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.

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~

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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Moore happenings

Marks new toy, I call it the other woman... Mom, this is for you. I gave Lauren a dollar and said "go act like you still play with the purse Grandma sent you and I'll take a picture." J/k! She really does still play with it, and here's the proof. (notice no dollar)

Bubba showing me his cool fireman boots. He told me here that " I want people to see this, (the emblem on the front of the boot) that's why I tuck in my pants like this."

So fun! When I am having moments where I say "why did I want to get pregnant again?" I just look at my little family and realize they are exactly why!

Wonder how she'll handle having to share

Forget Lauren and Thomas getting jealous of baby....this is the one I am worried about.

dancin' dancin' dance the night away