Random

I was looking at old pictures I had on my parent's computer over this Christmas Break and found some pictures I had forgotten about. These ones are from Miranda's wedding... I thought I would just post it for the heck of it.

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The Sugar Bowl: Not So Sweet!

Yesterday (that fateful day, January 3), I drove the long drive back to Helena from Idaho Falls thinking, "Well, at least there's a light at the end of this tunnel -- the game this evening." (By the way, the people in Idaho all keep blathering about "Fiesta" and "BSU" or somesuch -- whatever THAT means.) Anyway, I arrive home and enter the kitchen, only to be confronted by THIS hanging on my TV.

And this was BEFORE the game! Someone had ENTERED our house, VIOLATED our space, and DEFILED our appliance with this ... this ... RAG! Now, you're probably all thinking, "Who on earth would DO such a dastardly deed?" I'll tell you who ... CHARLIE RICE, that's who! Okay, I don't know that for certain, but really ... who else? As a result, I'm holding him PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE for the outcome of the game. If y'all want, I'll post his address (postal, since he don't do e-mail), and you can send him ... well ... I don't know ... moldy rice or counterfeit money or what-all you can think of. Whatever, do NOT let this crime go unpunished!

A Buyske Christmas

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Well it was another fun Christmas/New Year for the Buyske family (+ Ryan). While the whole family was together for only a short period of time, it was nice to be able to celebrate our last Christmas in Shelby together. Matt, Kelly, & Will drove in on Friday the 22nd and Mike flew in on Saturday the 23rd (late, due to the Denver weather) and we were all together for that day. Then Matt, Kelly, & Will flew to Iowa on the 24th, and Molly and Jen went to New York City with the other Buyskes from the 26th to the 30th. Everyone was back together on the 30th in Great Falls for Kelly's birthday and we snapped this nice family picture. It was a fun-filled week and a half and we were thoroughly entertained by the ever-growing William, who never ceases to amaze me. Here are a few pics of his adventures in Shelby. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and have a great new year!

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Tradition

I think the words on the shirt say it all: Tradition. Thanks Grandma for the traditional "The Shirt!" Hope everyone's Christmas was great, I know I had a great time in Great Falls. I also hope the New Year treats ya'll well. Oh yeah, and Go Irish - beat LSU!

Happy New Year!

Here is a photo of most of the Wingerter clan on Christmas Eve. Note the wonderful haircut on Ben!! We had a great holiday season with lots of visits from family and way too much food. We are looking forward to 2007 and all the new editions to the Moore family to come, especially our grandchild! Anyway, Happy New Year to one and all! Enjoy your evening and remember to be careful out there! Love you all!

Happy Birthday, Hannah!

I hope y'all know that Thursday, December 28, is Hannah's um-somethingth birthday. And I hope you'll join me in wishing her all the very best. She's so great!

I've been reminiscing a bit about the time when Hannah was born. We were living in Great Falls, just a month or so before we moved to Boulder. She was our first Lamaze baby and the third child to arrive in 31 months, so she arrived fairly quickly. While still lying on the delivery table, Kit turned to me and said, "It's not always that easy."

On this birthday, Hannah's pretty close to delivering her fourth baby -- a little girl who will join Mikayla, Carter, and Kesiah in the Philpot family. Hooray for all!

Holiday happenings

We had a great gathering at Maurika's home in Renton, near Seattle. After arriving Saturday and settling in, we went out for dinner and the ballet -- Rileigh was dancing in The Nutcracker. The production was good and Rileigh danced well. Relatives in the audience included Kit, Briana and Peter, Ann and I. Here are a few photos from Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Enjoy.

<– Truman in his first holiday pajamas.

Ann, Rileigh, Bridger celebrating a successful ballet.

Back in Helena, Abe paid a brief visit before heading off to a New Year's Ski Weekend with friends.

By the way, here's Abe's new address ...
2000 N. Lincoln Park W. # 308
Chicago IL 60614

Hope you're all having great holiday fun and will enjoy all the best fortune in 2007.

