What I have learned my first 30 years of life..

In no particular order here it goes, take notes if you need to..

1. Always brush your teeth before you go to bed, I promise if you don't you will regrret it in the morning.

2. If you have nothing nice to say just don't say anything at all.

3. Shave your legs more often you will be glad you did.

4. Showers are overrated (Shout out to my oddly not smelly sister).

5. Don't judge other people we all have entirely different situations, different backgrounds, and most importantly different views.

6. Treat others how you would like to be treated, we say this daily in our house.

7. Always write things down my favorite spot is on the top of my hand, I promise you will forget the important things, and remember the not so important things.  Ex. Olivia's Ballet Cothes need to be in the car before I leave the house, (Thank you mom on more then one occasion!)

8. On that note find a way to write down the memoriable moments you encounter with your kids, I just love the things that comes out of Brody's mouth, but unfortunatley I have trouble remembering Olivia's funny moments during her toddler years.  Ex. Journal, blog, etc...

9. Take time to be lazy every once in a while, I promise nothing in the house will change while you are laying around (dishes, laundry, cleaning hint hint husbands).

10. On another note don't be to, too lazy you'll be frusterated when you look at your never ending to do list.

11. Act silly with your kids they need to see the playful side of you ex. Tag (I kick but), Monkey Bars (I suck), being a human punching, slash jumping bag on a trampoline (Love my Moore boys).

12.) People respect you more for what you don't do in some situations then what you do; do.  ( Shhhh Don't tell my Dad one of his lectures during my teenage years actually sunk in to that pretty haired head of mine.)

13. ) Bills never go away (Even if I move they still find me!!)

14.) Random acts of kindness are wonderful. We all need them way more then your standard run of the mill Birthday Card.  It is more fun to do the act, then to be the one reciving. 

14.) Your metabilism truly does slow down after 30, I thought Heather was just being mean:(

15.) You know what you want to succeed in, have a Goal and go for it with all your might, take it from me regret is one of the worst feelings in the world.

16.) If you are cold in your house put socks on your feet, it really does work (thank you mom).

17.) Be impulsive have fun.  Like driving a ranger into town on a 110 degree day.  (See Avery I told you we would be fine.)

18.) Don't jam on your brakes when your car hits a patch of ice, it only makes it worse.

19.) Keep the junk food out of the house, it really does help.  No junk food, no eat.

20.) You will never regret a workout, even if you do look like a crazy swamp monster with no make - up, at work that day.

21.)  Take care of your body! I take pride in seeing all my close friends, and family staying healthy and active!

22.)  Take tons of pictures, they always are able to capture something special, and I am guessing I might not be that skinny again.

23.) If it seems to good it probably is 99.999% of the time, all those work from home and make millions sites really bummed me out. 

24.) My family and I suck at multi level marketing jobs  (Where is my white mercades Arbone??) Stick to the basics, believe me your friends, family, and anyone mainly you come in contact with will thank you!

25.) Spend as much time with your family as you can, we never stop growing so we need to capture every age through ups and downs.

26.) Iron your clothes the night before.  If you don't I promise you will be wearing a different outfit the next day.

27.) Take a mili second to change the toliet paper roll, I mean come on you are sitting there anyway!!

28.)  Stay close with a least one childhood friend, they have a way of being the best advice givers, they know a side of you even your family doesn't and they aren't nearly as mean if you annoy them. Which you will ( I love you Kelli).

29.) I am virtually useless without spell check, and the phone book is totally stupid, and a waste of time.

30.) What you do everyday is more important then what you do sometimes.

31.) I got this one off my sisters inspiratioul websites.  " Right now someone is running that is busier then you"

32.) Be extra nice to someone who is mad or frusterated with you,  it resolves the conflct in half the time, and you always come out as the bigger person for not saying or doing mean things.

33.)  Be humble saying your sorry, or I was totally in the wrong it really goes a long way.

34.)  I really am a role model to my Olivia and Brody, darn that must mean I can't pick my nose anymore.

35.)  No matter how you try to fight it you will eventually ack like your parents.  Heather has now started saving used tissues (thanxs mom), And I can't believe I am whiping food off my childrens face with my saliva dipped finger (thanxs dad).

36.) No matter how old you get you will always need your parents, sorry mom, dad, and Linda.  I do however blame my neediness on you guys because you never warned me how much being an adult would totally beyond all reason suck. 

37.) I did however save the best for last, it is totally without a doubt true that your mother knows best!! So just stop wasting your time, and take the advice!!

Thats it there is what I know by 31!! And all this time people thought I wasn't listening.

"No Aunt Holly my name is Avery!"

