
"You tickle us" Abby - 6

5. What was your mom like as a child?
"I don't know" Jordan - 8
"You had short hair, freckles and you smiled all the time" Riley - 10
"You had red hair and you were so pretty" Abby - 6

6. How old is your mom?
"37" Jordan - 8
"37" Riley - 10
"53 no 35" Abby - 6


7. How tall is your mom?
"Like 5 - something" Jordan - 8
"You're 5'11"" Riley - 10
"5 feet maybe" Abby - 6

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
"be with your family" Jordan - 8
"be on facebook" Riley - 10
"have alone time" Abby - 6

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
"clean" Jordan - 8
"be on facebook" Riley - 10
"you work" Abby - 6

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
"singing" Jordan - 8
"being a dancing comedian" Riley - 10
"being a model" Abby - 6

11. What is your mom really good at?
"cartwheels" Jordan - 8
"well you are good at trying to dance" Riley - 10
"you are really good at working" Abby - 6

12. What is your mom not good at?
"finding gold" Jordan - 8
"but you are not really a good dancer" Riley - 10
"Nothing - you are good at everything" Abby - 6

13. What does your mom do for a job?
"stay home and watch kids" Jordan - 8
"stay at home mom" Riley - 10
"You stay home and watch kids" Abby - 6

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
"I'm guessing ice cream" Jordan - 8
"I would have to say diet food" Riley - 10
"Salad" Abby - 6

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
"when you clean up the house" Jordan - 8
"That you try to dance and you never give up" Riley - 10
"when you do stuff so nice" Abby - 6

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
"Wanda from Fairly Odd Parents" Jordan - 8
"You would be like Timmy's mom on Fairly Odd Parents" Riley - 10
"Fancy Nancy" Abby - 6

17. What do you and your mom do together?
"go get ice cream" Jordan - 8
"go out to eat and shop" Riley - 10
"go out and eat lunch" Abby - 6

18. How are you and your mom the same?
"we both have hair" Jordan - 8
"we both have good jokes" Riley - 10
"We both have red short hair and blue eyes" Abby - 6

19. How are you and your mom different?
"your a girl and I'm a boy" Jordan - 8
"we have different genders" Riley - 10
"I have baby teeth and you have grown up teeth" Abby - 6

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
"because your my mom" Jordan - 8
"'cause you make snacks for us and you give us hugs when we get home from school" Riley - 10
"You smile at me a lot" Abby - 6

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
"he makes money" Jordan - 8
"he is hysterical" Riley - 10
"he's a really good hunter" Abby - 6

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
"the mall" Jordan - 8
"any clothes store" Riley - 10
"the mall" Abby - 6

My Bargain Barstools!

I finally found some barstools for our new house. I had been looking but hadn't found anything I liked in our price range. When my MIL was here this last week we did manage to escape the house for a few hours one day and found these at Shopko. I love them! The best part is they were 50% off and the cushions match our furniture perfectly....same color and same fabric. Anyway, I thought I would share a pic. Hopefully the kids will use the bar more now to eat and do projects and not the dining room table. Because of the price, we were able to buy 4 so there will be no fighting over who gets to sit at the bar....yea!

Brock is back!

