life is good. right now i'm listening to the "chair and a microphone" (enter the worship circle) and drinking a thatch brew...while travis is making his own "wort chiller" for his brewing...and enjoying my son being asleep upstairs...
my days consist of cleaning bottles, making baby food, singing songs, and designing during naps. i look forward to going to trader joes or whole foods and taking walks. life is pretty simple for me right now. my schedule revolves around thatch, and right now, that is exactly what i want to be doing. i don't get out as much as i like, but i get out enough. i'm getting use to travis' schedule. i'm getting up before the sun comes up...but i get up to a boy smiling at me and it's worth it. we are starting to get into a rhythm...although thatch is not about to get on a schedule...and that's okay.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
the coast
travis, thatch and i had a little family trip this week...it was so relaxing and great to get away...to my favorite place, the coast. we tried out pacific city and really liked it. ate at pelican brewery and tried their delicious brews. enjoyed stimulus, a coffee shop (several times), walked the beach, hung out on our balcony...it was superb. it was just for a night, but just long enough. thatch was so good and slept in the hotel room so well...(i'm not quite ready for camping with thatch just yet) he even took a nap as we walked along the beach. we had so much fun.
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
photo booths are so cool...
today was a beautiful day...travis, thatch and i went for a picnic at washington park, then walked around downtown and enjoyed the farmers market, stumptown coffee and took pics at a photobooth. it was a wonderful afternoon!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
oh, the things i've learned!
the last 5 months have been "wonderfully hard" as another mother put it. challenging, sleepless, and absolutely wonderful...here are some things i've learned in the last few months:
natural childbirth was the most exhilarating experience. it was amazing...and i would do it again in a heartbeat. (just not anytime soon)
follow your instinct. baby books are informative and other mothers have great advice, but in the end, even if you feel clueless, you really do have a gut feeling about what is best for your child...i think i'm going to follow it a little more, and worry about what other people think a little less...and give other parents a little more grace on the decisions they make for their children.
i have gained so much respect for mothers...it's a hard job, but well worth every second.
don't get your nose pierced when you have a 2 month old. you don't have time to brush your teeth, let alone soak your stinkin' nose twice a day.
never say you won't do something...i never thought i would be singing "skin-am-rinkee-dinky-dink" all the time to get such wonderful smiles out of my little boy, among many many other things.
i have the most amazing husband...he has been my strength...and housekeeper, and cook. it was so wonderful to have him home for 2 months while he was on paternity leave. and he is an incredible father. thatch lights up every time he is in the room. we've had so much fun being parents together and i'm looking forward to each day as we watch thatch grow!
natural childbirth was the most exhilarating experience. it was amazing...and i would do it again in a heartbeat. (just not anytime soon)
follow your instinct. baby books are informative and other mothers have great advice, but in the end, even if you feel clueless, you really do have a gut feeling about what is best for your child...i think i'm going to follow it a little more, and worry about what other people think a little less...and give other parents a little more grace on the decisions they make for their children.
i have gained so much respect for mothers...it's a hard job, but well worth every second.
don't get your nose pierced when you have a 2 month old. you don't have time to brush your teeth, let alone soak your stinkin' nose twice a day.
never say you won't do something...i never thought i would be singing "skin-am-rinkee-dinky-dink" all the time to get such wonderful smiles out of my little boy, among many many other things.
i have the most amazing husband...he has been my strength...and housekeeper, and cook. it was so wonderful to have him home for 2 months while he was on paternity leave. and he is an incredible father. thatch lights up every time he is in the room. we've had so much fun being parents together and i'm looking forward to each day as we watch thatch grow!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
hike
trav went on a beautiful hike yesterday and this was the view of mt hood! (on top of zigzag mountain)
Saturday, July 26, 2008
good quotes from the book "walking on water" (a book about faith an art...a great read)
"Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint or clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter what our vocation, or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts, or having some kind of important career..."
"In art...we move, unfettered, among the stars."
