Hippity Hoppity Easter's On It's Way

Since Scott and I will not be here for Easter, I dressed the kids up in their Easter outfits and took them to get some pics this afternoon. Jackson was being so silly, so we called it quits early and went to get some TCBY. Let me just post a disclaimer and say that very little of this session was staged. What can I say they are just naturals.

We're Moving!!!

Almost four years The Moore's (minus one) moved to Tuscaloosa, AL and bought their first little house.

About three and a half weeks ago we decide to put our house up for sale. We put a sign in the yard and I printed some informational flyers. We knew (or thought) it would be difficult to sell our home, but we decided to go ahead with it. Our main reason for moving was due to school systems, so we were really under no pressure to sell fast. On Tuesday of this week Scott sold our house. And yesterday we bought this beautiful home (sorry the picture is fuzzy).

Here's the view from the front door looking into the living room. The playroom(dining room) in to the left and the kids rooms and bath are to the right.

View from the other end of the living room. Guest room is to the left and kitchen to the right.

Looking into the kitchen

Standing in the eating area looking into kitchen. Living room to left. Master bath to right. The door straight ahead leads to the garage. To the left of the door is the dining/playroom and to the right is the laundry room.

Eating area

Another view from the kitchen

Chattanooga

This weekend we packed our bags and headed to Chattanooga for a getaway. It rained all weekend, but that didn't stop us from taking the city by "storm".

The rain didn't bother Ellie one bit, she was glad to use her pink umbrella and pink raincoat.


No trip to Chattanooga is complete without seeing the Chattanooga Choo Choo and Jack could not have been more happy.


We stayed at the beautiful Chattanoogan hotel. Ellie and Jack loved the fireplace in the lobby.


While in Chattanooga we were able to visit the Chattanooga Aquarium. The kids enjoyed seeing the fish and running through the aquarium. They were most excited about seeing the penguins. They even waddled off the bus to the aquarium.

My favorite exhibit at the aquarium had two little toddler fish.

I later was able to witness these two little creatures in their natural habitat. Like most fish, they are naturals in the water, but not so graceful on land and in flipflops.

The kids loved swimming in the pool - just a little taste of summer.

Snow In AL

This morning Jackson woke up at 6:30AM. As I walked to his room, I noticed that there was something white on the front lawn. As a youth pastor's wife, my first instinct was to assume that our yard had been rolled again. But when I looked more closely, I realized that it had actually snowed in AL. I picked Jackson up and told him it was snowing. He instinctively began to call out Ellie's name. I went into Ellie's room, touched her cheek and said "Ellie it's snowing". She jumped up and ran to the front door to peer out. Jackson said "Ellie it's real". We got dressed and went outside. Ellie loved playing in the snow. Jackson however preferred standing inside in the warmth and watching Ellie and I throw snowballs at the window.



Ellie had been praying for snow since Christmas. So I was really happy that she finally got her wish.

Jack's Photo Shoot

I love these photos of Jack!!! Every time I look at these pictures I just want to squeeze his cheeks and kiss him. Everyday he makes me laugh. This little jokester is just so stickin cute. He love planes, trains and automobiles. Jack is very social and loves being around people. He is a natural born leader. I am learning everday how much like Scott this little boy is. Perhaps that's why I love him so much. I am so thankful for the joy he brings.

Ellie's Photo Shoot

These photos capture the heart of my little princess. She is a girly girly, who loves to dance and is always ready to perform. Ellie loves to learn. Because she embraces learning, puzzles, books, and games a some of her favorite toys. However, she does love her Barbies. Her tenderness and compassion run deep. She is sassy, strong and independent. I am so excited to see what God has planned for this amazing and beautiful little girl.

Month In Review (well, at least the first half)

February is a busy month. There are a lot of happenings in February like: Groundhog Day, Presidents Day, Flag Day (of Canada), Leap Day (every four years), Black History Month, and of course Valentine's Day. The Moore's have been very busy this month, and we thought that a few of our activities should be holidays in February.

Girlfriends Day - Ellie has always said that we were girlfriends. A few weekends ago we took a day to celebrate this. First, we went and had our nails done and then, ate quesadillas.

We're Boys Day - Jackson and his Daddy are boys. What better way to celebrate manhood than by attending a truck party. Jackson made his very own tool belt and came home wearing a hardhat (both things Scott has never owned or worn).

Library Day - Although it may seem pretty obvious what we did on this day, Scott was a little confused as to what we would be doing at the Library. Once explained, he became excited because he had never owned his own library card. The library proved to much more exciting than any of us had anticipated. Jackson threw a major tantrum while leaving the library and as punishment was unable to read his books . When we were finally able to read them, we discovered that he had drawn in them.

Engagement Day - Scott and I got engaged on February 15th, so we reserve our romantic rendezvous for then.

However, the Moore's do celebrate Valentines's Day as a family. For us the day starts with heart shaped pancakes. After breakfast we do some crafts. Later in the day we made heart shaped pizzas for dinner, and Scott made little cakes with the kids for dessert. We completed our festivities with a special pajama party and movie night.

Ok, so maybe these activities won't become National Holidays, but they are special memories and things we as a family will continue in the future.