Happy New Year

We wish you all a happy and healthy new year filled with many blessings from above!

We look forward to seeing what the new year brings!
Happy 2010!!

Go Dolphins

Every year we get the kids dressed in their Miami Dolphins gear and take pictures in order to make Stu a calendar for his office. This year the photos turned out especially cute, so I thought I'd share them all!

Our Christmas Holiday

Merry Christmas 2009

Christmas Eve the kids pretend to sleep under the tree and wait for Santa!
Our tree
A few extra surprises await out back for the kids!

Another Christmas has quickly come and gone.

Early on this holiday season, I pretty much knew what the kids wanted and what we wanted to get them. So the majority of our Christmas shopping was done by Thanksgiving. While that was nice, it made for a long month of anticipation on my part because I was so excited for them this year. They are both at fun ages and would be getting some big gifts so I could not wait to watch them on Christmas morning.

The day before Christmas Eve MomMom came in town to spend the week with us. We spent Christmas Eve with Aunt Julie and Angela and exchanged gifts with them. Then we did our traditional story telling time of the birth of Jesus, along with The Night Before Christmas. We finished by tracking Santa online and then put the kids to bed. We spent the next couple of hours putting toys together and wrapping presents.

Christmas morning, Madison woke up and was amazed to see that Santa had come and eaten the cookie that she had left for him. We all went together to Hudson's room so that she could wake him up and tell him to come see what Santa had left. They quickly saw a few unwrapped gifts to play with and then brought down every one's stockings. The kids were adorable opening their gifts. Hudson would open one and then want to stop and just play with that item, not wanting to open another. Madison tried to pace herself so that she would have the last couple to open. Hudson's favorite gift were his "choo choo shoes", and all his Thomas trains from Santa, and Madison's was her Lulu cuddle kitten from Uncle Bobby and Aunt Kimmy. Once all the presents were open under the tree, the kids played and we ate our traditional cinnamon buns. Then after a while, we gave Madison a card to read to us. It said how proud we were of both of them and how much we loved them and hoped they had a great Christmas. Then at the end it said, "Now go look outside". Madison looked confused, but quickly jumped to her feet and grabbed Hudson's hand. They opened the back door and were stunned to see their new ride on toys and playhouse.
They quickly became the new favorite toys of the year, and have been ridden everyday since!

We all had a fun Christmas and have been enjoying having the kids out of school. Spending time together and having nowhere to rush around to has been the greatest!
Below is a sideshow of all our holiday pics. Enjoy...we sure did!
Merry Christmas!

A Few December Updates

We've had a busy week leading up to Christmas with some fun holiday events and celebrations.

Last week we started off by visiting Santa at the mall. Madison of course had her list memorized, and Hudson had only one thing on his mind, "Choo Choos" (trains). While he seemed anxious to see him while in line, when it finally came time to actually sit on his lap, he wanted nothing to do with it. Madison did a good job trying to get him to go visit Santa, but Hudson was not happy about it. When he finally got enough courage to go tell Santa what he wanted, he was confused and disappointed at what happened next. He apparently thought that when he asked Santa for what he wanted that Santa was going to immediately give it to him. So, when we told Hudson to say good-bye to Santa, he didn't move and just kept saying, "choo, choo, choo ,choo!" He was quite upset that Santa was not giving him a train, so we tried to explain that Santa brings presents to the house another day. He quickly got over it. I'm sure he'll be excited if Santa decides to bring him some trains!

Here are a few Santa pictures:
Later in the week we had a visit from Grandpa and Grandma and celebrated Christmas with them. We all had a blast going out to eat and opening gifts by the fire. We all got more then enough fun stuff, and are very grateful. Wait until you see Madison's face when she opened her MP3 player....she was so excited and surprised!
Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!

As school wrapped up for the winter break, both kids had holiday parties at their schools. Brian and I split up, he went to Madison's party and I planned on going to Hudson's, but then Brian surprised us and showed up too. Hudson performed a little Christmas show singing songs and shaking his bell. He did a great job! Madison got to play games, make crafts, and eat snacks at her party. Both kids had a blast and truly love their teachers and enjoy going to school!

We also went to the Winter Parade on Saturday night. It was freezing, but the kids enjoyed the parade and getting candy and beads!

Now we are all just anxiously waiting for Christmas morning!

