The Moss Family

6 Months Old!!!!!

2011-07-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old!! Time has gone way to fast!! Zach is growing so big and is so much fun! He now weighs 16 pounds 3 ounces and is 27 inches long. He is tall and skinny for his age! He keeps us busy! He is an active little boy and very curious. He is very attentive and also determined. He loves to be with people. He gets bored easily and loves to be where the action is. He is such a happy little guy! He keeps us smiling everyday! We sure LOVE HIM!

We have had a lot of fun over the summer! Zach loves to play with his daddy.

Zach can sit up all by himself now! He has gotten so strong.

We Love to go to the park and play on the grass. Zach could spend hours at the park. He LOVES to be outside!

Zach thought the swing was hilarious! He was laughing so hard. He has a lot of fun on the playground.

One day we went and ran through these fountains by our place. Zach was a little nervous to run through them until he saw the other kids doing it. He ended up loving it. We spent a whole afternoon playing in the water.

Zach is trying so hard to learn how to crawl. He can rock back and forth but still hasn't taken off yet. He can scoot around in a circle and scoot backwards. He is very determined and works hard at learning new things!

Our future cowboy!

This is my favorite picture. We dressed up as cowboys for a youth dance and Zach fell in love with my cowgirl hat! He wanted to play with it all afternoon.

We are so grateful to have Zach in our lives! He has been such a blessing and joy! We LOVE YOU ZACH!

2011-07-06T19:44:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Michael and Sara for letting us come and stay with them over the Fourth! We had a blast and were grateful for your hospitality!! We Love you guys!!!

Chicago - Fourth of July

2011-07-06T19:20:00.000-07:00

My family celebrated the Fourth of July in Chicago this year. We had tons of fun. It was great to see family and spend the holiday with them. This is Nana with the kids.

Our little familiy! We had a blast on the fourth. In the morning we walked around the Navy Pier and went miniture golfing. During the afternoon my parents watched the kids and me and Tyler were able to go on a little date!!

Zach was able to watch his first firework show and LOVED it!! It was so fun to see how much he liked the show.

My basketball boys! We stopped by and saw Michael Jordan's statue at the United Center.

Zach, Don't look down!! (Looking over the sears tower)

The sunglass crew.

Our fam.

Grandpa is sure funny!

Grace dressed up like a penguin at the aquarium.

Visit from Family

2011-06-01T20:21:00.000-07:00

It was so fun to have my family come and visit for a couple of days! We did some really fun things and it was so good to see them! This is Zach with Grandma and Grandpa Newton on a bridge.

Our little family at the zoo.

Grace and Sara! Grace was so excited because a balloon lady came around at dinner and made her a penguin balloon! She named him waddle. It was really cute.

In the Jungle at the zoo. Michael, Sara and Grace.

Grace didn't like the vines because they reminded her of snakes. I don't blame her!

All the girls and Zach Our little rock hopper!! Zach's favorite animal at the zoo is the penguins. He could sit and watch them all day long!! He gets really excited when they swim in the water. Grace also really liked the penguins!!

The kids watching the penguins.

Nana with Zach.

It was a cold day but we stayed warm!

On the train.

Laughs!

2011-06-01T20:17:00.000-07:00

Zach started laughing when he was about four months old and it is the cutest thing! He usually laughs at new things or when we are playing with him. He thinks his daddy is especially funny. I finally got a video of it:

Balloons

2011-06-01T20:00:00.000-07:00

Zach is all boy! He LOVES to be on his feet. We had balloons in our apartment one day and they instantly became his favorite toy. Here is a movie:

He is an active little guy! He keeps us busy!

Rice Cereal

2011-06-01T19:46:00.000-07:00

About a month ago we started feeding Zach rice cereal. He LOVED it the first time! It was so fun to feed him something other than milk. It is so fun to watch him grow.

After a couple of weeks we let him try oatmeal cereal and that became his new favorite.

A few days ago we tried to give Zach bananas!! He hated them!!! I guess we will try a new fruit in a week or so. Here is a movie of his first time eating cereal:

Family Update

2011-05-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

His 1st BBQ with friends! Michael, Carter, and Noah were all there!
Playing on the Grass is the Best!!!!

Michael, Carter, Zach & Noah

A Utah Man I Am!!!! Go UTES :)

Playing in the jungle with my friend Elephant

Ooohhh! Mommy just gave me a bath! It was sooo warm :)

The Easter Bunny came! And left some really good candy - that Mommy and Daddy can only eat!

Easter Sunday
The basket was hid in Zach's room closet. The bunny must have sneaked in his room!!!

He just got out of bed and already wants to get going on his feet!

Tummy time.

Sitting up on the couch with his basketball shirt on.

He loves to stand and work out his legs!

And loves his mouth full of fingers!

pictures

2011-04-18T05:57:00.000-07:00

3 Months

2011-04-04T11:46:00.000-07:00

Zach is 3 months old!!

I can't believe how fast he his growing.

He is getting so big!

He making lots of different noises. He loves to "talk" to us.

He smiles a lot and LOVES to be played with

He can now hold toys and put them in his mouth - he wants to put EVERYTHING in his mouth.

Instead of sucking his thumb, he puts his WHOLE hand in his mouth!!

He still loves his bath.

He does not like to be on his tummy but can flip from his stomach to his back.

He smiles really big when you walk into the room and kicks his little legs up in the air.

He really likes when we help him sit up and stand.

He hates sleeping in the day - if it were his choice he would stay up all day long.

He likes to go on walks with us.

He is sleeping so good! Some nights he has slept 8 hours straight!!

He loves when his dad whistles.

We sure do love this guy!!

Pictures to come..

Smiles

2011-03-08T09:27:00.000-08:00

Pictures for the grandparents

2011-03-08T09:18:00.000-08:00

Zach's first shots

2011-03-08T09:08:00.001-08:00

This last week Zach had his 2 month checkup.

