The Moss Family

Kyson 8 Months Old

2011-03-02T13:04:00.000-08:00

This cute little guy turned 8 months old on January 4th. It was a very eventful week for Kyson. He started to army crawl and he got his first tooth. Just a couple of fun things he is doing:
* Can clap his hands.
* Says momma and dadda.
* Waves goodbye.
* Wears size 12 mo. clothes.
* Suddenly loves baby food. Bananas and Sweet Potatoes.
* Has the cutest smile with his new front-bottom tooth.
* Loves to bounce to music.
* Has severe separation anxiety from his momma.
* Loves to check himself out in the mirror.
* Is a little jibber-jabber
* Army crawler all over the place.
* Gets so excited when his daddy comes thru the door.
Love you my cute little love bug!

It Finally Arrived...

2011-02-23T15:44:00.001-08:00

We thought it would never arrive, but on January 4th, 2o11 Kyson got his first tooth. It made its arrival on the bottom left-side of his mouth (Kyson 8 months old). He loves to show it off and we think he is as cute as a button! Bring on the sleepless nights, because it looks like there are a lot more teeth to come.

Arizona Quail Hunting In January

2011-02-23T14:54:00.000-08:00

Jared & Kent showing off the catch of the day!

On the 15th of January Jared spent the week in South Eastern Arizona doing some quail hunting with friends (Kent Forbush and Robert Wells). The weather was perfect, the dogs did Okay, and they had a great trip. Unfortunately the quail numbers were down this year. They were able to find a few Scaled and Gambles quail. They stayed near Sonoita and hunted for a few days. Then they caught up with Charlie Rose at the Field Trial and Robert picked up a new male puppy. While at the trial they got to meet Ed Tilison and his chain gang of dogs. Ed was very cordial and it was fun to rub shoulders with some of the field trial guys. All in all it was a great trip.I know for Jared, it was a much needed. It was great spending time with some close friends Robert & Kent.

Kyson Is Home

2010-06-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

We had to stay in the hospital for 2 nights to monitor Kyson. Kobe was so excited to see meet him. I was really nervous about how Kobe would take to Kyson, but he is really good about it. Kobe loves to give Kyson kisses on the head and lay next to him. So far so good. We have had many visitors come and bring us meals and well wishes. Thanks so much we really appreciate it.

Things I Want To Remember:
I forgot how much I love my sleep. Kyson wakes up around 1:30 and every 2 hours thru the night. I hope he starts sleeping thru the night. He just wants to eat and eat and eat. Grandma Goodwin took off work and stayed and helped us adjust (Thanks mom, I love you and I don't know what I would have done without your help).

Welcome Kyson Jared Moss

2010-06-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

Kyson Jared Moss was born on May 4, 2010 at 11:34 PM at the Beaver Valley Hospital by Dr. Lance Smith. He weighed 7 lbs. 2 oz and was 19 inches long. I had been patiently waiting for this day to arrive. I thought with your second child you went earlier than your due date and here I was thinking I was going to go over my due date. I had been dilated to a 2 for about 3 weeks now and with each Dr's apt there was little progress. At 2 am I started to have some contractions, but nothing major. I had an apt with Dr. Oakden and he told me that I was now dilated to a 5. I told him how I was having contractions, but they were about 20 minutes apart. The Moss Family was hoping the baby would be here by now, because Chelsey and Kenton had State Softball. I told Dr. Oakden my concerns and he told me that I really could go in the next 24-48 hrs and if I went into the ER they wouldn't send me home. Jared took me out to lunch and I started having stronger contractions, I told him I didn't want his mom missing the baby's birth and so we decided that we would go to the hospital in the morning if I hadn't had the baby by then. I then went and picked up Kobe from DyAnn's and chatted with her, Aunt Bonnie, and Mindy. I told them I was having contractions, but nothing major. Things really kicked into gear once I got home, and at 9:00 PM I told Jared I better go to the hospital. Kenton and DyAnn came up and DyAnn painted my toenails for me (yes, I couldn't leave without my toenails painted) and then Jared gave me a blessing. I needed to go to the hospital early, because I needed to get an antibiotic for Group B Strep. We arrived at the hospital at 10:10 PM and they put me on the Fetal Monitor. I was getting a little frustrated, because I was having really strong contractions and I still didn't have an IV in. It was 10:56 PM and Jared had just texted his mom saying it was going to be a long night, when I had a really strong contraction and my water broke. It scared me to death and then the craziness started. I told Jared to go get the nurse and call my mom. The contractions became very, very, painful and Dr. Lance Smith came in to check me. I asked him when was I going to get the epidural and he told me I was going to have to do it old school. Needless to say I was not happy about that, I wanted an epidural. Good thing Kyson decided to come quickly. He was delivered at 11:34 PM as cute as a button. He has his dad's nose, but I think he has a little more Goodwin in him than Kobe. Dr. Lance measured his feet, because they were so long. They were 3 inches long!I hope he fills into them.It will be fun to see who he looks like when he develops a little more.

