Kyle's Blessing

I thought I should finally post some pictures from Kyle's blessing. We blessed him on Sept 5, and his dad did a great job with the blessing. We were lucky to have many family members there. After church we had dinner at our house and suprisingly we fit everyone in! At his last Dr. appointment at 2 months he weighed 11lbs 12oz which is average for his age. He is just learning to smile and Andrea has gotten him to laugh a couple of times. We really love having Kyle in our family.






Our first family picture, and the only one without the kids looking away.


Grandpa Monte with Kyle, we love this picture. You can tell Kyle already admires him.




Our kids loved having all the family around, they especially liked beating everyone with pillows.




Now here is a rare picture so I had to post it. All five of the Moser women looking at the camera, with smiles, and not trying to hide! (The whole family has a history of severe camera shyness)

The bachelors corner.

The young married's couch. Or should I say the couch for the crazy people and the women who tolerate them.

I love my family!

Andi's First Day of Kindergarten

We have been preparing Andrea for kindergarten for months, maybe even years. In the days leading up to the first day Mike and I worried though about how she would do, if she would make friends, if she would like it, if she knew everything she needed to. We would ask her if she was excited and she would shrug her shoulders and say "yeah", similar to the way she says it when we ask her if she wants a sandwich for lunch. No excitement, but no apprehension. If we asked if she was nervous she would say "no" in the same nonchalant voice. But being the mom I just new she would be nervous, after all I was on my first day of school...

Now I need to give a little background. I work so for the last six months we had been working on finding a place for Andi to go to daycare after school. We did find one only a couple of blocks from our house that a bus would hopefully pick her up from. It was important she have a bus because I work on the other side of town. Anyway at registration I found out that bus schedules don't come out until the week before school. I spent the next four months worrying about wether she would have a bus or if I would have to beg neighbors to take her to and from school. The week came and I finally got to see the bus routes, and thankfully there was a stop a block away from her daycare. Well, three days before school started I found out the bus was only for morning kindergarteners and Andrea was in afternoon. Suddenly in freak-out mode I called the school to see if she could switch to morning, which they said they didn't know if there were openings but that I should talk to the teacher the next day. Two days before school I went to her teacher and begged to let her switch (almost in tears), which thankfully she did. Needless to say the bus situation had me on edge, but Andrea was just excited to ride a bus.

Welcome to the first day of school. We woke up early to make sure we didn't miss the bus. I even checked online again to make sure I had the right information for the stop. Of course we took a picture on the front porch. With plenty of time to spare we made our way to the bus stop. When I pulled up, no one was there so suddenly I was panicing again. After a while though other kids started to show up, I was just WAY to early. I also realized then though that I had forgotten my camera, so again I was upset. Well Andrea marched up to the bus line, then walked to the bus and got on just like a pro. The video is actually of the second day but it was basically the same.





Andrea did great! I was so proud of her, and I didn't even cry (well at least at that point).

Three hours later I knew it was time to get ready to pick her up from the bus stop since she wasn't actually going to daycare yet. Again I got online to check the time and I went plenty early to make sure I didn't miss it. If I couldn't get video of her getting on, I most certainly wanted it of her comming off the bus. Anyway, I drove to the stop with Kyle and waited...and waited...and waited... After waiting 45 minutes I realized something must be wrong. I didn't know what to do so I started driving around to see if I could find the bus. As I did I passed a mom that had been at the stop that morning. She said the kindergarten bus had already dropped off the kindergarteners and that Andrea could still be on the bus. Full PANIC!!! What, my 5 year old could be wandering the streets not knowing where she is, and crying because her mom was not there for her on the first day of school. Again not knowing what to do, and myself and Kyle in tears I started driving around looking for her. Then the thought came to go to the school (really I don't know why I didn't just do that in the first place.) I sped to the school in hopes she would be standing on the sidewalk waiting, but she was not there. There was however, another bus. I walked up to the driver and asked her if she knew where the kindergarten bus was and I explained the situation. She said "Oh, you are the mom we are all looking for. Your daughter is on the bus that is parked in front of your house." That driver called the driver of the other bus and they brought her back to the school. I took a deep breath and put on a brave face for her. I just knew she would be distraught and in tears, and would probably never forgive me. They pulled up and opened the doors and she bounced down the stairs saying "Hey mom" as she passed like nothing had happened. I barely got a half a hug before she went to say Hi to Kyle. The bus driver explained that they only drop Kindergarteners off at a few stops in the afternoon. The stop I dropped her off at in the morning was not a dropoff in the afternoon. She also said that Andi was and angel for the whole ride. I thanked the bus driver, drove home with Andi and Kyle, then went to my bedroom and burst into tears...I guess I was the one that should have prepared for the first day of school!