I already posted this but he weighed 10 pounds 3 oz and was 23 inches long.

He got his first shots and HATED them! I guess he takes after his mom ;)

He was very brave though and fell asleep right after!

Check it out:

Baby Blessing

2011-03-08T08:57:00.000-08:00

We blessed Zach on Feb. 20, 2011. It was a wonderful day and we were lucky to share it with some of our friends and family. Tyler gave a wonderful blessing. We love Zach so much! Here are some pictures from the day.

Photo Shoot

2011-03-07T14:34:00.000-08:00

Zach just had his two month appointment last week!!

He now weighs 10 pounds 3 oz and is 23 inches long.
He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight.

He hated getting his shots but LOVED the taste of his grape medicine!!

He is starting to find his voice and smiles a lot.

He still loves to take a bath and be bounced

He rolls over from his tummy to his back and is starting to scoot around a little.

We sure do love this little guy.

Here are some pictures of him that my friend Dani took! She did an AWESOME job! You should check out her work at danikeiserphotogarphy.com Thanks Dani!

Zachary Gordon Moss 1-1-11

2011-01-09T11:13:00.000-08:00

We would like to introduce Zachary Gordon Moss! He was born on 1-1-11, weighed 6.09 pounds and was 19.5 inches long! We love him SO-OO much and are so grateful to have him as part of our family. I am going to put some pictures up of him as well as his birth story. This post is a little long but hopefully it will be fun for friends and family to see pictures of him.

Papa and Nana with baby Zach

I love my little boy!!!

He is the cutest little fish in the sea and so snuggly!

Zach has the smallest little chicken legs.

Daddy cuddling with baby Zach

Zachary's birth story:

On New year's eve I started getting really bad contractions in the afternoon. We had just returned home from vacation and both weren't feeling to well so we decided to just stay home that night. We thought we would play some board games and go to be early!! We told our families that we would be asleep way before midnight. Around 6:00 p.m. we noticed that my contractions were getting more frequent so we decided that we better start timing them. We timed them for about 2 hours and they were about ten minute apart. I had just barely had false labor so we were trying to be really cautious and just wait them out.

Around 10:00 p.m. I was still having major contractions so we called the hospital. They told me to chug a liter of water and take some medicine to see if the contractions would go away. Well I drank the water and took some medicine and they were not getting any slower. But I still wanted to wait them out because I did not want to go into false labor again! We went to bed around midnight after hearing fireworks outside. I couldn't sleep and around 2:00 A.M. I woke Tyler up and we decided we better go to the hospital.

When we got to the hospital they hooked me up to an IV to get fluids in me to see if dehydration was causing the contractoins. I was so dehydrated that they had to poke me 4 times!! They finally got the IV in and then took some blood and a urine sample. They were a little worried because my blood pressure was pretty high.

After they put the fluids in me, my contractions had not gone away. The nurse then came back and told me that they had found a bunch of protein in my urine and that I had preeclampsia. They thenb admitted me to the hospital until I had the baby. We were so excited and nervous because we knew our baby was going to come soon!! We were also relieved and grateful that I was not in false labor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The nurses were nervous because preeclampsia can cause seizures and other serious medical problems. They started pumping magnesium sulfate into me to prevent any seizures from happening. The nurse then told us that the doctor would be in at 9:00 a.m. to talk to us.

When the doctor came in he told us that the only way to cure preeclampsia is to deliever the baby. He then checked to see if I was dilated and to everyones surprised I had dilated to a 3!! The nurses and doctor were shocked!! So the doctor broke my water and gave me some potossium and morphine for my contractions.

At around 11:00 the nurse checked me again and I was dilated to a 5. We were so excited! They then gave me my epidural - which was amazing!!!! We were well on our way to give birth.

Around 2:00 p.m. I was dilated to a 8. The nurse thought I would have the baby before 3:30. However, it took me until 3:30 to be dilated to a 10. At 3:30 the nurse called the doctor and told him that we were ready to start pushing!!!

This is the doctor about to start labor! I pushed for about 1 1/2 hours and our baby boy was born at 5:09 p.m. I was so grateful for all the help in delievering Zach. A special thanks to my husband Tyler for holding my hand and getting me ice chips all day!! His support, love and kindness was amazing! I am SO very grateful for him and his help and support.

He weighed 6.09 ounces and was beautiful!!!

These are the sweet nurses that helped me out all day! They really were a huge support!

Zach's first bath

Tyler changing Zach's diaper for the first time.

We love our little boy so much!!!!! He is so sweet and such a good baby!! It was such a tender experience to watch him be born. It was a miracle to see him finally after 9 months of waiting!!! I instantly fell in love with him. I am so grateful for my two boys in my life!!! We got to hold Zach for a while after they delievered him and then they moved me to another room because I was still recieving magnesium sulfate. I was told I was on bed rest until 24 hours later. The magnesium sulfate makes it hard for your uterus to contract and heal properly. Around 3:00 A.M. the next morning I was bleeding like crazy. So the doctor came in and found that I had some major blood clots. They tried to remove the blood clots to help my uterus contract right.

My mom flew in that morning to help us out and boy was she a life savor! It was good to have her with us.

I was so hungry that I was so glad just to have some cereal for a snack!

Below is my hilarious nurse Julie!! She helped us get through the second day in the hospital!! I had to have my blood pressure checked once an hour to see if it was going down at all. She made us laugh just about every time she came into the room! Right before 7:00 p.m. that night, I was suppose to be moved to postpardum but had another huge blood clot. Luckily the doctor said everything looked okay and I was able to be transferred to another room and get off bed rest!!

It was our anniversary while I was at the hospital and so my cute husband surprised me with flowers and some really pretty earrings. My mom got Zach the cute blue bear and balloon!!

