Moore Memos

Summer Fun

2010-07-18T19:41:00.000-07:00

Before school was out, we started taking advantage of playing outside more!! We usually try to wait until the evening when the house shades the backyard. We got the kids a new playhouse from Costco. It has a pretend grill, sink, water/sand buckets, and basketball hoop. We also started to pull out the blow up pool and then got a new water splash mat as well. Both kids really love to play outside and especially in the water so they have been having a blast together.

It has also been nice because Eric has been grilling out a lot. Steaks, grilled corn, potatoes....yummy! It's nice to have those family nights at home:)

Additions to Connor's vocabulary list:
"I press it" (when he wants to press a button), book, 'quack' for duck, 'roar' for lion, 'moo' for cow, 'Where's belly button' (looks for it) then says 'there it is', thank you,
cookie...
Today he pulled Jessalyn's hair (one of our new bad habits), I told him to tell her he was sorry, and he laid his head down on her lap and said "sorry", then I said "you are not to pull sissy's hair, okay?" and he said "okay". It was so cute (even though he was getting in trouble).

Dance Recital

2010-07-14T12:30:00.000-07:00

Jesslayn's Dance recital was at UTA in May 2010. This year was a smaller recital year, so she did a tap routine called "Think Pink". She absolutely loved the song and did great on the dance. She was front and center, and it is so much fun to watch her excel at something she loves.

Hello?!?

2010-07-13T19:31:00.000-07:00

Well, I realized I was at the bottom of Jessica's blog list, and knew I was about to get booted. Ha! Ha! I can't believe I have not blogged since January!! Well, actually I can, because I feel like life just blows by me sometimes. Anyway, we have been keeping busy. Jessalyn finished kindergarten reading on a second grade level and being the Art award winner from her class. She also had one of her pieces of art at the district art show, which was exciting for her. She had her dance recital, which I will soon post pictures of. She loves to dance and will continue next year. Connor has really been blossoming lately. I can't believe he is almost 2!! I feel like we just had this precious baby and now he is a precious little boy. He is talking so much more lately- "I want to see" "I got it" "Where is it?" (looking around) ball, puppy, sissy, mommy, daddy, cup, fish, cracker, nana, papa, gran, grandpa, and many more that I can't think of right now. He is seriously the cutest thing ever! We went to a music class this morning, and he was dancing and singing in the middle of the circle. The teacher even said afterwards that she hadn't seen anyone so young at the first class participate so much and sing in tune....he is really musically inclined, which I take some credit for of course! We also went on a week long vacation with our own little family of four. We had a blast, and I will have a post about that later on :)
Well, there is my little recap of life lately...more to come, with pictures! (I promise)

Jessalyn's 6th Birthday!!

2010-01-31T12:28:00.000-08:00

Okay, I know it has been way too long since I have posted, and I will have to go back and catch up on Halloween and Christmas, but I had to post today about my princess and her 6th birthday.
We had her party yesterday, January 30th at The Little Gym in the Arlington Highlands. The kids had a blast playing and doing games. Here are some pictures....

We have her family party tonight...so I'm sure I'll post some more later too :)

Fun Times at Home

2009-09-24T19:12:00.000-07:00

Jessalyn and I love spaghetti, and it looks like this little guy does too!

Always the princess!
He still will not stay on his horse from Nana and Papa more than 30 seconds, but I keep trying. Someday when he knows he can make it bounce, he will love it!

Connor usually doesn't like us to put him in his "play pen" (which is a rarity in itself), but when Jessalyn gets in there with him, he loves it! I was trying to get a few things done and walked by and saw this....priceless!

First Birthday Bash

2009-09-18T20:11:00.000-07:00

We had Connor's first birthday party at Town Park. Eric cooked out hot dogs, we had some snacks and fruit, and of course birthday cake. We had so many of our friends and family there, and it was a great celebration!

The birthday boy with Jessalyn, Grayson, and Aidan

I'm not so sure about this cake thing!

The birthday boy with Griffin- these boys LOVE eachother!

He really got into opening his presents!

Thank you to everyone who made Connor's first birthday so special!

The Birthday Boys

2009-09-18T20:00:00.000-07:00

Eric's and Connor's birthdays are a day apart, so we had a weekend of fun celebrating!

Daddy with his adorable kiddos on his 32nd birthday

I had to take a picture of Connor having breakfast on his 1st birthday. I have the same picture of Jess (in the same high chair).

Here is our big one year old on one of his gifts from Mommy and Daddy.

