Growing and Expanding

It seems that as I expand with the pregnancy everything around me expands too. Life just seems to get more and more crazy and it seems as if I never have a free moment. So this week has been nice. The schools are on Fall Break so I have had the week off. Its been nice to get somewhat organized again. I have been able to sleep in too, which I relish because I'm sure that won't happen very often once "little man" comes along.

Jared and I have been counting our blessings lately. I think that its a really good thing to do when I feel like I have no control over what is going on in my life. We have been planning to move as soon as our lease was up but really wanted to be able to stay in our ward. Well, our ward is mainly houses and town houses and the apt. complex we live in now is SUPER expensive. HOWEVER, I went on-line to check prices at our complex and found that they have 2 bed 2 bath apts. for a price that we can actually afford. So, WE ARE MOVING!!! On Dec. 7th we get to move into our own apt. again. I'm SUPER excited. It is definitely going to be a hard time to move, with a brand new baby and Jared's finals week. But it is going to be GREAT!!!

So, life is crazy but good. Jared is working Saturday's again which is a blessing and a curse. I only have 3 weeks left of work until I start maternity leave. We have been trying to spend as much time together as we can. We went to our ward Halloween party which we actually enjoyed! One of the games there was eating a donut off of a string, I didn't play but Jared did.

My car finally hit 100,000 miles. I thought it was cool so as I was driving down the road I pulled out my camera to take a picture. (I know, I'm kind of a dork.)




Kimmy and Tyson just moved up the street from us! They got a wicked deal on renting a house. So, its fun to have them closer. Plus I get to babysit cute little Spencer.

Spencer sleeping while I babysat

Houdini Helping me babysit

Jared and I actually got to spend Halloween together! His teacher basically cancelled class because she figured no one would come anyway. So, we went to a Trunk or Treat with my sister and her husband but it was over by the time we got there. So then we went out to a diner type restaurant called Gunther Toody's. They have 5 cent burgers on Wed. We went with Kimmy and Tyson, Chris, Matt, Tim and a friend of Tim's. It was a fun night. But I just enjoyed being with Jared.

Jared, me, and my growing belly on Halloween

Kimmy, Tyson, and Spencer on Halloween

So That's been our life lately. I really will try to blog again soon.

LOVE TO ALL!!!

I am a SERIOUS slacker!!!

I have to apologize to those of you who actually take the time to look at our blog. I have been a huge slacker. Now that I'm back to working again I pretty much come home, eat, take a small nap, wake up to watch my shows, and then I back to sleep for the night. I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to work while I am pregnant. I do enjoy my job though. There is just something about special needs children that I love and its such a blessing to me that I get to work with them.



Things have been going really well for us though. Jared is back in school so I NEVER get to see him during the week (except on Wed. when he comes home to spend time with me before he heads off to school). He is doing well though and is creating some really cool things. I love it when he is home and wants to show me what he's been working on, he is SO talented.

The past month has kind of flown by. At the beginning of Sept. we were able to go to Utah for Labor Day weekend. It was a special trip because we went for the blessing of Jared's sister's new baby boy, Jayson. He is such a precious little boy. We always have fun when we go to Utah because we get to see Jared's mom and sister and her family. We just love playing with our nieces so whenever we get the opportunity to we take it.

Jared with our new nephew Jayson

Jared and Jayson (doesn't he look GREAT with a baby in his arms?)

Me and Rylee (she was enjoying playing with our camera)

Jared in the play tent with Rylee and Tayler

Then came my birthday! Woo hoo another year older and I'm not sure I feel a whole lot wiser. But my birthday was fun. We woke up and had a yummy breakfast and then just hung out until it was time to go to church. After church we went to my mom and dad's house for my FAVORITE spaghetti dinner and cake and ice cream. Kimmy and Tyson came down and my brother Mikey was even visiting from Florida. So it was an extra special day because I had most of my family there to spend it with. (Thank to all those who sent birthday wishes!!!)