We had a welcome visitor, my mother in law and an unwelcome visitor at our house this week, influenza! Yuck! Brian's mom got here on Friday and I was looking forward to spending the week hanging out, maybe shopping and getting a pedi, and definitely getting some decorating tips for our new house. But no....Brock and Abby ended up with the flu. On Saturday, Brock was running a low grade fever but bounced back in the evening and was fine on Sunday. Then Sunday evening, he got the fever again and started coughing. We laid low on Monday and then Tuesday I decided to take him to the doctor. His fever had gone up to 104°....yuck! They tested him for influenza and sure enough he was positive. They said his lungs were crackly and his O2 stats were low so they wanted me to watch him closely and use the nebulizer to help loosen stuff up. Unfortunately by Wednesday after running a high fever combined with throwing up, he got very dehydrated and had labored breathing. The doctor suggested we head to the ER. After 5 hours there, 2 bags of iv fluids, steroids, chest x-rays and a battery of other tests they were advising we stay the night if he didn't perk up. Within 15 monutes of the deadline, Brock sat up in bed and started talking and laughing! Praise God! We were not looking forward to a night in the hospital! We brought him home and the next day the fever finally broke. By Friday, he was finally looking like himself. And today he really had his bright eyes back! We finally got out of the house today....went to McD's and the mall...not too exciting but out none the less. In all of this, Abby got sick as well but not nearly as sick as Brock. She did miss the whole week of school however because we didn't want to share this bug with anyone else! Needless to say, it was a blessing to have Betty, my mother-in-law here this week. She was a great help with the kids....especially when we had to go to the ER. We managed to avoid getting sick as did Riley and Jordan. Jordan had a little fever one day but is was short lived. I will definitely be getting flu shots for the family from here on out. I have always gotten them in years past and didn't this year. After this experience it is just not worth it.

Brock getting his breathing treatments.

What is this thing on my face?

Brock with his bright eyes again.

Big Sky Country!

I do not claim to be a photographer by any means but when I was looking out our living room window the other day and saw this I had to try to capture it. I have said on many occasions in the last few months that I feel blessed to call our new house "home". Sometimes, I feel like I am sitting in some mountain lodge somewhere and not just looking out the living room window. Anyway, just thought I would share these beautiful pics!

Abby's new haircut!

My mother in law came into town for the week and I took her to Abby's school so she could help with the Valentine's party. When we walked into the class of 20+ kids grandma wasn't able to find Abby in the crowd. I kept pointing her out and she kept saying where. It then dawned on me that I hadn't even told her that we cut 10" off of Abby's hair a couple weeks ago. That is why I have this blog...to keep our family and friends updated on the happenings of our life and I haven't been finding the time to do that. I even missed my 1 year blog-iversary on Feb. 14th. That is when I started last year. So with that said I decided to post some pics of Abby's haircut and try to be a little better about updating you on the Moser happenings. About the haircut....I didn't think we were going to go that short but Abby kept asking for it to be short like mine. So we walked into the haircutting place and they mentioned that we could donate it if we cut off 10" and the haircut would be free. You know that sealed the deal for me....I can't pass up a bargain! It is so much easier too and Abby just looks adorable with her new do!

Abby mius 10" of hair and 2 front teeth!

Happy 6th Birthday Abby!

Can't believe she turns 6 today! Where does time go? This blog is quick because we are running out the door to catch a plane to go to Florida for the week. But I wanted to post a few pics of Abby! She has grown into such a beautiful, sweet little girl! Happy Birthday sweet girl! We are so proud of you! We are excited to see you grow into a Godly woman and see all that God has for you!

Brock opening his new pj's

A fun look back at 2008!

The year is almost over...here is a fun look back ♥ 2008

JANUARY

1. Who kissed you on new years?
My husband of course.

2. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?
I always think of all the things I should change and then don't.

3. Does it snow where you live?
YES!! We live in MT now ;o)

4. Do you like hot chocolate?
With lots of whip cream and sprinkles ;o)

5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?
No...I would rather just watch from my warm living room.

Abby and Gabby at Abby's 5th birthday

FEBRUARY

1. Who was your Valentine?
my husband and my kids

2. When you were little did you buy Valentine's for the whole class?
I think so...can't remember that far back ;o)

3. Do you care if the groundhog sees its shadow or not?
Not really because I think winter lasts a little longer in MT weather he see his shadow or not

The kid's getting ready for our Valentine's dinner

MARCH

1. Are you Irish?
Not sure...but you would think with the red hair

2. Do you wear green every Year on St.Patrick's day?
I try....

3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day in 2008?
Went to Abby's preschool with her and then had Sam D. over for a play date and they went outside to hunt for leprechauns ;o)

