Mitch~Kirstie~Braxton~Riddick

Kinley Rae Moore

2010-09-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

Kinley Rae Moore

Born Sept. 3, 2010 5:56 pm

6 lbs 11 oz, 19.5 inches.

We are all loving and enjoying her.

Braxton is such a good help with his baby.

(Sorry such a short post)

We are having.......

2010-04-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

a little GIRL! We are all so excited! Sorry it's not a very long post......not much to say yet :)

It's Time....

2010-03-28T13:17:00.000-07:00

It's time for a new update!!
First off Mitch graduated WLC just a few days ago, Braxton and I are glad to have him back home. Braxton was so homesick for daddy; he would go around the house and start crying and looking for his "dada dada da". It was so cute, but at the same time broke my heart to see him actually miss his daddy so much.

On Tuesday Mitch will be going in for Shoulder surgery and will be home from work for a couple weeks, so I hope we don't get too sick for not having him around for 2 weeks then have him 24/7 for 2 weeks. :D I am planning a lot of things so I hope he will be able to do them or at least come along for the ride.

Onto better news.....We are expecting baby #2, due September 10th! We are so excited. We will find out the sex April 16th (which I would like to keep it a surprise, but Mitch wants to find out.) Plus it will help make it less stressful to decide on what name we are looking for boy or girl.

Our Busy Life

2009-12-28T16:16:00.000-08:00

Well so many things have happened since the last update. These pictures are in order from oldest to newest.

Mitch is still working at Camp Williams and he also is a Volunteer Wrestling Coach for Westlake High School. We are glad for the little Christmas / New Years Break (we get to spend more time with him).

Braxton has 9 teeth (which none of the pictures will show), I gave him his first haircut (sorry no pics., it was hard enough to cut the hair let alone grab the camera and snap some photos.)

Braxton is now over a year old and a smart little boy. He says a couple words now and loves to make animal noises - duck, monkey, puppy, cow, kitty, and turkey.

"ho-t" (hot)

"ba" (ball)

"ma" (more)

"i-dic" (riddick)

"um-ba" (Grandpa, Grandma, and Samantha)

I really had to post this since I was so proud of it. I made a Dalmatian cake for Braxton's Birthday free-hand and my little birthday boy looks so cute covered in it.

"1 Year Old"

Braxton is such a daddy's boy and loves to do anything Mitch is doing.

Braxton and I carved a pumpkin together for Halloween. (He mostly loved eating it raw. - sorry no picture or the pumpkin.)

Camille and Haggan came over to our place to go out Trick-or-Treating....since the hubby's had to work :(

Braxton was the cutest little skunk, and Haggan was a turtle. Camille and I through something together so it didn't look like we were just taking them around so we could get candy. We went truck-or-treating earlier in the week and the boys got the hang of reaching out and getting the candy to put in their baskets. Well the first house we went to the person was dressed so scary and had a mask on and talked in a creepy voice. Braxton's grip got tighter and then he let out the screaming and crying....poor little thing didn't want to go up to the next houses after that, he held me so tight as we rang each door bell.

Braxton loved Christmas.....the presents are fun but he loved ripping up the paper the best. We had an early Christmas at our home in Eagle Mountain then headed to Southern Utah to visit both families. It was great to see everyone.

The Nativity Scene at Grandma Cinderella's house Christmas Eve.

Braxton got many toys and was pretty spoiled. His little battery operated 4-wheeler, he also got a toddler bed, tickle-me Elmo, a bouncy horse, lots of other toys and clothes. This is the only picture on my camera the rest was all video taped.

Hope all is well and enjoy the New Year!

P.S.- To those that have gone Private please add us; we would love to keep in contact.

House......Hunting

2009-10-07T09:48:00.000-07:00

Finally we found a house to rent. We will be living in Eagle Mountain, which won't be so far for Mitch to travel to work. Plus we are living really close to my Grandparents and also Mitch's older brother Steven. We are partly moved in, but due to a spike elk hunt things are on hold.

Here is our cute little house...I love it!

Braxton and Riddick are just so cute together...they were both watching Mitch back up the truck and trailer. Braxton is such a Daddy's boy. He also has the top 4 teeth growing in. He is such a little stinker...he will be sitting on the ground with his back to the wall and just bang his head off the wall. I will tell him "Braxton no, don't do that, you are going to hurt yourself," well the crazy little man will look at me and laugh and keep doing it harder and harder.

I really can't believe in a couple weeks he will be a year old. He is really smart and isn't afraid of anything which scares me a bit. I have taken him to the park a few times and he will go down the "big" slides all by himself and just laugh.

Now to the part that has put our moving in the house on hold....The Spike Elk Hunt. It's usually a guy thing to go on this hunt, but after 3 years of being promised that I could go...I finally was allowed to. I had a lot of fun just being Mitch and I and hiking around and seeing the animals.