My sister Kimmy made my birthday cake

We also ended the month of Sept. in Utah. Jared's wonderful Grandpa B. passed away on Sept. 24th. He was such a great man and I'm so thankful that I had the opportunity to know him. We were able to see him quite a bit in our travels this summer and every time he saw him was special. He always made me feel loved and that he genuinely cared about me. He also always made sure Jared was taking care of me of smiled big when I told him Jared was doing a wonderful job. I'm so thankful that Grandpa B. was the one who sealed Jared and me and I'm thankful for the many times I heard his testimony. What an awesome man!!! While in Utah for the funeral we were able to spend time with ALL of Jared's brothers and sisters. It was special for Jared to be with them all again but it was wonderful for me too because I'm still getting to know most of them and I LOVE spending time with them. I always like I'm with my own family when I'm with them, which is such a nice feeling.

Jared and Grandpa B. on our wedding day Grandpa B. on Jared and my wedding day

Last but not least Happy Birthday to my baby brother Timmy who turns 16 tomorrow. He is such a wonderful and special boy and I couldn't ask for a better baby bro. I LOVE YOU TIMMY!!!

OK, so I hope this can tide everyone over until I have more exciting things to write. Our life really isn't all that exciting right now. We are just awaiting the arrival of our little man. Only 9 weeks to go!!! Until next time!

LOVE TO ALL!!!!!

Spencer Scotlyn Moore

My oldest sister Kimmy had her baby on August 20 at 6:20 pm. He weighed 8lbs 4oz and was 20.5 in long. She went in that morning to be induced and was at 2cm ALL DAY. Finally I got a phone call from my dad saying Kimmy wasn't doing well and that they had to do a C-section. Little Spencer wasn't so little and Kimmy couldn't deliver on her own. So they prepped her for surgery and he was out in a matter of minutes. Kimmy was in the hospital until Wed. afternoon and is recovering amazingly well. She has always been tough. We are very excited that both Spencer and Kimmy are home and healthy. CONGRATULATIONS to Kimmy and Tyson!!! We LOVE you!!!!!!!!

Florida Trip!

I really did try my hardest to blog sooner but life just kept getting in the way. So its time to catch up AGAIN.

Jared and I got to enjoy a beautiful week in Florida at the end of July. We left on July 28 and returned home on August 4th. The purpose of the trip was supposed to be a family reunion for my grandparents 65th Anniversary. However, not everyone was able to make it down at the same time. But my grandparents were able to see most of their family this summer through spread out visits.

We spent most of our time in Florida relaxing. We did A LOT of swimming, went fishing, did some spray paint art, went to the beach, played some tennis, and Jared even got to go to Universal Studios for a day with my brothers, Mikey, Matt and Timmy. I would have gone too but to pay that price and not get to ride anything just wasn't worth it. Plus, my mom and grandmommy planned a baby shower for that night. So the boys played and the girls partied.

Timmy and Jared doing Spray paint art

The boys at the beach trying to boogie board (the weather wasn't all that great)

Jared sleeping after our trip to the beach

Mikey, Timmy, and Matt swimming in the rain (what daredevils!!!)

Matt, Jared, and Timmy on the way back to the house after fishing

Me and my cousin Jeannie, and Mikey





Me at my baby shower





Me and Mom





My cake



Me cutting my cake ( I just love Publix cakes!!!)

The night before our return home we all went out to dinner at Iguana Mia to celebrate my grandparents anniversary. Its the best Mexican restaurant on the planet! We had a party of 18 people and we had a blast! It was a GREAT week!!! It was so hard for me to come home and leave them and Florida. I just hate being so far away from my Grandmommy and Granddaddy.

My AMAZING grandparents after 65 years. ( I just love them so much!!!)

Their first date was to a Mexican restaurant.

When we got back Jared was back to work and I was back to, well, I was lounging and sometimes nannying. This has been a really relaxed summer for me. I have been putting out resumes so hopefully I'll have a real job again soon. Jared and I have been enjoying the time we have together since he goes back to school soon and we probably won't see too much of each other. It will be hard but we'll get through it. We just keep telling ourselves that we just have to get through this year of it and then he's done.

Anyway, we hope all is well with everyone. We miss you and send you our love!!! Until next time! Take Care!!!

ALL OUR LOVE!!!!!!!!!

We finally found out what we are having....

IT'S A BOY!!!

We are happy to announce that our dear little niece Alyssa, as well as two of my brothers and my sister Kimmy, were wrong!! Our little one was all curled when we had the ultrasound sound yesterday but somehow he was curled up with his legs spread wide open. We are very excited that our first is a boy. I have always said that everyone needs a big brother.

But even better than finding out its a boy, we found out that our baby is growing healthy and everything is just as it should be. Woo Hoo!!!