On our third day of our hospital stay we were planning on leaving at about 11:00 a.m. Well the doctors came in to take my blood and check some of my levels. My blood pressure had gone down a little but they wanted to make sure everything was okay. The nurse came into my room at about 8:00 a.m. and told me that I was really low on blood and recommended that I get a blood transfusion. They got the blood ready and we were ready stay in the hospital another day!! After about 4 hours of recieving blood I was finally feeling a little bit better. The nurses helped me get up and walk around a little bit. They had me walk to the end of the hall with the baby to see if I could do it okay.

By this time it was about 5:00 p.m. and I was really wanting to go home. They came and took my blood again and it had improved dramatically. They then told me that I could go home!! We were so excited to go home!

We put on our baby's first outfit and got him ready to meet his new home.

We have loved having baby Zach in our lives. Every day with him seems like a miracle!! His sweet little spirit has been such a blessing to us. There is nothing like holding a new child in your arms. It is the sweetest experience. Thanks to everyone for all of your support and love through this crazy last week!! We are grateful for your prayers and all the help you have given us!!!

Our Christmas Adventure

2010-12-27T07:43:00.000-08:00

This Christmas has been a big adventure!! My parents gave us tickets to come to Utah so despite me being 36 weeks pregnant, we packed up our bags and got ready to go to the airport. While we were hanging out and waiting for our flight - we heard over the intercom that our plane had been canceled. We were shocked. I guess there was a hydrolic leak in the plane. This should have been our first sign not to come to Utah!!

So all the passengers on our flight had to exchange their tickets for a different flight. Ours didn't leave until way Late that night and instead of a direct flight we were going to have to make a layover!! We both weren't feeling very well and didn't know how we were going to stay up so late! It was going to be a long day!! So my super awesome husband went and talked to the flight attendant, told him I was pregnant and got us on a different flight that left in an hour. I was relieved. But now instead of waiting for a couple of hours, we were running through the airport trying to get our luggage and catch our flight. The airlines couldn't find our luggage for a while and were not going to let us on board. They finally gave us the OK to go about 20 minutes before our flight left. So we ran to get through security and I started getting leg cramps. So I was running/hobbling and yelling at Tyler to wait for me. One lady I passed looked at me and said "Wow, look at that pregnant woman run!" ha ha. The best part was that the music from Home Alone was playing in the airport while we were running to catch our flight. We laughed pretty hard about that. We were the last ones to get on the plane but made our flight!!!!

Okay so then we get to Utah and I still am not feeling very well. The doctor gave both me and Tyler some antibiotics before we came for bronchitis. Tyler's were starting to work but mine weren't working at all. I thought that maybe after a couple of days of relaxing I would feel better. Well we waited a couple of days and they medicine still wasn't helping. I was actually feeling worse. I was also getting worried because every time I coughed I would get a big contraction. On the 24th we finally decided that I needed to go see a doctor. The only place in Utah that would accept our insurance was the ER. So we drove over there and luckily there was no wait!

At the ER the nurse came in and told me that my blood pressure was really high - something that I have never had during my pregnancy. This made them worried so they had a lady from Labor and Delivery come down to check the baby's heart beat. Luckily the baby sounded fine. They then did a couple of different tests and found out that I had pneumonia. They told me that they could give me some new antibiotics that would help!!!!

After find out that I had pneumonia the doctor was worried because my contractions were getting stronger and stronger so he told me that they were going to wheel me up to Labor and Delivery!! My mom and Tyler were with me and were both a little nervous - they were timing my contractions and trying to help me to breath!! In the labor and delivery room the nurse strapped some belts around my stomach to track my contractions and the baby's heart beat. My contractions were coming about every 4-5 minutes and were really strong. The nurse gave me an IV and started to give me some liquids. She said that sometimes if you are dehydrated you can get contractions. Well after going through both bags of liquids my contractions were not slowing down but getting stronger! At this point, I thought we were for sure going to have the baby!

The nurse then gave me some morphine to help with the pain and told me she would come back in a couple of hours to see if I was dilating. They still weren't sure if I was in active labor. When she came back in to check I was only dilated to a 2. My contractions had now slowed down to about every 7 minutes. The nurse said the doctor wanted to see me and we would have to wait another couple of hours and get checked again. I was starving at this point and luckily the nurse let me have a Popsicle and some crackers. Well after waiting two more hours and getting checked again I was still dilated at a 2. The doctor then came in and told me I was in false labor and could go home. He said that the contractions were probably caused by the pneumonia. It was midnight when we finally left the hospital!! I was so grateful to be going home. I was also so grateful for all my family that supported me through this!! They were a big help to me!! Poor Tyler had to get up with me that night about 4 times to go to the bathroom because I couldn't sit up on my own!!

Seriously both of mine and Ty's families have been so support and helpful throughout all of this. It was a blessing to have them around us to help us through this!! Thank you to all of my family who stayed up with us at night, and prayed for us and encouraged us!! It meant the world to us! They have given us so much TLC this Christmas and have really been an amazing support.

I threw up on Christmas morning and have been feeling better each day!! I now have a little taste of what labor will feel like and know to eat a HUGE meal before I go to the hospital!! We also learned that it is probably best not to travel eight months pregnant! But most important we really were grateful for all the people around us and the love they gave to us!! We hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas filled with love! We hope your Christmas was a little less crazy than ours!!

Life Update

2010-11-22T18:58:00.001-08:00

I thought I would write a small post and update everyone on what's going on in our lives. So far we are loving Omaha and the people here. Our ward is amazing and has been so great to us. Tyler is doing great in Law School. He studies like a horse but hopefully it will pay off. He has been putting in at least 60 hours a week of reading for school. It was hard at first to have him studying so much but we can now see the end of his first semester in sight! His first final is in 2 weeks!! YAY!!!! We can't wait to have this first semester under our belts! It has been fun to see how much he has learned. It is fun to watch his progress and see how much he likes studying the law.