4. Are you happy when winter is pretty much over?
I am ready for spring to come and open all of the windows ;o)

5. Something special in march?
Last March was a crazy month...we were selling our house, got an offer, offer fell through, busy with the everyday stuff but we did manage to squeeze in a vacation to Montana and Bri took the kids skiing ;o) We also finishing designing our new house plan and now I am sitting in the house....amazing ;o)

Abby and Sam in their green clothes

APRIL

1. Do you like the rain?
grew up in the rain...Seattle area so sometimes it reminds me of home but for the most part I appreciate a dryer climate

2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?
My kids played one of me....put a rubber band around the kitchen sprayer and when I turned on the water I got soaked...cute real cute!

3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?
I give candy and toothbrushes...I figure that balances it out ;o)

4. Do you celebrate 4/20?
Not really but last year I went to Woman of Faith that weekend...what a blast!

5. Do you love the month of april?
I like when it transitions to warmer weather and the flowers start to bloom....we'll see what happens in MT. Last year I took pics in April of the kids picnicking on our lawn in 74 degree weather ;o)

The kids on Easter

MAY

1. What is your favorite flower?
white roses from my husband, gerber daisies on my porch

2. Finish the phrase "April showers...":
brings may flowers or in MT more snow??

3. Do you celebrate May 16th: National Piercing Day?
no piercings here except for my ears. I am sure there are people out there that do celebrate that ;o)

4. Is May anything special to you?
Yep....my Jordie's birthday is in May and Mother's Day of course

Jordan's 8th birthday dinner at Zany's

JUNE

1. Did you do anything fun during this month?
June was a crazy month....we had a going away party, moved to MT, Brock turned 2, and we started the church ;o)

2. Have a favorite baseball team?
Mariners if I had to say, but really whatever little league team my kids are playing on ;o)

3. Who has a birthday in June?
Brockie and my brother Henry

Brock's 2nd Birthday

JULY

1. What did you do on the Fourth of July?
Had a BBQ with the Beeson's and went to bed before the fireworks....like I said June was a very busy month...we were tired ;o)

2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?
I don't think so....still tried to settle into to the new house and new city but Grandma Betty came to see us ;o)

3. Do you blast the A/C all day?
What a/c...no a/c in the rental....blah! We did buy a window unit and used that 24/7!

Jordan with Grandma at Hoagieville eating ice cream

AUGUST

1. Did you do anything special this month?
Went to family camp, the kids started at their new school, did the "Grocery Give" and we prepared for the launch of the new church!

2. Name a birthday in this month:
My mother in law and brother in law

3. Did you have a sunburn?
Probably a little...but it was too hot to be out too long.

4. Did you go to the pool a lot?
A little with the kids.

The kids on their first day of school

SEPTEMBER

1. Are you attending college/school?
No...thank goodness I am done with that and my husband is too ;o)

2. Who was/is your favorite teacher?
Mr. O'Reilly ~ 7th grade math teacher....part of the inspiration for Riley's name.

3. Do you like fall better than summer?
I like both...usually ready for fall after summer.

Riley with his frog he found when we were camping ;o)

OCTOBER

1. What was your favorite Halloween costume?
I of course liked all my kids costumes: Riley as Elvis, Jordan as a clone trooper, Abby as Hannah Montana and Brock as a cow.

2. What is your favorite candy?
Turtles

3. Who's birthday is this month?
My husband and my dad's.

4. What was your favorite thing about this month?
Went home for a visit to see family....Brian's favorite thing was that he got a moose ;o)

Brian with his Canadian one-antlered moose

NOVEMBER

1. Whose house do you go to for Thanksgiving?
We had Thanksgiving at Fairmont Hot Springs...a wonderful getaway ;o)

2. What's best about this month?
Spending time being thankful and looking forward to Christmas.

3. What are you thankful for?
So many things...God's grace and unending love, my wonderful husband and children that bless me everyday, my family that loves me unconditionally, my wonderful friends near and far, our new house that is starting to feel like home and Christmas...a time to reflect the son of God who was born so He could eventually die for us and give us new life...what an amazing Gift!

