Big Daddy's 60th Birthday

Saturday, April 9th, was Big Daddy's (Bill's dad) 60th birthday. The Saturday before that, April 2nd, Bill's family surprised him with lunch on a boat on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The big surprise is that Sara, Bill's youngest sister, flew in from Boston to celebrate as well.

Photo 1: Big Daddy getting his "Birthday Boy" pin put on by Kam. Gran Betty (Bill's mom) is in the background.

Photo 2: A view of downtown Austin from the boat on Lady Bird Lake. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride!

Photo 3: Bill (age 60) and Betsy (age 55) Moore (AKA Big Daddy and Gran Betty)

Photo 4: The Moore Family - Kameron Marie Moore Bain, Bill, Sara Ann Moore Parsons, Bill Jr., Betsy

Photo 5: Brady being held by Sven (German exchange student staying with Big Daddy and Gran Betty) looking at a turtle in the water

Photo 6: Sven letting Brady climb on him to look out on the water.

Photo 7: Big Daddy, Brady, Kam, Eli, and Gran Betty

Photo 8: Sara, Kam, Sven, Bill, and Devin...obviously having a very deep conversation. :)

Photo 9: The dinner table! Big Daddy at the head, from the left Sara, Sven, Brady, Rachel (me), Eli, Bill, Kam, Gran Betty, and Devin. We had some great steak and chicken fajitas, beans, rice, and chips and queso! Yummy!

Photo 10: Brady having a great time.

Photo 11: Eli trying on a life jacket...safety first!

Photo 12: Eli and Brady checking out all the canoes on the water. Our boat was driven by "Captain Josh" seen on the right.

Photo 13: The Moore kids - Sara, Bill, and Kameron

Photo 14: Eli practicing his senior year of high school pics pose.

Photo 15: Eli getting to drive the boat...this is serious business!

Photo 16: There was no talking to Eli while he was driving. He was in deep concentration the entire time.

Photo 17: Eli and Brady

Photo 18: I'm told this was a classic Moore kids' pose. Bill, the strong man...Kam, the drama queen...and Sara the baby in the stroller, so she never got to pose. Poor Sara.

Photo 19: The Bill Moore, Jr. Family! Rachel, Bill, Brady (age 2) and Eli (age 5)

Photo 20: Rachel, 26 weeks pregnant with Major and Bill.

Photo 21: Brady getting a turn to drive the boat!

Photo 22: Brady loved getting to be big and drive!

Photo 23: Brady, Big Daddy, and Eli while singing the "Happy Birthday" song. The wind was so strong we couldn't light the candles, so Big Daddy pretended to blow them out. :)

Photo 24: Mama and Brady!

Photo 25: These two were wiped out! Brady fell asleep while playing with his trains and Eli is just plain knocked out!

Photo 26: When Bill put Brady back in the bed and took the trains away, Eli instinctively put his arm over Brady like this. What sweet brothers!

BRACKETTOWN!

March 31st was the first night of Brackettown in Houston. This year, Houston hosted the Final 4 for NCAA basketball. And it just so happens that Daddy's favorite team, UCONN, was in the Final 4 this year, so we headed down to downtown Houston to have some basketball fun!! There were tons of games for the boys to play, and prizes to be won if enough games were played! There was free Powerade and lots and lots of basketball! It was a great time. (However, I will admit that the food was not only horrendous, but terribly expensive. If there is a next time, we will be bringing our own dinner! :) )

Photo 1: Eli, Daddy, and Brady on the floor to the entrance.

Photo 2: Eli, Daddy, and Brady in front of the University of Kentucky sign, although that isn't what we were getting a picture of. If you look high up in the corner, you will see the UCONN Husky. (And since I'm sure I won't remember years from now, UCONN did end up winning the national title!! YAY!)

Photo 3: Daddy, Eli, and Brady in front of the UCONN player.

Photo 4: There were lots of courts inside to play basketball. This was the first one we stopped at. Bill is on the far left, then Eli (in white) and Brady...all shooting hoops. Brady doesn't even get close to the rim right now, he just likes playing with the big boys.

Photo 5: Brady showing his mad dribbling skills.

Photo 6: Eli taking a Powerade break. With all that free Powerade, the boys were in heaven!

Photo 7: More shooting hoops...Eli and Brady.

Photo 8: Bill's dunking attempt...almost!

Photo 9: Eli as a UCONN player

Photo 10: UCONN Brady

Photo 11: UCONN Daddy

Photo 12: Bill playing virtual basketball. He made the leader board, but got beat out in the end.

Photo 13: Bill, Eli, and Brady playing more basketball games

Photo 14: Brady hitting in the hockey puck.

Photo 15: Eli's hockey skills, he actually did pretty well for never having done it before!

Photo 16: Eli at the soccer station

Photo 17: Brady kicking the balls in the net

Photo 18: Brady running the football obstacle course.

Photo 19: Eli throwing the football

Photo 20: Brady hitting a home run! (well, not really, but he tried)

Photo 21: Eli's debut lacrosse goal

Photo 22: For playing all the games, both boys got a Final Four bag and Final Four hat. This is the best shot I could get, they were ready for some more and didn't want to stop for pictures! (Brady and Eli)

Photo 23: They had a celebrity basketball shooting contest and Eli and Brady were both chosen to get front row seats. You can see little Brady with Eli next to him in the center of this shot. I cannot remember the players names who played, but they ended up playing "HORSE" and it was taking FOREVER! So we only stayed a little while.

Photo 24: Eli with his front row seat.

Photo 25: Brady isn't too impressed. "Can we go yet, Dad?"

Photo 26: GO UCONN!!

Photo 27: Brady and Bill walking back to the car with downtown Houston in the background. What a great night!

Photo 28: Brady and Eli's "rookie cards". They had a station set up where the kids could get rookie cards made for free. They didn't have any UCONN jerseys, only VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University), so both boys are in a VCU jersey for these pictures. These cards are so cute!