My pregnancy is going great! I work at an elementary school in Omaha, and the kids are always reminding me that my stomach is getting really big!! They always looked shocked when I tell them the baby is not coming until January. ha ha. Gotta love kids!! I am 7 months pregnant now!!! It has gone so fast - I can't believe I only have two more months to go! I have had the best pregnancy. I haven't really gotten sick or been to uncomfortable. I keep expecting to wake up one day feeling awful but so far that hasn't happened!! I am hoping that this good luck will last a little longer! One of my favorite things about being pregnant is feeling the baby kick. He is starting to kick all the time!! I am so excited to meet this little guy!

Halloween

2010-11-09T17:43:00.001-08:00

We had a really fun Halloween this year. We started off by going to a trunk-or-treat at our ward building and then went to our friends apartment for a fun party. We loved seeing all of the crazy costumes and hanging out with friends. I couldn't figure out how to flip the pictures on this so some of them are facing the wrong way. Oops!

This is our buddy Ray, Aka Santa Clause. His little boy dressed up like a reindeer. It was cute.

Our friend Ben definatley won the creepiest costume award. Doesn't he look like the guy from batman? His wife's costume was pretty sweet too.

At the Halloween Party.

We had a pumpkin carving contest.

This is our pumpkin for the contest. We had some BYU fans as judges so needless to say, we lost!!! But the pumpkin still looks beautiful and should have won!!

These guys win the best costume award!! They went all out!

Our next door neighboors, Anya and Blake.

Matt, Morgan and their cute little monkey Carter.

Some friends that Tyler met at law school, Jose and Luiz.

This was our Trunk at the trunk-or-treat.

Kids trick or treating.

Weston and his mom getting some candy. Aren't they cute?

Robinhood and a Ninja.

We went as Mary Poppins and a Chimney Sweep. Our friends went as Storm and the wolverine. I love her hair!

This is how serious trunk-or-treaters decorate their cars. The mouth on this trunk even moved up and down. We have a long way to go to get to their level!!

A cute couple in our ward. Love thier costumes!!

It was so fun to be with some great friends this Halloween. It really was such a fun day and really memorable. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Ultra Sound Pics

2010-10-18T17:53:00.001-07:00

He's Flexible! You can see his tiny feet right up close to his face!

His arm

Another profile

Baby close up shot :)

What a day it was finding out that we are having a boy!!! I will never forget it!

26 Weeks

2010-10-18T17:32:00.000-07:00

So here is what 26 weeks looks like. I'm getting a little bigger and the baby is kicking harder! It's been fun to feel him more. The baby loves to start kicking as soon as I lay down - convenient right :) But Tyler has sure gotten a "kick" out of it. It's been really fun!!! I start into my third trimester in one week. The countdown is on! We even watched these "lamaze breathing" clips on tv! We can't believe it is coming so close...We are super excited!!!

We are having a.....

2010-09-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

We went to the doctor's this week and found out what we are having!! It looks like the votes were pretty close but most of you thought that we are having a girl! Both of our families also guessed that we are having a girl. When we went to the ultra sound the first picture we saw was the profile picture. We then saw that we are having a little BOY!! We are so excited and can't wait for him to join our family! We both thought that it was a girl so we were a little surprised. During the ultra sound our little baby was doing flips and summersaults and moving like crazy. I am sure he is going to be just like Tyler!! It is going to be wild at our house!! But we are super super excited to have a boy!!

Boy or girl?

2010-09-06T13:16:00.000-07:00

As many of you know we are expecting our first child in January!!! We get to find out if we are having a boy or a girl this week. Last week we were pretty sure it was a boy but this week we are thinking maybe it's a girl. What do you think? We put a poll on here so that everyone can take a guess!! It will be fun to see what everyone else thinks! I'll update this on Friday and let everyone know what we are having!!!! Until then.. is it a boy or girl?

About Omaha

2010-08-26T06:09:00.000-07:00

I was going to do a post on all the fun things we have done this summer but realized that all of our pictures are on Tyler's computer. So that will have to wait for another day. But I thought it would be fun to share some of the things I have noticed about Omaha. Here is a little list:

1. The Humidity!! It gets so hot and sticky here. Seriously it is hard to go outside for longer than thirty minutes. But luckily it is starting to cool down during the nights.

2. Sakata bugs. These are also known as locust bugs. They make the loudest noises. Seriously they are like crickets on steroids. They are mostly around during July, August, and September, so we only have 1 more month with them. You get used to them after a while though.

3. Fireflies. I had never seen a firefly before I moved out here! They are so neat!! One of our favorite things to do is sit on our porch and watch the fireflies at night.

4. Bunnies and squirrels in our front yard!! I have never seen so many bunnies and squirrels live in residential areas. When I take Tyler to school in the morning there is always a little squirrel sitting on our front lawn. They are really cute. I guess some places here even have peacocks randomly walk across their lawns. That has been pretty fun to see!

5. The roads in Omaha are not the best! Enough said.

6. It is so different not seeing an LDS church on every corner. Our stake center is about 20-30 minutes away. But the members here are so strong and are so nice and welcoming.

7. There are lots and lots of cornfields here. I have never seen cornfields that are so big! The corn here is delicious because it is all local! I think we have had corn with almost all of our dinners!!

8. They have RUNZA in omaha. Never heard of it? I hadn't either. RUNZA is a hamburger place kind of like a Mcdonalds or Wendy's. They are all over the place. We have yet to try one but it seems like it is really popular around here.

9. The fortune 500 companies are huge here. My favorite one is owned by Berkshire and Hathaway. It is a big store called the Nebraska Furniture Mart. It is the biggest furniture store in the country!!! It is like a Wal-Mart times five. The fun part about it, is it is set up like a fast food place. After you have selected the piece of furniture you want, all you have to do is drive up to this speaker and tell them your order number. Then you pull up a little bit and they will bring the furniture out to you and put it in your car for you. And if you don't have a car big enough, then they can still deliever it to your house for you. It seriously is sweet.