The second morning of the hunt it started to snow on us as we were hiking through the mountains. Mitch and I sat down to take a break and eat our cheese and crackers, we were just talking(kind of loud for being hunters) and saying how cool it would be if an elk was just right there in front of us....when we get us to get moving on. Mitch looked in the bushes and seriously less then 30 feet away was a spike elk. Turns out there were 8 females and a 4 point with the spike. It was really cool.
Well of course he shoots it, and the whole process after that which really grossed me out. We had to end up getting horses to get the meat off the mountain. We had a really fun time....soon back to the real life and unpacking.

10 Months

2009-08-21T15:09:00.000-07:00

Oh my GOSH!!!!

I really can't believe Braxton is 10 months old today. In just 2 more months we will be celebrating his 1 year old birthday...and I better get planning. Braxton is walking pretty good from person to person and couch to toys and back. He also loves to give mommy kisses. (they are the sweetess, slobbery kisses but I love them anytime.) The past week he has been pretty sick (earache, sore throat, stuffy nose, and the 2 top teeth about to come in.) this last week, poor baby. It has been a lot of late nights....but we were able to sit still and watch movies, he is just loving the Disney collection. We watched 101 Dalmatians TWICE in one night, and Peter Pan. He is so cute watching them, all of a sudden he would just bust up laughing for no reason...what a stinker.

Mitch came home early from Air Assault Training. He injured his back and they sent him home. We are waiting to get an appointment at the VA Hospital to see what is going on for sure. He was really disappointed but plans on going back in 6 months if they will let him.

We are doing great. I am still waitressing at The Cowboy's Smokehouse here in town...waiting for something to open up in the Military for Mitch to go back to work. We are planning on finding a place in Northern Utah and plan to move up there soon.

What's Going On

2009-08-08T10:04:00.000-07:00

On July 18th, my brother married his fiance C'era in the St. George Temple. It was really great to see all the family from Las Vegas and Northern Utah. Trevor and C'era are such the perfect couple, and we are so glad she is apart of the family.

Also just last week Mitch and I were finally able to get some family pictures done together with Braxton. My friend Ricci Harvey came from Colorado to take them for us. She did a really good job. Thanks Ricci for taking them, we love you! I will post more photos later during the week.

As of now....Mitch will be flying out Monday for his Air Assault Training for about 2 weeks. Braxton is now 9 1/2 months and is almost walking.

4th of July / Anniversary

2009-07-09T08:59:00.000-07:00

The 4th of July here in Panguitch. Braxton and Mitch right before the parade.

Mitch and Kaz in the Parade carrying the flag.

Cherish and Wyatt riding Grandma Roe's bike with Braxton and Samantha in the basket.

Braxton loving the ride.

Mitch and I after the parade...I love this guy!

Also on July 7, was mine and Mitch's 2 year anniversary. We celebrated by leaving Braxton with Wyatt and Cherish and we drove to Cedar to go to dinner....and do a little shopping. Then for the ride home we took a detour and went through Cedar Breaks and saw some deer. It was very fun and relaxing.

Cruisin'

2009-06-03T08:49:00.000-07:00

Last minute Mitch and I were invited to go on a cruise. We were suppose to go to Catalina then a day at sea then on to Ensenada, but do to Swine Flu Carnival Cruise line won't go to Mexico. So we ended up spending a day at Catalina and two days at sea. After getting back from Catalina Island we were suppose to attend the Captains Dinner. Right in the middle of dinner the dining room ceiling started leaking water...turns out the pool broke and came through, a couple rooms were flooded. So after day one no more captains dinners or swimming pool. So all we had to do was gamble :D We had a fun time. Braxton was left at my mom and dad's house for the week they had so much fun and he was spoiled to death.

The Cruise Ship

Chillin before the Ship has left the doc

Catalina Island Tour on Golf Carts

Mitch and I - Catalina Island

Mitch Fishing off the pier in Catalina, with his new hat (he HAD to have).

The Family

(Bryan, Mitch, Kirstie, Wyatt, Cherish)

(Kevin & Deanna)

Mitch & Kirstie

Before I was a Mom

2009-05-14T18:29:00.000-07:00

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom .

6 months

2009-04-21T09:09:00.001-07:00

Today Braxton is 6 months old, time has really flown by. He is getting so big he says "mama", "ah-ma"(grandma), and he will mimic you when you say "hi"(except when he says it, its really high pitched and dragged out "hhhhiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee"). We are trying to work on "dada", but he just stares at you. I'm thinking he isn't going to crawl for a while (he hates being on his stomach). He is pretty close to walking.....he has the motion of his feet down, it's just balancing that is the problem. We love our Braxton baby.