The end of summer

I can'believe the summer is over! Kyle has been a lot of the attention of this summer. Andrea has turned into his "mini-mom." She carries him around a lot, gives him his binki, feeds him occasionally, picks out his clothes, changes his diaper, rocks him to sleep, and plays with him. There is no doubt that she loves her two little brothers, and they love their big sister.

I can't belive I got all three of them looking at the camera at once...thank heavens for digital cameras!

I also got the camera out to take some pictures of Kyle. I just love his dark eyes, they just have so much to say and they are already starting to turn brown! I think they will be dark brown like his dad's.

Just because we love large crowds of tired, hot, and sweaty people we went to Lagoon with my family on one of the last Saturdays of the year. We were worried because of previous experiences that Nick would not go on any rides, but having his sister with him helped him be "brave" and he went on most of the kids rides.

Andrea on the other hand was fearless, I think I had more fear for her then she did. She went on every ride she could. This included rattlesnake rapids, Tidal wave, the big swings, the Wild Mouse, the Spider rollercoaster, and finally Colossus. She was laughing and giggling out loud almost the entire time on the Wild Mouse and Colossus. It was amazing to see! I am pretty sure there are not may 5 year olds that want to ride colossus let alone enjoy it! I still can't believe it...Six Flags here we come! I on the other hand was terrified nearly the entire time. Not for myself but for her, I was afraid she would slip out. Guess I had to be brave too!

Crutches...How I loath thee.

I would consider myself a busy body. I really don't like to sit around much. I make "to-do" lists and I like to get the things done on my list. While I have been looking forward to maternity leave so I could spend quality time with my new baby, I was also looking forward to it so I could get a giant list of things done. Things like organize my cupboards (still can't find things after moving in), clean out the basement, paint and decorate the house, learn to sew, landscape our yard...are all on the list. One of the worst tortures I could think of for myself would be to be put on bedrest. Bring on the torture...

About two weeks before I had Kyle I hurt my knee and could not walk on it. I kept it up and iced it a lot and after a couple of weeks it felt a little better. The week after having Kyle I was walking ok and just starting to enjoy being home. Mike had to go out of town for the week but I was feeling great so I wasn't worried. Well, right after he got on the plane to Arkansas I stood up and turned sideways and my knee locked in place and it was extremely painful. I could not put any of my own weight on it let alone carry a baby. The next day (Tuesday) I went to see the doctor and he said I would only be able to fix it with surgery, and would I be able to do surgery on Thursday of that week. I said yes because I really needed to be able to walk. (funny how that is when you have two kids and a baby) With Mike still out of town my mom took me to the surgery and Mike got home at the same time that I got home from the surgery.

Turns out I had caught the Miniscus (the cartilage in my knee that keeps the bones from rubbing) and torn it in two places, then part of the cartilage folded over and got caught in the joint which is was made it lock. As a result of the tearing they had to remove the entire miniscus, which meant I was stuck on the couch for a while and could only walk with crutches. I have to say that it is impossible to carry a baby while on crutches. I had the joy of sitting on the couch for a week and doing nothing but watching TV and reading. On a side note...daytime TV is aweful!! Really...how many times does the news need to be recaped? It sure was an adventure being stuck on the couch. Andrea became Kyle's personal carrier, my mom became my shouffer, and Mike became my maid. There were also many other's that helped me get through this that I am very greatful for. This is a picture of me hanging out on the couch.



I did start reading the book series "The Great and Terrible" by Chris Stewart which I am totally loving. The Dr. did say that I will be needing a full knee replacement within the next 10-15 years, and that I shouldn't plan on training for a marathon unless I want to replace my knee sooner. (The perfect excuse not to run anymore!) In the end I was only on crutches for a week and after a month of physical therapy every other day I am almost back to normal activity. Now back to my to-do lists!