Here are some fun pictures from our ultrasound.

Baby Boy Profile

Baby Boy Feet

Baby Boy Parts (no mistake about that)

Ok, well until I write again!!!

LOVE TO ALL!!!!!

Vacations are so GREAT!!!

It is true that vacations are great,

but vacations to go visit family are even better.

Jared and I returned home on July 8th after having been away for 9 days. Our travels started out with a business trip to Park City. The company Jared works for, Ideations, had a install to do there and I got to go along too. We left Denver at 4:30 pm on Friday the 29th and arrived in Park City, UT around 2:30 am. Jared had to drive the company truck which left me driving alone in my car. I did alright until about 11:30pm and then I had to have Jared come and drive for me. So Jared worked long hours and I played. I got to hang out in a nice hotel room, shop and visit my family. I met up with my sister Kimmy in Salt Lake and we drove down to visit our Grandma. Much to our surprise we got to meet our cousins new baby twins. THEY ARE SO CUTE!!!

Kimmy with baby Jasmyne (Kimmy's baby is due Aug. 16)

My Grandma with baby Aspyn

We left Park City in the morning of the 3rd and headed to Stansbury Park to stay with Jared's mom, Leslie. That night we went and saw Ratatouille. It was such a great movie. We really enjoyed it. The next morning, the 4th, we headed up to Clearfield to spend the 4th of July with Jared's sister, Jessica, and her family. Before we got to Jessica's we stopped to see Jared's grandma and grandpa, which is always fun and interesting. We had such a great time hanging out with Jess, Sean and the girls. We had a barbecue and then kinda chilled until we were ready to go watch the fireworks. The fireworks show we watched was amazing. It was like the grand finale the entire time. It would have been nicer though if the ash and flaming canisters weren't falling all around us. Our nieces, Taylor and Rylee, were a little afraid of the noise but by the end Taylor enjoyed it. We spent the night there and on the 5th we stayed and played with the girls until Jess had to go to work. They got Jared and I to play beauty shop with them. We also played hopscotch and with Spud Buds that we brought for the girls. We stayed at Leslie's house again that night and the next morning we headed up to Idaho to see Jared's sister, Jenny, and her family.

Jared teaching and playing hopscotch with Rylee (above) and Taylor(below)

Playing with the Spud Buds (they are a smaller version of Mr. Potato Head, it comes with a potato head, a carrot head, and a corn head) Rylee really loved them.

This was her favorite thing to do with them. She also would take the pieces off the potato head with her mouth and then laugh hysterically. It was super cute.

Jared playing "Beauty Shop", he even had his book to read while he was getting "his hair" done

On the 6th we left Stansbury at about 8:30 am and got to Ashton, ID around 12:30. It was a nice drive, boring, but scenic. I have never been to Idaho and it was interesting to see how bare it is. There was A LOT of farm land. Jenny and Steve were staying at Steve's mom's house in Ashton and Blythe, Steve's mom, was kind enough to let us stay there as well. We felt bad crashing Jenny and Steve's vacation but we were happy that it worked out for us to see them. When we got there everyone got a bite to eat for lunch and then we jumped in our swim suits and headed for the river. We floated down a river for a few hours and enjoyed the beauty around us. Jared and I had our niece, Meggy, in the kayak with us. She rowed most of the time so I didn't have to do anything (except for when those .5 rapids popped up). When we got back to the house we cleaned up and then played for a while. Jared and I had planned on heading home on the 7th but we wanted to spend more time with everyone so we stayed an extra day in Idaho. That morning we got up and played with the girls. We gave Emmy the High School Musical board game so we promised we would play. And boy was it FUN! Later we went up further into the mts. to feed fish and to see the falls. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!! However, sitting in the back seat with Emmy and Meggy was my favorite part of that trip. (I just have the cutest and most fun nieces in the world. I was glad I got to spend time with 5 of them on this vacation)

Meggy "pouncing" Jared

Me with 2 of my super cute nieces

Meggy took this picture of us. Isn't the sky amazing?!?! There was the coolest lightning storm that night.

Playing High School Musical. It was actually a fun game.

Jared and Meggy doing a ballet dance to get their cards for the game

In the car driving to feed the fish and to see the falls. Meggy wasn't really sad. (I promise)

These were taken at the lookout point at the top of the Lower Falls (below).