10. Omaha has lots of fun parks and trails to walk on. The temple is beautiful here and the visitors center is awesome. The Missouri river is also right by Omaha, so you can cross it and be in Iowa in about 10 minutes.

We have really liked living here so far! So far law school is going good and I have a couple of interviews lined up for jobs! YEAH!!! We hope everyone back home is doing good!!! We love you all!

Our Home is Now Omaha

2010-08-16T17:49:00.000-07:00

"All Our Bags Are Packed, We're Ready to Go"

Leaving Utah was hard becuase we will miss all of our

Friends and Family!!! We love you guys!!!

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped us move.

Omaha...Here we come! Driving through the miles and miles of corn fields was amazing.

This picture, however, is of a giant sunflower patch. What a sight to see :)

This is our new home! And this is the fun part - the Baby's Room!

And its dresser.

Tyler got all of his stuff put in with the kid, in the Baby's Room, because he is still a Kid at Heart!

Hopefully he doesn't get too distracted while studying :)

Our family room.

And where I do most of my business - the Kitchen!

We are loving it so far here in Omaha, Nebraska. The people have been great to us and there is a lot of fun stuff to do so Tyler and I will have fun date nights on the weekends when he is not in school. The heat is pretty bad though, but it is beginning to cool down - phew :) Outside our apartments there are these nasty bugs called Sequedas. They sound a constant buzzing like crickets but on steroids! Tyler has Law School Orientation this Thursday so we are trying to make every moment count until he starts! Classes start the following Monday with his first class being Constitutional Law - Yikes! Glad it's him and not me :) :) I get to stay home once I have the baby and play!!! Really, I am currently looking for a job. I will work for about four months until we have our baby and then the fun/parenting begins.

We miss everyone! Keep in touch!

Exciting News!!!

2010-06-13T09:53:00.000-07:00

We are going to have a baby!!!! We are so excited!!! When we first found out we were pregnant we were able to get an ultrasound and see the little baby! It was such a neat experience. We got to see the baby's little heartbeat. The doctor said the baby was about the size of a tic tac. I am about 2 months pregnant and due January 21st. We are so blessed and excited to be able to become parents!!! Luckily the pregnancy has been pretty easy so far. I haven't thorwn up or anything!!! Hopefully it stays this way! I'll put pictures up when we get to see the ultrasound and find out what we are having!!!

Our trip to Omaha

2010-05-16T10:18:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun visiting Omaha and Creighton University!!! It really is such an awesome place! We are so excited taht we are going to be living here for the next three years!!! It should be a really fun adventure!!!!! We are lucky to be going to such a great place.

This is a bridge that crosses over the Missouri River

In two cities at once!!! Omaha is about ten minutes away from Iowa. Ya baby!!

I didn't know how to flip this picture but this is Tyler on campus.

Inside the cathedral that's on campus. The school has a mass every friday for all of the Jesuit students.

The cathedral on campus.

This statue was on campus. There are lots of status similiar to this all over campus.

In the middle of downtown Omaha, there is a park dedicated to the pioneers that came across the plains. It was really neat. This is a picture of one of the statues there.

This really showed how hard it must have been to come across the plains. The pioneers really were amazing.

We were so lucky to be able to see this!!! It really hit home how much our pioneer ancestors did for us!!!

The Library. This is going to be Ty's second home.

The law Library

The entrance to the Law Library

Omaha

Creighton University

Watch out Korver

Creighton - home of the blue Jays

Whoops! I aciddently put this on twice!

Law School

2010-05-15T08:04:00.001-07:00

So it has been crazy trying to figure out wha Law School we are going to in the fall. We finally made our decision!! We are going to CREIGHTON in omaha!!! We are SO excited to finally know where we are going!! We will be moving at the end of the July!!!! We went and visited Creighton this last weekend. I am at work but will post pictures later.

West Virginia

2010-04-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

Okay so a couple of weeks ago we were lucky enough to visit West Virginia!! For those of you who don't know, Tyler got into West Virginia University's Law school!! We were so excited to visit and see the campus and the area. The first night we stayed in Pittsburgh and then drove to Morgantown, WV in the morning. We had a blast!!!! We have decided that we will either be going to WV, Kansas or Creighton Law school. We have finally started to narrow down our choices!! We should know in about two weeks where we are going for sure!! Here are some pictures from our trip:

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's TYLER!!!!!

Pittsburg

This is our first night there. We drove up to Mount Washington so we could see the whole city. Isn't it beautiful!

Tyler by one of pittsburg's bridges. There are supposibly around 1200 bridges in the city.

More bridges

West Virginia really was wild and wonderful!!! Gotta love it!!

These are the HUGE frat houses!! Party Central on this street!!!!

This was an awesome building! It was the English Department. The campus is absolutly beautiful.

This is the river that runs through Morgantown. The name of it is hard to pronounce so everyone calls it the Mon River. It is beautiful.

West Virginia's Mascot, the Mountaineer. It is really funny because people in West Virginia think that their hills are actually mountains. They told us we could go skiing on their Mountains and we asked where the mountains were. They said, "you are standing on them." ha ha. I guess they have never seen the rockies!!

This is where all of the football players workout at WVU.

The hall of fame of WVU football players

WVU football Stadium. The people in West Virginia love their football. One guy told us that tickets sale for about $100 a seat.

WVU basketball stadium

At the airport.

Creative Dot Mom

2010-04-20T10:20:00.001-07:00

My sister-in-law Natalie has created the cutest blog!! I love reading all of her creative ideas! She really has a talent with crafts and decorating. She is going to be posting new ideas every week. I know we can all use some creative tips in our lives. Everyone should check it out and beocme a follower at www.creativedotmom.com . She really has such great talent! You are going to love all of her ideas!!!

