We are the Moore Family!: 2013

I think the older I get, the busier I get...This past weekend sure kept us hopping. On Friday night, we attended the RHS graduation ceremony for my sweet Hankster (Hank is my cousin but feels more like my brother).

On Saturday, we headed to Hernando, MS, to visit Cedar Hill Farm for Lawson's second birthday party! We love Cedar Hill Farm, love birthday parties, and we love sweet Lawson (his momma and I have been friends since we were 9). We rode the ponies, fed the animals, watched a cute chicken show, celebrated with presents & cupcakes, and then played on the playground and slid down enormous black slides. It was an awesome party, and my boys loved every second of it! :)

Feeding the animals

Going on a tractor-ride

"BOON" (balloon)

Fun @ Cedar Hill

I can't count how many times he did this!

He kept trying to make sure he fed each animal. He wanted them all to take turns. :)

After Cedar Hill, we had to jet to Collierville for our cousin's wedding. We stopped right before we got there and changed in the car. I'm sure it was a sight to see! Lol! Cody was hiding behind the passenger car door so people wouldn't see his boxers, and I was basically lying down in the front seat when trying to slip on my dress. You do what you've gotta do, right?!? After all 4 of us were dressed appropriately, we headed to the wedding festivities. It was such a fabulous reception! Manning & McCarty loved the live music. I knew they liked to dance, but I didn't realize just how much. They both danced all over that dance floor. McCarty had his eye on a bridesmaid and kept running up to her to dance with her. He's a MESS! ;o) Manning had a big time in the photo booth. He kept saying, "Momma, let's go get our pictures made again!"

Me & LuLu (aka Melissa) at Matt & Ashley's Wedding

Sending off the bride & groom with kazoos

Fun times!

Now, I'm at work (yes I'm working on Memorial Day... doodlebuggin' actually) and I feel like I need toothpicks to hold my eyelids open. It could be that I'm tired from the weekend or that this terrible toothache is about to get the best of me. I'm almost 99% sure I'm going to be forced to have a root canal this week. Prayers are appreciated. Seriously, my anxiety over the dentist isn't a fun thing. However, I'm about to call it a day and head to my Body-Sculpting BootCamp. Life may be busy, but Life is GOOD, and I'm so thankful for all that God has given my sweet little family!

My two little sweeties on Sunday morning :)

A couple of weeks ago, I re-shared an older blog post on Facebook about our journey to parenthood. The first time I shared it, I received tons of messages and emails thanking me for opening up because so many people had been through similar situations. Once again, I'm so glad that I listened when God spoke and asked me to share it again. I've heard from several friends, sorority sisters, and even people in my own town that are currently dealing with recurrent miscarriage and are praying for a baby of their own. It's amazing how God works and uses others for His glory. I pray that I always listen when He speaks...

I also received messages about my blog... my poor, neglected blog. I really do want/need to get with it and start sharing more. It's the only journal I keep and poor McCarty is barely even on it. I vow to do better. I know I say this all the time, but I REALLY mean it now.

I started to rewind and catch up on the past, but I decided that was near impossible when I was going through all of the events/pics that I have, so I'm going to start with current things. Maybe I'll find the time to do a catch-up blog one day, but not now. I get overwhelmed just thinking about it. ha!

Let me start with my 2 miracles that God has blessed us with... our precious Manning & McCarty. Here are some fun facts about both of them b/c I don't want to forget these things. If the facts bore you, just skip to the pics! ;) We don't mind.

Miracle #1

Manning (3 years, 6 months)
*He tells me he loves me at least 5 times a day, and I LOVE it.
*He is such a compassionate little dude... he's full of hugs, kisses, and love pats.
*He is a great big brother. He makes sure McCarty doesn't get hurt and will sometimes lets him play with his toys. He does get rather excited, though, when McCarty is in bed. He asks, "Mommy, is McCarty in bed?" When I say yes, he will say "Oh good. Now, I can play with my trains on the floor."
*Thomas trains & tracks (this is how we FINALLY potty-trained him... we made a potty chart and every time he had 10 stars, he got a new train.)
*Plays t-ball on his Daddy's t-ball team, the Red Sox. He can smack the ball, and he usually does pretty well running...if we can keep him interested. He's not that into t-ball. We've learned that the hard way. Those t-ball games almost give me a nervous breakdown because I want him to do well... I have to often remind myself that he's only 3 years old! ;)

Manning and his best buddy, "Luke Barnett"

"Momma, I got a TROPHY!"

The Red Sox with Coach Cody

Miracle #2

McCarty: (1 year, 5 months)
*Favorite Words: No, Momma, Da-Da, Dee-Dee, Gigi (our dog), shoes, sock, tea, ball, light, hot, Bubba (he made this up on his own for Manning), Side (aka outside), Papa, Bye-Bye.
*Favorite Foods: Fruits, Veggies, Snack Foods... EVERYTHING! He even ate a piece of plain ol' lettuce last week. The kid will eat anything!
*He loves to give kisses. He doesn't actually lean in to kiss you. He makes a fish face/lip smacking noise. It's super cute!
*His love for Manning is beyond sweet. He looks at Manning and will smile so big! It makes me so happy just thinking about his love for him.
*Loves Barney!
*Loves Sesame Street, except for Mr. Noodles... he is terrified of him and runs out of the room in a panic when he comes on!
*8 teeth. 4 on top and 4 on bottom (has some jaw teeth coming in though)
*Obsessed with "ball," just like his big brother was at his age.

McCarty LOVES t-ball games!

Watching big brother play... his love for Manning MELTS MY HEART!

We have been living a little more spur of the moment than usual lately. On a whim, I bought circus tickets last Friday night for the following day. We loaded up and headed to Memphis. We ate at the Flying Fish (the boys' favorite place) and then went to see the circus. I have to admit that I was pretty excited! I was just hoping the boys would be too. I was so afraid we'd have a meltdown and have to leave. Both boys freaked out during the first act or two (Manning is TERRIFIED of fire and of course, they came out slingin' some around), but then we were good to go. Manning made it through the whole thing, but Little Bit (aka McCarty) and Cody had to go play for a while.