**A Moore Family Holiday Season**

Well, it's been a while again...there are so many pictures to post...starting pre-Thanksgivng thru New Year's. We had a great Christmas this year...the kids are at fun ages and they had a blast. On a sad note, we lost my Grandpa (Mom's dad) 2 days before Christmas...we were so very saddened by his loss this close to Christmas...but luckily we did have our Christmas with their side of the family the Saturday before he passed away...this first pic is of him holding Bryce...this was the first time Grandpa met Bryce. I'm hoping to get some more family pics from that day from other people's cameras (maybe can post some another time). I'll try not to ramble too much, but I'll try to go in order of the pictures. Bryce has been getting bigger by the day...he is now eating bananas and prunes, sitting in his highchair, playing in the exersaucer, and bouncing in his jumperoo. On New Year's day, Bryan's college buddy Brad Vopni and his wife, Jocelyn and baby, Beckham came by along with Jeff Dawson and my friend Laurie. Beckham is around the same age as Bryce...their is a pic of the all the boys by the Christmas tree with their festive hats on. New Year's eve was pretty uneventful...we hung out here with the kids and Bryan's family and we only made it to the New York New Year (11:00 our time)....oh well. Christmas plans got changed around a little this year due to Grandpa's funeral, so we had Christmas with my immediate family on the Sunday after Christmas and with my dad's family (Nennee and Grandad) on the Saturday after New Year....we're finally finished opening presents as of this weekend...thank goodness since there are too many toys to fit in our house already :) Bryan and I got a Wii for Christmas...it's been fun...there is a picture below of us boxing each other (I actually knocked him out!!). Macy got an electric train that her and Potsy (formerly known as Poppy...Macy had her own idea for what his name ought to be) have been playing with all the time...there is a pic of her with both Grandfathers playing with the choo-choo. Macy's favorite Christmas toys were "makeup" (lip smackers...which she puts on layer after layer ALL over her face and proceeds to dig out with her fingernails), her pink digital camera, her toy matchbox cars...especially the pink ones, her Dora horse/pegasus that walks, and of course ALL of her babys which she lines up on all our stairs and puts them down for their naps...then they all get matchbox cars, makeup and a sticker...she is very funny to watch. We've been trying again to work on potty training with her, but she is now scared to death to sit on the potty...she likes to wear her "big girl panties" during the day, but will pee in them rather than on the potty...we're hoping she will soon decide to give it a try....arrrrg!! Recently, during a Stars game (Bryan is a huge fan)...we dressed Macy and Bryce up in some of Bryan's hockey gear...very cute pics below :) There is a pic of Bryce with Santa...notice that there isn't one of Macy....she threw a HUGE tantrum and would not go near him...so we had to compromise this year and settle for a pic with the big stuffed Santa :) There are also pics from an afternoon at Bass Pro Shops where we hung out for Potsy's birthday...Bryan and Macy had fun at the shooting range. We also went to the Richardson "Santa's Village" this year...but didn't stay long since it was way too cold that night. Near the bottom of the page, you'll see "Baby Centerpiece"...we do this at dinnertime with Bryce...he sits in his Bumbo chair in the middle of the table...there is a pic from Thanksgiving day where we did this. There is also a cute one of Macy with a bowl of whipped cream. Things are still busy here...we've got a houseful...but it is fun...Macy is loving having MiMi and Pai Pai here all the time...her and Paige have so much fun together...Macy just goes and hangs out in her room and you can hear them laughing so loud. Well, I think I still rambled...hope I didn't miss anything. Wishing everyone a great 2009!!!