Sunday, February 1, 2015

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves...

Jared Lee is the oldest and wisest of our trio.  He is also most likely the favorite of our parents since he is the only one that currently resides in our hometown of Idaho Falls with his foxy wife and kids. His kid brother, Kyle, hooked him up on a date with Jessica and it has been love ever since. He likes a lot of things about Jess, but most of all he likes that she laughs at his jokes. They are parents to the darling Hallie and will welcome baby Jude in May. 

Growing up we dreaded the day that ESPN Magazine would come in the mail because it meant that Jared would retreat into his room for endless hours pouring over every player, statistic, and roster. 

Jared is a three-time marathon runner, city league basketball enthusiast, and received the MVP trophy for a regional flag football tournament. He can hit a baseball and catch a football better than almost anyone we know. He has an unusual ability to know about books and movies he hasn’t even read or watched and his ears haven’t grown since he was 4 weeks old. 

Jared loves Colombians. He also loves Venezuelans after spending time among them as a missionary. Is it any wonder he went on to become a drug dealer? Jared currently works as a Pharmacist at Shopko in Idaho Falls and remains actively involved in his church. He is the brains of our operation. 






Kyle Von is the middle and the creative genius of the group.  Some might describe Kyle’s need for order and cleanliness bordering on obsessive compulsive, but he would correctly point out “cleanliness is next to godliness”.  

Playing varsity football as a sophomore, before hitting any kind of significant growth spurt, he received the nickname of “the midget” from opposing teams.  His top-level speed, football IQ, and work ethic led to breaking several school records and local celebrity status.   
Kyle loved spending two years as a missionary in Lisbon, Portugal. He has learned Spanish now to help him in work, but he will never let go of the Portuguese language or his distaste for Spain (no offense to any of our Spaniard readers).

Despite majoring in communication, Kyle pursued a path in the medical field and is currently a medical student in Richland, WA. He loves to pose hypothetical questions, mow the lawn, enjoys sports, and loves spending time with church activities and reading religious texts. Kyle may also be one of the only people we know that enjoys planning a trip as much as actually going on it.  In addition to academic and athletic skills, Kyle has been gifted with the skill to remember birthdays and has the ability to keep a secret. 

Given Kyle’s considerate nature is it any wonder that he would marry a girl from the most polite nation in the world (that’s Canada for any of you unenlightened hosers).  Karlee is definitely the yin to Kyle’s yang. They love spending time with their little boy Austin.  Kyle’s imagination and creativity are the driving force behind this operation.  




Natalie Dawn is the baby and most witty of the Moore children. She was born with a headful of blonde curly hair and blue eyes. Her brothers didn’t get their wish of naming her April O’Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but they loved her just the same. Getting teased about being adopted from Russia and a broken nose from football in the living room are the foundations for her toughness and determination today.

In high school, Nat was perhaps the only cheerleader in the state with a skill set that involved the ability to do 15 back handsprings in a row, tell you what was happening in the game, all while flashing a smile the boys flocked for. 

After receiving a scholarship to Weber State University, Natalie moved south to Utah where she got a degree in respiratory therapy. She met Michael Crandall at a dance and the two quickly fell in love and she has lived in Utah ever since. On the personality color scale Natalie is a golden yellow and married a guy with a school bus yellow personality. They are now parents to the incredibly mellow Victoria and will soon welcome baby Grace.
We aren’t sure if Nat is so stylish because she worked at PacSun while in high school or because she moved to Utah. She is also a big reader and enjoys serving other people in her neighborhood, church, and her family.

Nat is the only one of the Moore children ever to go to detention (don’t get her started about that dreadful day when she deliberately slid on the playground ice). Despite this brush with school discipline at an early age, she went on to graduate from college in just 3 years
Natalie Dawn works as a respiratory therapist and I would pick her in a fist fight against any CEO of any tobacco company in the country. She is the wit of our operation.





1 comment:

  1. I am loving this! Didn't know Natalie had a wild side:) or that she could do 15 back handsprings in a row!!! Its fun to learn more about your brothers Nat! What a fun family you have!

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