Moira's birth

-The sound of the bassinet (the wheels on the tile crossing the threshhold) coming back from the nursery during the night when she was hungry and she was all bundled up with that tiny sweet little face.
-Josh and Ethan giving Moira a new hat and pacifier toy when the came to visit her the first time.

May 2005

I came back late at night from a trip to Las Vegas for my cousin's wedding. In the morning when Josh woke up, Scot brought him in to the bedroom and Josh gave me the biggest smile and longest, most awesome hug I've ever gotten.

Ethan Spring 2010

I came home from church and Ethan matter-of-factly told me that there was an angel on my shoulder and it had  been there since I came home. A year or so later, he told me that the angel was blue.

Ethan's "Other Mother"

From before age 2, Ethan would point at the same house in Webster Groves and tell us that's where his other mother lived.

Josh 7/28/11

The next door neighbors were getting a new roof on one of the hottest days of the summer. When Josh got home from Boy Scout camp he said, "Wow! Their roof looks great!" And then gave the roofers a double thumbs up :)

Josh ~age 2

Josh kept saying (what we thought we heard) Medicator. What he was really saying: Mail Carrier.

Ethan 7/4/2011

Tim and Jessica brought Oreos as a baby gift. Tricia told Ethan he could eat the Oreos in the kitchen, but not in Moira's room. As he was heading to the kitchen he responded, "Awkward!"

Ethan 7/2/2011

On the way home from the hospital with our new baby, Moira, Ethan said he knew what Moira would say about her new room. He said, "She'll say, 'My new room is so adorable'". *Using his best baby girl voice*

Josh Spring 2011 to his unborn sister

Josh (age 7) wanted to talk to his unborn sister, Moira. He told her to 1) Make sure you listen 2) Make sure you love mom and 3) Always believe in God.

Ethan 7/24/11

Ethan (age 4) and I were walking up to bed and he was kind of hobbling along and looked like his leg hurt. I asked him what was wrong and he said, "I'm just an old man...from an old town"