Great Grandchildren -- Rileigh and Truman.

John and Ann

Moore over ...

We got the annual Christmas card from Jim and Kay Moore, and Kay made note of the family blog that Aurie started in May. I spent quite a bit of time looking through it this evening ... very informative and fun! Now, I'm not normally a competitive person (honest!), but you descendants of John F. Moore should know that those other Moores are really outshining us. Do we want that? Gosh ... I don't know ... maybe. Wait a minute -- no!

So, c'mon youse guys. Let's get some more posts, with news and photos. I'll start with this bit -- here's a photo of the family gathering a couple weeks back at Kit's house in Kaysville, Utah. All but Hannah's husband Jerry and Kit's husband Greg made the pose. Check the caption for clarity.


(front row) Bridger (8, Maurika), Rileigh (12, Maurika), Mikayla (7, Hannah); (second row) Carter (4, Hannah), Ann Waickman (John), Kesiah (2, Hannah), Kit Jackson, John; (back row) Mark Wells (Maurika), Maurika, Truman (8 months, Maurika), Peter Borten (Briana), Briana, Abe, Hannah (due with her fourth in February)

Now then, have a great Christmas and New Year! We're headed to Maurika's house near Seattle. Bri and Peter will come up from Portland, too. Hope to see news of your holidays posted here soon.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Hello wonderful family!! This is just a note from Sioux Falls wishing everyone a belated Happy Thanksgiving. I am not sure what everyone did over the holiday, but I hope it entailed a lot of food, family, and football!!! Molly and I were fortunate enough to be invited to Sheldon, Iowa to spend Thanksgiving Day with the Perry family. It was a blast!! They are very gracious hosts and we ate our fill and then some!! :) I cannot wait to see some (hopefully most) of you over the Christmas holiday. I hope that you all have safe travels this weekend and enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving break!!

Love,
Jen

Go MSU!

GO MSU, IT WORKS FOR BOTH GAMES!

Thirteen to Seven

the south has made us slower!

Greetings from sunny NC! Sorry the weather sucks so much in MT. Last Saturday it was almost 80! Just wanted to share some updates before I post Christmas lists (question for all of those English wizards out there. In the previous sentance, if I wanted to say both Nate and Miranda's Christmas list, which is the most appropriate: mine and Nate's, me and Nate's, my and Nate's?) . I had an ultrasound Monday and we found out it's a girl! All parts are accounted for, so that's good. She currently weighs 10oz. I've been trying to scan the ultrasound pictures in but have had no luck. Like the others in school, my semester is quickly winding down. Thank God it's been a relatively easy one, since I spent the first half of it in the bathroom! The house we're building is almost done. We close December 15, so less than a month left. I'm really excited to get back to a place where are belongings are close in reach. We've been living out of storage since we got here. That's about it for now. Here's the lists:

Miranda

Any good first-time parent book to reassure me I won't screw my child up for life
XL duffle bag on wheels
Target gift cards
Any baby stuff, especially books (used is fine)
Any book you've enjoyed that you think I would like
Any cool artsy stuff to decorate the house with

Nathan

Golf shirts (S or M)
Golf balls
Cool long sleeve tee-shirts
Home Depot gift card
Any good how to be a good handyman around the house book
Gloves, thin but not leather or suede

You could also support Saint Olaf College for either of us, or Mercy Ships and Northwest Medical Teams for me.

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. I'll be at home for the next week if any of you are in town and wanted to rub the belly!