Mommy with her sweet birthday boy.

Connor, you are such a sweet boy, and I can't believe you are one! It has been a wonderful year and has flown by. You have such a gentle spirit, but you are definitely an inquisitive little boy. You love to explore, and you don't sit still! You are cruising all around the furniture, and you stand on your own for about 5 seconds. You say mama and dada, will imitate other sounds, and will occasionally wave hi and bye. I can't wait to see what year number two holds!

First Day of Kindergarten

2009-08-27T19:27:00.001-07:00

Oh my goodness, my baby started kindergarten!!

Here she is before leaving the house...

On our way to Brockett...

On our way to the classroom...

And finally with her wonderful teacher, Mrs.Stapleton!

Hanging with the girls

2009-08-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

Melissa kept Jessalyn for me on a teacher workday, so I returned the favor and kept Kamille and Sophie while her and Blaine went out for her birthday. Her girls are precious, and Jessalyn has so much fun with them!

Sweet Sophie with Connor

Girls will be girls!
Jessalyn and Kamille dressed up doing makeup

We've had our baths, and we are chilling in the bed watching a movie.

First Lost Tooth

2009-08-19T19:01:00.001-07:00

My big girl lost her first tooth this last Saturday, August 15th. She and Nana had realized how loose it was the night before. She was kind of nervous about the whole thing at first, but settled down with the idea. We were eating lunch, and she told me to look at it. I wiggled it a little bit, and it came out! She was so excited! We called Daddy, Nana, and Gran.

The tooth fairy brought a Hello Kitty spin brush, toothpaste, necklace, bracelet, and a dollar.

Six Flags

2009-08-19T18:55:00.000-07:00

Jessalyn had been asking to go to Six Flags, and Jill's cousin was in a show at the Southern Palace, so we all decided to go out to Six Flags. It was hot, but we had fun.

Jessalyn and Averie with Daffy and Porky

Having fun riding the Looney Tunes train

The girls with Yosemite Sam

Daddy and his girl riding the carousel

Rewards and Pictures

2009-08-08T14:25:00.001-07:00

When we were in Las Vegas, I got Jessalyn a Melissa and Doug behavior/chore chart. It is really neat and you choose which chores work for your child. For instance, we have pick up toys, get dressed, obey, share, be respectful and a couple of others. Each night we go through the chart, and she gets to put the magnetic 'stickers' next to the ones she did good on for that day. I told her when she got to 75 she could choose a reward. She chose to go to Build a Bear. Here she is stuffing her dog.

Naming her dog, Allie

This is what happens when you have a big sister- you get the Hannah Montana hair/headband put on you. This was given to her when she played at Kamille's house.

Rock on dude!

Every summer Jill and I take the girls to get their pictures done. We went to eat afterwards and I snapped a few pictures of my own- this is one of the best snapshots I have ever gotten of them together!

Special Times

2009-07-30T20:57:00.000-07:00

We have been having lots of fun lately, going to the spray water park, story time for each kiddo, and having our own fun in the water in our front yard.

We went to Ivy's second birthday party last Friday, and I totally forgot to take pictures. Luckily my sister took this one of Connor when I sat him down in the water. He loves playing in water, as does his big sis. He has been making me smile and laugh so much lately. He is doing new funny things with his mouth. We call it his 'old man face'. He has also been sticking his tongue out a lot, and he finally has a little tooth starting to poke through. It looks like it is the bottom right one. He wants to pull up and stand everywhere. He even gets daring sometimes and wants to let go. I can't believe he is going to be one in a month!!

Daddy and his friends went to the Ranger game Monday night, so Jill and I took Jessalyn, Connor, Averie, Kamille, and Sophie (Melissa had to work) to Chick Fil A and then back to Jill's house to play. Jill got stuff for the girls to make cookies, and they loved it. Jessalyn loves to bake and was very meticulous about her cookies. Here she is with flour on her face.

Such adorable girls!

Beautiful Friends

Also, Eric and I took Jessalyn to see Ice Age yesterday and to eat at Cha Cha's. We just wanted to spend some extra time with our girl, and I'm so glad we did!

Games and Tricks

2009-07-20T19:52:00.000-07:00

We went to the Ranger game on Friday, July 17th with Donnie, Jill, and Averie. The Rangers played the Twins. Rangers lost 5-3, but we still had a lot of fun. The fireworks afterwards were great!

Hi, my name is Connor, and this is what I like to do now instead of laying down and taking my nap. Do you like my new trick?