Moving On

2009-04-15T13:01:00.000-07:00

We did it, we are actually all moved out of Vegas :( I was recently laid off a week ago (which helped us out so much, now I don't feel as bad for leaving). We made several trips back and forth. Then on Friday Mitch's Mom, sister and brother (and their girlfriends) all came down and helped finish the packing on the kitchen and then we cleaned. I don't have any pictures (my camera is now broke), but Amanda (Bryan's girlfriend) had her camera and we got one picture of Braxton sleeping in a box, I will have to post it when I get it. Thank you everyone for the help.

We are now in Panguitch, I will be starting my job here in about a week or so. I will be a waitress at the Cowboy Smokehouse (come and stop by). Mitch is waiting for the weather to get better so he can go out fishing.

Also, today is Cherish's birthday (Mitch's little sister), "HAPPY BIRTHDAY."

Need a sitter?

2009-04-03T17:38:00.000-07:00

Anyone looking for a sitter? This is what is happening when I have Mitch take care of Braxton.

Usually it would be a simple diaper change...right?
Well I walk in and this is what is going on (and Mitch is singing and making faces at him).

Boys dress up.

Glued to the TV (watching The Wiggles).

See the boards on the right side of the picture, well that is our new TV stand Mitch just had to put together to see how it looks (while watching Braxton).

Braxton didn't seem to interested.

Mitch is really a great babysitter. Braxton seems to be smiling and safe. (I love my BOYS!)

Here We Come

2009-03-22T15:46:00.000-07:00

Utah....here we come. Due to the economy down in Vegas, we are moving to Panguitch. (Mitch was laid off). It really is a blessing. We didn't think we would be moving to Utah so soon, but everything happens for a reason. I'm so glad, we can walk into Wal-Mart without having to worry about some punks deciding to start something with my husband (seriously just about every time).

It will be really good for Braxton to grow up with family around. Mitch will be doing a lot of training for the guard for the next couple of months. (he was told a couple months ago that he will be going to Afghanistan July 2011, or sooner.) So I am glad I will have his family close to help me get through each day.

Catch Up - Valentines Weekend

2009-03-05T10:44:00.001-08:00

Mitch and I had plans of going up to Salt Lake for Valentines Day weekend to watch Mitch's little brother Bryan wrestle at High School State Wrestles. So I asked my sister if she would come down and house sit our house and of course Riddick since we couldn't take him. She and Adam came down for a whole week and brought guitar-hero....(something Mitch and I need to get) we had so much fun, and I'm sure Riddck loved the company. Thank you guys for coming and helping us out. When we stayed in Panguitch, we decided to go coyote hunting....didn't happen, we ended up stuck in like 3 feet of snow from 7:00 am all the way til around 1:00 pm, and we were digging ourselves out the whole time.

(guitar hero)

(the snow really doesn't look that deep but after we dug some of the way...that's when the truck sunk the rest. And all we had to dig us out was our hands and those long skinny boards. That is until Mitch decided to call his dad around 10:00)

(Braxton and Daddy watching TV together)

Picture Tag!

2009-02-07T10:38:00.000-08:00

The Rules:

1. Go to your documents/pictures.

2. Go to your 6th file.

3. Go to your 6th picture.

4. Blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

6. So here we go...

Mitch in Iraq just doing what he does. Rockin a bald head.

I tag whoever has pictures they want to show off but doesn't have a good reason to blog about them.

Valentines Day Tag!

2009-02-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

Answer the questions about your sweetheart…

*What is your husband’s name? Mitchell Vernon Moore
*How long have you been married? 1 Year, 7 Months
*How long did you date? 1 year (but we chatted over the internet while he was in Iraq 2 months before that)
*How old is he? 24
*Who eats more sweets? That would be me, I could eat sweets anytime.
*Who said I love you first? Suprisingly it was Mitch. I knew I loved him but didn't want to scare him off :D
*Who is taller? Mitch is. It's not that hard to pass 5'3"
*Who can sing best? Mitch for sure.
*Who is smarter? Street smarts - Mitch, Book smarts - Me.
*Who does laundry? We agreed I will do the laundry if he cleans the lint thing - that thing creeps me out.
*Who pays bills? Mitch makes the money, I pay the bills.
*Who sleeps on the right side? We switch...plus I'm not sure what right it is if I'm facing it or if I'm in bed. ???
*Who mows the lawn? Neither of us...we don't have a lawn...we pull the weeds together.
*Who cooks dinner? Mostly me, but I hate deciding what to make.
*Who drives? Mitch...I panic with him in the car....he is the worst side seat driver in the world.
*Who is first to admit they are wrong? I do, Mitch is pretty stubborn.
*Who kissed who first? It was mutual.
*Who asked who out first? Also mutual.
*Who wears the pants? I would have to say we both do....we talk and then decide.

