2nd Try

Ok, my attempt at uploading the video did not work :( Going to try again later!

Video Attempt!

One of my presents from Ceddy was a small flip video recorder! We have a normal video camera but I do not do the best job of remembering to pull it out. This one is the size of a small camera and very easy to use (no disk needed and it has a USB that comes out from the side and plugs directly into the computer), so I am hoping to use it to add occasional videos to our blog...Here is my first attempt, it is our family talking about the snow on Christmas Day and Gabriel talking about wanting my surgery to be gone. He is ready for me to be 100% again!! He keeps asking me every day if my surgery is all better! I feel great and am ready to be cleared as well, I didn't even get to sled in this beautiful snow :( I sure hope we get some more this winter! We have had a WONDERFUL Christmas and I will be blogging and putting up pictures soon! Hope everyone is enjoying this WINTER WONDERLAND! I love waking up and looking out the window to see the snow everywhere and it was truly magical watching it snow like crazy on Christmas Day, I have always wanted a white Christmas and this year we got one!

Merry Christmas From The Four Moores!

Two Weeks Already

I cannot believe that Elizabeth is already 2 weeks old! Man, time has FLOWN by! Things are going really well with her. She is eating great and doing a pretty good job sleeping at night. She REALLY sleeps well when she is laying on someone (namely her daddy who tends to fall asleep with her in the recliner and then conveniently does not wake up until morning!) They look so cute together though! But most nights she does sleep in her bassinet for 3 hours or so, then she will wake up to eat and usually go right back to sleep. So far she seems to be a very easy going baby and we are just crossing our fingers that this continues!!!!!!

Cedric has been out of school with us, so mainly we have been just enjoying family time....watching Christmas movies, playing with Gabriel on the floor (which he just loves), and getting things ready for the holidays. Gabriel loves to help me wrap presents, he helps with the tape and then picks out the name tag for each gift, so sweet! I am very proud of the BIG BROTHER that he has become! Anytime Elizabeth cries, he will rush over and give her a kiss!

Here are a few pics from Elizabeth's 2nd week:

Christmas Pics

One Week Old!

I can't not believe it has already been one week since Elizabeth was born! Time has flown by, most of which we have spent snuggling and cuddling up in the house, it has been SUPER cold and windy here (highs not getting above freezing and lows in the teens!) We are all doing well and looking forward to Christmas. Cedric has one more exam to make it through, then he is off with us for several weeks! Elizabeth is doing great, she is sleeping pretty good at night and seems to be very easy going, let's hope that continues! She can already hold her head up and loves looking around at everything. The only thing she really doesn't like is getting washed up, she does not seem to like being cold at all, guess she gets that from her Grammy! Gabriel has been a big help with her, he is great at holding her, getting diapers and other things for her, and is just a sweet big brother already! Rocky has pretty much ignored her, I guess he figures what is one more? Anyways, we are just enjoying being a family of FOUR, note the new title to our blog! We have family pictures at church tonight which I hope is not a big ordeal. I also hope to get some pics of the kids in front of our tree so I can work on getting our Christmas cards made, they will probably be late this year!!!!

A Few Pics

Here are a few pics of little Miss Elizabeth Delcina Moore! She is an angel and we are just enjoying being at home with her and Gabriel. I am loving being the mommy of TWO sweet babies! She had her first doctor appointment on Friday and got a very good report. I have posted a lot of pics on Fa*&book and will do my best to get some more on here soon. Thanks to everyone for all the well wishes, we love you!!!!!

Elizabeth Delcina Moore!

We are both doing great and hope to come home tomorrow if everything continues to go well!

The Big Day is Tomorrow!

Well, the end is finally here! I am scheduled for a C-section tomorrow morning at 7 AM, which means we have to be at the hospital by 5 AM (good thing I am a morning person and have not been sleeping well anyway!).....We are all very excited to finally get to meet Elizabeth, including Gabriel, although I am not sure that he entirely understands what is going to happen. The bags are packed, batteries charged and carseat is ready! So I guess we are all set! I am definitely ready to be un-pregnant, although I have to say this pregnancy has been MUCH better than my first. I am uncomfortable but not miserable and that really has made a big difference. Thank goodness too, I can't imagine having to be on bedrest with Gabriel around!