Eric and Jessalyn went back to the Ranger game on Sunday night with Kevin, Beverly, Clayton, Harrison, Ron and Cheryl. Jessalyn had a blast! She played in the kids area, hit the ball off the tee, and played wiffle ball with the boys. She always has so much fun with them!

Hangin' with the kiddos

2009-07-10T20:29:00.000-07:00

Our little peanut (10 months) has started to crawl around more, pulling up, and wanting to stand. Here he is having fun!

Look mommy, one hand!
He is so proud of himself!

Anytime I get the camera out, Jessalyn wants to pose. Always the performer!

with one of her favorite books, Fancy Nancy of course!

My two precious kiddos having fun together! These are some of my favorite times!

Connor sportin' his boxers

4th of July- we ended up going out to eat, coming home to do baths and get pajamas on, and then went to watch Fireworks in the car- good memories

(best pic we got, squinting because of the sun)

Vegas Trip

2009-07-06T19:33:00.000-07:00

Eric and I went with our friends, Shane and Mandy, and Steve and Angie, to Las Vegas for four days/three nights. We had a blast!

Here are the boys playing the Star Wars slot machine.

Eric and I on Freemont Street (Downtown)

This trip was in honor of our 10th anniversary (which is actually in August) so we took a night to go out to a nice steakhouse called Gallagher's. It was in New York, New York.

I had to take a picture with Holly Madison's poster. She was in a show that was playing at our hotel. We didn't see it, but I am ashamed to say I have watched her in 'The Girls Next Door'.

Eric with Shaq's handprints

Mandy, Angie, and I in Planet Hollywood

All the rooms in Planet Hollywood are movie/actor themed.

Our room was 'Field of Dreams' We loved it!

White Sox uniform

My 'Baby' Sister Got Married!

2009-07-05T21:01:00.000-07:00

My sister, Sarah, got married to Jonny Carroll on June 20th. It is impossible for me not to think of her as my 'baby' sister as she is 8 years younger than me, but she really is a beautiful young woman. I am so proud of her! I was a bridesmaid, Jessalyn was the 'wedding' girl (as she insisted us calling her that), and Eric played the guitar and I sang 'Until You'.

Jessalyn getting her hair done. She looked like an angel.

Sarah and Jessalyn

Kim and I gave Sarah a necklace from James Avery that is called the 'clover of hearts'. It has 3 hearts that are connected, just like the 3 of us.

The 3 sisters

It was a beautiful wedding, great reception, and wonderful start to a new marriage.

Concerts in the Garden

2009-06-14T21:07:00.000-07:00

We took Jessalyn to the Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens last night for the Concerts in the Garden. It was hot!! We had a good time though. We wanted to do something special with Jessalyn by herself, which we have really tried to make an effort at doing since Connor has come along. We ate a picnic dinner, listened to good music from movie soundtracks, and watched a laser show that ended with fireworks.

Always dancing!

"I'm a Big Kid Now"

2009-06-14T20:38:00.000-07:00

Jessalyn had her last day of preschool a couple of weeks ago. She attended Fielder Road two days a week and absolutely loved it. I can't believe she will be starting kindergarten in the fall. Where has the time gone? Here she is with her sweet friends Lydia and Rylea. I know she will miss them.

They had water day, and Jessalyn loves to swing, so she was lovin' it!

Jessalyn and her teachers, Mrs. Cortez and Mrs. Peek...they were absolutely wonderful.

May Family Fun

2009-05-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

Jessalyn loves to dance! We started her at Stagedoor Dance Centre this year, and they had their big Spring Recital at Texas Hall at UTA. She was in a ballet number called 'Tiger in a Tutu' and a tap number called 'Kickin' it Country'.

Jessalyn played soccer again this spring, and I think she enjoyed it more this season than last. She even asked if she could be goalie.

May has been a crazy month, but such fun. With my sister getting married in 3 1/2 weeks and graduating from college, we have had showers and celebrations. We also celebrated Mother's Day in conjunction with Connor's baby dedication.

Easter (a month late)

2009-05-08T12:11:00.001-07:00

Easter was extra special this year as it was Connor's first Easter. Even though the weather wasn't that great, we still had a great time. We went to church, then to Nana and Papa's for lunch and inside hunt, and then off to Gran and Grandpa's for dinner and another inside hunt. Maybe next year the sun will shine!
Finding an egg at Gran and Grandpa's

Our family on Easter Sunday.