I tag anyone who reads it.

My Cowboy

2009-02-02T20:18:00.001-08:00

My little cowboy...don't you just love the boots? Santa gave them to him in his stocking. He is almost out growing them....he is my little buck-a-roo. He loves his little purple elephant...it's just as good as a binky.

Braxton's Blessing

2009-01-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

On January 4, 2009 we blessed Braxton. Thank you everyone that was able to make it. We enjoyed visiting with you guys and sharing this special occasion.

Christmas Break

2009-01-17T21:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry it has been a while since we posted. Our computer kind of suffered from a virus and deleted all of our photos.....Mitch in Iraq, friends, our wedding, Braxton, everything. I was in tears, then one day they all came back. So before it happens again I am making copies of photos and going to post.

Braxton is growing so big. At 2 months old he wieghs 14 lbs. He is really one chubby boy. We love watching him grow.

Braxton & cousin Samantha. She is such a big help with him.

Over the Christmas break, Konrad & Camille came to Panguitch. There we met up and finally was able to meet their baby Haggan. He is only 2 weeks younger then Braxton. I'm use to holding my chubby boy, so when I held Haggan he was so light and tiny. We had to take pictures and compare...Braxton has like 5 rolls just on his thighs.

Braxton chillin in his new bath-tub Santa brought him.

Oh yes, we can't forget about Riddick all sprawled out watching everyone play the Wii. He is such a good dog.

I do have some "New Year" pictures that we need to post....but this is all for now.

Found It!

2008-12-09T14:05:00.000-08:00

We went with Grandma Roe to her ward party to get her out of the house and Braxton got to sit on Santa's lap.

We went over to Grandma Roe's house everyday for about 2 hours each day and visited with her. She loved rocking Braxton, and he was such a good baby for her.

On Saturday it was my little neices 1st Birthday. So we all went and celebrated it with her. She is getting so big! Happy Birthday Lilly.

This is a cute picture of my brother Dan with his little girl.

To finish up the very long week and a half we went to Enterprise and stayed at Terron and Sara's place on Saturday and Sunday. Terron loved having the baby there...he is so baby hungry.

Lost Camera

2008-12-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I have updated, so today I decided that's what I was going to do....that is until I couldn't find my camera. I have been in Panguitch since Thanksgiving, so I have taken lots of pictures. So as soon as I find the camera pictures will be posted of everything that has been going on.

Grandpa Roe

2008-11-19T13:32:00.000-08:00

This past week Mitch's Grandpa passed away in Panaca. We were told that he isn't doing the best and his time will be coming soon (it wasn't the first time we heard this for Grandpa.) but we drove Braxton up to see his Grandpa Great for the first and last time, that night he died. Grandpa's funeral was this last weekend in Panguitch. I have been to many funerals with Mitch as he does his military service, but nothing compared to him doing it for his Grandpa. It was really neat. We love and miss Grandpa Roe, but know that he is having a better time in Heaven.

Growing Up

2008-11-12T12:08:00.000-08:00

Braxton is growing so big...just last week we went for a doctor visit and he now weighs 9 lbs. (only 1 more pound before we move out of new born diapers) and is very healthy. My little baby won't be little for very long.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T12:12:00.000-08:00

This is one of the many cute little outfits that people bought for Braxton for Halloween. We figured we needed a little vacation/get away and went up to Panguitch for the weekend. Nobody was expecting us so it was a good suprise. Grandma was SOOO excited to see her baby boy. Riddick loved going and playing with the 7 little puppies and running around (anything beats staying in the house). Mitch and I let Grandma tend while we went out bunny hunting, we had a great time.

Braxton Mitchell Moore

2008-10-27T11:51:00.000-07:00

On October 21st, 2008 at 12:42 pm, we welcomed Braxton Mitchell Moore into our little family. He weighed 8 lbs and was 20 inches long (and the doctor said he would be a small baby). It was a long labor about 36 hours, but after the epidural...I was in heaven. Mitch and I are very excited to have this new little baby in our lives. He is such a perfect little thing. He hardly cries and is sleeping about 5-7 hours straight through the night. We couldn't of asked for anything better. He looks like the both of us, he has Mitch's eyes and mouth, my nose and chin and both of our chubby cheeks. Riddick (our other baby-the dog) is getting use to the idea of the baby in the house. When Braxton makes noises Riddick is right there to see what is going on. We love our Braxton and can't imagine how our life was with out him. Thank you for everyone's help.

Thanks PAL!!!

2008-10-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday Sara and Terron were down here in Vegas visiting. Sara decided she needed to help me get a blog started and that is what we did so we are able to stay in touch and show everyone our growing family. Thanks for your help Sara!