Catching up

Facebook has taken most of my computer time, so it's been waaay to long since I posted anything on our blog. So, I decided to just throw a bunch of pictures from the past few months up to catch anyone up that happens to look at our blog.


Kaden, Jordan, and Tanner all entered an art contest at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Out of more than 1300 entries, all of them were chosen to be in the top 50. Kaden and Jordan were in the same age group and Kaden won 1st prize and Jordan took 3rd. The Bison in this picture is Kadens. We sure are proud of them.

Amy and I went to the Park County Fair and saw the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in concert.

Kand went to Key Camp in Casper, so we took the whole family and stayed at the C'mon Inn.

While in Casper, we ate at a restaurant called Sanders. It was a fun place!

Amy's brother David just got married to a great girl! Welcome to that family Amanda!

Amy with those that made her a mom on Mother's Day.

We have been working on finishing our basement this Summer. Hopefully it will be done in a month or so. We can't wait for our home theater!

Family pic at the Soelberg family reunion.

The whole Moore Family, minus Cory & Lisa's son, Matt. We sure have grown over the years!

Papa with Jordan and Tanner on the Bear Tooth Pass.

Tanner on Bear Tooth.

Tanner playing ball.

Kaden....perfect defensive form....and a smile:)

Our new dog Jaxon. We LOVE him!

Kaden at his 5th Grade graduation.

Easter in Idaho Falls

We had a fantastic long weekend with Mom and Dad over Easter! It's so fun for us and the kids to visit Bamma and Papa. Our kids couldn't have better grandparents!

17 YEARS!!!

Well, I'm happy to report that Amy made it through another year with me! I know it's been rough for her, but she's been a trooper! I really am so grateful to have such an incredible spouse! All of the Korean guests that come here for our business think that I am married to a super-model or movie star when they meet Amy. When she substitutes at the local high school, all the girls get jealous because they think there is new competition in the school, and all the guys hit on her. Poor Amy....all the things she has to deal with because she still looks like she is 18!

Thanks for sticking with me for all these years, Luv! You are the best and I look forward to all the years to come!

Unplanned Trip to Utah

So, with Amy out of town with Kaden and Jordan in D.C., Kenly, Tanner, and I didn't really have any plans for the weekend. On Saturday, started thinking about how to spend the day, when I had the thought that maybe we should head down to Utah and see my new twin neices. It didn't take much more than a suggestion to convince the kids to go, so we packed some things and took off. We arrived in Lehi at my brother Matt's house a little after 10pm and boy did we surprise him. It was a really quick trip, but well worth it to see and hold Piper and Averi. They are so tiny, but so perfect. Tanner also had a lot of fun playing with his cousins Bryce, Kyle, and Asher.


Averi

Piper

Cousins Tanner, Bryce, and Kyle.....and Kipper.

My new neices!

Bamma with one of her newest grandchildren....and some old ones.

Ode to Amy

Amy's brother James composed this ode for his ode, ode sister Amy on her birthday...

On your day of days what can I possibly say,
Especially now that your 30s are floating away.
It seems like just yesterday your hair was all frizzy and boofy,
But who would have thought then that you looked so darn goofy.
Mike was no better back then with his mullet and all.
Fortunately he knew what to do with a hoop and ball.
Now here we find you all grown up and thirty-seven.
So here’s to hoping for another sixty b-days before you reach heaven.
As lame as this ode is (and I know it’s a rhyme),
Allow me to tell you just one more time.
Happy birthday to you and may all your wishes come true.
Oh, and by the way, is that your hair’s natural hue?

Happy birthday, Amy!

"The Best Christmas Ever!!"

......at least that is what the kids all said. There is a valid reason for that though. After all of the "normal" Christmas presents were open, I went out to the garage and brought in one more little present, one that actually topped all the rest. This one actually made Kaden cry when he saw it, and made all of the kids forget about all the other gifts they got....at least for a little while. Yep, we finally added another member to our family, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi puppy!! There was no question that it was love at first sight for all of the kids, and for Amy and I too:) He is so cute and good natured that it's hard not to like him.....even though he pee's everwhere! We are planning on having him be a mostly outdoor dog, but in this cold weather, we have been keeping him inside. The kids all decided that they liked the name "Kipper", so Kipper he is. We are happy to have him!

Merry Christmas from the Moores!

Giving Thanks 2008

We are grateful for family....

...and food and full bellies...

...and love in our home.

Mahalo Maui!!

Well, I'm finally getting around to posting some pics of our Maui trip. As expected, it was incredible. What an amazing place!! We had such a great time with my Mom & Dad and my brother Cory and his wife Lisa. We spent the large majority of our time snorkeling, boogie boarding, site seeing, and eating. Here are a bunch of pictures to prove it. Enjoy!



One of the "Twin Falls" on the Hana Road.

Pretty amazing spider. We saw several of these while there.

A view of a sacred pond from inside the "Garden of Eden".

These trees were amazing! We couldn't believe how vivid the colors were. They really looked like they had been painted.

My hottie by the pool....

Pic of Mom and Dad. The scene behind them was in one of the opening scenes of Jurassic Park.

Me in front of a small waterfall.

Me doing what I loved the most.

Me with a few friends.

Me tormenting Mom with a dead crab.

Not a great place to surf, but a beautiful place to sightsee.

We had a lot of fun boogie boarding, but some of the waves beat us up!

Playing in the surf.

Me and Ame in the Garden of Eden.

Me and my Pappy!

Playin' on the lava rocks.

Mama's Fish House was expensive, but the food, setting, and service was great!

There were some incredible plants.

This was taken by a GREAT snorkeling spot in Mekena.

Me going down for a closer look at something.

Lisa (my sis-in-law) french-kissing a parrot.

This guy made hats and baskets out of palm reeds. Pretty profitable business!

All of us at the Pupu Lounge at sunset.

My Bay Watch dad!

Not bad chocolate....we didn't ask what the special ingredients were....

Me, Mom, Cory, and Lisa at the falls.

Beach babes!