Hey, Santa......

We got an early start to Christmas this year!

Last Saturday, Zachary, Hannah Grace and Cousin Natalie

met with St. Nicholas for breakfast!

They all seemed to have a wonderful time!

Merry Christmas!

Okay, Santa...here's the deal...

I want some Transformers, G.I. Joe, and

my dad and I want a Wii.

We've been REALLY good!

After breakfast, all the kids got to ride the carousel.

Hannah Grace loved the carousel!

It was not a good idea to try and

take her off when the ride was over!

I am not sure, but Hannah Grace

may make the naughty list for this one.

EARLY CHRISTMAS

Later that day, we went to my Aunt Rhonda's house

for early Christmas festivities.

And look, he didn't even have to wait for Santa!

Hannah Grace has this "gift" thing down cold!

She LOVES tearing up the paper.

Too bad that won't satisfy her forever...

She apparently likes it!

Papaw Moose and his two granddaughters

Thanksgiving 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

(Yes...I realize we are half-way through December...

but I've been busy! That's my excuse anyway for being late!!!)

As usual, we hosted Thanksgiving lunch at our house

with the Reinhardt's.

We always have wonderful fellowship and wonderful food!

Something to be truly thankful for.

Bekah & Michael Laney;
Andrew, Adam & Frank Reinhardt;
Susan Holbrook (a.k.a. - Nanny)

The kids with Aunt Bekah and Cousin Ike

I think Michael was trying to be hip, cool,
fresh, pimp, fly, or whatever it is
they call it these days!!!

Go Long!

Nanny...are you SUPPOSED to be doing that???

Daddy and his slugger

Adam???

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family

and incredible friends!

Our "cup runneth over"!

Random Acts of Cuteness

For a change of pace, I thought I would just add

a few pics of some cute moments, by two

(in their Daddy's opinion)

of the cutest kids on the planet!

Things That Go "Bump" In The Night

Not exactly a scary creature, but Granddad and "Spiderman"

kicked off the Halloween season by Granddad

having lunch with Zachary at school.

Zachary's teacher, Ms. Teri, did the face painting...

...awesome!

Zachary's Halloween party with his karate class.

Here they are turning one Mommy into a Mummy!

At least he made contact...

Happy Halloween, girls!

Getting ready to carve the pumpkin

Mom and Zach clean out the seeds,

which we roasted for a tasty treat!

Zachary helped me draw the face...

but ditched me when it was time to carve!

Heading out to Downtown Newton's

Halloween Festival

In case you're wondering...

...No, it didn't go in.

Trick-or-Treating at Granddad's

I wish she would ALWAYS be satisfied

with a pile of tissue paper!!!

The loot

FALL FESTIVAL AT

CLAREMONT ELEMENTARY

Ms. Audrey

This was a HUGE crocodile!

Zach slid down it about 20 times!

We enjoyed our Halloween festivities and Hannah Grace's first time out!

Happy Halloween to all! And to all a Fright Night!

Baa Ram Ewe

Zachary joined his class from school

for his first field trip.

(On October 19th...so, I'm a little behind!!!)

They went to the Baa Moo Farm in Olin, NC.

He had a blast...I think

he would make an excellent farmer!

The whole gang

Getting on a bus for the first time,
headed to the farm!

The beautiful Baa Moo landscape

Zachary and his friend Willie

Hanging with the boys, Quentin and Keegan.

Where is Rod Serling when you need him???

We have DEFINITELY entered the Twilight Zone!

I never would have dreamed that

Amanda would be caught dead milking a cow!

Oh, the things we do for our children...

This picture is for Amanda...

She LOVES stained glass.

Our Little Samurai

Zachary began taking karate lessons in August

of this year. I hadn't posted pictures before now,

because we wanted to see if he liked it or not.

We started out taking him for a little bit of discipline reinforcement,

which that has helped SOME,

but he really loves it!

Zachary is the youngest child in the class at 4 years old.

You are supposed to be at least 5,

but most of the kids are between 7 and 12.

He does pretty well for his age,

but he might need to keep it up for awhile

before I put him in any UFC matches!!!

After training for a couple weeks,

Sensei Michael Booker presenting Zachary with his

first-level belt.

(He thought he was BIG stuff!)

You can't tell it from the picture,

but they are couting to 1o in Japanese.

(Daddy was proud, because Zachary learned

it faster than the older kids!!!)

Getting ready to do a Front Leg Front Kick

(He has a little problem keeping his hands in guard position)


Learning to to a Forearm High Block

Rear Hand Chicken Neck Strike

Zachary mostly partners with his buddy Christian,

because of their similar size.

I thought Zachary did exceptionally well

in these wheelbarrow races!

MOVING UP IN RANK

Zachary, Skyla and Kennedy

stretching out before the big test

Trevor and Kennedy helping Zachary

put some finishing touches on his required kata.

Bowing in...Let the testing begin!

Zachary bowing to the Sensei

awaiting the results of his test.

HOORAY!!! He passed!

(He was really tired and was all over the place.

We thought for a minute he was dun-fer!)

Shedding the old belt

Waiting at attention as Sensei promotes the other students

Our Little Samurai...

Ki ai!!!

(I left this picture file large so you can click on

it if you want to read his certificate)

Football Season

Football season is in full swing now.

And in our house, it is our favorite time of year!

The Moose's spend many days (and nights) watching our favorite sport!

(Sorry Amanda, when I do the blog, FOOTBALL
is our #1 sport...not basketball.)

We spend most of those days at Appalachian or Newton-Conover High School, but occasionally we make it to Tennessee as well.

(This season, however, Zachary is the only one that made that cut!)

Grandma, Granddad, Uncle Eric & the kids

Hey dude! Where ya goin'?

Oooooooo

The Moose Herd



Zachary and Daddy passing the football
(He missed this one obviously)


Ooh yeah! He made this big catch though!
50/50
He's got a better record than T.O.!!!





Go Mountaineers!!!


Throwback uniforms on Solid Gold Saturday

YES!!! My daughter...the nun!

My worries are nearly over!

Around here, we EAT...

...and SLEEP football

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE

Two of Zachary's (and Daddy's) favorite things....

Marching Bands and Football

Who's that face in the crowd???

Michael & Rebekah's dog, Laney,

getting in on a little Vol action

Nanny, Aunt Rebekah, Uncle Michael,

Laney, and the only Moose to make the cut!

No matter where or what they are,

Zachary LOVES inflatables!

I know one little boy that is hot and tired!

Big time in Neyland Stadium!

Uh huh! Krispy Kreme on the way home...

(Zach, your hat's on upside down!)

The Football Doughnut


Aaaaaannnnnd...
We're done.