Happy Mothers Day!

I often think that one day a year is wholly inadequate for recognizing our mothers. They should get a whole season. At least Mothers Day takes place in the spring, which is the season I believe they deserve. Anyway, here's a big shout-out to my Mom, to Ann's Mom, and to the mothers of our grandchildren. Love them all. Have a great day ... er, season.

Happy Birthday, Joey

Happy birthday to our special son who is 32 today!  Your dry, dry sense of humor never ceases to amaze me!!  You are such a great guy and we are so proud of all that you do!  Blessings on the changes that are going to occur in your life come August!  You have a terrific soulmate!!  Love you!  Dad and Mom

Dad's Airplane

After all these years I was finally able to see dads airplane fly at an airshow in Chino, CA.  There were five P-38's at the show out of seven in the world.  They made 10,000 from 1941 to 1945 at the Lockheed factory northwest of Chino in Burbank, CA.  The P38 was quite the airplane and it took a skillful pilot to master.  All five did fly at once and it was an awesome site.

Cousin Cog's July Service

Kathleen asked me to post this on our family blog.  For anyone who is planning on going to Cousin Cog's service it is Saturday, July 6th.  Here is the rest of the information:

So glad some of you will be able to come. I think we've almost settled on 11:30 for gravesite and then lunch and a couple of tributes at the new Two Dot Community Center/Fire Hall, followed by cake at the ranch. If you plan to stay the night, you should call soon for a room in Harlo or Martinsdale/White Sulphur. We all may head to the Two Dot Bar Sat night, and you wouldn't want to miss that!

Hope to see lots of our family there!

Kesiah's birthday - a little late

Seems like I just posted her birthday on here, the years are flying fast!! So Kesiah is now 9 - happily nearing the end of 3rd grade. She is distinguished by her height, she is taller than most fifth graders. She has been using that long arm reach to play a mean first baseman this year in softball and is tied with one other girl for the best batting average on the team! She is a witty tyke, still fun and playful. And she sings- along with the rest of her siblings - pretty much all the time. Love her!!

Happy (Late!) birthday, Jim!

Yep, Jim had a birthday.  Now he is as old as me!  'Twas a busy weekend, but we managed a few celebrations for Jim.  He actually cooked dinner on his real birthday and it was soooo good!  Friday we went out for a (game on legal) meal.  Saturday was the celebration of Uncle Buck's life with a ton of family around...what better way to celebrate a birthday?  Then Sunday we had a birthday dinner with Miranda, Ben and the Falls Wingerters.  All in all, Jim had an eventful birthday.
Love you dude!!  Hope you had a great weekend!
Mary

Uncle Buck

This is such a GREAT photo of Uncle Buck from the Moore family reunion in 2007.  Aurie sent it to Connie and we just had to post it!  He will most definitely be missed!

Uncle Buck

There is a real good picture of Uncle Buck on the Perry Moore blog. I couldn't get it copied to put on to ours.
The burial at Highland cemetary is at 10:00 on the 27th.
The celebration of life is from 3-6pm at the Meadowlark country club also on the 27th.

Uncle Buck

This is from the Perry Moore blog.  Just thought I would copy and pass along.
Buck passed away

Hi everybody...My sisters and I wanted to let everybody know that our wonderful Father Buck joined our Mother in eternal life this morning at 11 am surrounded by family
In Scottsdale Az. As most of you know our Father had a massive stroke on April 12th and never recovered..
We are all at peace with this and ask for your thoughts and prayers..
Much love
The CP Moore family

From the Perry Moore blog

Sorry to post such a downer on top of John's big birthday but this was on the PM blog:

Monday, April 15, 2013


Buck
Jim Moore asked me to post this message:
Jim. We moved him to hospice yesterday. Resting comfortably but this is a terminal event unfortunately Please tell everybody I will try to get an email out today

Thx Chas

Happy BIG "60", Johnny!

Well, we had a big celebration for Johnny at the Brewhouse yesterday!  Gramma, Jimmy, Connie and Bill, Mary, Jim and Maddie, Johnny and Annie, and Marc and I all helped usher in  his 6th decade!!  Some of the pictures are blurry as he wouldn't quit moving!!  This first face shows how he feels about wearing a pin, even worse when it lights up!!  The second is what a child he still is - playing with his balloons!!  The third is his sippy cup wine glass!  Now he won't drool when he drinks!  (Who would ever think of such a gift!!).  The next one is his delicious champagne cake from Hemples Bakery in Great Falls compliments of Connie (in the background).  The next he managed to blow out the candles that said "The Big 60th Oh No!  It was a fun afternoon with lots of kidding, talking, reminiscing!!  Hope your day is as special as you are, Johnny!  You are the gentlest soul I have ever met!!  Love you!