Some Things I Want To Remember:
Due Date: May 4, 2010. Kyson was born on his due date.
How we learned we were expecting you: Jared and I had went to San Diego to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. I had suspected I was pregnant, but we went Parasailing and the boat made me overly sick. I also remember I was accidentally given an alcoholic Margarita and with the first sip it made me sick.
Our reactions: We were excited. We really didn't know what to think. I was nervous to tell the Moss Family, because we were suppose to go on a cruise with the fam and we now wouldn't be able to go.
How we spread the news: We went trick or treating. Kobe was dressed as Spiderman and gave them a card that announced we were expecting.
How we prepared the nursery: Outdoor theme. Decorated with moose, fish, and shorthair dogs.
Special cravings: I was so sick the first 12 weeks. I can remember just laying toys on the floor for Kobe and laying on the couch. I craved Pepsi and Almond Snicker Bars.
Current Events:BP oil rig had exploded leaking millions of gallons of oil in the Pacific Ocean.
President and other political leaders: President was Barack Obama and Governor Herbert had replace Governor Huntsman who had taken a job in China.
Church Leaders: President Thomas S. Monson, First Counselor Henry B. Eyring and 2nd Counselor was Dieter F. Uchdorf. Bishop Jay Bunker, First Counselor Robert Adams, and Second Counselor Chris Smith. Relief Society President was Janice Myers.

Very Late Easter Post:)

2009-07-01T13:05:00.000-07:00

Okay, Okay, I know I am a major slacker. I am going to somewhat backtrack the last four months of our lives. Well, this post is about Kobe's Easter. He was so spoiled. The Easter Bunny must really love him, because he visited him four times. We spent Easter with the Moss Family. Great-Grandma Moss always throws a big Easter Egg Hunt where we each get a cute new shirt and lots of prizes and candy. We then had a BBQ at Grandpa and Grandma Moss's house where the Easter Bunny found Kobe again. When we arrived at our house from church the Easter Bunny had left Kobe a new spiderman fishing pole, clothes, toys, and treats. The next weekend we had Easter with the Goodwin Family. My sister, Candalyn, had a Indian Jones themed scavenger hunt. It was so much fun. We went all over Beaver searching for clues and found the hidden treasure at the warehouse just like the last Indiana Jones film. We spent the rest of the day playing games and having a Indiana Jones Movie Marathon. My nephew Mason loves Indiana Jones and it was a lot of fun watching how excited he was that day.

8 Things About Me

2009-03-01T01:18:00.000-08:00

Here are the Rules:
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know they're tagged by leaving them a comment

8 Favorite TV Shows:
1. American Idol
2.The Biggest Looser
3. Any HGTV show
4. Baby Einstein (It seems like this is the only thing playing at our house).
5. Sorry we don't have TV at our house so I am usually doing other things than watching TV. I don't even know what the popular TV shows are anymore!

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Fixed Jared Breakfast
2. Cleaned our basement downstairs
3. Took Kobe for a walk
4. Laundry
5. Took a relaxing bath
6. Visited with our parents.
7. Grocery shopping.
8. My hott hubby took me to the movie.

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1. Being able to take a nap
2. Jared getting home from work
3. Having my yard in and basement finished
4. My laundry magically washing and ironing itself
5. Go camping with Jared and the kids
6. Summer
7. Serving a mission with Jared
8. Growing old with my hubby.

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Maria's
2. Timberline
3. Olive Garden
4. Cafe Rio
5. Tom's Deli (St. George)
6. Texas Roadhouse
7. Applebee's
8. Carol Ann and DyAnn's homecooking (Honestly I would take their homecooking over a restaurant anyday. I hope one day I can cook as well as they do)!

8 Things on My Wishlist:
1. Lifetime of happiness.
2. More kids
3. No debt
4. A GMC Arcadia
5. To be able to travel the world with Jared
6. My house being fully decorated
7. My wallet to be full of $$$$$$$$$$ (It's a wishlist right?)
8. World peace

8 People I tag:
Please note if I don't tag you I either....a) don't think you'll do it orb) think you've already been tagged by someone else... don't be offended!

1. Mckensie
2. Kiesha
3. Kami
4. Candalyn
5. Hillary
6. Katie
7. Marci
8. Cindee and Mindee

Ringing In The New Year With A Bang

2009-01-04T17:18:00.001-08:00

So what better way of ringing in the new year than by whipping out the old shotgun and 22s right. Jared had some old clay pigeons that he has been packing around for the last 2 years so we thought we better get rid of them. Chelsey showed us all up with her ability to shoot. I must admit I was shocked! Chels, way to show up the boys. Thanks Moss Family for the good time!

