Girls & Sports

Well, Nikki has decided she loves to run and wants to join cross country when she's old enough. That is along with baseball, soccer, Girl Scouts, cheerleading, etc. They went from never doing anything to wanting to do EVERYTHING!! We allow them to do any extra curricular activity they want to try as long as their grades stay up and as long as there is enough time in the day. But, with every sport comes registration fees, things you have to buy (uniforms, shoes, etc.), fundraisers, pictures and anything else they can think of to cause parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. to spend money. Everyone who knew me as a teenager knew that the last thing I wanted to be involved in is sports. Now, my daughters are really into sports. Several times they've said "we should've played football instead of cheerleading, it would be more fun." Girls are so much fun!!

The girls are in cheerleading now. They LOVE it. We have practice three nights a week and games on Saturday. It keeps us busy, but Mom is getting lots of reading done during practice. They also cheer for a winning team (noone has scored against them yet). We should have their actual cheerleading pictures back soon.

Nicole Ann Moore

Nikki's school picture... 3rd grade... 9 years old... growing up WAYYYY too fast. She still enjoys spending time with Mom & Dad, but she's definately our "big girl" now. If anyone knows how to keep them little, let me know... SOON!! :) Boys are already starting to notice her.

Leah Dawn Moore

Leah's school picture... 1st grade... 7 years old...
still mommy & daddy's baby... but probably not for long. They grow up way too fast.

Life is so busy...

Wow, I started this blog over a year ago and haven't posted anything since. The past year has been very busy for us. We spent last summer getting "used" to being parents and to being a family. For the most part, the transition was very smooth. The girls transitioned wonderfully. They love being our daughters and we love being their parents. Our little family "meshes" rather well together. Our first Thanksgiving as a family was nice. It was just the four of us, then we took the girls to spend the night at Grandma's house (the first night away from home). The girls got to help stuff the turkey... Mommy made her first turkey (and it actually turned out and was really good). Our first Christmas as a family was amazing. Yes, Mommy & Daddy way over spent, but hey so did Santa Clause. But, they were worth every penny. And to see them so excited was well worth it. They had never been the center of attention like that before. Grandma & Grandpa from Ohio were here, so that made it even more special. We let them try to stay up New Years Eve, but they didn't make it (actually if I think back, I don't think their parents made it either). Earlier this year (I think it started in January), they got to participate in thier first sport. They played baseball. It kept us very busy. But, they loved it. They were on different teams, actually they were in different leagues. It worked out nice because that gave them something of their own. But, it was very tiring for mom & dad. We were at the baseball fields every night. Sometimes we had Nikki at one field and Leah at another field at the same time, we went back and forth. They were also in Girl Scouts (although they were MIA during baseball). They sold 412 boxes of cookies EACH (so yes, thats 824 total). We did eight booth sales. Easter was fun. Their Uncle Troy came over and the Easter Bunny hid their baskets and they had to find them. The Easter Bunny also hid lots of eggs in the back yard. They had a blast! They are now in cheerleading and loving it. Our weekly schedule now (after mom & dad work all day and the girls go to school then to daycare until about 5:15) is Monday - Cheerleading, Tuesday - Cheerleading, Thursday - Girl Scouts, Friday - Cheerleading, Saturday - Cheerleading (games)... We have grown to love Wednesday & Sunday (we go to church Sunday mornings and then we try to make Sunday's our "lazy day"). I will be posting some recent pictures of them soon.