- Miranda

Holler from the Zoo

Hello one and all! I just got done working at the Holy Spirit high school SEARCH this weekend, from whence I promptly returned to Missoula to stand in line for Cat/Griz tickets. It was an all night gathering of 1599 Griz fans and me. I felt like I was in a refugee camp. but 6 and a half hours later I had the coveted ticket and returned home to study for a biology test that I had in 3 hours. Anywho, here is my big Christmas list:

ANY Notre Dame/MSU fan-wear (t-shirt M, sweat shirts L, hats 7-1/4, sweat pants L)
Any cool Religious, Notre Dame, all around sweet posters or even a tapestry to decorate my otherwise bare room (I have a shower curtain of a beach hanging up.)
A printer
A digital camera
Golf accessories (balls, teas, towel, etc.)
Family pictures w/ frames!
Visits from everyone
Donations to Lost and Foundation, Holy Spirit's building fund
Ok well that about does it! you all take care and be safe over the holiday season! I hope I see each and everyone of you at some point. Love you all!
Nickolas

Shout out from 59718

Hey all, this is Nate in beautiful, and presently cold, Bozeman, Montana. All is going great here as we are hitting the home stretch for this semester in school. I have a ton of papers and projects due soon and I think I will keep procrastinating so that it becomes really stressful. Even bigger news: Cat-Griz is this weekend and Jake, some friends, and I are heading down to Missoula on Friday. Abe and I have our annual Cat-Griz bet, anyone else want to throw down? I have faith in my 'Cats and am pretty sure that they will beat the Griz. Without further ado, here is my list. Hope everyone is doing great and I hope that I will get to see you all soon. Go Cats!


-Notre Dame hoody XL
"-Thank You For Smoking" DVD
-North Face or Helley Hansen stocking cap/beanie
-Really, anything Notre Dame (shirts L)

-Cats to beat the Griz, that'd be a great early present.

I'll leave you with a picture of Jake and I, I can't tell you when or where it was taken or why I look so confused. I had to put a pic up that showed my team spirit though.

Shout out from Portland!!

Hey everybody!
It has been so nice to read about all of your exciting lives here online. Peter and I have been having an eventful autumn full of guests and trips and remodeling crazyness. Now that the spa is officially expanded we can now focus on other things like school, home life, and now...HOLIDAYS! Never a dull moment.
So...to participate in making shopping easier for our cousins here a list of things that we would both like:
A visit from YOU!
Pictures of the you, your family, our family, old pictures new pictures - framed maybe?
A Salad Spinner
A large wall map of the world
Donation to the Humane Society or Green Peace or Lost and Foundation or Oxfam
Gift Certificates to Target or Powell's Books

My personal list:
Fingerless black gloves that are long up the arm
Airbake cookie sheets

We look forward to seeing some of you at Christmas time and I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
By the way - does anyone know when Miranda and Nate are due?

love you!
Briana

John's list

Add another post to the Christmas wish-lists. Let me start by saying that my family -- immediate and extended -- has been the best gift I could hope for throughout my life. That means all of you, and I'm really partial to these four.

So, anything I list in this post is frosting. And I'd really prefer to spread the frosting to the charities.

Preferred charities
Helena Food Share, PO Box 943, Helena 59624
Helena Friendship Center Building Fund, 1503 Gallatin, Helena 59601
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
Doctors without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate
Oxfam International (hunger relief) www.oxfam.org
Amnesty International (human rights work) www.amnesty.org

Doo-dads
Anything you make, bake, or create
I'm adding a new item -- the 75th Anniversary Edition of Joy of Cooking that just came out. Great go-together gift!
DVD: Prairie Home Companion
book: The Female Brain, Louann Brezendine
black socks
navy socks
white ankle socks (athletic)
folding free-stand cheese grater like we got for Hannah
a nice Cabernet

Happy Halloween

Well here we go, the Wells-Coldirons are posting and thought we'd wish you a belated Happy Halloween before we get too carried away with Christmas already!!! But here goes: More than ANYTHING, I can say that we would like a visit from YOU, yes YOU, all of you. Whether or not you were lucky enough to draw one of the 5 of us or not (but especially if you did, cuz now you owe us!) - we want to see you!!! BUT, if you want to bring a gift for your arrival, here's our lists...