Emmy(10), Lyssa(3), Meggy(7) Meggy is such a little model.

This is at the Upper Falls (Steve ,Blythe & Alyssa, Emmy, Jenny, Meggy, and me and my belly)

Sadly Sunday (the 8th) rolled around and we had to say our goodbyes and head home. The drive home wasn't all that bad. It is way more fun to drive 11hrs with your spouse than it is to drive it alone. It helps too that I have a VERY entertaining husband. I was sad our vacation had to end but I was glad we could do it. It is always so nice for me to get to spend time with Jared's family because I'm still getting to know them and visa versa. So its nice when it actually works out for us to visit them.

Well, I hope this can tide everyone over until next week when we can post the gender of the baby!! Alyssa told us we were having a girl. I love you Lyssa but I hope you are wrong. ;)

Anyway, we hope everyone is doing well. LOVE TO ALL!!!!!!!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JARED!!!!

Last night before bed Jared said to me, "Well, you get to wake up next to an old man in the morning". To which I replied, "I wake up to an old man EVERY morning". But as much as I tease him I love him VERY much. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful husband.(even is he is old.) SO Happy Birthday Jared. I LOVE YOU!!!!

The Good Times and the Sad Times

I know its been a while and once again I'm sorry. But sometimes I feel our life isn't all that exciting to tell everyone about. But I know we don't get everyone called as often as we would like so here is our update.

FIRST: The Good Times

Life is going great! Jared's mom was in town a few weeks ago and everyday she was here was packed with things to do. It was definitely a tiring week. But it was fun. I mostly enjoyed our day at The Botanical Gardens. Leslie, Annie (Leslie's sister), Julie, and I went. It was fun to get to spend the day with Annie too because even though she lives 20 mins away from us we still don't know each other that well so it was fun to spend time with her.

Father's day was nice. I got Jared the "New Father" Willow Tree figurine. I thought it was fitting and I figured we could wait to start his Father's Day tie collection next year. I only got to see my dad for about 5 minutes on Father's Day because we went and had dinner at Annie and Steve's house. I was sad that I couldn't spend the day with my dad but when I called him the night before to tell him I wasn't going to see him on Father's day he made me feel better about it. I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful Dad. My sister always says she wants her kids to have a "daddy' not a "father" and that's just what we have. We have the BEST "DADDY" in the world.

A few weeks ago there was a festival downtown on Capitol Hill. Jared and I enjoy going to the festivals around here because they always have really amazing art booths set up. This one didn't have very impressive art but Jared did get to meet the Simpsons. We also got to enjoy our all time favorite flavor of snow cone- Tiger's Blood. IT WAS AMAZING. I had been wanting one for so long so I was excited to see that they had that flavor.

Jared hanging with the Simpsons

NOW:The Sad Times

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Tyson and Kimmy and Tyson's family. On June 20th Tyson's little brother Scotty passed away. Scotty had a lot of medical problems and should not have lived as long as he did. He was 18 years old but had the fun loving mind of a 3 year old. Scotty loved to shop for movies. Movies was his passion. He had at least 3 copies, if not more, of every movie he owned. He also loved to sing. The first time I met him he sung me a song. That's how he showed he cared about someone. I know Kimmy would love it when he would sing her song to her. How wonderful it is to know of the plan of salvation and know that they can all be with Scotty again. I was able to attend the funeral service for Scotty on the 25th and just walking into the chapel you could feel Scotty's spirit and the love that he had for all the people there to celebrate his life. I know the loss of Scotty is especially hard on Tyson, he was very close to Scotty, but we pray that he will find comfort in knowing that they will meet again.

This is the program for the service, it was made to look like a video case

LAST:Good News Again

I had another OB appointment on the 20th of June. It wasn't a big one, just some more blood work. BUT we were finally able to hear the heartbeat of the baby. It was so exciting!!! Its still strange to think that there is a human being growing inside of me. How cool is that?!?!?! Anyway, we also found out that on the 18th of July is our ultrasound and we;ll find out what the baby is then. We were also told to bring a video or DVD so that they can record the ultrasound for us! I'm so excited!!!

Kimmy and me (she's WAY more pregnant than I am)

Anyway, I think I have babbled on long enough. I hope all is well with everyone!

LOVE TO ALL!!!!!!!!!