"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, free from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colours are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize."
"Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive. What do I mean by creators? Not only artists, whose acts of creation are the obvious ones of working with paint or clay or words. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter what our vocation, or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts, or having some kind of important career..."
"In art...we move, unfettered, among the stars."
"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, free from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colours are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize."
Sunday, July 20, 2008
home sweet home
wow. traveling with a baby is quite the experience. whew. pre-kid traveling was so relaxing. i loved working on the plane, reading, just enjoying the experience. now my mind is planning when i can feed thatch, when and how he'll sleep...and carrying the extra load...and no room for my stuff in my back pack...
thatch did an amazing job. he really did. we had no major meltdowns and even received complements from fellow travelers. wahoo!
and the week with family was great. busy, but great. we were ablle to see lots of extended family at trav's cousin's wedding and in both our hometowns in oklahoma. it was so good to see everyone. if only oregon were closer to them! (pictures of thatch with family coming shortly to his blog)
but i am exhausted. hopefully i can use today to recover before work tomorrow!
thatch did an amazing job. he really did. we had no major meltdowns and even received complements from fellow travelers. wahoo!
and the week with family was great. busy, but great. we were ablle to see lots of extended family at trav's cousin's wedding and in both our hometowns in oklahoma. it was so good to see everyone. if only oregon were closer to them! (pictures of thatch with family coming shortly to his blog)
but i am exhausted. hopefully i can use today to recover before work tomorrow!
Monday, July 07, 2008
ahh, life is good!
this past week was wonderfully superb...
with "women & wine" at sarah's house, it was so fun to hang out with the women from evergreen and just enjoy a night out...fun conversations, great wine and food...couldn't be better.
and then the wonderful 4th of july with fellow evergreeners. i loved that people just hung out for hours on end with no agenda and no place to go. the weather was AMAZING! and it was so relaxing. i left with a huge smile on my face and so thankful for the community around us.
and i spent the weekend finishing "same kind of different as me" a wonderful book. i love 3 day weekends, i wish i had them every week!
and i just bought shane claiborne's book, "jesus for president" not sure i love the title but i've heard it is great!
with "women & wine" at sarah's house, it was so fun to hang out with the women from evergreen and just enjoy a night out...fun conversations, great wine and food...couldn't be better.
and then the wonderful 4th of july with fellow evergreeners. i loved that people just hung out for hours on end with no agenda and no place to go. the weather was AMAZING! and it was so relaxing. i left with a huge smile on my face and so thankful for the community around us.
and i spent the weekend finishing "same kind of different as me" a wonderful book. i love 3 day weekends, i wish i had them every week!
and i just bought shane claiborne's book, "jesus for president" not sure i love the title but i've heard it is great!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
what a wonderful weekend
my sister-in-law, emily came out to visit this weekend and it was just so much fun to hang out with her. i really wished we lived closer.
we hung out downtown, went to a brew pub, went to the coast and hiked Neahkahnie Mountain, ate at a great little pizza place in cannon beach, enjoyed thatch's celebration beer...it was a great weekend.
bridgeport brewery
oswald west...one of my favorite beaches on the coast...i hung out and fed thatch lunch and enjoyed a little picnic...
view on the way up the mountain...
i almost made it to the top of Neahkahnie with thatch, but he just wouldn't have it. (i even fed him a pumped bottle on our way up!) i was so close to the top, so close. it was a warm day and he needed a little time out of the wrap...so i hung out in the forest while travis and emily made it to the top where you can see the entire coast line.
thatch was a good sport...and friday night he had a huge laughing episode while we were waiting on the max...it was so amazing. amazing. i am still smiling thinking about it.
we hung out downtown, went to a brew pub, went to the coast and hiked Neahkahnie Mountain, ate at a great little pizza place in cannon beach, enjoyed thatch's celebration beer...it was a great weekend.
bridgeport brewery
oswald west...one of my favorite beaches on the coast...i hung out and fed thatch lunch and enjoyed a little picnic...