Posted on the Perry Moore blog ...

Friday, April 12, 2013 Buck had severe stroke today Charles called tonight to ask me to let the Moore tribe know that his dad had a severe stroke today. The whole right side of his body and speech were affected. However, Buck was given a med ("something like Coumadin") in the first three hours after the stroke, which can possibly reverse some of the damage. Tonight Buck was able to speak a little. He's stable now and will have a CAT Scan tomorrow. Buck is in Osborne Healthcare in Scottsdale, Room 277, Intensive Care. Debbie, who lives in LA, and Charles are with him. Kathleen

Maddie' s first prom!

Just a couple photos of Madison's first prom!  Jim and I were lucky enough to be asked to chaperone so we got to watch all the festivities.  After the prom we had a few of the freshman class over for breakfast.  T'was a fun evening for sure!

Happy Birthday Emma!!

Emma Joy is 6 today!  How can that be?  This sweet girl has grown in to a caring, smart, funny, and beautiful little lady that we adore.  She had a friend birthday Friday at a cool hang-out place for kids called Kids Clubhouse and almost all of her friends from her class came (18 of the 23!)  It was pretty crazy!  Today we're having a family birthday and I think Uncle Tom, Aunt Jeanine and Uncle Ben will be there, plus lots of "dark siders".  We are so lucky to be close to family.  Happy birthday sweetheart!  We love you!

Happy 40th, Maurika!

Maurika Jeanne turns 40 today. No, really ... this is NOT an April Fool's gag. It's rather amazing that (1) the first grandchild has now hit 40, and (2) it happened so quickly, since I myself just turned 40. We're really happy for her, and we're looking forward to the celebration in Missoula on Thursday.

Happy Easter Birthday, CJ!

Happy birthday, Connie!  How long has it been since you had your birthday on Easter?  Hope you enjoy this gorgeous day and the beginning of your 67th year of life!!  I do have to get more photos of you!  You are a role model for all of us, missy!!  Love you!

Updates!!!!

Well, I guess it would only really be "update" since there is only one of me. But that is besides the point. I know it has been a while since I have posted on the blog, so I just thought that I would stop in to say hi :) I hope this finds everyone doing well. I know that we have various family members scattered throughout the US and the world, and so just know that I am keeping all of you in my prayers as we face our separate challenges! I am also really excited for August when I will hopefully get to see most of you!!! I have been fortunate enough to be on Guam for over 2 years now (wow, time sure does fly!) and I am getting ready to move on to another challenge. At the end of June I will be moving to Mayport, FL to take up defense work for about 3 years. I am excited about the change, but it will definitely be bittersweet. I have had such an amazing time on this island, and I would not talk down about it at all!! This is definitely the Navy's best kept secret in terms of duty stations! I only wish I could stay longer. I have seen and done some amazing things, from diving to hiking to sporting events.  Crazy that I should mention sporting events......one of those activities that I am currently involved in is tackle football. Yes, tackle football. Guam has a women's tackle football league (fully equipped with commissioner and everything) and we have started up the season. I play for the Island Stunnerz. I am having a blast!!! I never knew that hitting someone would feel so good :)  Anyway, I have included a photograph from our first game (which we lost) and a video from You Tube. The video is kind of long, so I don't really blame you if you fast forward and what not, but it was still a blast and I am just glad that I have something to share with you guys. I am #34 and I play safety on defense and fullback on offense.  This definitely is one of those things that I never would have thought about doing, but of course while I am here I just tend to seize the day!

Here's the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNhiZkIpeqI&feature=youtu.be

I hope everyone enjoys the Easter Weekend and hopefully Spring is starting to turn its head wherever you may be. Since the weather never really changes here, I am looking forward to more sunshine and warmth :) I am heading to Rota (not Spain, but part of the Federated States of Micronesia) for a weekend trip. I will do a couple of dives and just check out what this small island has to offer. I will post some pictures of that adventure as well.

Love to all and a very Blessed Easter holiday!

Love always
Jen

Bittersweet Weekend...

Hello amazing family!  I hope this finds you all enjoying Spring wherever you are~  it is a beautiful day in the Falls for sure.
The Wingerters had an amazing weekend!  We were all, minus Nick, in San Antonio seeing Sam graduate from AIT.  The army has over 300 brand new combat medics as of last Friday.  Wingy was one of the last to be called, but he did it!!