4. Do you love stuffing?
oh yes and my kids like it too...we make traditional stuffing and sweet potatoe stuffing for my husband.

The kids at Fairmont Hot Springs on Thanksgiving break

DECEMBER

1. Do you celebrate Christmas?
Of course....it has such a different, more wonderful meaning now than it did when I was a kid.

2. Do you go to a movie on Christmas day?
We usally do when we are at my parent's house...we will have to see this year.

3. Have you ever been kissed under the mistletoe?
Yes...

4. Have you ever gone ice skating?
Yes...not so good. I would like to take the kids to the rink here.

5. What do you want this year?
I just got a brand new house for Christmas....I feel very blessed!

6. Do you like cold weather?
If I am dressed appropriately ;o)

Our Christmas tree and stockings at our new house ;o)

Building another house....a gingerbread house that is!

We finally carved out a little time to put together our gingerbread house today. I had a bazillion other things I should have been doing but I decided to do this instead ;o) And I am glad I did. The kids and I had a great time. Riley joined us for a little while but then went on to something else....I am afraid he is getting past the age of enjoying things like this. And Brock was taking a nap so it was just Jordan, Abby and I which may be why it was a little more enjoyable...not so many hands trying to help. Brcok woke up at the very end and just admired the house. The kids said they are excited to eat the house after Christmas....we might have to wait and see about that ;o)

The best peanut butter cookies in the world!

I am not sure where I got this recipe but if you like Peanut Butter cookies this is the best and easiest recipe in the world. I made them the other day for a cookie exchange and put hershey kisses in the middle.

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
1 c. Peanut Butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg

Roll into balls, put on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until done at 350 degrees. Recipe only makes about 1 dozen so I suggest you double or triple the recipe ;o)

A little Christmas cheer!

We finally got our Christmas tree decorated! I have a priority list for getting this house put together and that didn't make it to the top but I was really missing that Christmas feeling when the house is all decorated. So the kids and I took a little time tonight and decorated the tree and hung the stockings (with care of course.) We even have packages under the tree which I have never done before. I usually like to wait until Christmas day to put out packages. But this year we are staying here for Christmas so we received a package in the mail the other day and the kids wanted to put the presents out. Hopefully Brock will be able to leave them alone for the next week and a half. I might get a little more Christmas stuff out tomorrow if I get some of my other projects done...we'll see.

We moved!!

Just a quick post to let you know we have moved. We started Friday and finished up yesterday. We still have a little bit in storage but the majority is moved in. Of course, we have boxes all over the house and it is a little overwhelming but with a little time we should feel settled. We should hopefully have internet hooked up this week and until then we won't have a home phone, just cell phones...thank goodness for those becuase if you know me I can't be without a phone ;o) I hope to post some new pics when we get all moved in.

Happy late Birthday Jamie B.!!!

Last week we celebrated my great friend Jamie B's birthday. Her husband planned a 30th birthday with a theme "Jamie's Guide to Style." The inspiration for the theme was Tim Gunn's Guide to Style which Jamie likes to watch. So her husband had us bring her to Dillards where he had set up a grand entrance to the dressing room blocked off with red ropes and all. She was presented with a gift card and we started helping her pick out clothes. In the end, she ended up with some great new outfits and I think she had a great time! She is such an amazing friend and I am so thankful for our friendship....Happy happy Birthday J-Me! I know God has many blessings in store for you in the year to come! Thanks for being such a great friend!

Almost there....hopefully!

Well, we are on the homestretch or at least that is what I have been told. We still have some little touch up stuff to do this week but we should be moving in soon. The crazy thing is I haven't really started to pack....about 2/3 of our stuff is in storage still packed so that is good but I find it hard to start packing when I don't have an exact date that we are moving...just a weird thing with my personality I guess. Anyway, I took lots of pics of the almost finished house progress so I hope you enjoy. Hopefully, the next pics will be of the house with furniture ;o)