1.31.2011

onward

the overwhelming task of the overdue christmas post
is lingering over my head
and blocking my ability to post.
which makes me feel super behind
which blocks my ability to post
etc. etc.
and so, i'm giving myself permission to SKIP it.
the end.

onward with a few miscellaneous things.

i love little kid handwriting.
i wish i would've taken photos of the older kids' handwriting from when they were young.
come to think of it, spencer and taylor's handwriting probably still looks the same,
but it's not as cute when you're past 1st grade.

speaking of taylor and spencer....
how man moore boys does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
i took this photo after they had been up there fiddling with it for more than fifteen minutes.
for some reason, it just cracks me up that they had such a hard time with it.
maybe because i've heard too many screw in a lightbulb jokes?

spencer is back to his old self now that indoor lacrosse has started.
the bad light and plexi-glass arena make it almost impossible to get a decent photo,
so i can usually be found cheering (too loudly for rich) instead of shooting.
after the first game spencer decided he needed to work out on the treadmill more often.
i wonder if it has something to do with all the video game training he does?

i'm so lucky that all of my kids love music so much.
i'm even luckier than the high school musical AND the jr. high musicals are two of my most favorite of all time and all three of my teenagers are participating in them.

the high school is doing the scarlet pimpernel - with guillotine special effects and all. 
 and spencer and allie will be doing o.k.l.a.h.o.m.a - ooooklaaaaahoooooma!
hmmmm....too bad hugh jackman won't be staring in the jr.high production!
i love the music from both of these plays so much! i have been listening to them non-stop since we heard the good news.
a few more reasons to look forward to spring.

over christmas break there was more than just christmas morning that we were counting down at our house.
allie was counting down to three days BEFORE christmas when she could smile metal-free again.

 and all of us were counting down to TWO days before christmas when we could welcome these two cuties home from their mission in hawaii...
it was definitely nice timing to have them home for the moore family party the next day.
even if it meant getting up before the sun to see them at the airport!
last sunday we enjoyed hearing their talks at their homecoming.
 glad to have them home.

1.14.2011

tall enough to be a man

i have a big christmas catch-up post coming soon.
but before that, there are more important things to blog (and brag) about...
like wishing a happy 14th birthday to this handsome boy,
i mean, man, i mean, young man.


i get a little weepy when i think too much about what a big year this has been for spencer.
he was always a good kid, but this year, i can tell that he knows it.
spencer has the best attitude and most positive disposition.
WHAT? yes, that's right i said, positive and spencer all the same sentence.
no more being the eyore of our family, like i said, i can tell that he feels better.
a lot of times in the last few months, i have found him in the kitchen, doing the dishes without being asked.
just because they needed to be done.  
and even though i would love him if he didn't do the dishes, this is just an example of the kind of kid he is.
yes i'm bragging, i just think he's great.

this year, he scored more then 12 lacrosse goals, i lost count.
earned lots of merit badges at scout camp
auditioned for and made it into the jr. high musical (coming this spring)
helped ethan with countless hours of whatever wii game he was trying to master.
pulled thousands of weeds and moved at least that many boxes
wrestled for the first time with the jr high team
(and only threw up once during their hard-core conditioning)
helped taylor hang our christmas lights
ran track for the first time and rocked the hurtles
starting shaving good grief!
grew at LEAST six inches and two shoe sizes to pass allie and catch up with taylor
with a lot of hard work, he's earned all As and Bs so far this year
plus lots of things i'm forgetting
man i love this guy!

tonight we'll be celebrating with a spaghetti dinner, strawberry cupcakes and a late lacrosse game with his indoor league team. and maybe later saving the world from the evil covenant.
in other words, his version of a pretty much perfect night.

happy happy birthday spencer
i love you