Merry Christmas from The Mosier Family

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My Trip to Baltimore

Last week I was able to take a trip to meet our new niece, Lily. What an angel she is! She'll stare at you at just melt your heart. There's no doubt that she already has her Daddy wrapped around her finger. I also think she looks like him too. I am so glad I was able to go visit her along with my brother (Bobby) and sister-in-law (Kim). I got in lots of snuggle and play time with this sweet baby, and was able to just hang out with Bobby and Kim over the long weekend. While this trip's purpose was to spend time with Lily, Kim did take me out to Lululemon (my favorite athletic clothing store! Brian generously told me to treat myself to something for Christmas...and I did! (It's a good thing there is not a store near me because I would be in trouble!!)

On Saturday, I got a special gift of seeing the first snowfall of the season. And although I have been skiing and have seen snow on the ground, it was actually the first time this born Floridian had seen snow fall....I know its hard to believe! My brother and I even built a little snowman so I could show Madison, and of course we threw a couple of snowballs at each other! It was a lot of fun, and beautiful to watch!The trip went by too quickly as it always does. It was hard to leave knowing that I would not get to see Lily as much as I'd like to. Hopefully all the kids will be playing together real soon though! Who knows, maybe Brian and I will find jobs up there! Can Floridians get used to snow?

Our Thanksgiving Weekend

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Although we did not travel and get to see family this year, we spent our week with our close friends The Sheets Family. Our holiday started with a sleepover at our house with Gideon. All the kids played together, and then helped make and eat rice krispie treats. After Daisha andNaomi went home, Madison and Gideon watched The Cat In The Hat. We read books, sang songs and said our prayers. It took a little while, but they both fell asleep and stayed asleep all night. In the morning they tiptoed hand in hand into our room to wake us up with their sweet voices. It was a fun night!
After work on Wednesday, Brian surprised me with getting out all of our Christmas decorations, so we decorated our tree real early this year. The kids had a blast decorating it, and Hudson was amazed by it. It was hard for him to get the ornaments to hang on the branches, so when he finally got it, he yelled, "yeah...I did it" and gave me a giant hug.
Thanksgiving day was an eating fest. Brian cooked us all a Grandma Jean style big breakfast. Then we feasted at Debbie's (JR's Mom) house with the Sheets family. It was a laid back day filled with eating, playing games, watching movies, and good conversation.
Friday and Saturday consisted of Brian and I both taking turns going into work, doing a little shopping, and getting in some relaxation as well! I was also able to make Madison's Christmas dress (pictures to come later).
We are definitely enjoying the holiday season so far!
We truly have a lot to be thankful for!

A Little Fall Fun

Today was a beautiful Fall day in Tallahassee filled with football, friends, and Fall leaves. We had some good friends over to watch the FSU game and then spent the afternoon outdoors enjoying our backyard and playing in the leaves. While we were outside we heard the sounds of an ice cream truck driving by. Brian and I were amazed to hear the music coming down our street and quickly grabbed the kids and some money and went to track the truck down. We hadn't had treats from an ice cream truck in years and the kids had never seen one before. They loved it! Now we know that they come through the neighborhood every Thursday and Sunday, so I think there will be many more ice cream truck treats in the future!
Check out the slide show below!

New Robert's Shirt

Last week Annaliese came over to play with Madison since they don't get to see each other as often anymore. She also brought Madison a birthday present that was created by her Mom and my friend, Janay. It was a one of a kind Robert's Elementary shirt that I know Madison will be able to get a lot of use out of. Above is a picture of the big girls showing their school pride wearing their shirts. Thanks Janay for another fabulous creation!

Kindergarten Program

Today at Madison's school all the Kindergarten classes put on a Thanksgiving Program. Each class sang one song and two or three kids from each class said one line. Madison's class was first up and she was the very first speaker of the show. She did a great job saying her line, "After crossing the Atlantic Ocean aboard the ship Mayflower..." and performing on stage. My Dad and Denise were in town, so Grandpa got to be in the audience as well. After the show I stayed for lunch with Madison at her school's Thanksgiving feast. You could tell she enjoyed having us all there!

Pillow Case Dresses

Well, I have said for years that I would love to be able to make dresses for Madison. I have had a sewing machine now for almost two years, and I finally did it! I made a pillow case dress. I also made a dress for Madison's doll, Eva, that she got for her birthday. That made it even more exciting for her! She put it on first thing when she woke up...can't you tell by her hair! Hopefully now that I know I am capable of sewing things, there will be more dresses and stuff to come!