view on the way up the mountain...
i almost made it to the top of Neahkahnie with thatch, but he just wouldn't have it. (i even fed him a pumped bottle on our way up!) i was so close to the top, so close. it was a warm day and he needed a little time out of the wrap...so i hung out in the forest while travis and emily made it to the top where you can see the entire coast line.
thatch was a good sport...and friday night he had a huge laughing episode while we were waiting on the max...it was so amazing. amazing. i am still smiling thinking about it.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
tasting the thatch brew
some pics by my sister-in-law of us trying out the incredible thatch brew...
Monday, June 23, 2008
speaking of farms...
sunday after church we went to sauvie island with some friends to pick strawberries. the farm was so beautiful...my first trip out to sauvie island (an island where the river goes on both sides of it)
and then i fed thatch under this beautiful oak tree and enjoyed the scenery!
it was a wonderful afternoon!!
Friday, June 20, 2008
let's be farmers...
i grew up in oklahoma in a town of 45,000. but i was a city girl at heart. i wasn't much for the cowboys that seemed to come in abundance. and i denied the idea that we were in the south. my mom and i would take frequent shopping trips to "the city" and yes, that's what we called it...and i would love to buy things at the trendy stores...i had no interest in horses, country music, having land...and i didn't understand "small town charm". and even when i first moved away from oklahoma, i was a little embarrassed to say where we were from...
but now i see that there is beauty in simple living, of growing your own food, having your own chickens to get your eggs...and i actually crave that life. i would love to own some land here in oregon. grow our own vegetables...and heaven forbid, maybe even have a cow.
i think maybe oregon has taught that to me. i drive out in the country and i am amazed. i can't imagine what it would be like to be a farmer here. it would be so much fun.
city life is wonderful. i love the culture. i love what it brings...but i have found and respected that thing called country living. and i hope i can bring some of that into my life...the life i wouldn't take part in as a child. it's still part of my heritage and i'm starting to embrace it.
i think i use to think you were cool if you lived in a big city...and now i'm realizing that is not the case. sure, there are some darn cool people in portland, i could only dream of being that cool. but i'm not so sure the city is what makes them cool.
country living for the first time in my life, is starting to appeal to me. i think i finally understand why travis loves the wheat fields of oklahoma and has such wonderful memories of helping his papa on the farm.
i just read lacie's blog on intentional community living and my heart leaped with joy...growing crops together, living on a big piece of land with a group of people and having our own garden and farm...what beauty!
"...She lifts her skirt up to her knees
Walks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughing..." [ray lamontagne]
but now i see that there is beauty in simple living, of growing your own food, having your own chickens to get your eggs...and i actually crave that life. i would love to own some land here in oregon. grow our own vegetables...and heaven forbid, maybe even have a cow.
i think maybe oregon has taught that to me. i drive out in the country and i am amazed. i can't imagine what it would be like to be a farmer here. it would be so much fun.
city life is wonderful. i love the culture. i love what it brings...but i have found and respected that thing called country living. and i hope i can bring some of that into my life...the life i wouldn't take part in as a child. it's still part of my heritage and i'm starting to embrace it.
i think i use to think you were cool if you lived in a big city...and now i'm realizing that is not the case. sure, there are some darn cool people in portland, i could only dream of being that cool. but i'm not so sure the city is what makes them cool.
country living for the first time in my life, is starting to appeal to me. i think i finally understand why travis loves the wheat fields of oklahoma and has such wonderful memories of helping his papa on the farm.
i just read lacie's blog on intentional community living and my heart leaped with joy...growing crops together, living on a big piece of land with a group of people and having our own garden and farm...what beauty!
"...She lifts her skirt up to her knees
Walks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughing..." [ray lamontagne]
Thursday, June 19, 2008
hiking at the gorge
thatch's first hike was a success. we went on a small little hike this week. the weather was beautiful, thatch slept in the ergo...i can't ask for anything more.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Here's to Thatch!
limited edition celebration pale ale...