Christmas 2008 Recap

2009-01-04T16:19:00.000-08:00

Man does time fly when you are having fun! We had a great Christmas Season with it being Kobe's first Christmas. It was a lot of fun to be able to enjoy our family and friends and also all of that yummy Christmas Food. To start out we had my friend, Mckensie, take some absolutely adorable family pictures. I just love this picture of "our little Santa!"
This year we were asked by our ward to portray Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus.What a neat experience for our little family. It definitely helped bring in the true meaning of Christmas as we were able to reflect on the Savior's birth. During the Christmas party, Kobe fell asleep and so we laid "our little baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes" in the manger. It brought me to tears to think about Mary and Joseph and their thoughts and feelings of their role in bringing in the Christ child. We also had the annual Osborn Reunion. It was fun to get together and visit and play games with the family. I must admit I have had my Christmas Tree up since before Thanksgiving, but I was just so excited for Christmas. Kobe loved the little train set that we had under the Christmas Tree.
This year we had Christmas at the Goodwin's house. We had a lot of fun spending time with all of our family. We played lots of games and ate yummy food.

We also loved to have Rock Band contests. Let me tell you the Goodwin Family really knows how to rock! Christmas morning we woke up to notice that Santa must have tipped over his sleigh! Kobe was extra good this year so Santa really splurged on him. He got a new jumper, a sing-along-stage, blocks, train, and clothes! Grandma and Grandpa Goodwin also gave him a new ride-a-long toy and clothes. Thanks Mom and Dad.

Kobe and Gracy enjoying Kobe's new train. I absolutely love this picture. I am so excited to watch them grow up together! After breakfast we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Moss's house. Kobe was given this adorable little rocking horse. His dad had one when he was little. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa. I know he will really get it going in the next month or two! Elder Justin Moss is currently serving in Chile so we were able to speak to him. He is such a strong missionary and great example to us. We really miss him, but we know he is doing great at being the lord's hands!
Thanks everyone for making Christmas so special. We really enjoyed spending time with all of our family. We love you guys!

Happy 26th Birthday Bean

2008-12-05T10:14:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You, You Smell Like A Monkey, and You Act Like One Too! We just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to the best husband and father in the world. Jared we love you! Since it is your 26th birthday Kobe and I wrote 26 reasons why we love you. There are many many more, but you only get 26 reasons today. By the way, they are in no particular order.

1. He Loves Us. He constantly showers Kobe and I with kisses, hugs, and I love yous.

2. He is Patient. Man-O-Man is ever patient with his wife. I bet somedays he would just like to give me away.

3. He is a Hottie.Do I even need to explain? Look at those eyes, smile, and toosh.

4. He is a Provider. Jared will work 12-14 hour days. He has started his own business and has made it very successful in less than a 1 1/2 years.

5. He is Thoughtful. Jared is so thoughtful. He knows when I am having a bad day and sometimes when I come home from work totally exhausted he has cleaned the house and fixed dinner for me. What a man!

6. He is Fun to Be With. There is never a dull moment with this man! He loves to be on the go and wherever we go he makes sure we have a good time.

7. He is Smart. Jared never really liked school, but he is so smart. He is always reading and keeping up on the financial world and what events are going on around him.

8. He is Mr. Fix-it. I brake it and he fixes it.

9. He Loves to Take us On the Mountain. The mountain is definately Jared's heaven on earth and he loves to share it with us.

10. He Puts The Gospel and Family First. Jared is very strong in the gospel. He is such an example to me of how we should be living our lives.

11. He Is Strong. Have you seen those muscles!

12. He IS the Mighty Hunter. All I have to say is animals beware!

13. He is the Best Husband Ever. Jared would definitely swim over shark infested waters to bring me a glass of lemonade. He might not be happy about it, but he would do it.

14. He is Funny. Jared is the only one who can make me laugh until I can't breath and am crying because my stomache hurts so bad!

15. He Knows How to Make You Smile.

16. He is a Good StoryTeller. Kobe just loves it when Jared reads to him!

17. He is Creative.

18. He is a Good Cook. His omelets, cookies, and brownies put mine to shame!

19.He is a Hardworker. Anything Jared does is 125%.

20. He is An Example to Everyone He is Around.

21. He Gives Service. All you got to do is ask and he will help.

22. He is Caring. He always knows when you need a hug or a kiss.

23. He is a Chatter Box.It wasn't always like this, but Jared is no longer shy. I swear we can't go anywhere without his stopping and talking to someone for at least 15 minutes. I love this, because Jared makes sure each and every person feels important.