Lily is Home!

After a long month in the hospital, Lily finally arrived home on Sunday night. She is completely healed from her surgery and doing great! Like all new babies the first night at home, she kept Bobby and Kim up all night. I'm sure they don't mind though!! We are so excited that she is home and can't wait to make a visit to see her.

Thanks for all your prayers!

Madison is 6!

Another year has flown by and our big girl turned six years old today. Wow, that doesn't even seem possible! She had a fun filled weekend celebrating her birthday along with Halloween. (Pictures are in a previous post) We celebrated today by singing to her as soon as she woke up. Then she happily got ready and we were off to school. She told me that her teacher gives the birthday child a little prize and that she gets to go up to the office as well. I told her that the day would probably be full of surprises. So, I surprised her by bringing her a smoothie and a cookie and joining her for lunch in the cafeteria. I could tell she really felt special having me there. Then after school she got to open all her cards that came in the mail, and counted all the money she was given. She was excited about this!! Then she got to watch a movie. For dinner she requested the same birthday meal as last year...tacos. After tacos she had two sugar cookies with sprinkles and milk. By the time it was bed time, the poor girl had a stomach ache. So, both Brian and I snuggled her in bed until she fell asleep.
Other then the stomach ache, I think she had a great 6th Birthday!
Below is a list of some of her accomplishments during the past year:
*She learned to fully read independently
*She can count pretty much as high as you let her go. She can also count by 5's and 10's.
*She learned to tie her shoes, and enjoys helping her friends tie theirs.
*She rode her first roller coaster, Thunder Mountain Railroad, and loved it! She also rode some big water slides at Blizzard Beach...a few against her will!!
*She most recently learned to ride her bike without training wheels. She's still working on turning though.
*Her favorite singer is Taylor Swift. She was hoping for an I-Pod to listen to her on, but she got a cd instead!
*Her favorite color is currently blue, however this changes constantly.
*Her favorite food is still tacos.
*She loves being in Kindergarten. She is knownby her teacher as a special child who is kind, smart and sincere, with a truly good heart. Wow! You can't ask for much more then that!
*She pretty much has the same interests: dance, gymnastics, art, music and movies.
*In many ways she is so grown up, but in some ways she is still my sweet little girl too! I am holding onto these moments because I know they are fading away.

Happy 6th Birthday Madison!
As always, we are so proud of you.
You are truly one in a million!

Happy Halloween!

Since Madison's birthday is on Monday, she decided that she wanted to have a Halloween Birthday Party this year. So Halloween morning we got dressed up and ready for the party. Fortunately we had the space and were able to have it at the house this year. Kids started arriving all dressed up and ready to celebrate Madison's birthday. We had a fun Halloween theme filled party. Kids decorated their own pumpkins, played games, ate spooky snacks, got a few tricks played on them, sang Happy Birthday and watched Madison open her presents. It was fun to see Madison enjoying being the center of attention and acting silly and embarrassed at times. All the kids seemed to have a great time...especially Madison! After her party she got to open gifts from the family. She was so grateful and overwhelmed by all the presents. She looked around and said, "Wow, it looks like Christmas in here!" And it truly did. Her friends and family were really generous, giving gifts that will keep her busy for many months to come! She was truly appreciative for the party, and she showed it. She gave us big hugs and said that it was the best party ever! Later when she saw me cleaning something up, she told me, "Stop Mommy, you've done enough today for me. I'll get it." What a sweet heart! She deserved everyone of those presents she got!!

After we rested and played for a while we recovered ourselves and got ready for the night. We went to a friend's house, The Montgomery's, this year for dinner and trick-or-treating. I could not believe that Madison wore her wig all night. She loved dressing up, as usual. Her favorite part was when someone didn't recognize her at first. It cracked her up! Hudson had a blast too! When he was being strolled around he just waved to everyone saying, "I am choo-choo" and blew his whistle just a like a train. It was too cute! It also didn't take him long to figure out the process either. He would run up the the door and yell, "Trick-Treat" and "Thank you", and then take off running back to his stroller for the next house. Finally he got a little delirious and started pushing his own stroller and making train noises and sound effects. They both had an extremely fun Halloween....and so did we!

Here is a slide show of the day and night.