Truman: Baby clothes size 18mos. (loves the overalls, and all shoes are too small for his fat feet)
Moccasins (oshkosh have some good ones, size 3 or larger)
Baby Einstein Videos (dvd)
Beattles Lullabye Album
Baby Toys

Bridger: Magic the Gathering Cards (specifically, any coldsnap deck or newer and/or any booster pack)
Card case for storing Magic Cards AND/OR books that have insert pages
Game Cube Games (shadow hedgehog, pokemon gale of darkness)
Gift Cards: Toys R Us, Target
Harry Potter Books on Cassette Tape (all but Order of the Phoenix, he has it already and it's wearing out!)
Yo Ball (like a YO-YO, but a ball)
Erector Set Advanced
Old Transformer Movie Collection (dvd)
Books, anything like Magic or Fantasy
Cool ND baseball hat

Rileigh: Gameboy DS games: Kirby Star Ride, Big Brain Academy
Gift Certificates: Target, Old Navy, Bookstore
Dog accessories for her Chihuahua Dakota (male)
Tennis Shoes casual cool looking, size 9
Fun Socks, must be knee highs
Mountain Bike
Ballet tights, pink size s/m adult
Ballet leotard, black size M adult
Any other Ballet stuff you can think of, decorations etc.

Mark: Book: Feast for Crows
Blank CD's
Black socks
DVD: Shark week, national geographic
John Deere Ball cap (or anything really with John Deere on it)
Tulle Rack for Suburban
Gym Bag, large
Starwars Lunchbox
Daddy Vest (carries diapers, wipes, the whole shabang!)


Maurika: Subscription to Real Simple Magazine
Any casual clothing from Title Nine (size M, 6-8)
Ann Taylor Loft Military Jacket (long, navy, silver buttons)
A visit from YOU!
Cordless Iron
Wooden Storage Shelves for the Garage
Big Storage Containers Plastic
Matt and Nat Wallet (zippers shut, lotsa places for cards)
Book: Keeping Faith
Movie: Proof

Merry Holidays!!! You all always have a place to stay here!
Lotsa Love! Maurika

Another day, another list

Well, I thought I would post my Christmas list on here so that whoever has me will have some idea of what I would like (as well as the parents). I know this is a rare appearance for me, but I like to keep a low profile. So...shop on!

CDs: Snow Patrol "Eyes Open", Death Cab for Cutie "Plans", Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska", Willie Nelson "Songs", any Live Phish album except #'s 13 & 14

Notre Dame sweatshirt (preferably hooded, XXL)

Any Griz apparel (XL for most of it)

Canon PowerShot A540 6MP Digital Camera (amazon.com)

SKY/CLA West Ham United Jacket (can be found at http://ssl.whufc.co.uk/, under men's leisurewear, jackets)

"House", seasons 1 & 2 on DVD

Saucony Originals Low Pro shoes (sz. 13 in Chestnut/Java/Green on www.zappos.com)

life of newest buyske

Hey all,

I just thought I would post some pictures of Will. He has been a busy kid these past few weeks!! He turns one on Thursday, isn't that crazy?? Anyway, the parents are coming out for his birthday and I am pretty excited!!! This kid is sooo darn cute!!! Definitely a Buyske! :)

one buyske's christmas list

Okay....so this is to get people off my back about not having a Christmas list. Here are a few ideas for the lucky person who has me! :)

Charms for bracelet
Miraculous Mary Medal w/chain
Innocent Man by John Grisham
Gift Cards to Target and/or Barnes and Noble
2nd Season of Will and Grace

That should be all, I am sending a separate list to the rents with the more expensive items on it!! :) Just kidding!!! All is well in South Dakota. We are having some very warm weather, I am wearing shorts!! That is pretty sweet. Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well.

GO GRIZ!!!

Moore from Chicago ...

So what to do on a Sunday? On a whim, we thought we'd try to find tickets to the matinee of "Wicked," the hot musical playing downtown. Well, a little web work dug up only "sold out" and high prices for what turned out to be already-sold second-hand tix.

