Zonked!

Our New Year's Eve Spread
Aedyn crashed on the floor from playtime!

New Year's Eve was very quiet for us. Shane made a spread of meats and cheeses and crackers while we watched movies. Aedyn went to bed for the night around 11pm and we finished watching some movies before the big countdown with Dick Clark! We definitely know our lives have changed when we toasted in the new year with bottles of water!!

As I was just beginning to feel better, Aedyn got sickwith a temp. and congestion. So, New's year's Day was not as quiet as the evening before. Aedyn tried smiling and laughing through his tears. He couldn't help himself, he was feeling miserable, and I think a couple of times Shane and I cried along,too! The doctor said just to take comfort measures; so we lathered him up with baby Vicks, bought a vaporizer to put moisture into the air, sat in a steamy bathroom for 1/2 hour to loosen up congestion, gave him baby tylenol, held him constantly, for he cried when we put him down and stayed the entire day in pajamas! He finally fell asleep around 9 or 10 pm and slept all the way until 5:30 am; poor guy was so tired he barely got any rest all day long. His temp. this morning is way down. He has taken 2 naps already, which is good because the body heals while resting.

So hopefully the next few days will be better, because I need to put the daycare back in order. We had moved everything out and set up the space like a bedroom for Amber and Hugh while they stayed with us. Shane and I were supposed to do it last week after Christmas but I got sick! I have put an ad back in the Pennysaver like always, so let's see what business I can drum up from that. I have decided not to take any infants, and only start out with 2 other children of ages 2 or up. My persepective is totally different from when I had no children of my own. i wonder how this will play out with the parents I interview.We'll see.

Playtime

Aedyn got a new exersaucer from Granny and Popa for Christmas. He's still a bit short, his feet don't touch the bottom. But, he loves all the activities, especially the sun.

kid rock band

Chris on drums, Sean,Jr.on xylaphone, Daisy on maracas, and Angela did the lighting!

Happy New Year!

A Very Warm, Short Welcome to the New Year! May 2008 be the year of all Our Dreams Come True!

How I Feel About Our Life!

How I Feel about our life Can be summed Up in this One Photo! Our Life is Complete!

Cookie Day!

I know I missed something. On Saturday the 22nd, we ventured up to Shane's parent's house to make some family favorite cookies. All who was there, was Mom, Dad, Jason, Jen, Brayden,Nina, Brian, Kaitlyn, Charity, Willow, Charity's friend and neighbor Pepper, and of course Us! It was a full house. Well, the boys left to go to do some last minute shopping and left the baking to the girls!

We split up into teams to get all the baking done. Kaitlyn and I tackled the pecan balls, Charity pressed up some Pitzels, Nina and Pepper gooeyed up some chocolate chunk wonders, Jen and Willow finished the hawaiins, and we all pitched in for danish butter cookies. And topping it off Mom supervised us all.

The cookies turned out well, but what was even better is we got to meet Brayden for the first time. Shane and I had forgotten how small babies can be. We couldn't even imagine Aedyn as small as he was when he was born, because now everyone describes him as a Mack truck.Brayden is beautiful and he was so calm and slept quite well. He definitely is a Moore boy.He has a very prominent brow. So basically he is Jason from the nose up and Jen from the nose down, so lovable.

It was a great day,topped off with pizza and a movie, The Christmas Story!

Random December photos

Mr.Turbinhead
Shane's longtime best friend Adam meeting Aedyn
A perfect baby in a bubble! haha!
See, we still kiss!

Daddy napping with Aedyn
Kat and Jon Closeup
Aedyn entertaining Uncle Jon
Sean, Deb, and Doug at kat's caroling party!
Summer caroling!

More Pics (doggie style)

Tinkerbell and Candi
Buddy and Toby
Toby yawning! so funny!
Jon and Bella
Candi,my love!

More Christmas Pics!

Aedyn passed out on G-pa Young's lap
Grammy Bev with Daddy and Aedyn at Mission Inn
Uncle Jon and Daddy having a gay old time!
MEN!
Aedyn with Aunt Jen and her grandma!