The Paradox of Our Time

2010-02-27T09:11:00.000-08:00

Okay well I read this on my cousins blog and thought that it was really neat. So I hope he doesn't mind but I copied it to post on my blog. It really makes you think.

The Paradox of Our Time
by Dr. Bob Moorehead

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce; fancier houses but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some tiem with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

My Birthday

2010-02-25T15:19:00.001-08:00

I had such a great birthday and just wanted to tell everyone thanks for all that they did to make it such a great day!!! Thanks especially to my cute husband and both sides of our families!!!

My latest obsession

2010-02-25T15:02:00.000-08:00

This is my dream boot!! Okay so this past weekend I went with my hubby and In Laws to Logan. While we were there we stopped in a store called C-A-L Ranch. It was a store that basically had all the ranch supplies you could imagine. Not only did it have tools but it also had cowgirl boots, shirts, belts and hats!! I was in heaven!!! After seeing all the cute boots I knew that I wanted to become a real cowgirl!!! I told Tyler that we should drop out of school and just live on a ranch! ha ha!!! BUT SERIOUSLY!!! I mean who wouldn't want to wear these cute boots, ride horses and spend their days in the sun!! Luckily, my In Laws are building a ranch, so maybe one day I will actually get the chance to be a Real Cowgirl! Until then, I guess I will just have to keep dreaming!

The Undaunted

2010-01-13T17:17:00.001-08:00

Okay so I just finished reading the BEST book!! It is called Undaunted. I liked it so much that I finished it in about a week. It is a story of the hole in the rock pioneers. It was amazing to read what they went through and see the faith that they had. It also had a really cute love story in it which made it even better!!! So if anyone wants to borrow it let me know. It is just sitting on my shelf right now! I would recommend it to anyone!!!

2010-01-13T17:06:00.000-08:00

This is my cute little brother Scott with my little niece grace.

Scott left on his mission today. It was a bitter sweet experience. I always find that it is very hard to say goodbye but on the other hand I am also so excited that they will be serving the lord. When you go down to the MTC now they don't make you go inside and watch that tear jerking movie but instead they make you drop the missionary off at the curb. It makes it a little bit easier to say goodbye!!! I am so proud of him to be going on a mission. I have never gone on one and I think it would take a lot of courage and faith to go. So even though you can't read this anymore, GOOD Job SCOTTIE!!

After we dropped him off and said our goodbyes, we went to my sisters apartment and hung out for a while and then went to the BYU creamery to get some ice cream. They have the BEST ice cream there!! It was a really special day being able to spend it with my family. It really made me so grateful to have such a wonderful family!!! We wish michael and Sara (MY brother and sis in law) could have been there but at least we got to spend a couple of weeks together over christmas!! So I just want to tell me family thanks so much for their friendship and love!! You guys are the best!!!

Awesome Website

2010-01-11T09:02:00.001-08:00

My cute aunt Arvonne told me about the best website! It is called http://www.freebies2deals.com/

It is for free things and great deals/coupons for Utah stores. Everyone should go there and take a look. They have some really great deals!

2010-01-08T12:09:00.000-08:00

I read this quote on my friend/old neighboor Natalie Andrews blog and simply loved it!!!

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

I hope that this is how I can live my life. With a smudge here and there to remember that life is really about living and helping those along the way!!!

Our one year anniversary!!

2010-01-08T12:02:00.000-08:00

We have been married for one year!!!! It is so hard to believe that it has already been a year. It seems like just yesterday we were married! It has been a wonderful year of marriage. We have grown a lot together, have had some hard times, but mostly some fun and exciting times!!!

For our one year anniversary we spent the day skiing at brighton. It was so much fun. It was a bright sunny day with fresh snow on the mountains. We topped the day off by going to Rumbi, our favorite restraunt. (The place we went on our first date.) The whole day was a blast!!!

My sister's wedding!

2010-01-08T11:52:00.001-08:00

On December 29, 2009 my sister Ali got married in the Bountiful temple to Erik Gunn. It was such a special and memoriable day! I am so excited for them to be married and start their lives together!!! We were so glad we could be with them all day. Here is some pictures from their wedding.

The bride (Ali) and groom (Erik) with my immediate family

This is my little brother Scott and his girlfriend Sarah

Love the flower look!

The reception. Who would have though to do orange and red together? But it turned out AWESOME!!!! It look beautiful and it was really fun!

I can't figure out how to take this one off. I accidentally put it on twice. opps!

Families are forever

2009-12-29T08:00:00.000-08:00

This past weekend my little brother Scott was able to go through the temple for his first time! It was SUCH a neat experience to see him in the temple. It was the first time that my entire family has been in the temple together!!

Tyler with me.

My parents. They were so excited that all their kids made it to the temple!! They are great parents and have taught us so much! WE owe them a lot!

I love this picture! My goofy brother michael and sister in law (outlaw!) Sara Jean. They are in love.

This is my little bro Scott (the one who went through the temple) and his girlfriend Sarah. They are such good people. I am so proud of my little bro. Way to go scottie!!!

The whole crew at Robintinos. Our favorite Italian resturant.

CHRISTMAS

2009-12-24T10:08:00.000-08:00

Every year my family watches How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Cartoon Version), on christmas eve. It is a fun way for us to remember the true meaning of christmas.

The Grinch Says it best:

It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... He thought ...means a little bit more.

To me christmas means a time of giving, a time of love, a time of family and a time to remember and celebrate our saviors life. I hope that the feelings of christmas and the spirit of christ felt during this holiday season, can last past christmas day, and that we can make each day mean a little bit more.

I hope everyone has a wonderful christmas and happy holidays!!!!

Miracles

2009-12-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

So this past week has been crazy. I got my wisdom teeth out on thursday and have not been able to do much. Tyler has been really busy with school/church/LSAT. He took his final LSAT test on saturday morning!! WAHOO FOR THE LSAT BEING OVER!!! Our brakes also went out in our car this weekend so we had to take it to the shop. So it has been pretty nuts around our household. Thankfully we have great parents who were willing to come down and take care of me all weekend and make us dinner. They were life savors.

