A LOT to cover in one post!

It's has been quite some time since our last post! My reasons range from no internet to lots and lots of family visiting! It's been a wonderful couple of months! To start where my last post left off...that would make it November 2009. Grandma Debi came out on November 14th to be here for when Jonathan and Melissa had their little girl. Mom made great timing since they had their baby girl, Lilly Sophia, on the 15th!! She weighed 5lbs 3oz. Even though Lilly came a little early, she is beautiful, healthy and strong! I was grateful to be able to be able to be there with mom at the hospital waiting for Lilly's arrival. It was a wonderful experience! I was just informed today by Jonathan, that Lilly is starting to get chunky baby rolls! That's my girl!

Thanksgiving came shortly after. Grandma Debi and Uncle Jesse came to help eat all the turkey! We had a nice quite Thanksgiving and lots of pie!

For Christmas, Tim and Jason flew out from Michigan to spend it with us! It was so wonderful to have everyone(including Jonathan and Melissa) here for Christmas morning! The kids loved the sleds that Santa brought and the boys(Jonathan and Trev) loved their guns(Bushmaster 450) they got from mom and Tim. I was surprised and excited when Mom and Tim got me an electric piano!! I have been playing it every day since! Chandler is now wanting to take piano lessons. We felt so blessed to be with so many of the one we love!

To bring in the new year, we had Michael and Tara(and fam) come and stay a couple of days with us! It was a very nice welcome to our full house! We had a little party and countdown, but had a hard time knowing when to actually start the countdown since we don't have television. We played games and ate lots and LOTS of food! The kids loved spending time with their cousins. Being with everyone just made us wish we could live closer to them. Grandma Debi stayed here for a couple of months and we wish she could have stayed longer. We were sad when everyone had to leave, and look forward to another visit hopefully very very very soon! :D

WELCOME TO THE WORLD BABY LILLY!

First family picture.

Emma holding Lilly for the first time.

THANKGIVING 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dad getting some turkey.

The boys waiting to eat!

CHRISTMAS 2009

Trying to get a family picture by the tree with Annie.

Leaving cookies and milk for Santa!

Dad reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas" to the kids on Christmas Eve. Everyone put on their Christmas pajamas.

Todd excited for morning!

Chandler wondering where to begin????

Daddy opening his gift.

Let the opening begin!

The best part is taking everything out of the boxes!

Not expecting a piano!!!

Giving Jason a lesson.

The boys with their guns!

Jonathan with his "baby"

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Oh What A Beautiful Morning!

Often mornings in our house are filled with lots of "It's mine..Don't touch me...I had that first!" So you can imagine my surprise when I wake up to hear quiet voices in the home this morning. I had to see what they were up to! Usually when its so quiet, they are up to no good! I was in shock when I found big brother with a book, and little brother snuggled up with him listening! These are the times when a mother really just sits back and smiles knowing it is all worth it! Oh what a beautiful morning!!!!

Just getting to the interesting part of the story!

TRICK or TREAT!!

Halloween 2009

Pumpkins that the kids carved! First is Chandler's, than Emma's and last is Todd's. They had a great time!

Getting messy!

Dad taking a turn!

Our little Dragon!

Waiting for the trick or treat to come!

Annie came along with us! She was such a great trick or treater!

Taking a short break!

Our newest member to our family!

Living out here in the country made us realize we need a great mouser! So here is our latest addition to our family. She is half leopard, half panther. Emma named her Ashley. She is still a kitten and very full of energy! Now we are ready to battle those mice!!

So Busy!

Life for the Moss family has been quite busy! We moved the second week of September! We live in a small town called Archer. We have really enjoyed it here and already feel like it is home. We live behind the local general store which is over 100 years old! It is the oldest building in Madison County! We have three bedrooms and a nice bonus room that is now the family room/kids playroom. Plus it has large kitchen and living room. The laundry room is very spacious with a double sink. There is a dark dungeon(what our landlords call it:D) that is very big and has concrete walls and a dirt floor!! I've only been down there once..and maybe we would only to go back down there if there is a tornado on the way(Hey, who knows what creepy crawly things live down there)!! LOL! The kids elementary is just a half a mile away. The school was built this year! It's quite nice. The kids both enjoy their new teachers and both of their teachers are in our ward! We love the country feel and how everyone waves to you as they pass by. Even though it is a bit longer commute for Trevor to get to work, we feel like this has been a great move for our family. We have lots of yard work to do, including putting in grass seed, but look forward to seeing the results of our labors. One of our sweet neighbors, Anna, has offered us some chickens. On the property, there is a large chicken coop already to go...so we have considered taking them in! We also have a large garden spot and I'm looking forward to learning how to plant and can lots of fruit and vegetables! There are also a couple of apple trees! So don't feel shocked if you hear me singing "Eieio!" We are grateful for the opportunity to be here at this time. We feel very blessed! Here are just a few pictures of the new place. I will put more up when the other rooms are finished being put together! These are just of the kitchen and living room for right now.

A view of the dinning area

A view of the living room looking into the kitchen.

The living room from the kitchen side


A view of the kitchen

Another view of the kitchen. The hallway on the right is where there is a bathroom and the kids bedrooms. Straight ahead is the laundry room and in there is a door to the mud room/back entryway. In the mud room, there is another door to the family room and large storage room.

Our first day with Annie

Yesterday evening we got to take Annie home. She is a purebred Walker Coonhound. She is four months old. The kids love her so much already! She feels like one of the family. She can already sit, stay, fetch, shake, and is house trained. Emma would like to get her a hula hoop and teach her to jump through it! On her evening walk with Trevor last night, she found a huge cow bone! Trevor was not sure how she went right to it like she had put it there!!! Trevor is excited to take her out hunting as soon as he can! She not only will make a great hunting dog, but she will also be a wonderful guard dog! Last night she walked around the house with Trevor to check on each one of the kids before going to bed! She was crying at the doors until our neighbor suggested that maybe she wanted to make sure the kids were all safe. After checking on them, she was able to settle down for bed! We love Annie!!! Annie on high alert!

Happy on the ride home!

Ready for bed!