Kyle Michael Moser

Kyle Michael Moser loudly announced his arrival to the world on July 30, and we are all very happy to have him here! I guess we are destined to have bigger babies as he weighed 8lbs 9oz and was 20 inches long. His hair is the same color's as Andrea's and his skin seems a little like her's as well, but many visitors have said he looks like Nick. He should be a great runner like his dad some day because he as a great set of lungs...he screamed for his first 45 min in this world. When he cries it breaks your heart because is lower lip just quivers. He should have no problems wrapping all of us around his tiny fingers!

Here is the proud dad!

Andrea just wanted to hold him the whole time. She has been waiting for him for a while and for the last couple of weeks she has asked me almost every day if he was comming that day. Several times there were tears when I told her probably not. Believe me, I wanted to cry too!

When Nick first saw him he said "Awww its my Kyle baby brother!" He then informed us that he had ears, eyes, a nose and everything! I am glad he took the time to make sure everything was there.

This is our first full family portrait with many more to come. I think the weirdest thing is going to be when we go to a resturant and say we need a table for 5! Time just keeps flying by!

One of Nick's favorite things to do in the hospital room was to ride the bed. Several times it felt like I was folded in half. This is also how he likes to just chill.

The next couple of pictures were taken of Kyle a couple of hours after we got home from the hospital. I just think he is a doll, so I had to take some pictures.

We are all very happy that Kyle is finally here (especially mom). Our family finally feels complete, and we can't wait to get to know him more! We all love you Kyle!

What do bats eat???

Nick is really talking a ton lately and using all kinds of new words. I just love making him talk to hear what is going on in his little mind. Anyway, the other day we were talking about bats and we asked him what they eat. Here is the video.

For translation bats eat "spagitos" which are mosquitos.

Summer fun

Well, I have 10 days to my due date so I thought now would be a good time to write about the summer before there is a screaming baby in our house again!

As part of the preparations for the baby I realized I had not taken nice pictures of Nick and Andi for almost a year!!! Crazy huh! I had my sister-in-law Kami come up and take pictures of the kids. I also thought that since this would be my last pregnancy (pregnancy and I don't get along well) I might want some pictures of my giant belly, you know, for posterity! Anyway she did an awesome job! I even like some of the pictures of me pregnant (never thought I would say that) and so does Mike!

OK, so this is what I look like pregnant in case any of you have not seen me recently. Enjoy because this is the only picture I am posting.

Nick really loves Andrea and he really loves to give her kisses on the cheek. Andrea didn't really want a kiss this time.

I also finally got the chance to try out my new camera on the Moser farm. I took the kids around me and we took pictures on trackors, the cattle chute, and other fun places. This was one of my favorite pictures inside a tractor tire.

Sadly my sister is moving with her four boys to Washington soon so we have tried to spend as much time as possible with them. We decided to take the kids to the zoo to see the baby elephant, which the kids loved! It really was cute! We also were able to see the bird show which the kids were a little more leary of at first. Nick just wanted to dance to the music at the show.

In June we got to watch Mike run the ragnar relay. He was leg 2 and ran about 13 miles. We were proud of him and the kids and I loved watching him run. I think next year I may even try it!

This is the cheering section for the team "Justice League" which included Mike, my two brothers Neil and Tom, my sister Kami, my cousins Jamie and Alli, and all their friends. They were awesome! The cheering section included my Aunt Sue, Nick, Andi & Myself. We brought my Aunt's toy music set to make noise and cheer for our team and others! The thing I liked most was how everyone seemed to be cheering everyone on.

This is Mike and Nick at the end of the race in Park City.

The main part of the summer we have spent working in the yard. Most recently we have been working on the sprinkler system which has just been a joy! I am not sure though, that is the word Mike would use. Anyway, he let me assemble some of the lines and he did the hard work of cleaning up the trenches and laying the lines in. It was all we could do though to keep the kids out of the trenches. Really if anyone needs something fun for the kids to do just dig them some trenches!

Mike is awesome though and finished the installation in two weeks! Since then we have been working on filling in the trenches and the kids have had a great time helping. The result of the kids helping is documented in the picture below... I can't wait to have grass!!