 

On a more bummerish note, Nick and his company left Helena Saturday on their way to Ft. Hood Texas for pre deployment exercises.  Since we were in Texas, Marc, John and Ryan went to see him off.  He will be in Texas for a month or two and then they are off to Kuwait until next February.  It was really hard to say good bye knowing I wasn't going to have one of Nick's awesome bear hugs for a year.  But they are prepared and ready to go, so now I just pray for their safety and success of their mission.

Please keep these two soldiers in your prayers as they move on to their next adventures!

Love you all~

Mary

 



Update

Hey family!! I am so excited to hopefully see almost all of you this summer at Joey & Erin's wedding/family picnic!! It's going to be so much fun! I just wanted to post a couple pictures from our St. Paddy's Day weekend in Chicago and update you all on our happenings. We hung out with our really good friends Paige and Mark. We all had to pick a spirit animal when we posed for a picture. Shane is a dragon, I'm a T-Rex (notice we're both powerful figures) and Paige is a rabbit and Mark is a mole. Don't ask. And then of course we had to get a picture with the green river. It was a chilly, but fun day! Things here are moving along. I am definitely ready for some spring weather and we've been having some exciting things happen for us. First off, Shane got accepted into grad school!!! YAY!!! He will be attending Dominican University here in Chicago to get his Masters in Library and Information Science and hopes to one day be an archivist on a college campus. So it's really exciting that he is starting that journey. He will begin summer classes in May. I'm really proud of him. As for me, I'm still working at the planetarium but I did just get a job offer to start as an assistant teaching artist with a children's theatre here. I'm really stoked about that!! It's just a few hours each week but it's a great way to get my feet wet and really see if children's theatre is my calling. Hopefully by the fall I'll be teaching my own classes! So that's the exciting news on our end. I also wanted to add that I just finished Bri's 7-week "Get It" course and it was SO AWESOME!! Honestly, I am so impressed by her and so proud of her. It really was a great class and she offered it to me at a time when I really needed it. I just can't say enough how much I love this family!!! I hope you all are doing well and I hope you have a great Easter! I love you all and hope to see you soon!! All my love, Molly

So Carter had his big day of turning 11 yesterday! He had to wait until 8:00 at night when everyone was home from sports and and work and play practice to open his present - it was pretty painfully suspenseful for the poor guy. Carter is a great kid who lives for sports. He just started up baseball again and is on two teams this spring. He is a fun and funny kid too. This year at school he had another Carter in his class and instead of being called "Carter P.", he told his teacher that she could just call him Reggie. No real reason behind the name except for that in his football plays, his position was "Reggie". So yes, at school, he is now known as Reggie. His teacher told me later that Carter had been so casual about it, she really thought it was his nickname at home. I hope it doesn't stick past fifth grade! Love that kid and feel lucky to call him ours! Dancin' Machine! Snow cave fun!

Happy 3rd Birthday to the Princess

This is a little early, but we want to wish our little sweetie a Happy Birthday on Friday, March 15th.  She celebrated with a princess party last Saturday with family since her dad has guard this weekend.  She was quite the princess!  The last picture is Charlie and her Noni with the cake that she made for Charlie!  She is amazing!  We had great fun in the new house with all of the room and celebrated this special occasion!  We love you, Charlie girl!!  Grampa and Gramma

Self Injury Awareness

My dear, dear family: Tomorrow is Self Injury Awareness Day. Some of you may know that, some of you may not. It's a day that is important to me and a day that I am an advocate for. I am very lucky to have the family that I have. I have a huge and loving support group and I am very thankful for that. But not everyone has that. The great thing about you all is that you are not quick to judge, so I know that if you knew someone was suffering in this way, you wouldn't judge them. But not everyone thinks that way. So if you know someone who is hurting or someone who doesn't have anyone else to turn to, help them. Try and help them. It's not something that is easy to understand unless you've been through it, but it's always nice to have a shoulder to lean on. I wouldn't be where I am today without you all, and I just want to thank you and say that I love you all. I can't wait to see you this summer!! Love and Blessings, Molly

New Adventure

Hey family - just an update from Billings. Two weeks ago I accepted a management position in New York Life's Stockton General Office.  Located in the foreclosure and high crime California city of Stockton, the office is about twice the size of Montana and should be a fun challenge to take over.  While Stockton may not be the best place, the surrounding NorCal area has a ton of things to do and I'm looking forward to exploring some new territory.  (I'm looking at living in Lodi, CA - home to 8 wineries including the Sutter Home winery and much safer.)

