Halloween 2006

Happy Halloween! This year Sam and I went over to my best friend, Erin's house. We thought that her daughter, Maya, and Sam would have fun trick-or-treating together. And they did! It was kinda chilly out so we just went to a few houses. Sam wasn't sure what he was doing really, but he seemed to like walking around and he looked so cute! Sam was a pumpkin and Maya was a ladybug. Sam had his first tootsie roll when we were finished and of course he wanted more! Jacob was at his mom's house this year and he was a pirate! Hopefully I will have some pictures to add of him too. Check out all the pictures here.

Halloween 2005

A Winning Picture?

I entered Sam in the babyGap casting call contest with this picture! Hopefully he's one of the lucky winners! (if you enter the email address pdgmoran@hotmail.com and click on his picture at the bottom you can see his picture and description)

Close Cousins

My niece, Lily was over tonight for a little bit and I just couldn't resist taking some pictures of her! Sam was still napping when she got here so I got her alone with the camera. When Sam woke up I got some cute pictures of them together. They are only 9 months apart, so I really hope they grow up to be close cousins (and we only live 10 minutes away)! You can see all the pictures if you click here.

Apple Picking, Hayrides, Cider and Some Mud

Sam and I met up with my parents and sisters for the morning and afternoon for some fun at Miller's Big Red Apple Orchard. It was raining some in the morning but by the time we got there (since we took a wrong turn at one point) it had stopped raining for awhile and we had a great time! Sam and Grandpa picked some apples and they were very really yummy! We went a on hayride and Becky trudged through the mud to get a pumpkin. Then we went to the petting farm where Sam wanted to kiss the goats! We then got some donuts and ciders and walked around some more. It started rain again so we got started back home. But since we were so close we decided to stop by the house that recently aired on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. You can see all the pictures here.

America Funniest Home Video?

A couple of weeks ago Sam discovered how to turn the water on and off in the bathtub. He loved it - on, off, on, off, fill the cup up with water dump it out, fill it up and dump it out. He did this for about five minutes (which I got on video). They he wondered what they little thing would do on top of the faucet (the shower thing) - He didn't like what it did!!! The look he has at the end of the video is just too cute! We are going to send it into America's Funniest Home Video. Who knows if it will get picked to air, but worth a shot! Here is a link to the video. (warning: there is nudity in this video of Sam!)

Into God's Family

Matt & Lily were brought into God's family and baptized this morning at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Myself (Pam) and Kurt (Kim's brother) were Lily's God Parents. It was a beautiful ceremony and Lily was in a great mood the whole time! Here are some more pictures!

I'm What???

Well I knew it was coming, but of course it still took me by surprise when I was told. I have worked for Neumann Homes (formerly Tadian Homes) for almost three and half years now. Because of the Michigan's economy and the lack of homes sales there were more cuts backs again today. There were a lot of cut backs last November (now that one took everyone by surprise because we didn't know how bad the company was doing). Unfortunately I was one of the cut backs today and was let go. Like I said everyone I worked with knew the company was in bad shape and that cuts were coming. I am being positive about it, I have lots of experience and I am sure I will find something again soon. In the meantime I get to spend some great quality time with my son! And I should be able to post a lot more on here! And I really want to get selling a lot more on eBay. And I noticed the fridge needs cleaning, the windows are pretty dirty too. And..... well the list goes on, I am sure I will keep myself busy! But for now I am unemployed.

The Cider Mill

We went to Yates Cider Mill today. It was a perfect day, sunny with just a touch of clouds and in the mid sixties. We went right after church to beat the crowds. First we got some fresh donuts and apple cider. We walked around and got some apples and then walked the trail. Jacob and Sam loved walking down the trail and I got some super cute pictures!