Silhouette

I just told Cris the other day how much I wanted a Silhouette. I could have so much fun with it!!! Glass etching, vinyl for my walls, cards, scrap booking, and I can't forget how cool their temporary tattoo paper is!!!

Then as I'm looking all around blog land the last few days, there are several giveaways for them!! I'm really hoping that I can win one!! Go here http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2010/11/silhouette-craft-cutter-giveaway.html to enter to win one!!!

Halloween Festivities

Wow! Having Halloween on a Sunday really makes for a weekend of dressing up, and fun!!! We started off by carving pumpkins. No fancy faces this year. We made our own. The kids all drew what they wanted on their pumpkins, and then went to town carving. (A really easy way to light your pumpkins is to use Christmas lights. I carved a small hole in the back of pumpkin, and then stuffed about 10 lights each into them. It worked really well!!)

Here are the kids with their creations.....

The next part of our weekend was a fun and totally rad Halloween party Cris and I went to. We had so much fun!! Cris and I went as 80's rockers.

Doesn't Cris look rockin' in that mullet, and in the side ponytail.....

The kids got to do two nights of trick-or-treating. Saturday night was our stakes trunk-or-treat. Then Sunday we went to another trunk-or-treat in the Safeway parking lot, and then Cris took the kids around the neighborhood while I handed out candy. I love seeing all the fun costumes kids wear. What I think is even funnier is the young couple that came to my door with a 9 or 10 month old in a stroller trick-or-treating. I mean really is that baby going to eat that candy?? I think not. Maybe I should have tricked them instead of treating them......

Here are our cute little goblins.....

Kennedy as a Candy Corn Witch

Kaden as Luigi

Jocelyn as Raggity Ann

Cole as Buzz Lightyear

Benson as a Monkey

The whole gang

I have to say that my kids were the cutest trick-or-treaters around!!!!!

Soccer

The kids did soccer this fall, and had a really good time. It was a lot of fun watching Cole since it was his first year. I love how they all follow the ball, or pick flowers, and play in the dirt. Luckily Cole and Jocelyn were on the same team this year. But unfortunately Kennedy and Kaden weren't. It was a busy, busy fall!!! We were taking kids to soccer practice 4 times a week. I'm really glad for it to be over, but I really enjoyed watching them play and get better throughout the season.

Here are our soccer STARS!!!! :)

(It helps you play better when you stick out your tounge)

Fire Station Kindergarten Field Trip

I was able to go with Jocelyn and her Kindergarten class to the Fire Station for a field trip. I had a lot of fun, but I think the kids had even more fun!!!

Here is a Firefighter showing the kids his gear and how to stop, drop and roll.

Jocelyn hanging on to the hose.

Spraying water everywhere!!! I think all the kids had too much fun spraying into the air, and letting the water spray down on them, and also spraying a random car driving by, or even bikers/runners/walkers. LOL

A sweet, wet, kindergartner. Man, I sure love this girl!!!!

It's Always Fun For Everyone When Grandpa and Grandma Comes

Grandma and Grandpa Cziep came for a quick visit a few weeks ago. And by quick I mean one day of driving here one day to visit and one day to drive home. We wish they could have stayed longer. Even though their visit was quick, it doesn't mean that the kids didn't have fun!!!

They were so excited to have soccer games the day they were here so they could show Grandma and Grandpa their skills. I was excited to have my freezer full of meat and my food storage stocked up again. Nothing is better that fresh beef, and oh, how I miss the case lot sales from Idaho!!!

And of course no visit to Winslow would be complete without standing on the corner. They had to show Flat Stanley since he's never been.

Grandma loves to cook and she made these cute Halloween cupcakes with the kids, and they loved them!!! They sure didn't last long. I don't know if they had more fun putting the eye balls in the cupcakes or eating them off them!!

We can't wait for their next visit!!!

7 Months

Benson is 7 months old now and I can't believe how fast he's growing up. I really wish I could slow down time!!!! Here are his stats:

*Sits on his own

*Rolls both ways(although he doesn't roll from his tummy to his back very often)

*Scoots backwards(this makes him mad!!)

*Turns in circles while on his tummy

*Eats some foods on his own

*Bounces to the beat of music(this is so funny when he does it in the middle of a spin class)

*He's 26 inches long(taken at his 6 month checkup)

*He's 19 pounds(also taken at 6 month checkup)

*And of course he's got the most beautiful, big blue eyes!!!

From the Mouth of a Kindergartner........

Jocelyn started Kindergarten this year, and I love to hear what she had to say everyday when she gets home from school. I think I laugh all the way home everyday!!! Here are some things she has said.......

"Mom, Dillon is a evil, evil, little man"

"Why honey?"

"Because he kicks the teacher."

During the second week of school Jocelyn was pushed on the playground, and hit her head really bad. When I went to check on her at school she started to throw up several times, so we rushed her to the ER. They did a cat-scan, and x-rays to make

sure she was OK. While sitting with her she told me,

"Mom, I sure hope there is nothing wrong with my brain, cause that would be bad"

Then when all her scans came back fine she let out a big sigh of relief, and told me and the Dr.

"Oh, I'm so happy my brain is OK"

Later that night she then told me

"Mom, my outfit was wasted."

When I asked her why, she then said

"Because, my friends at school didn't see it, and neither did my

teacher. You got me all dressed and pretty for nothing."

She's such a girlie girl for sure!!!!! If she could she's wear a dress everyday!!

She was so excited to do the Bulldog cheer camp this year, and LOVED it!! It was so much fun to take all the kids to the football game.(until Benson puked all over the bleachers, but that's a different story)

Jocelyn turned 6 last month, and this is the only picture I got of her on her birthday. She loved that she got a Cinderella cake, and was able to go swimming at the Aqua-plex with her cousins.