While I'm sad to be leaving MT, family, friends, and an awesome cousin/roommate I'm looking forward to a new adventure and warm weather year round.  It should be an experience.

Hope all is well with everyone else and love you all.

Nate

Google Maps link to Stockton

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!

Today marks the birth of an amazing grandfather, husband, brother, and last but definitely not least, dad. Thanks for all you do dad. Your support of all of your children and grandchildren definitely does not go unnoticed. Wish I could be there to help celebrate, but just know that I am thinking of you today! LOVE YOU!

This is a picture of mom and dad during their trip to Ireland this past summer/fall.

Love always,
Jen

Mary and the school project

I hope you'll all check out this video clip

of Mary on KRTV news. Very cool what the Holy Spirit kids chose as a community service project. Great going!

Katie turns SIX

So I have been negligent in blog checking lately and I realized Kaitlyn's birthday came and went without me giving her a little bloggin' love! Perhaps it was because she had a crazy birthday with 18 little girls running around and I didn't have time to think straight. :) It was an arts and craft party and I have to post this killer cake my friend made for her - a work of art, it was difficult to cut! All she wanted for her birthday was a trip to Build-A-Bear and it was so much fun picking out this rainbow colored Anabelle with her. Katie bear is a fun little tyke, still full of crazy questions on a daily basis. Some favorites would be, "Mom, if Dad was a fairy, what color would his wings be?" or "What is the difference between a reservation and an appointment?" She keeps us on our toes and we are blessed on a daily basis to call her ours. Happy Birthday, Kaitlyn!!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

A Super Bowl Sunday birthday for a Super Dad.  Today is Tom's birthday and the first one he's ever shared with the Super Bowl.  Here's to hoping you have a great day with great food and much celebration.  It's probably even warm enough to golf today.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Love ya, pops.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MARY!

I hadn't checked the blog in awhile (and it's not because of Facebook) so I wanted to check out Mary's Bday post and was shocked to discover there wasn't one.  I hope you had a great day sis and celebrated in style!
This is one of my favorite photos.

Wedding Arrangements

Hello family!!
I just wanted to get the word out that Joey and Erin have blocked thirty rooms at the Hampton Inn on Ember Lane in Billings for the wedding weekend.  The number to this Hampton is (406) 656-7511.  There is a pool (as far as I know) and it would be WAY fun to have everyone there.
Also, Tom and Jeanine have graciously and generously agreed to let us host the rehearsal dinner in their yard on Thursday evening.  Everyone is invited to said dinner, so please mark that on your calendar.  They have a beautiful backyard and it should be a GOOD time!  I realize August is a long way off but it will be here before we know it!  Any questions, please let me know!!
Love you all!!!  Jan  :)

Ann's brother Bill

Hello, all. I thought you might want to read the obituary for Bill Waickman. It's brief but poignant. I'm still in Ohio, returning to Helena tomorrow. Ann will return on Wednesday. Her family is doing fine. Bill was so ill, there was no alternative but to peg out, so it's better that he went sooner rather than later. Just remember to live life while you can.

New Blog!!

I hate to post over Jeanine's bday post (hope it was great!!), but I'm just so excited!! I know a lot of you all barely have time to check out this blog, but once a week head over to http://buildingblockswithmolly.wordpress.com/ and see what fun and creative videos I post!! It's open to all ages, but mainly focused on the younger generation. Thanks to everyone who helped me create this. Love you all!!

Happy Birthday Jeanine

Today is Jeanine's birthday, and I wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to one of the most beautiful Mothers of the Bride I've ever known. Nothing much would happen around the Billings Moore household without Jeanine's work, initiative, and prodding. She's a wonderful wife and mother. Hope you have a great day Jeanine.