Heather blessed me with becoming the Aunt of two wonderful nephew's.  I have had the opportunity to be involved in their lives, and experience all  the craziness two boys have to offer.  I always love being around them, but look forward to the stillness of my own house... That was until my little Brody Bear came along.  Heather would say with a huge grin across her face that Brody is total payback for all the times I judged her parenting, thinking oh my goodness Olivia would never act, or do something like that.  While that whole metaphor I had to "Eat my words" so to speak totally happened to me.  Brody came rip roaring into our family two weeks early, and hasn't stopped going since.  He started walking at 10 months old, and I cried out of the fear of what this little critter would get into now.  My dad has given him the nickname hurricane and I would have to say that, or the devil fits my son perfectly.  Every time Brody is having a boy/ Brody moment I can see Heather beaming knowing this is total payback!!  Avery, and Addison were actually living with me the first month Brody was born, so it gave the boys a chance to bond with their new baby nephew. Addy would try every way possible to wake him up, or make hime cry, and Avery would just hold Brody and love on him all the time.  I couldn't wait for the three of them to grow up together.  About a year ago Brody and I went down to Tucson for the weekend and when we left the Moore house I happened to have Avery in the car with me instead of my two in a half year old son.  I bet you are wondering how I could have mistaken the two, one being 9 and the other being 2 years old.  Well let me explain.  Before you, you will see a picture of my actual nephew Avery...

Handsome I couldn't agree more!! But that certain trip home this was who was in my car, insisting his name was Avery.

In case you are confused???? My son Brody decided he wanted to be called Avery, and in return he would call me Aunt Holly.  It started out hilarious, and we used it to our advantage as much as possible ( Avery eats vegetables, Avery wore those pants, Avery wouldn't say those naughty words, etc...) But just like anything else all good things must end, right?? Wrong this whole my name is Avery continued and still lives thriving in our household.  He introduces himself to strangers as Avery, and insists that  even his daycae lady call him Avery.  This has been going on for over a year now, and I am truly over it, and beg Avery/Brody to please stop calling me Aunt Holly in the fear that he has truly forgotten that I am his actual mother not his Aunt.  Needless to say Brody idolizes his oldest nephew,  and for good reason he is wonderful to Brody in so many ways.  Brody is lucky to have Avery as his role model.  But for goodness sake I want Brody back I miss him terribly!!!

Below you will see pictures of Avery and Brody together doing their thing, and in case you are confused Avery is the bigger of the two, enjoy...

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Heather once said that god only gives you what you can handle, and I am convinced he was taking a vacation the day Brody came into this world, but in return Brody has taught me a new level of patience, how to laugh daily, if not hourly, and most of all unconditional love.  I love you Brody oops I mean Avery!!





From Plastic to Passion



When Olivia was one almost two years old she received a gift of four "My Little Ponies".  I never would have thought that one gift would turn into an obsession that has become Olivia's main focus.  From that point on everything was horses.  Horse clothes, horse bedding, horse books, horse stuffed animals, horse posters, horse jewelry, if it was horse related Olivia wanted it.  After about a year of this interest not going away I decided to make some calls for Olivia to start ridding lessons, I was told she needed to wait until she was five, so that is what we did.  She waited patiently with birthday parties centered around horses, and any other way she could get near a horse that you could think of. Finally her fifth birthday arrived and we were off to her first lesson, she was so excited she could barely contain herself. The first time I saw her on a horse by herself I just was amazed at how confident, and proud she appeared to be.  She took to it immediately, and I knew right then and there she had found a life long passion. 

Pictured above is Olivia's first riding lessons! Beaming from ear to ear. The horse she rode was named Hannah, who loved loved loved oranges.  She was a 26 year old Aribian. After about a year at the Winter Rose Riding Center, I felt Olivia needed a change of scenery and we moved her up to the Double Easy Ranch in New River.  It was there she was able to be more independent, and learn to chanter, trail ride, and stay in complete control of the horse.  The horse she rode there was an adorable quarter horse named Jetta.  Not only did Olivia love her, but Brody and I fell in love with her as well.  Olivia would play tag with Brody while she rode the horse, and I would pick out her hooves (it may sound strange but I just love doing that kind of stuff).  She would ride Jetta every Thursday, and if you asked Olivia she would say her lesson was never long enough. 

Todd helped Olivia become more Confident, and much more adventurous on a horse, but I started feeling Olivia needed more.  So one day in the summer of 2011 I asked Olivia what she wanted to get out of horse back riding, where was this headed???? It was then that my calm, cautious, rule follower of a child tells me she wants to learn how to barrel race?!?! So off we were to another Ranch this one that fed right into a barrel racing school.  She is now riding at the Vicky Farms Ranch in Surprise.  She is riding two hours a lesson and will be adding on weekend lessons after Christmas.  At this ranch Olivia is getting the opportunity to ride on several different horses, and really show them who is boss, and become familiar with all the variety of personalities a horse may have.  She is so amazing out there... just watching the passion she has for it come out with every twist and turn that she tells the horse to do.  I am so proud of my little girl, and excited to see where this adventure will lead us.