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!

Abby's Pumpkin Patch field trip

Abby's kindergarten class went on a field trip on Halloween as an alternative to the regular old party. They started with a trip to a local farm and picked out pumpkins. Then they went to a park for lunch and then to a gymnastics place in town. I was able to go to the farm and the park with them and then I went back to the school for the boy's parties. I met some of the other moms in the class including the owner of the new Real Deals in town...what a nice connection ;o) God bless Abby's teacher with 21 kindergartners...she is amazing! We went to her parent teacher conference tonight and Abby has been doing very well in kindergarten. We are so proud and amazed at the beautiful and intelligent little lady she is becoming!

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!

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!

Our little ballerina!

Abby started Ballet this week at a local dance studio. There were so many dance places to choose from here in Missoula that I wasn't sure what to do. After researching a bit, I found the Ballet Arts Academy. Abby started on Monday and seemed to really enjoy her class! They also do "The Nutcracker" at Christmas and recently had auditions. We gave it a moment's thought and decided this was probably not the year to take on something else! Maybe next year we will try it! I am sure she would love it! The boys will be starting flag football in a few weeks as well so that should be fun for them as well!

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!

The diva in our house!

I took these pictures of Abby the other day after I found her in my bathroom. She had a very suspicious look on her face as she leaned against the counter as if to hide something (see picture 1.) When I asked her what she was doing she told me she was putting her makeup on but then admitted she was using just a little of my make-up too (see picture 2.) She actually looked pretty cute so I took some pictures of her and she was more than happy to pose for me (see pictures 3 & 4.) As you can see , she is quite the little diva! If she is like this at 5 what does it mean for her teenage years! Our rule as of now is that she can just put a little of her own make-up on if she is at home playing but when we go out or she plays with friends it comes off. Why do they have to want to grow up so quick?? I guess I should just be grateful I have such a girly-girl with 3 boys in the house :o)

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!

Craft Time with Daddy!

This was Brian's first full week off of work. His last official day at Potlatch was May 16. Now he is Pastor Brian to us :o) He spent most of the week trying to figure out what to do with himself. He is such a structured guy and pretty much goes crazy if he is stuck at home more than 2 days in a row. He has decided that next week he is going to use an office at the church to work. He will be working on his business stuff as well as stuff for River City Church Missoula. As for now, we are not sure when we are moving. We thought we would be going by June 1st but God has different plans. We are in the process of learning how to hear Him and hear what His plans are for us and I am learning that they don't always look the same as our plans! So for now we wait in Lewiston for Him to tell us to go. For now, Brian has a little more time to spend with the kids. Earlier this week he got to sit down with Abby to paint. She was so pleased!

Bright Beginnings Class of 2008!

Abby and her teacher , Mrs. Dammarell

Abby and her teacher , Mrs. Williams

Abby and her best buddy ~ Sam

Abby and her friend Dorian

The Bright Beginnings Class of 2008!

Abby graduated from preschool tonight! It was a great ceremony full of singing, homemade graduating caps made out of bowls and construction paper and cute little diplomas. All week Abby has been asking when her "grajeeeeeayshen" is? It was so cute the way she would say it with an emphasis on the "eeee." She has one last day of class tomorrow and then she'll be done with preschool! I can't believe she is off to kindergarten next year! How quickly they grow!

Our girls day out!

One of my favorite things about having a girl is being able to do "girly" things together! Today Abby and I had a mommy/daughter date. We started out by shopping (just at Walmart....not too exciting) and then we were off to get a pedicure. My mom instilled this value in me at a young age...pampering yourself! She use to always take me to get manicures and pedicures at the beauty school. Abby is pretty much a pro now! She sticks her feet up their, relaxes while they massage them and holds perfectly still while they polish. It is too cute!

After 0ur pampering , we called a friend to go to lunch. We had a great time visiting while the girls played. McDonald's wasn't too crazy considering the yucky weather outside.


Our last stop was JoAnn's to pick up some supplies for our boy's solar system project. We found some tiaras and feather boas along the way and the girls played dress up in the store! Wendy got in on the action too! How we will miss our Lewiston friends but we trust that they will come visit us in Missoula (hint hint!) and keep in touch!!