Jocelyn,

We love you very much and are so happy to have your fun, and cheerful spirit in our home. You are such a joy to be around. We can't wait to see you grow into a beautiful young woman!!

We love you,

Mom, and Dad

The 5th Grader, 4th Grader, Kindergartner, Preschooler and Benny Boy

Well our summer fun ended on August 9th this year, when we sent the kids off to school. Time flies when your having fun, and boy did we have a good time this summer. Swimming, sno-cones, and lots of friends!!!!

The kids were really excited to get back to school. Kennedy is getting to the age where school really isn't as fun. More work and less play, so she wasn't as excited as the rest of the kids. Jocelyn on the other hand couldn't wait!!!! I think that she had enough excitement for everyone. Here's the kids on their first day of school 2010.

Kennedy, 5th grade

Kaden, 4th grade

Jocelyn, Kindergarten

Look how little she looks next to her school!!! She's the only one who would let me take a pic in front of the school. I guess Kennedy and Kaden are too cool for that now.:(

Cole, Preschool

And a pic of Benny Boy just cause he's soooo dang cute!!! He's 6 months old in the picture. Now he's 7 months. I will post a update on him and all his cuteness later. :)

In Loving Memory

Grandpa Moss

James Arlo Moss, 70, of Moreland passed away Tuesday,

August 3, 2010 near the Blackfoot Reservoir.

He was born September 15, 1939 in Idaho Falls,

Idaho the son of Arlo James and Ellen Marie Hunter Moss.

Jim was raised in Ririe graduating from Ririe High School. He

then attended Ricks College prior to serving in the Central Atlantic

States Mission. After returning from his mission he continued his

education at Ricks College where he received an Associate Degree. He

attended ISU for a short time and then transferred to BYU in Provo, Utah where he completed a Bachelor’s Degree.

On August 1, 1963, he married Sharen Holley in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They had just celebrated their 47th anniversary.

After receiving his education at BYU, he moved to Ririe where he taught school and

coached wrestling at Ririe High School for 6 years. His family then moved to Brawley,

California where he taught school for two years. He then worked as a dental lab tech for 8 years

in Brawley. He moved back to Idaho and worked for 6 years in the Upper Snake River Valley.

During that time he went back to school to update his teaching credentials and in 1985 he

returned once again to the Brawley area where he taught school for another 6 years. He moved to

Moreland in 1991 and taught math at Snake River Junior High until he retired in 2005.

Jim was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as a

stake missionary, Elder’s Quorum President, Branch President, athletic director and home teacher.

Hunting and fishing were his passion and he had fished from Alaska to Mexico and

everywhere in between. He also enjoyed traveling to visit his children and grandchildren through

out the country, playing card games, telling jokes and socializing with people from every walk of life.

He is survived by his wife, Sharen of Moreland; sons, Shane (Darlene) of Minneapolis,

MN, Mike(Dana) of Newark, TX, Gary (Alaine) of Honolulu, HI, Nathan of Pascoe, WA,

Jimmie (Natalie) of Boise, ID, Cris (LeAnn) of Winslow, AZ; daughters, Diane (Joey) Acosta of

Holtville, CA, Holly (Todd) Patterson of Brigham City, UT, Julie (Mike) Eilander of Haslet, TX,

Crystal (Lance) Murdock of Winslow, Az; brother, Dick (Eldene) Moss of Tremonton, UT;

sisters, Janet (Steve) Hurzeler of Idaho Falls, ID, Patty (Norman) Landon of Ririe, ID; 30 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Joann Wilding and a granddaughter Jordanne.

A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 7, 2010 at the Moreland LDS Chapel with Bishop Mark Adams, conducting.

The family will meet with friends for one hour prior to the service at the church.

Interment will be in the Ririe Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Services are under the direction of the Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., in

Blackfoot. Condolences may be sent to the family at hawker@hawkerfuneralhome.com.

Jim was one awesome, Dad, Father-in-law, and Grandfather!!! We will miss him dearly. I thought that it would be neat to have each of the kids to tell me their favorite memory of their Grandpa Moss.

Kennedy,

Fishing and camping with Grandpa. I loved playing cards in the trailer with him.

Kaden,

Catching a five pound fish with Grandpa was lots of fun!

Jocelyn,

Fishing with Grandpa and eating all his peanuts, and m&m's out of his trail mix, leaving just the raisins for him.(we heard about this for weeks!!)

Cole,

Fishing, and Grandpa visiting me.

My favorite memory is when Jim, and Cris taught me how to fly fish when Cris and I were dating. They explained how to just touch the water with the fly, and with a flick of the wrist take it back out. Needless to say I caught many trees that day. But the funniest part was when I actually caught a fish. I was so excited that I "flicked" my wrist a bit too hard and sent it soaring through the air behind me. I don't think I'd ever seen him laugh so hard. And for the rest of the day all I heard was Cris and him laughing and teasing me about my "flying" fish.

We will miss all the jokes he told, (Cris definitely gets his sense of humor from his dad) and the catch phrases he had. He taught all the grand kids how to say "Oh, nuts" at a young age, and we would all sing "give me something good" while playing cards. He was there when Kennedy and Kaden caught their first fish, and he was the first one Jocelyn wanted to call when she caught hers.

I'm so thankful for Jim for raising the wonderful man I married. For teaching him the gospel, and for being a great example to him.

He will definitely be missed, and leaves a great legacy behind!!!

We love you Grandpa Moss, and are so grateful for eternal families, so that we may be together again some day.

Kennedy and Grandpa at Chesterfield Lake 2007

Ice fishing 2009
Ice fishing 09
Moss family reunion 07.

Grandpa, Jimmie, Nate, Shane, Cris

Moss Family August 2010 at Grandpa's funeral