Okay so this morning my teeth were hurting and I had cramps. Tyler just laughed and said that it couldn't get worse. Well then we went outside to go and pick up his car and to our surpise my car had a flat tire! We must of ran over a nail or something the night before. So poor tyler is trying to get my spare tyler out in the cold when our sweetest neighboor drove by and offered us a ride. It was like a blessing from Heaven!!! She drove us down to pick up Tylers car which was a life savor. We were able to pick up my medicine a lot sooner too so which was really nice. It was so nice of our neighboor to help us out! It was a big miracle for us! Now we are finally feeling that our lives are being put back together!! It is amazing what a little helping hand can do.

Wonderful Husband !!

2009-11-30T09:05:00.000-08:00

Last week I was craving chocolate milk like crazy! I didn't buy any at the store because I was trying to stay in my shopping budget. I seriously was going crazy without it. So the next morning I woke up to the yummy smell of breakfast! Tyler had woken up early, gone to the store and bought me my chocolate milk!! And not only did he just buy the milk but he also got me some christmas flowers and made breakfast for me. He is such a sweetheart! It made my day! I am so lucky to have such a wonderful and thoughtful husband!!

Christmas Music

2009-11-14T08:12:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things about this time of year is Christmas music! I am one of those crazy people who love to listen to christmas music way before the month of december ever begins!! It is on the radio now which makes me SO happy!!! And tyler even lets me listen to it at home sometimes!! It just makes me feel so good!! I had to write about it because it is one of my favorite things!! So all of you out there, I hope you enjoy the sounds of christmas!!!

Tyler's new Call

2009-11-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

This last week has been really exciting but very humbling at the same time. Tyler was called to be the 2nd counselor in our bishopbric. When we found out we were so surprised. It was a little overwhelming at first to find out but we are adjusting to it now and are getting really excited. It will be so fun for him to work with our bishop so closely. And we have a great ward so it will be so much fun to get to know everyone a little bit better and be more involved. The only sad part about it is that he won't be there in sacrament meeting to keep me warm. I guess that means that maybe i'll get a new winter coat! ha ha. Love ya ty ;) But we really are so excited for this call and can't wait to get to work and start serving!!

Happy Halloween!!

2009-11-03T13:46:00.001-08:00

For Halloween every year my sister in law throws the best party! It is so fun to see what halloween surprise we are eating for dinner. And she always has some sort of fun game or mystery. She puts so much work into it and it is always a blast!! I stole them from our family blog.

This is most of the moss family who were at the party. Missing is Natalie and Trav.

Me and my neice clara carving our pumpkin

Tyler and our neice Aubrey carving a pumpkin

During the party we bobbed for apples!! These are the winners!

This was eating our crazy dinner. We had witches spaghetti and fingernails, and spider cupcakes. It was so much fun and the food was delicious. Thanks for all your hard work Natalie and Kris!!

Erik and Ali

2009-10-17T10:06:00.000-07:00

This is my future brother-in-law Erik and my darling sister Ali.

They are So in love!! We are so excited to have Erik join our family in December. I believe he is perfect for my sister. It has been really fun to be able to get to know him. Last night we were able to see one of his talents. We went and watched a play he produced called the Foreigner. It was HILARIOUS! I don't think I have laughed that hard in a while. He did a really good job on it. If you ever get a chance, you should definatly see it! WELCOME TO THE CRAZY FAMILY ERIK, AND GOOD JOB ON YOUR PLAY!

Surprise!

2009-10-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

This last weekend I wanted to Surprise Tyler and do something really nice for him. He has been studying for the LSAT and the GRE like crazy. Sometimes it is exhausting watching him study so much! He has been working so hard so I wanted to give him a little break!

So crazy enough.. I kidnapped him on saturday morning, packed his bags for him and took off for a weekend in cedar city. I think he was pretty surprised that I had thought I could pull something like this off! He was also a good sport during the long drive down and I think actually liked the surprise trip.

We had a really good time. We went and saw a play at the shakespearean festival, watched some good movies and had a nice break from the studies!!! My favorite part of the trip was the car rides because we were able to just talk and share our feelings with no outside distractions!!

Thanks Tyler for going along with my crazy ideas!!!

Also, we couldn't have gone on this little weekend getaway without the help of my parents. So I just wanted to give a shout out to them and tell them THANK YOU again and tell them how much I love them!!! They are the best parents that I could ever ask for!

Raising the Barn

2009-10-17T08:24:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I had my first experience of

Barn Raising.
Does anyone know what

Barn raising is?

It's where friends or family

come together to construct

a barn.

It is very intricate and detailed work.
Something that

cannot be done alone.

Yesterday Tyler and I were able

to help his parents

finsih building their barn.

His parents
are such great people and are working
so hard to capture their

dreams.

We felt so grateful to
be invloved in their Lives and in
their vision of
the future.

Mission Call

2009-10-14T11:15:00.000-07:00

This past week my little brother Scott got his mission call. He is going to be serving in Tampico, Mexico (yes like the orange juice) and leaves January 13th. We are so excited for him to be able to go on a mission and be able to spread the gospel to the people of mexico. We will miss him so much but are so excited for him to serve. Congrats scottie!

our garden

2009-09-07T10:10:00.000-07:00

Our Garden

This summer Tyler and I planted our first garden. It was a lot of work but well worth it! We are still eating our crops today! We planted corn, strawberries, green beans, zuccini, carrots, tomatoes and peppers. It was so fun to watch it grow.

This is our first strawberry we picked

Mr. Gardener

Our corn... Now it is 8 ft tall.. It's HUGE!

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Golfing

I already wrote about our day golfing. Here are some pictures from that day! It was so much fun!