Then Abe suggested checking with Borders bookstore downtown. I called them, and they described a drawing. Put your name in once, you get a chance to win two tickets at a ridiculously low price. Must be present to win at high noon on Borders' third floor.

Fat chance, we thought -- but what the heck? At least we could get some lunch and go see a movie. ("Borat" was in mind.) We hustled downtown and made entry under the wire. As it turned out, both Briana and I won, so all three of us (Karla couldn't be there), plus a lucky bystander, got front-row seats. It was a great show and marvelous production. I thought of Molly -- and how I expect to see her on such a stage someday.

After that, we pushed our luck and walked to the movie house to see "Borat." Sold out for several screenings. Ah, well ... home again.

Greetings from Chicago

It's a Sunday morning on Lake Michigan. Karla departed early for a long shift in ER; Abe and Bri are still sleeping.

Bri and I flew in Friday for a long weekend. Yesterday, we drove to South Bend for the ND-North Carolina game. A bit of chilly, blustery day, but not bad -- great football weather. ND came out on top, 45-26. Pretty good for Briana's first football game.

Upon returning to Chicago, we enjoyed a great dinner downtown at Abe's favorite Thai restaurant. The rest of the weekend is pretty loose. We don't have much of a schedule or an agenda -- just relax and enjoy our time together.

Brothers in their Element

John's
Tom's

Good memory Nate

Yes, I am with Nate here. I love the Green People. They are so friendly, I want to be like them. And you all should want to be like them too, not that you aren't. Anyway, I just returned to the blog for the first time since last Christmas. I'm sorry I missed an eventful off season, but here I am for the most important time of the year, Halloween. So I would like to extend to all of the Moores relatives a safe and happy Halloween, and to remember and pray throughout November for the souls of our loved ones who have gone before us.
God bless!
Nickolas

Philpot Family Christmas Lists

I just have to say that my Christmas shopping is pretty much done. I am looking forward to a season spent out of the malls and in front of that fire Jan mentioned. Maybe bake a few cookies for this growing belly. So anyway, I realized I have been remiss in listing our Christmas wishes and so here you go.

Mikayla
Loves dress up clothes, would need size 8 on up
Loves kids CD's: Disney songs, Kids Bop, etc.
Movies: Beauty and the Beast (if you can find it), Barbie's 12 dancing princesses
Art Supplies: Cool markers with stamps, glitter markers, etc.
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Carter
Transformers
Star Wars Transformers
Hulk Toys
Hulk Costume: mask, etc (he has the big gloves)
Movies: Cars, Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield, Scooby-Doo
Fishing Pole
Books about superheros
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Kesiah
Anything Baby; baby carrier, backpack, accessories
Anything Princess; Dress-ups size 3T and up, crowns, wands, necklaces, etc.
Movies: Snow White
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Hannah
Good Smelling Candles: pumpkin, lemon, spice
I like big chunky jewelry; necklaces, earrings (I need some brown or black)
Target is my favorite store, gift certificates are awesome
Good sturdy cheese grater, mine broke
Cool scrapbooking paper and supplies
Anyone have a list of easy yummy recipes? Maybe we should do a family recipe swap

Jerry
His favorite shopping destination is Home Depot
A good simple ball cap (no teams, companies or beer) he always likes those. In fact, if you see one that says "Gone Fishin", I could swap out the completely deteriorated one he keeps as a "work" hat :)
Beanie hats are good
I'll see if I can get anything else out of him and list it later

Grandma Sighting

Grandma Jeanne was spotted in Stansbury Park, Utah of all places. She was accompannied by her son Jim and daughter-in-law Beryl to a dinner graciously hosted by the Philpot family.

Good times were had by all!!

Green People

I am sorry to interupt the Christmas List posts with a little post of my own. I remember when "We're All Kids On This Bus" was released back in the day. I liked the whole album. One song stood out, though. This song was "Green People." That song opened my eyes to how sharing and caring will get you far in this world. Everytime Abe picks up a guitar, that is my first request. At Maurika's wedding in Missoula, we were lucky enough to hear the live version with help from Nick on the vocals. I just downloaded the tune from iTunes and it took me back. Thank you for putting the song on iTunes, it just made my day. I'd like to leave you a little excerpt from the song:

"It's nice to see you,
Well, it's nice to see you too!"

