CONGRATS DAD!!!

We were in Idaho this last week to celebrate my Dad's retirement. It was amazing to be part of such an incredible day and hear the great things that were shared by those individuals that worked closely with him.
We are proud of you Dad!! It was very appropriate to see you recognized for all of the amazing work you have done. We are excited for all of the fun adventures ahead now that you have a bit more time to relax, golf, fish, horseback ride, and do whatever else your heart desires. WE LOVE YOU DAD and GRANDPA!!!

SOMMEY SUE is NO LONGER 2!

We had a very Happy Birthday celebration yesterday for Sommey. I can't believe she is 3 already! First, Grandpa and Mimi took us all out for a Birthday dinner at Olive Garden.Next, we headed back to our house to open presents.......Sommey got lots of cute new clothes, new pink Puma's, money from Grandma's and Grandpa's, new picture for her room,and even got some princess Walkie Talkie's from Gpa and Mimi(she is holding one of them in the first picture).

We planned on ending the night with cake and ice cream, but we were all so full from dinner, that we ended it with just a little cake and a birthday song for Sommey Sue.

Sommey had been telling me for months that she wanted pink cupcakes for her Birthday, so I decided to make one GIANT cupCAKE for her BIG day.

A fEW of My fAVOritE ThINgs ABouT sOMmeY sUE:

• wants to be called Sommer Elizabeth in her new nursery class
• talks like she is 13 years old, instead of 3 years old
• has always loved shoes, clothes and will always ask people if they would like to take a look at her shoes or what she is wearing
• calls me Mamasita, and Mamaliciousness
• could eat treats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• loves pink and let me know recently she loves purple too
• Will tell me when my shoes are "beautiful"
• She is a great dancer and shows off her skills often
• Sings her heart out many times during the day and night
• Gives amazing snuggles to Mom, Dad and Drew

WE LOVE YOU SOMMEY SUE!!

HAPPY, HAPPY NUMBER 3!

NUMERO 3 Is On It's Way!

We will be adding another addition to the family this year. Number 3 is on it's way and due August 23rd. If the babes comes on the due date, he/she could share a birthday with Grandpa Moss and Nestman.......pretty cool. Drew is hoping for a boy and wants to call him Thomas and Sommey is pretty indifferent about the whole thing. We are excited!

GORGOZA PARK

Dave, Jen and their little guy Jake came to visit from Phoenix for a quick trip on Monday, so we decided to make a day of it. We headed up to Gorgoza Park in Park City to take advantage of ALL the snow that has been falling here in Utah. They came from toasty and warm Phoenix to spend the day with us and we had a great time.

Jake was a pro, even though this was his first official snow experience. It was a great way to sled. A rope tow gently pulled you up the hill until it dropped you off for another ride down the mountain. I got a shot of Lo and I heading up for another sled ride.

Drew relaxing on his tube. He was fearless, which made it hard to keep with him. He would sled down the hill and get right back on the rope tow whether I was anywhere near him or not.

They had cute little tubes for Sommer and Jake that fit them just right. Sommer was a fan of staying in the tube between rides. So we would pull her from the ride down the hill over to the rope tow up the hill.

One last picture of the kids just before we headed back to warm up at our house. We had such a great time with our friends. We look forward to many more visits.

I was impressed that we all left injury free. It was a much more mellow sledding experience compared to those from my younger years. I think I always came home with some sort of injury any time me and my family and friends finished a day of sledding.

#34-BASKETBALLER

Basketball started a couple of weeks ago and Drew is feeling it. He thought soccer was pretty fun too, but he seems to really feel the love for Basketball. So far we have had two games and he has made at least one basket per game, which is pretty cool.

Very blurry shot of Drew going in for a basket.

It is fun watching him be competitive and really go after the ball.................even if he tries to take it from his own team members.

Next up....New Year's Celebration

This New Years Eve flew by. I really don't know where the night went. I hope that is not a sign of how fast 2009 is going to fly by.

In the few moments, that the night seemed to only be, I did manage to get a few pictures of our festivities.Grandma carrying one of her 3 foot sparklers to bring in the New Year. Notice her slipper flip flops for the freezing Idaho winter eve. You may also notice Drew's shoeless feet just behind her.

We all huddled up the Moss fireworks show. Our neighbors added a few of their own as well to add to the excitement.

The kiddies stayed up with us until the midnight hour and then settled in to bed after our midnight celebrations. Happy New Year everyone! We had a great night, it just went by way too fast!

Merry Christmas!

Since today is January 16th, I thought I should finally get around to posting our Christmas and New Year festivities in Idaho at Grandma and Grandpa Moss's house.

We had a great time and the Holidays were filled with lots of parties. It was fun to see everyone again and have some great food, fun and late night chats.

Drew's favorite present was his electric train from Santa-that thing was running almost non-stop for the rest of Christmas Day.

Sommey's favorite gift from Santa was her fancy Sleeping Beauty dress with jewelry and shoes. As Drew's train was continually chugging down the tracks, so was she forever prancing around the house in her lovely gown.