Catching Up

So we're slowly getting the hang of things on our blog, and so hopefully we will get better at keeping you all updated. On my 25th birthday Maddy turned 6 months old. We can't believe she is growing so quickly. She is more and more adorable everyday and we are reminded every day how blessed we are to have her. She is scooting around backwards, sitting up on her own and trying so hard to get teeth. We had our cousin Marissa take Maddy's 6 month pictures and they all turned out so incredible. Marissa did a MARVELOUS job and we couldn't thank her enough for doing them. Marissa also took family pics of Josh's side of the family. It was the first time they had a family picture done (other than weddings) since before Josh left for his mission. It was really fun and again we are very grateful to Marissa for sharing her talent with us. We love you girl! To see more of her work you can go to her blog at johnandmarissa.blogspot.com.

So I had my 25th birthday. Woohoo! It was wonderful, I got to spend the whole day with Josh and Maddy. (Which was the best part of the day!) Josh and his mom took me shopping and we went to lunch at Red Robin. All the servers there sang to me and brought me ice cream. It was divine! That night we hung out at my sister's house and my best friend Janine (who is now my sister's sister-in-law) brought over donuts and all the family sang to me. It was really sweet and I so appreciate the thoughtfulness. I couldn't have thought of a better way to celebrate the day.

Josh and I also celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary. Our anniversary always falls right in the middle of Josh's finals, which means all nighters for him at the school and very little time anywhere else. Well, he was able to steal away from the school and come and meet me for a very late delicious dinner at PF Changs and just have an hour to ourselves. Thanks Mom Moser for watching Maddy so late. We really appreciated it! I gave Josh tickets to see David Foster and Friends and we are so excited to go! I think I scored some serious cool wife points that night.:) Josh gave me some incredibly gorgeous roses and let me know that after 3 years I am FINALLY going to get our wedding video. YEAH!!! I am so excited to see it. A dear friend of his family did our video for us as a wedding gift but as life always does, it totally got away from all of us and we just never got it all worked out. So during Josh's spring break, he secretly worked on peices of the video with the guy and they are trying very hard to get it done. So hopefully only another couple of weeks and we will get to see it. I can't wait!

This last Saturday our stake held it's first annual stake track meet. It was so fantastic, we loved it. They started the morning off with a 5k run,walk,jog and then held races all the way up until noon. Josh was able to do a peice of the walk with me and Maddy but then had to head off to play practice but I was able to participate all morning. I have never been in anything track related and to be completely honest, I am not a very good runner. Well, I was signed up to be the Relief Society Representative for the 100 meter Dash and then the Young Women Rep for the 8x100 relay. Maddy and I finished the 5k walk at a wopping 40 min and 20 sec. I think the first person that finished was done before I even made it to the 1 mile marker. Ha! Ha! But I was definitley not last. In the 100 meter dash I came in 4th out of 8 runners and in the relay our ward came in 5th or 6th, I can't remeber but man we had a total blast. It could not have been a more perfect day weather wise and I really enjoyed myself. It was really fun to run.

My Husband is AMAZING!!

I just wanted to take a minute and let you all know how much I love my husband and how proud of him I am. We found out last Friday night that he was accepted to the Architecture Graduate Program at UNLV. YEAH!!!! It is such a blessing and such a relief. The program only accepted 15 applicants out of 70. Josh said this was the most applications they have ever received since opening the graduate program. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard the last 4 or 5 years to do well in school and it is totally paying off. I am reminded every day how lucky I am to have him in my life. I am grateful for his love of school and the amazing work ethic he has developed. He is such a great example to me and to Maddy (even though she is small, she will appreciate his work in the future). I love you Josh and hope you know how excited I am for you. You have truly earned this!

Long Time No See

Hello everyone,we just want you all to know that we are still alive and well. Sorry for the long stint in between posts but we were out of a computer for quit some time, but thanks to our wonderful parents and siblings we are finally back on. Some of these pics we put on will be from some time ago, but they are being put on because they are great and because there are a few of you out there who have been waiting for them. First is a pic of my wonderful cousin Leslie and her daughter Raegan who was born a few months earlier than Maddy. She and her husband David had come down to visit not too long after Maddy was born. David took this pic and right as he took it Madelyn spit up all over. David quickly went back to the camera to see if he got it on the picture and well, here is what he got....Sooooo funny!!


