Jessalyn with the dessert that mommy planned for her class "cupcake easter baskets".

Jessalyn's class at her preschool after their Easter egg hunt.

Disneyworld Trip

2009-04-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

We took Jessalyn to Disneyworld in late February for her 5th birthday (which was actually January 31st). We had so much fun and can't wait to go back!! She got to meet her dream princess, Cinderella, as well as most of the other princesses and characters. We did a princess breakfast and a dinner at Chef Mickey's. We missed Connor, brought him back a mickey hat, and can't wait to take him in a few years.

I hate it when your kids are sick!

2009-03-31T14:44:00.000-07:00

Well, so far I am not that great at this blogging thing, but we have had a rough last few days. Connor is on his fourth ear infection in less than 3 months, needless to say we have been told to see an ENT, which isn't surprising since Eric and I both had tubes. In addition to the ear infection, he has been vomitting and having very 'ugly' diapers. Thus, I hate it when your kids are sick! So far Jess has not gotten sick, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Church and housework

2009-03-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

Well, it was a long day, but a good day...First, we went to church where we got the privilege of witnessing John and Jylian get baptized, what a blessing! We then sent the kids with Nana and Papa so we could clean the house! I have found out that even with only working 3 days a week, I am not a good housekeeper. Although, that really isn't a shocker! I have trouble keeping up, so we needed to do an overhaul. We didn't even finish, but took a big chunk out of it, yeah! I think when I go back to work full time next year, I will get my housekeeper back, another yeah! Here's to a good week after a good Spring Break!

Friday Fun!

2009-03-20T21:02:00.000-07:00

I am on overload, but managed to still have a good Friday...we started off at the park for lunch and play time with Jill and Averie. I guess everyone thought it was a good day for the park because it was crowded with daycare groups, but we still had a great time. We headed home for Connor's nap, and then it was off to David's Bridal to meet mom and Sarah for my final decision for my bridesmaids dress. I really like it, and I (and Sarah) am glad it is checked off the 'to do' list. Then back home for some picking up, dinner, baths, and bed. After the kiddos were in bed, I headed to the grocery store. Sometimes it is nice to get out of the house for some alone time, even if it includes produce and frozen food.
Well, off to bed...we have our first soccer game of the season in the morning!

Spring Break Fun

2009-03-18T20:04:00.000-07:00

Well, I have not done the Disneyworld pics as promised, but I wanted to post anyway. We got to have an 'adult' day today...we went with our awesome friends, Donnie and Jill, to Southlake for some shopping and Cheesecake Factory. It was fun to have a night away from the kiddos, and of course, the food was great! We got some fun stuff from Crate and Barrell for the kitchen. Eric has really gotten into cooking lately, which is nice for me, so he got some gadgets. We got Jess some cute stuff at my favorite store, Gymboree, and I got a necklace, earrings, and purse at New York and Company. Fun Stuff!

Blogging here I come!

2009-03-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

Well, I am finally writing my first blog! Yeah! Those of you that know me well, know that I have the worst memory ever! No, seriously, ever! So, I thought I needed a way to archive memories. I am a serious blog stalker, so I figured I might give it a try as well. Here it goes...
At this time in our lives, Eric and I have been married for 9 1/2 years, Jessalyn is 5 and Connor is 6 months. We are currently on Spring Break, but it is just hang around the house time for us. I have been working part time this year as an ESL teacher, but will be going back to full time next year. Life is fun...life is challenging:) We are still getting used to being a family of four, especially Jessalyn:) Although, at times I do feel bad for her...she was the only one, the princess, but now we have to share the spotlight with little brother. Connor is precious! I just feel as though he has a gentle, sweet spirit...and hopefully, I will not be eating my words in a couple of years. He is sitting up unassisted for about 1 minute, loves rolling from his tummy to his back except quickly hates being on his back, is working on rolling from his back to his tummy (has done it about 5-6 times), and is a great baby! He is a little on the small side, usually about 25% for height and weight (but he is proportionate), which is different for us....Jess was always hanging around the 75-85% range. We have really enjoyed getting to know our sweet baby boy..and look forward to the future. Jessalyn is our shining star! I am not biased or anything, but I think she is so talented. She is a great singer and dancer, and is really good at drawing and coloring. She takes ballet and tap, and we are about to do our second season of soccer. She will start kindergarten in the fall, and I can't believe my baby will be in 'big girl' school. Well, I think that is enough for my first post. Look for Disneyworld pics and memories in the next one!