Balanced with three types of hops, this American-style pale is down right delicious. Cascade and Williamette varieties with their citrus notes and subtle woody tones give this brew a lively flavor. Garnished with crystal hops for a floral aroma...mmmm it tastes so good on the lips. So, enjoy this limited edition beautiful thirst-quenching liquid delight.
And be sure to raise your glass and say,
“Here’s to Thatch!”
Sunday, June 08, 2008
paternity leave
well...i'm slowly starting back to work (continuing to do graphic design at home and work on my card company) and travis has started his 2 months of paternity leave...hooray!!
this summer will be full of trips to the farmers market, hikes, and anything and everything outside...and hopefully a little more sleep for me!
this summer will be full of trips to the farmers market, hikes, and anything and everything outside...and hopefully a little more sleep for me!
Friday, June 06, 2008
minimal living
i saw this post and loved it...i'm a minimalist at heart and hope i can still be like that, even with the swings and toys that seem to be collecting at the moore household.
i can't remember how to make it a link and don't have time to look, so i guess you can just copy and paste...
http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/
and this
http://www.blissfullydomestic.com/frugal_living/index.html
i can't remember how to make it a link and don't have time to look, so i guess you can just copy and paste...
http://zenhabits.net/2007/08/a-guide-to-creating-a-minimalist-home/
and this
http://www.blissfullydomestic.com/frugal_living/index.html
Monday, May 26, 2008
wine country
some of my college friends are here helping me with thatch. they overlapped their trip and we went to tour some of the wineries in our area. it was so beautiful!! cat came thursday and today...christi is staying through the week. it is so good to hang out with old friends, it's one of life's sweetest blessings!! and this weekend i finally got my nose pierced! yea!
Friday, May 16, 2008
heat wave
i love it that the 90s (with no humidity) is considered a heat wave here in oregon. people here freak out about it. and to tell you the truth, i'm freaking out about it too. this is my kind of place. i love the mild summers and that it only gets into the 90s a few times! here's to summer in portland...it is going to be a fun one...hikes with thatch, lots of walks, and hanging outside! wahoo!!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
singing
"jesus jesus how i trust you
how i prove you o'er and o'er
jesus jesus precious jesus
oh for grace to trust you more"
this is the hymn i've been singing to thatch to put him to sleep. i love singing hymns over him. they are a hell of a lot better than nursery rhythms. : ) nothing against nursery rhymes or anything.
life is good. i spend a lot of the day with thatch in a sling bouncing on an excercise ball. he is a little high maintenance and takes some work to go to sleep and stay asleep. but he loves his sling and loves to sleep on walks...and he nurses for almost an hour and every 2 1/2 hours. i'm nursing almost every other hour...whew! i'm starting to read chronicles of narnia while i'm feeding. sometimes it works better than others. and i end up watching t.v. a lot...the life of a newborn!
thatch has been so much fun. i'm just loving motherhood. and he just started to smile a little and is really starting to notice everything around him!! it just gets better and better!
how i prove you o'er and o'er
jesus jesus precious jesus
oh for grace to trust you more"
this is the hymn i've been singing to thatch to put him to sleep. i love singing hymns over him. they are a hell of a lot better than nursery rhythms. : ) nothing against nursery rhymes or anything.
life is good. i spend a lot of the day with thatch in a sling bouncing on an excercise ball. he is a little high maintenance and takes some work to go to sleep and stay asleep. but he loves his sling and loves to sleep on walks...and he nurses for almost an hour and every 2 1/2 hours. i'm nursing almost every other hour...whew! i'm starting to read chronicles of narnia while i'm feeding. sometimes it works better than others. and i end up watching t.v. a lot...the life of a newborn!
thatch has been so much fun. i'm just loving motherhood. and he just started to smile a little and is really starting to notice everything around him!! it just gets better and better!
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