Helen Cooking Breakfast
Mom's Classic Pooh painting for Aedyn's room
G-pa Justin and Kat
Aedyn Cuddling with Uncle Sean

Christmas Morning Breakfast
Summer with Aedyn
Congratualtions Steven and Rosie!
Sean Jr. and Daisy
Aedyn sitting up!

What felt like the 12 days of Christmas! A Long, but Great Holiday!

At the Mission Inn Christmas Eve

Aedyn with Cousins Jamie and Sean Christmas Eve

Christmas Morning Breakfast

Angela, Sean,Jr., and Jamie opening gifts on Christmas at Dad and Helen's

Uncle Steven with Aedyn

Christmas was wonderful this year! (Anything is better than last year with a trip to the emergency room for an ear ache that made me feel like I was dying, and dealing with a psycho birthmother!) This year we celebrated as a family of 3! Of course my first Christmas as a new mama sent me into crying episodes throughout the holiday! Good crying! Of course,Kat joined right in,Shane did too a couple of times!



Well, let's do the rundown. Monday, Christmas Eve day, we loaded up the car with luggage, gifts, baby, and dogs and set off to Kat's house. The drive was smooth we chilled at kat's for a while, then headed over to Mom's house for some yummy cookies and cider, then a quick spin around the Mission Inn for lights and carolers, and on to church for Christmas Eve service! (Which we were a might bit dissapointed in, which is hard to say, but the messge had no warmth and spirit of the season). Then off to Sean's house for some turkey and mashed potatoes(yum). The broccoli was great Jen!We hung out for a bit and then headed back to Kat's where we nestled down and Shane read the Night Before Christmas(from the computer because we can't seem to find the beautiful pop-up book I got Shane last year). Finally, we fell asleep.



Christmas morning approached. The winds gusted and whistled through the windows! We all must have been very good this year because not a drop of coal this year in our stockings.

It was beautiful waking up and seeing Aedyn's smiling face! The best Christmas gift! We opened stockings and then read a short script of the biblical Christmas story adapted by Kat. I cried of course,because Shane played Joseph and I played Mary, and Aedyn, baby Jesus. I don't remember what line I began to read,but it made me cry just to think as I held Aedyn in my arms what a blessing and gift We have been blessed with! We then did a little gift exchange, and Mom presented us with her gifts to us, (again I cried)! She had painted with watercolors 3 different Classic Pooh scapes (1 we asked for). They are breathtaking, she is so talented and put her talent to good use. After that we feasted on a beautiful breakfast with a casserole to die for, that my sissy made(with help from her Hubby). And as Summer said(she spent Christmas morning with us) it's wonderful that Kathy learned how to cook!(my feeling is she always knew how to,but is just beginning to apply her talent).



Well, the next phase of Christmas we headed up to Dad and Helen's for our gift exchange, some tamales, pasolli, and good old-fashioned fun. We visited with family, passed the baby, and watched the kids open their gifts. At the end of the evening we played a game with Steven and Rosie and couple of rounds of Scene-It Squabble with Kat, Jon,Dad and Helen. Off to lala land, and back up again (Aedyn didn't sleep very well). We woke up, had a nice hearty breakfast, got ready and moved and grooved to the high desert to Shane's parents.



At Granny and Popa's house we had my favorite holiday drink, Wassail, and chatted for a bit. We exchanged gifts with Mom,Dad,Charity and Willow, and then we enjoyed a beautiful meal of juicy steak, baked potatoes and steamed broccoli. We topped off the meal with a wonderful trifle and coffee, the perfect combo. It was nice and relaxed. We then headed home and arrived at 11 pm. We left Aedyn in his carseat,(in his crib), and we all headed off to bed to have visions of sugarplums dance in our heads.


The last five days have been nothing but down time. We meant to put the daycare room back together, but I got sick and in turn Aedyn is now sick with a slight tempertaure and congestion.

Not our ideal way to start the New Year, but the most important thing we are together! So, it will be a quiet night of movies, sausage, cheese, crackers, and cuddling for the Moore household as we bring in the new year.

2007 has been the epitomy of a rollercoaster ride for us, with thrills and chills, sobs and cries , cheers and laughter, smiles and grins, and lots and lots of LOVE! We welcome the New Year of 2008, and pray that Happiness and Love bless us and everyone everyday!