Who knew 99 cents would buy you happiness. I seriously love this song.

Christmas Treats

Hey all. It's a sunny, cold day here in the City of Broad Shoulders. We had our first snow last week, but it didn't stick and the grass is still green - though the leaves are turning. All in all, it's perfect football weather - which bodes well for John's (and Bri's?) visit out here November 3rd for the ND-UNC game. If anyone has a line on tickets, that would be the best Christmas gift I could possibly imagine. I've been down to South Bend for the Penn State game (just tailgated, no tickets) and the Purdue game (tickets thanks to John and Ann!) so far. It's tough to find a ticket for less than $200 to any game, even after that brutal loss to Michigan. I'm flying out to Baltimore at the end of the month for the ND-Navy game in the Ravens' stadium (again, ticketless!), which should be fun.

Christmas treats I'd enjoy:

Books: "The Richest Man in Babylon"; "State of Denial: Bush at War"; "Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules"; Complete Short Stories of Hemingway

DVD: "Sunken Treasure, Jeff Tweedy Live In the Pacific Northwest"; "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home"; "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"

CD: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (double disk); Colin Hay - Company of Strangers or Peaks and Valleys; Beck - the Information

Grizzly shirts (size L) or sweatshirt (size XL) or stocking cap

white undershirts (L)

a football

a visit from you

Like Mary, I may be able to supplement this list later. For some reason it's really hard to sit and think of things I would like to have. I suppose that's a good thing.

No other big news out here. My kosher slaughtering case is still going full steam, and I have to go to Brooklyn later this month to argue a motion. Looks like Kit (and maybe Joey?) will be out here for Thanksgiving.

Hope all's well with y'all.

WHERE OH WHERE HAVE THE CHRISTMAS LISTS GONE??

OK so it is October 13. I think folks need to start thinking about the big holiday coming up...no not Halloween, not Thanksgiving (although I am hosting dinner at my house for any and all who are interested! Let me know!), but I am talking about CHRISTMAS! I think we need to utilize this web site to posts our desires for the yule time. The giver/givee list is a few posts back so look in the arcives to see whats what or whos who!
So put on your thinking caps and get your list compiled. Then post up and get it on here!!
My list is as follows:

Mary's wish list:
sod for my back yard!
an ipod for my walks in the morning
a happy healthy family (I think I have this!!!)
a happy healthy new grandbaby! ( take care of yourself Miranda!)
size XL sweatshirts appropriate for work (my room at school is freezing!)
house plants, any size and shape
certificates to a bedding place: Bundis in Great Falls, Home Depot etc. for my flowers in the spring or maybe a tree!
donations to Holy Spirit School or Holy Spirit Parish building fund

Thats all I can think of right now. This may be revised at some point but I think it is a start for whoever has my name!

Love y'all!!!

Beryl's 50th Birthday

Well Beryl had a great 50th celebration that lasted almost a week. Her actual birthday was on the 26th and this is a picture of her and her sister Betty who flew in from Minneapolis.

The real celebration was Friday and Saturday in Park City. Beryl had her kids there as well as her sisters. We had a great time and the weather was perfect.

Charlie's Army: Bozeman Chapter

I hope you all had a great weekend. It was nice to see Notre Dame play to their potential. Jake, Ryan, Joey and I spent all day watching our teams win. We started off with the Notre Dame game and loved the outcome. We then switched to the MSU game and watched the 'Cats hold on to a victory. After the MSU win, we switched over to the UM game and watched the Griz also squeak one out. We also watched bit and pieces of the Carroll-Tech game in which the Saints won by 8. It was a good day. Here are a couple pictures of our football filled fun-day.