Cedric's last week of class is this week and he has an exam on Friday, so it is going to be kind of crazy around here. Thankfully my mom has taken off for the week to help take care of all of us! My doc says I can come home sometime on Wednesday as long as everything is going ok or I can stay until Thursday...I am thinking I will be ready to come back home as soon as possible. I know last time in the hospital it was very hard to get any real rest. Just when you would fall asleep they come in to give you some medicine, check vitals, etc. Plus I know I am going to be missing Gabriel (and Rocky!) and will be ready to get back to them!

I have had a wonderful week at home with Gabriel, here are a few highlights of what we have been doing:

1) Cedddy and I took Gabriel to Monkey Joe's on Wednesday. If you have kids and have never been, you need to go...They have all these HUGE bouncy things, slides, etc (when I say huge, they are big enough for grown ups to play on) and it is all inside and very reasonably priced. This is Gabriel's 2nd time and he just loves the place!

2) Friday we had pre-op at the hospital. Gabriel went back with me while I had to get some labs done and charmed all the nurses of course. He told me to be brave like he was when he had his flu shot! After that, Cedric had to go to class for the rest of the day. Gabriel and I hit Chick Fil A for lunch (one of our 2 favorite spots, the other being "Old McDonalds"), then I took him to the movies for the 1st time. We watch movies at home but never had been to the theatre with him yet. We went to see "Tangled" in 3D and he loved it, so did I! It was a very special afternoon for both of us and something that I will always remember.

3) Christmas stuff--we are finally all decorated and 90% of the presents are bought and wrapped. So I feel pretty good about that and can relax a little!

Well, guess this is it for now, will try to update later on this week with pics of our new baby girl!!!!!!!!

2010 Christmas Parade

We hit the Christmas parade this past Tuesday. Last year it was just me, Gaby, Ceddy and MeMe, but this year we added some more folks to the mix (Zach, Nicole, Jackson, mom, and dad). So glad they could all join us, I think everyone had a blast! I think dad had more fun than anyone, you should have seen him up on the street begging everyone in the parade for candy! Bad weather threatened to ruin our fun, but luckily it only rained for 10 or 15 minutes or so and we all just piled in the Jeep to stay dry. We have decided next year we are going to get to our spot earlier and bring fun snacks to tailgate with!

Trip to See Santa!

We took Gabriel to Ba^* Pro Shop last night to see Santa. We also did this last year and if you have little ones, this is THE place to go to see the big man! FREE pic (Yes, I said FREE pic, it is $15-20 at the mall now) and they have tons of fun stuff set up to play with and the whole place just looks great. We had a blast! Gabriel sat on Santa's lap all by himself (last year I ended up in the pic too!) and told him what he is hoping for this Christmas (a four-wheeler and a firetruck that lights up!)...What a fun time we had!

Our Tree!

Love This Face!

Just had to post this one big, I love Gabriel's smiley happy face!

Jett's 3rd Birthday!

This weekend we celebrated with Jett for his 3rd birthday. The party was "Cars" themed and the big surprise of the day was a HUGE Cars bouncehouse set up outside. Gabriel squealed when we saw it for the first time and the kids had a blast jumping in it (some of the big kids too--ahem MeMe!)...The weather was beautiful and it was a perfect day to enjoy some time outside. That is about all we did this weekend other than church, watching some football, playing, and being lazy. I have not had the most energy the past few weeks, so it was nice just to spend some time at home relaxing. I loved the time change, Sunday seemed like the LONGEST day in history and I did get a few things done around the house. I finished up all the thank you cards from the "sprinkle" and got them in the mail, and also got Gabriel's birthday invites all addressed and ready to be mailed. Not sending them out quite yet, but am trying to get as much done early as possible.