Lots of Love

Hey Gang! Just wanted to give a bit of an update on our lives in Chicago. The first picture is with 2 really great friends we've made here. They're a couple who moved from the Bay area. She works at the planetarium with me. We were pretty much destined to be friends. The second picture is Shane and me before Christmas Eve Mass. We hated being away from family on Christmas, but it was pretty special to be able to share it together. We've already decided that it will be our last one alone together, though. No more not being with family. Things here are going...ok. Chicago has been a bit rough for us, but we're hanging in there. Shane's job isn't working out as well as he had hoped so for the past few months he's been applying to all types of jobs. He hasn't heard anything yet, which is really frustrating, but we're trying to stay positive. I am also looking for a different job. I love being at the planetarium, but I need more of a full-time job. Not much on the acting front for me. I do have an audition for a play coming up later in the month. I'm pretty excited about some new projects I've started on, however. My biggest one is probably the unveiling of my new blog. Which has yet to be created. As part of my 2-year plan that Des so graciously helped me create, each week I am going to make a video for my nieces and nephews and post it. The first one I posted to facebook, but Kelly came up with a great idea to create a blog. I love this for so many reasons, but one of them is that those of you that don't have facebook will still be able to check out the videos. And those of you with youngsters are encouraged to share it with them. I just want to be able to make something that the younger generation can enjoy. Another big project I'm working on is writing children's stories. Right now it's 26 stories, one for each letter of the alphabet. We'll see how it goes. Other than that, there's not a whole lot going on. Shane and I LOVE being in the same city as Abe, Des, and John. One of our favorite things to do is go up to their place and hang out. We especially love it when they cook for us! I also wanted to just say thank you for all of your love and support. Family is so very important to me, and people have stepped up in a big way. Bri is helping me through her new class, Des has helped me with so many various things, Abe is just awesome, and the rest of you are so amazing. I am truly blessed to be part of such a loving family. THANK YOU!! I hope all is well with everyone and hopefully I will get to see most of you at the big bash in August. Erin already feels like a sister. Love, Molly (and Shane)

Congratulations to This Stud!

A shout out to our little brother!  Delta has chosen his Boise station as Best Delta Station!  Of course, that is due to the work of this sweet, kind younger bro of ours!!  Anyone who will work Christmas day and have cookies at the gate for customers deserves to win this award!  We are VERY proud of you, Jimmy!!!

Wedding Date/Family Picnic

Marc and I wanted to let everyone know the date of the upcoming Buyske/McGillvray wedding.  Joey and Erin will be married on Friday, August 9th at 10:30 am.  A family reception will be held that night at her parents.  The family picnic will be on Saturday, August 10th at a location TBA in Billings.  Marc and I are in charge of the picnic so we will just include all of this in one big plan.  The last one we did was Meg's wedding.  My kids know how to plan these don't they!! We hope that everyone can make the festivities!!

Happy New Year from the Schultes

What a year!  We love you all and wanted to share the Christmas/New Year letter with you all to save some trees this year.  We are so excited for 2013 and all it will bring!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your’s at the end of this blessed year.  2012 was the year of princesses and superheroes in the Schulte household.  It was also the year of travels, football, and keeping up with two growing children. 

Charlotte “Charlie” is almost three (going on 13) and keeps us on our toes with her sass, wit, and charm.  She holds her own against the kids at daycare and her older brother.  She is currently enthralled by anything princess but knows how to get dirty too. 

Tyson is four and has quite the head on his shoulders.  He started preschool at Children’s World Montessori and absolutely loves it, as do we.  He is proving to be quite intuitive and carries a sense of humor all his own.  He has also discovered the art of storytelling, which constantly entertains us, and is often found engrossed in his own imagined game of superheroes. 

I am still working as an office manager at Deer Creek and loving it.  I’ve also discovered the “joy” of shuttling two kids to two different places before 8:30 am plus that wonderful treat of after-school snack!  I was able to take a break when I visited sister Molly in Chicago and was shown the big city, which I loved!  We are hoping to take a family trip there soon. 

Ryan is keeping up with coaching, commanding, and teaching all while being the excellent father and husband he is.  Football was bittersweet this year with the Bengals losing in the playoffs but Notre Dame making the National Championship game.  National Guard keeps him busy as commander of Delta Company based in Butte where he continues to grow as a leader.  He added AP European History to his schedule, which he is enjoying quite a lot – considering he knew very little about it to start off the year!

In addition to our daily lives, we have found time to travel a bit.  Ryan headed down south to Ft. Benning for guard training in February.  In the spring, I went to Spokane with my parents and Molly to watch In the Heights.  Together in June, we went to Rhode Island for the ordination of a dear friend whom we worked with at Legendary Lodge.  It was absolutely breath-taking.  We also got to visit our other “Rhode Island” friends and meet their very newborn baby girl and be entertained by their almost-two-year-old girl.  

Upon our return, we undertook shorter travels to the cabin on Holter Lake and to Tyson’s tee-ball games, which Ryan helped coach.  We have also taken a leap of faith and put our house up for sale (anyone interested??).  

It’s all made for quite an interesting year.  We are constantly reminded of our blessings and humbled by them all.  We hope you find this coming year full of joy and laughter and your own multitude of blessings. 

Love - Ryan, Meghan, Tyson, and Charlie plus Ellie

PS - The pic is from playing dress up at Noni and Papo's house - princesses and superheroes.