Comma karma

Here's a cartoon for Nate and Jen. Both of them have been having their own challenges with a simple punctuation mark. And they aspire to be attorneys?

our little thespian

Hey all.....live from Sioux Falls!!!

I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to give everyone a quick note.....Molly has just recently landed a lead role in Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors!! It is awesome!! She is really excited! The play is to be put on in early November! She is also part of a cast who is opening and closing our variety show during Homecoming week. She is going to be a busy bee these next few weeks, but she is doing what she loves, so it makes it that much easier. I just thought I would let everyone know about our budding thespian (another word for actor Jake and Nate). I am doing fine. I am keeping my head above water with classes and practice and work. Hope all is well!! Send Molls a congrats if you get the time!

Salute!

All of us in the family salute and thank the Dinger for keeping a roof over Mom's head and bed. I'm serious about this. Jim donated his time, talent, and considerable amounts of Tylenol to shuffling the shingles onto the house and garage. And then nailin' 'em down. Thanks, bro -- we owe you a lot. But not in, like, legal tender. I'm sure you understand. You have our respect, reverence, and first dibs when we want similar work done on our domiciles. Okay, well ... get your greenhouse done first. Thanks again.

After the Family Picnic ...

The big activity here in Helena involved Jimmy and Jadranka's wedding. Briana was here to help out, and a big help she was -- preparing food, arranging flowers, taking photos, and adding cheer to the festivities. Here's a shot taken during preparation.

The ceremony took place in Women's Park in Helena, with several close friends in attendance. Then it was back to the house for a fun reception, cake cutting, and signing ceremony. Following that, Jimmy and I did a gig at Miller's Crossing. I know ... it's a bit tawdry to do a gig on one's wedding night, but everyone had a bunch of fun.

The next day, we took off for Portland. Briana and Peter were gracious hosts for a couple of days. We had a real relaxing session at the spa and took a little jaunt to the coast. Here are the newlyweds against a beautiful backdrop.

After the long drive back to Helena, Mr. & Mrs. Celik spent a day preparing for the long trip to their European home. They boarded the first leg of their flight early on Tuesday, August 22, and we received a message on Thursday that the journey had gone smoothly. Jimmy and Jadranka send regards, along with this observation: "What a wonderful family!"

Announcement!

Hello from the south! Being that I didn't think I had enough going on with moving across the country, starting a new job, and going to grad school, I decided it would be great if I added one more huge change. Thus, Nate and I announce we are expecting! According to my calculations, I should be due early April. Although we are both very excited, I am feeling miserable. I have gotten sick off of everything I've tried to eat except Frosted Flakes (probably because they're great!) So needless to say, I'm not able to eat much and so am pretty fatigued which doesn't make it easy to work 12-hour shifts. I'm hoping I'll actually start liking the idea of food again soon. Nathan has been great at doing everything around the house, even laundry which he hates.

So please keep us in your thoughts and prayers over the next several months. We'll need all the help we can get! Love you all!

- Miranda and Nate

Women Running in Montana

This picture is from a while ago but I just put my pictures onto my new computer and I remember Meg and my mother wanting this picture to be posted. Meg came down to Billings to do the Montana Women's Run and by the looks of the medal, she came down to dominate. My mother also dominated I am assuming because she too has a medal. Forget that all participants get medals regardless of performance, those two showed real heart and determination by walking and running their way through downtown Billings while raising awareness of women's needs and stuff. Great job you two! I wanted to join them in the running of the women, but because of my gender I was not allowed to participate... sexist yes... dissapointing, even more so. If Michelle Wie can play in men's golf tournaments I think that I should be able to try my luck against the best women's runners in MT. Oh well. Enjoy the picture and I also remember Meg and mom saying that they want all the Moore family women to come down and participate next year in the race. Plan on it.

CHRISTMAS LISTS 2006!!!