For Valentine's Day Madelyn spent some time at Great Grandpa & Grandma Waters where Josh's Aunt Kim and Uncle Bill were visiting from Utah. Grandma Mangum gave Maddy her first Valentine's outfit and she looked so cute.

Later that day we went to dinner with our good friends Jen and Ben at the Cheesecake Factory and afterwards went to the movies, we had a lot of fun.









Several weeks ago Great Grandpa Moser came over to visit and it was great talking with him. It is so neat to be able to have 4 generations all together at one time.

Blessing Day

Well, last Sunday our sweet Maddie was blessed in our wonderful ward. It turned out to be such a nice testimony meeting and an overall great day. After the meeting we took pictures outside the chapel and later we all gathered at Melissa and Justin's house for dinner. It was so nice to be with everyone and Melissa and Justin were so great for letting us use their place. Jody and I are so blessed to have sweet Maddie in our lives and we are even more blessed to be part of such amazing families. We are so thankful to Mom Moser for making Maddie's blessing dress, it turned out so beautiful. Thanks to everyone for their love and support. Now that I am out of school for a little while I can hopefully keep up with the blog. Take care everyone.

Regards,

Josh

Just some more of our sweet Maddy

About a week ago my sister-in-laws on the Moser side took pics of all the grandkids as a gift for my Mother-in-law. These are just a couple. Maddy's cousins LOVE holding her. Austin is so sweet with her. The next few are of her funny faces that we get to see everyday. She is such a smiler, I absolutely love it. The pics of her with the big bow on her head are of Halloween. We didn't get a real decent shot of her full costume but I thought these were adorable. The last ones are from last Sunday. My dear friend Janine made her this dress and when we put it on her we couldn't take our eyes off of her. Everyone at church kept asking where we got it and how beautiful she looked. We just had to get some pics of her in it. I'm pretty sure I will be putting that on her until she is popping out of it. I just LOVE it!! Thanks Janine. I am so grateful for my little family. Maddy is such a blessing in our lives and I can't imagine life without her. I am so grateful for a hardworking, dedicated and loving husband. He really is INCREDIBLE! I don't know how he does it all. I love him so much and I feel so lucky to have him in my life. He is becoming a remarkable father, an even better parent than I. I love watching him with Madelyn, they are absolutely my two favorite people. Thank you to all our family and friends for all of the constant love and support. We are so lucky to have you all in our lives. 

Halloween Fun

Last week we decided to spend our family home
evening at the pumpkin patch with some friends of ours. It was a lot of fun and there was plenty for the kids to do. It was beautiful outside and we were able to get some cute pictures of Maddy.


Halloween was nice and Maddy looked sooooooo cute in her balerina costume. Once we get pictures we will post them. I am still trying to figure out how all of this blog stuff works, but it's kind of fun. The other pictures are just random cute pictures of our dear Maddy. Hope everyone had fun on Halloween. Take Care.


Regards,

Josh

Finally Here

Well, I finally did it. I actually created a blog for my little family. We have been nagged about not having a blog for so long that I just couldn't take it anymore. I never thought I would see the day when I would join the overwhelming trend of bloggers that have taken over the world...j/k. If anything I think it will be kind of fun designing this thing and it will allow us to keep in contact with all of our friends and family.


Well, to update everyone that already doesn't know, the newest addition to our family came 3 weeks ago. Madelyn Elizabeth was born the 4th of this month at 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 20 in. long. She is truly a great blessing to our lives and I can't imagine not having her. Jody did really well during the delivery, the only thing that sucked was she progressed so quickly from a 4 to an 8 that she didn't end up getting the epidural until she was at an eight. I hope I never have to see Jody in that much pain ever again. Madelyn is a very happy baby and continues to make us laugh with her random spells of smiles. I love holding her and dressing her up in her cute outfits, I am truly a proud papa. The only thing that would make it more enjoyable is if I weren't in school right now, but what am I going to do. I also finished Maddy's room and surprised Jody with it on Labor Day. I had so much fun designing it and making the decor and it goes perfectly with the bed set that my Mom gave us. THANKS MOM!

Well, I have to go back to work now, so I wish everyone a happy haunting this Halloween.

Regards,

Josh