25. He Puts Other Before Himself. Time and time again I have seen Jared put his needs behind to help someone with theirs.

26. He is Determined. Anyone who knows Jared knows he is one determined man. Whatever Jared puts his mind to he accomplishes it whether it is getting his first hunting dog when he was little to starting his own business. He sets goals and he accomplishes them.

5 Friends Tag

2008-11-14T07:42:00.000-08:00

So Candalyn tagged me so here it goes.

10 Years Ago I...
(Geez Candi, I bet this makes you feel really old!)
1. Was just entering 7th Grade. I can remember the night before school started my older brother told me that if I tried to come talk to him he would have his friends stick me in the trash! I avoided Dan at all costs (By the way Dan, I still luv ya.)
2. Was hoping to get a niece or nephew.
3. Went to Disneyland and Sea World.
4. Went to my first Junior High Dance. I read in my journal last night about how nervous I was to dance with Preston Mitchell (I had a crush on at the time). Man do times change!
5. Went hunting out to Pine Creek with our family. (We only did this a couple of times, but I had a lot of fun and it created a lot of good memories for me).

5 Things On My List To Do Today...
1. Wish Daniel a Happy Birthday! Man you are getting old!
2. Prepare Jared a really nice meal. Poor thing, I haven't felt too hot this week and he has really stepped in with taking care of Kobe and living on soup all week.
3. Clean my house.
4. Laundy. Laundry. Laundry. For only 3 of us at home we sure do have a lot of laundry!
5. Get Christmas Decorations Out. (Yes, I know it is early, but I am just too excited with it being Kobe's first Christmas).

5 Things I would Do If I Were A Millionaire...
1. Quit work right away so I could stay home with Kobe.
2. Hire someone to do my laundry!
3. Buy the property behind our house.
4. Take Jared to South Dakota hunting pheasants. He has always wanted to take his dogs and go Pheasant hunting in the Dakotas. I would also take all of our families to Hawaii. They all deserve it.
5. Finish the basement in our house, put in a lawn, get all kinds of decorations, buy new toys for Kobe, buy Jared and I a new wardrobe, and the list could go on and on!

5 Places I have Lived..
1. Beaver
2. Cedar City
3. St. George
4. West Bountiful
5. Bountiful

5 Jobs I have Had...
1. Office Manager/Bookkeeper for Kodiak Construction.
2. Continue Education for Nouveau Riche University
3. Office Manager for Get Connected.
4. Salesperson/Debt Counselor for Money Mastery
5. Telemarketer (I Know. I Know. First job out of High Schol).

Okay, now I am tagging Mckensie, Kiesha, Danielle and anyone else who would like to play!

There's A Great Big Turkey Down On Grandpa's Farm....

2008-11-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

If you can't tell by the pictures Kobe was a little Turkey and Jared and I were the hunters for Halloween. Pefect fit huh! I can't tell you how excited I was to show off Kobe in his little costume. From the first month Kobe was born Jared would make a turkey call and Kobe would just smile and now laugh at the sound so when we saw this costume we just had to get it! I was so excited for Halloween so we could show him off. It almost felt like Christmas. My dad is still laughing at the fact that Kobe couldn't get his little arms around the costume's big belly! We had a lot of fun on Halloween visiting with Family and Trunk-Or-Treating! Thanks family for making Kobe's first Halloween so memorable.

GET-R-DONE

2008-11-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

Saturday at the Moss' when we don't have a hunt going on we love to play around the house especially with axes!!!! HAHAHA Ashley is such a WOMAN!!! GET-R-DONE!! She cut alot of wood and helped me stack it, made dinner, washed the car, went to a baby shower for her cousin and had time to play with KOBE! We love living here and we LOVE our MOM!
-Love Jared and Kobe

Our First Family Vacation

2008-10-28T20:21:00.000-07:00

Kobe was only 2 months out when we decided to go on our first family vacation. Yes, we are crazy but we had a lot of fun. Jared earned a trip to Coronado Island, California. We packed up all we could in our little Civic and drove.... and drove....and drove....eight hours later we made it. Kobe was so good, we never had to stop for him. We staid at a super nice hotel called Hotel Del Coronado which is right on the beach of Coronado Island. The next morning we went to Sea World. Jared had never been there before so we had a blast seeing the whales and dolphins. It was definately a trip to remember.

It's Not Huntin....It's An Obsession

2008-10-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year!!! Jared did not have a tag this year, but that did not stop the huntin fool. He has been busy chasing bucks all over the Mountain. Jared has had a lot of fun hunting. I told him a couple of years ago that I knew he liked to hunt, but I didn't know he loved to hunt. I guess it is in their blood!!! It has been fun though, we have been able to spend sometime with both of our families looking for monster bucks!