Yes, it is that time of the year again, already, and all that jazz! At the family picnic, the bees seemed to rule the day and we forgot to do the drawing there. So we managed to squeeze it in at the brunch on Sunday. Jan, Tom, John and I made the decision to lump all grandkids and greats in the same drawing. It turned out quite well I think. Anyway, enjoy.

Sibling List

Connie............Ann
Bill .............John
Jan .............Jim W.
Marc ............Bill
John ............Jim M
Ann .............Mary
Tom ............. Connie
Jeanine ..........Marc
Mary.............. Tom
Jim W............. Beryl
Jim M............. Jan
Beryl..............Jeanine

GrandKids list

Maurika.......................... Miranda
Mark............................. Matt
Rileigh...........................Shannon
Bridger...........................Joey
Truman............................Nick
Abe.............................. Molly
Hannah............................Maddie
Jerry.............................Sam
Mikayla...........................Jen
Carter............................Will
Kesiah............................Kelly
Briana............................Nate Meunier
Peter.............................Mike
Mike..............................Nate Moore
Matt..............................Carter
Kelly.............................Truman
Will..............................Ben
Joey..............................Rileigh
Meghan............................Abe
Jen...............................Jake
Molly.............................Mikayla
Miranda...........................Bridger
Nate..............................Jerry
Ben...............................Maurika
Jake..............................Mark
Nick..............................Hannah
Sam...............................Briana
Maddie............................Peter
Nate..............................Meghan
Shannon...........................Kesiah

There you go folks. Have fun shopping and remember, it is just a few short months until that big day! Don't forget to post your wish list on this site. Love you all!

Family Gathering 2006

I think this little guy (Truman Wells) expresses the fun we all had at the Family Picnic. We had a nice "beesy" gathering at Ryan Dam, hosted by Connie and Bill. Good food, fun visits, and (of course) the Washers game. After a bit of rest-up, folks gathered at Bert & Ernie's for some music by Mi Dva, an internationally acclaimed folk duo. Then Mary and Jim hosted the after-concert sing-along around the patio fireplace. A bit of rain sent the revelers inside, but didn't dampen the party. Mary and Jim were also hosts for the Sunday brunch, and I want to express our appreciation for their hospitality. Mary will soon be posting the results of the Christmas name-drawing. And I want to extend a fond "we-missed-ya" to the MIA crew: Mike; Matt, Kelly & Will; Joey (came lately); Molly; Karla; Jerry, Mikayla, Carter & Kesiah; Miranda & Nate; Ben, Jake & Nick (softballing).

We are officially international...

Just thought I would post a hello from abroad so that this blog is now an international blog. The Moore family is always going bigger and better. If any of you want to know exactly where I am you can ask the family to see if Mike showed them. He definitely showed Kelly so she could point it out to you on an atlas when she comes back through Montana in November. I will tell you that I have never been as hot and sweaty as I am now. Montana folk are not made for this climate. :)

I am sorry that the WA Buyskes are missing yet another family picnic. I promise that we will make next year's picnic. We will definitely be around in December (looks like after Christmas right now to match up with Mike's visit) so we will make the effort to see as many of you as we can at that time.

It has been fun hearing news from Kelly and I am excited to see the postings on the blog of the family picnic. Congratulations to Hannah on the new one on the way!! I am already behind on meeting new additions to the family but hopefully I can catch up over Christmas.

Take care and I will chat with you again soon.

Later,
Matt

The Final Fourth.... Probably

Even though our news has already circulated quite well, I thought I would do the official post of the newest Moore (Philpot) grandbaby on the way. We are due with Baby X at the end of January. Carter is, of course, lobbying for a boy whereas Mikayla is rooting for yet another sister. Kesiah likes to hit my stomach, hopefully that isn't a sign of things to come. Anyway, I thought I would throw up a picture of their smiling faces and let your imaginations envision how the fourth might look. Love, the Philpots

Congratulations!

Now that Meghan has announced the big news, I can post this photo. This is in our kitchen at the end of the Big Day. They didn't talk about the "Marry Me" tableau, though. Cool move! Congratulations to the happy couple!