Sunday, May 2, 2010

PITTER PATTER LITTLE FEET- now my lifes complete

Sweet little girl, Kayley Joy. I loved when she came and the doctor held her up so that we could say "its a girl!" My heart felt so full .Would've too if it was a boy, but meeting her and just seeing how great Lauren and Thomas are with her, she is perfect! Kisses from sister and brother! Lauren asked me "Mom, how come your belly looks like it still has a baby in it?" Thomas replied, "Maybe cause now she's gonna have a boy." He'll soon enjoy being the only boy. Dad told him that there is only two seats in his boat, so only he and dad will be going fishing. That seemed to appease him.

Lovin' on her new sister. I hope she lets me hold her every now and then :)


KAYLEY JOY MOORE- 4/30/2010

Sweet little girl Kayley Joy. 6 lbs. 15 oz. 20 in. long. Now the fun delivery story,well not fun. But I think needs to be written down somewhere. I was suppose to go in at 1 a.m. but they called and said they had no room, would call when they did. So at 4 a.m my phone rang and we headed down there! By 7/8a.m I was in my room and pit. (medicine) started..and until 12p.m I was seriously twittling my thumbs just waiting for the hard labor to start. It seemed to be taking FOREVER. Nurse Angel (really, that was her name. not just because she was one) came and checked me I was at a 5, so then the real hard contractions started and I said "you know I think I'll take that epidural now." By the time they got in there and gave it to me, I was dilated at 10. They laid me back on the bed and it was time to push. And at 2:36 p.m I got to meet my daughter. And although I didn't get to feel the relief of calm contractions, my legs and ass (sorry for those who don't cuss, I just think that word is so fun to say and since I just gave birth I can say it! ...) were like jelly. Good times- I didn't tear though and I feel so good. Babies really are worth it! Now I am off to the hermit cave!

Saturday, April 24, 2010

9 MONTHS AND COUNTING!!

Soon- hopefully this time next week I'll have a baby monkey in my arms. OK- obviously it won't be a monkey..but it'll be a cute little Mark or Denise! I get tingles when I think its a girl, and if it comes out a boy I will be pleasantly surprised...Either way, we are so excited. When your pregnant your body is not your own, I embrace not being able to see my ankle bones, or rib cage, or hip bone....or even my elbows for that matter! I just know that soon enough and its all worth it! (Although I must admit the heartburn I get is enough to make me scream,"why did I do this?" O'well- YEAH FOR BABIES!

Friday, April 23, 2010

There are new super heros in town

Meet THOMAS, the incredible flying....um hitchhiker/magician. And his partner in action...LAUREN the "I let him do all the work, including building our fake fire pit" princess!
Thank you Mom and Dad (and Uncle Tom) for the box you sent- my kiddos loved it! I did too, because it made their imaginations roll!

Monday, March 29, 2010

The dragon slayers!


serious imaginations at work...Enter at own risk

Watch out any DRAGONS on the loose, this cowgirl/vampire-cowboy/ viking duo will take you down to china town. I think Mark has taught them right about hunting too because if you listen closely you can hear Thomas say "I shoot the dragons for meat." and then Lauren say "I shoot dragons for meat too." I told them to bring it home and momma will make jerky.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

A little Moore please!

Baby shower for future little Moore! Kelly, my mother in law, and Dayna, my pretend sister here in Ajo threw me a shower. It was a lot of fun! With yummy food, a few games, cute decorations and froggy cupcakes! Here some ladies are playing a game where you had to move an Oreo from your forehead to your mouth without the use of your hands..because lets face it, moms rarely have their hands free, but sometimes you just gotta eat an Oreo!One of the diaper cakes Dayna made for me. Turned out really cute and if I have a girl, not only do I get the diaper loot, I also get pretty ribbon for her hair! And if its a boy- Lauren gets the ribbon- win win!
The cute little frog cupcakes that my good friend Carol made...She is very creative! I love frog stuff!
My crown Dayna put on me that I secretly loved wearing, but of course had to act annoyed to wear it! "Hear ye, Hear ye!"
Love this picture of my little Lauren feeling moms belly. Her face lights up whenever she feels the baby move! She is going to be a great big sister!
So appreciative to all those that came-wish I had gotten a picture-and especially to Dayna and Kelly, who were excited to do this for me. I felt like a special little (big) mommy. And am definitly excited to get all settled in with our newest little one! 33 weeks along, (maybe) only five more to go...we'll see! Motherhood is a challenging but the rewards outweigh the trials thats for sure~



Saturday, February 13, 2010

Horsin' Around!

Ajo hosted a "Gymkhana." There were events with horses (barrel racing, pole bending, flag racing ect.) and then there were activities without horses (3-legged race, horse-stick race, egg/spoon drop race..) So we took the kiddos and had some fun in the sun! So in no particular order here are pics. from our fun "Kid-Rodeo" day! (Lauren on Charity getting words of know-how from Nana.) This is after being the sun for quite a while
Thomas and Lauren in the 3 legged race.

Laurens BFF (they have matching necklaces and everything,) Kate won 2nd place in pole bending!
gitty-up horses (or brooms!) yaaah- yaah

The kiddos (Quade, Ben, Lauren, Lily, Kate) showing off their ribbons

Lauren's first time barrel racing! (Yeah, I know-Mark is doing all the work. But you gotta start them somewhere. If you ask me he deserves the "best daddy" ribbon for how much he led those kids around on Charity.
Ben and Quade doing the three-legged race

Here is Ben and Thomas who both got ribbons for the "T-pole" race - Good Job boys!
Lauren with her ribbons. She got first in the flag race. Third place in "key hole" run. And fifth place in "barrel racing." She is learning so much and can do quite a bit on her own, but I was thankful Dad was there right beside her :0) He says he should've ran faster around the barrels, then they would've got first....... I think Lauren just loved that the ribbon was pink!

About a week earlier- All the kids at the horses just chillin'. Waiting for Charity to be saddled.

When it did come time to ride, the boys were actually more interested in climbing things!

But Lauren doesn't mind, she would ride all day long if we'd let her.
Lauren with Jarett (my nephew.)

I loved this pic. because its siblings helping eachother. It was a fun day. And considering its Ajo, there was a good little turn out. (Grant our kids made up half the group) But it was neat to see them all riding and having fun!












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