Our honeymoon

2009-09-07T08:51:00.000-07:00

Our Honeymoon

I finally have a camera cord so I can finally blog again!! Here are some pictures from our honeymoon. It was SO much fun! We went to Mexico and stayed in an all inclusive resort. We played on the beach a lot, saw some ruins, went snorkeling and enjoyed being able to relax with no worries! It was wonderful. Tyler did get sick one day from the food which was no fun but he was better within 24 hours ( we never went to the restraunt again where he got sick)! It was an adventure that we will always remember.

This was just hanging out on the beach after we went catamaraning.

The resort was wonderful but the food was not so good except for at this Mexican restaurant. We ate here everyday for lunch and a couple of nights for dinner. I think we were the only couple who ate lunch at the restraunt but the food wasn't very good at any other lunch places!

This is our AWESOME tour guide Benjamin! He kept us laughing all day long with his jokes. He was also Mayan and knew alot about the Mayan ruins that we visited which made our tour very interesting. He made our trip extra fun.

We almost turned Mexican....

At the Italian restraunt for dinner. The restraunt was so pretty - it overlooked the beach and ocean.

So one day we went on a walk after dinner and found this in the bushes by our hotel. It was so crazy to find it in the middle of no where.

This still makes me laugh! We came back to our hotel room one day and the maids had left his on our bed with extra waterbottles. I guess they really liked us for some odd reason.

The Mayan Ruins

More ruins..

Tyler at the ruins- lookin' good!

Camera Cords!

2009-06-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

I can't find my camera cord to put my pictures on the computer.. But don't worry if I don't find it soon we might buy a new one! So I will put my golfing pictures up soon as well as our garden pictures!

Golfing

2009-06-30T11:31:00.000-07:00

This past week Tyler took me golfing for my first time!! I was so excited to go. He wanted me to have the "full golf experience" so we ate lunch at the golf house first. The food was SOOO good. We played at a place off of foothill but I don't remember the name of it. We had such a blast that day golfing! It was a blast driving around in the golf cart and playing. Tyler did so good! He got two birdies that day!! It was so fun to go on a date together and do something active together. I am now a big fan of golf! In fact I liked it so much that we went again later that week with my little bro and his girlfriend at eaglewood.

Our experience at eaglewood was a little different than my first time golfing. We didn't start golfing until about 7:00 that night so it was already getting a little dark and a little cold. Then to our surprise the sprinklers turned on right where we were golfing! The whole night we were trying to dodge the sprinklers while we golfed. One time my little brother was about to swing and right as he lifted his club a sprinkle turned on and shot right at him. It was so funny watching him jump so fast!! Tyler did great again and got another birdie! We played best ball and I was on his team so I guess you could say I got my first biride too! Thanks Ty!! We had a blast golfing together! Thanks SCOTT AND SARA for being such great sports and golfing with us!! We love you guys!!

Summer

2009-05-25T11:59:00.001-07:00

Summer is finally here!! With the arrival of summer our family has experienced many changes and fun memories..

1. Tyler is studying the LSAT. He is planning on taking the test in September and is going to Law school next fall!! CRAZy! We are very excited and a little nervous to see where we will be going. We won't find out until next year but it is fun to think about. Tyler is studying so hard every week. The test is really hard and I have been very impressed with all the time and energy he has put in it so far so that he can do well! I am lucky to have a husband who works so hard at all he does. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK TYLER BABE!

2. We planted a garden. It is not very big but just the right size for us. We planted Corn, Tomatoes, green beans, carrots, strawberries and peppers. Our strawberries are already coming in- A couple more weeks and they will be ready to eat! Our favorite thing to watch grow is our corn- It grows so Fast! The whole garden thing has been a blast!

3. Another fun hobby that we have taken up is rollerblading. Luckily Tyler had 2 pairs of rollerblades and one fit me just perfect! Instead of going on long walks on the beach, we go on long rollerblade rides under the stars! Tyler is a very talented rollerblader and always does tricks and turns (which worries me sometimes because he is so accident prone). But it is a fun activity that we have really enjoyed.

4. Finally- Tyler just got called to be in the Elder Quarum Presidency! He is the second counsilor. He is excited to be able to serve in the presidency. I also got a new calling. I am the Womens Sport Director!! I am very excited about this! WE are loving our ward and are awesome neighbors!

Wedding Reception

2009-05-18T09:40:00.000-07:00

Our reception was a blast! Here are some fun photos from it. Some of the pictures got cut off- I couldn't figure out how to make them centered but if you click on them it should take you to a page where you can see them all!

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CAKE FIGHT!

2009-05-18T08:23:00.000-07:00

Throughout our whole wedding day Tyler kept teasing me that he was going to get cake all over me during our reception and to WATCH OUT! Little did he know what was in store for him. We got CAKE EVERYWHERE!! I am sure alot of people were shocked to watch us!! We had a lot of fun and laugh when we think of this experience.

OUR WEDDING DAY!

2009-05-17T12:39:00.001-07:00

We were married January 3rd, 2009 in the Salt Lake City Temple! It was such a special day. I was so excited to be marrying to be marrying such a wonderful man!! I love Tyler So So VERY much! He is my best friend and I am so thankful that we can share the rest of our lives together!!! He makes me so happy. I couldn't wait to be married to him! I was excited to become a Moss and join their amazing family!!
The day was perfect!! Luckily our prayers were answered and there was NO snow or rain! It was cold outside but the sun was shining! Our cememony was so neat! And our luncheon and reception were a blast! We loved having all of our family and friends with us to celebrate our special day!! It was so fun to visit with everyone and be surrounded by the people we love. Thanks for everyone who helped us plan it! It turned out wonderful and we couldn't have done it without all of you!! Thanks for being there to make our day great!!
WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE MARRIED AND ARE LOVING LIFE!

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2009-03-21T11:31:00.001-07:00