This weekend we have no huge plans either, love it! I am off Thurday for Veteran's Day and am sending Gabriel to school so I can have some "me" time! I have a massage scheduled (gift certificate from my birthday waaaay back in March!) and I am hoping to do a little Christmas shopping. I have a good bit of it done already and hope to be finished and have it all wrapped by the time Elizabeth gets here. Mom and I are going to go up to Ba%ies R U* later in the afternoon to check out bottles and a few other things I need. Friday I will be off with Gabriel and hope that we can do something special together. I cherish our Fridays together and we won't have too many more where it is just the 2 of us (ok I am tearing up now...very hormonal!)...Saturday I will have to hit the annual Rehobeth barbecue, YUM, then hope the Heels can beat V. Tech. Sunday will be the usual, church and football. I am also hoping to begin some Christmas decorating this weekend..I know it may seem very early but I have got to get this stuff done when I can...And we always usually have at least our tree up by Thanksgiving anyways...I started listening to Christmas tunes yesterday and that is getting me in the mood for the holidays. I am going to pull down our Christmas books and movies, can't wait to start reading them with Gabriel. I think he is going to love Christmas as much as I do!

Next week is my last week of work, yippee! I will not lie, I am really looking forward to some time off. I love my job and the folks that I work with are incredible, but as you all know, no matter how much you enjoy your job, WORK is still WORK, and it is always nice to have a break from it!

My Favorite Pics

These are my favorite from Halloween weekend, I love my little bullrider!!!!!

Halloween Weekend

We had a very fun Halloween weekend! It began on Friday afternoon with Trunk or Treat at Gabriel's school. We were both dressed like cowboys, I somehow managed to stuff my feet in my cowboy boots. Needless to say, I did not dress up on Halloween day b/c my feet just could not do it again! After this, we went to the Bandys football game. It was very cold but we stayed to the very end so Gabriel could run around and "play" on the big field after the game. This is his favorite part of the game!

Saturday we had Halloween snacks and a fire at mom and dads. Chip and Melissa brought the twins and they had a great time playing with Gabriel and Jackson. They loved riding on Gabriel's JD tractor, I have a feeling Santa might have to bring one (or two!) to their house this Christmas! Best costume has to go to MeMe, she was an awesome Ghostbuster and Gabriel just loved that she had the backpack and Ghostbuster gun!

Sunday we had the Heart-o-Ween celebration to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Luke's heart transplant. After this we made our rounds trick or treating...By the end of the night, I was completely exhausted! It was fun to celebrate Halloween for an entire weekend, but it was a little too much for this preggo girl to handle!

Strawberry Shortcake Sprinkle for Elizabeth!

My mom's family had a "sprinkle" for Baby Elizabeth last Sunday. Let me tell you, it was much more of a "shower" than a "sprinkle"! We got SO many nice things for Elizabeth, including lots of diapers, wipes, and cute girly things! We also got some gift cards and cash which will REALLY come in handy once Elizabeth is here, we plan to use those for formula and diapers, which can get very expensive very FAST! Gabriel even got a few gifts just for him, including a bear from our preacher. He has named it Sparky and he has been taking care of it this week, he wraps it up in a blanket and it has been sleeping in Elizabeth's cradle!

Thank you so much to Aunt Carol, Aunt Rita, Melissa (aka MeMe), Aunt Christine (hope she is feeling better) and Maria for doing this for us and making it SOOOO special!!!!! And thank you to everyone who came, we are so appreciative. With this being our 2nd child, we certainly did not expect to have a shower, so this was just a WONDERFUL unexpected surprise!

The food was so yummy and of course strawberry themed: pink cupcakes, fresh strawberries with pink creamy dip, strawberry cheese ball, precious homemade strawberry shaped mints, and of course red punch (my favorite!). Also some delicious homemade pickles made by Aunt Rita. They are SOO good! The decorations were vintage Strawberry, including lots of stuff of Meme's. So much fun, thank you to everyone again for such a special party!

A Few Fall Pics

Playing baseball in our yard



Putt-Putt at Captain Hook on our recent beach trip


Ceddy and Gaby spent a LOT of time in the pool together!


Cedric got doughnuts and this hat for Gabriel from KK...everytime Gabriel would eat a doughnut, he would put his hat on, so cute!



Gaby riding his favorite ride at the CC fair

Corkboard

Here is my latest craft all finished (thanks to Cedric for helping me with this)! I got the idea for this on our honeymoon, almost 5 years ago! I have been saving wine corks (and having others collect them for me) for a long time. I finally gave up and just ordered some used corks off of eb*y. I had all these corks probably a year ago, and finally got around to assemblying the board this fall. I think it turned out great and we have displayed it in our kitchen. I love seeing some of the corks that are from places and people that are special to me.