Happy New Year!

Walt Disney's Morris, the Midget Moose

Hi, I am Bull Little, and this is one of my favorite cartoons.  I am sure when you watch it, you will see why.  I hope it will become one of your favorites too!

Can Moose Really Sing and Dance? You Betcha! Merry ChrisMOOSE! You won't want to miss this!

Hi, I'm Mark the Moose (the one on the left) and this is my very talented brother Vic Da Moose!  Production of our Moos's book, The Moose at the Manger will continue in January, but we didn't want to stay away that long.

We love the Christmas season and decided that this is a wonderful time to show off our many talents.  We may be just what you need to unwind after the stress of cooking, cleaning, shopping, etc.  Grab your children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews for some family-friendly entertainment!  Oh yeah...the most important thing -

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!   

Galena Moose dancin' to his Christmas beat!

Vic Da Moose's special Christmas message!

Mark the Moose is on the loose!

Even I know that grandma really did get run over by a reindeer!

Did you know that for every 5 million turkeys you encounter only 2 of them can sing!

What happens when we all get together and sing? 

You won't want to miss this show!

(Our audience seems to enjoy it too!)

We hope this brought a smile to your face.

From our moose family to yours-

Merry ChrisMOOSE!

My First Birthday

As Christmas approaches each year and we celebrate the birth of Jesus, I am reminded of my very first birthday!  I was also born in December, though the exact date is unknown.  When I was with my new Poppy and Moo for one whole year, we had a big celebration!

I didn't have many moose brothers or sisters yet, but I was surrounded by friends!

We had punch and cake and I opened a few gifts too!

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Now that our family has gotten sooooo big and we have a special visit each year from our Christmas friends,  we wait until December and have a month-long celebration leading up to the biggest celebration of all...Jesus' Birthday! 

This is our most favorite time of year!

(And not just because I smell meatballs cooking in the oven right now either...Mmmmm)



Welcome Benjamin!



Chris

I am Chris, the main moose, and I just had to take a moment to welcome the newest member of our family.  I'd like you to meet Benjamin!

Benjamin

Hi! I'm Benjamin and I am soooooo happy to be here in this family!  I spotted the lady called "Moo" while she was walking through a store. Right away my antlers started to twitch.  I was getting a message that I should call attention to myself, so Moo would take me home.  So...when she passed me by on the shelf, all she heard was, "Psssssstttttt!"  She looked around and I waved at her with my big front paw.  After that it was moose at first sight. 

The lady that I now lovingly call Moo looked me over to make sure I was a true "family member" and then off we went.  After paying for my "birth certificate" at the check-out counter, she buckled me in the car and we headed to my new home...Chris' house.

I've only been here a few days, but I already LOVE it here.

Tonight, it's my turn to read before bed...I am reading our Moo's very first book,

My Hero, My Ding.

I heard great things about it and I can't wait to read the fun stories about her and her grandpa!

Benjamin getting ready to read
to some of his new brothers and sisters!

It's good to be a moose!

An interview with our military moose!

I'm sitting here today interviewing the two winners of our costume constest!

Military Moose aka Hunter and GI Moose

Old Reliable:  Welcome boys!  Thanks for taking time out of your busy day to answer a few questions for our readers!

Hunter Moose:  It's our pleasure!  We love to talk (especially about ourselves).

Old Reliable:  First question, "What are your real names and where are you originally from?"

Hunter:  That's an easy one. Thanks for asking.  My real name is Hunter Moose and I help my brother here with some of his daily duties.  I am originally from Michigan.

GI Moose:  My name is GI moose, and I actually did not dress up in a military costume; I am a military moose.

Old Reliable: This next question is for GI Moose.  What is your military experience?

GI:  Well, I retired from the military as a 4- Antler General!   I proudly served with many great men and women in the military. I did tours in many different places, most of which I can't disclose because of their top secret status. 

Ol' Reliable:  What types of things do you do now?

Hunter:  GI is one of the moose in charge of protection duty for Chris' house.  I am there to assist him.

Ol' Reliable:  A viewer would like to know how it feels to have a book written about you?

GI:  Though neither Hunter nor I are the main characters in our Moo's new book, we are very excited to have a fellow moose as a main character.  The moose in The Moose at the Manger is a very special moose who brings another dimension to the Christmas story and to the importance of family.  I could go on and on, but I don't want to give too much of the plot away just yet!  (But, if you want to know a secret, I heard in a few weeks, we finally get to reveal the moose's name!)

Ol' Reliable:  Another viewer question...When did a moose repalce frogs in the author's life? 

Kermit the Frog (as himself):  Hi Ho, Kermit the Frog here!  I thought you'd never ask this question.  Believe it or not, the author, Lisa, still has ALL of her Kermit the Frog collection.  It's basically like having pictures and toys from way back when I was just a little tadpole.  Now that I'm grown, we put my picture and toys aside and made room for the moose.  Chris, the main moose, came in 1993.  Since then, my friend Ragmop (pictured here with me) and I hang out with the moose all of the time.  They are some very cool Alces alces (which is the high class name for moose)!

Ol Reliable: Thanks so much Kermit for stoppin' by! 

Kermit the Frog:  No problem.  I hear something going on in the kitchen. I think I'll go investigate! 

Ol Reliable: I have one final question from a reader and I know you'll enjoy answering this one.  How do you, as a moose, support our military and military families?

Hunter: Oh please, let me answer first!  Not just GI and I, but all of us moose have the utmost respect for all the men and women in uniform- those currently in the military as well as veterans.  Throughout the year we donate to the military and military-related causes.  Most recently...

GI: I'll pick it up here Hunter...Most recently, we have gotten involved in the Honor Flight program and have made cards for many WWII Veteran's who have gone to Washington DC.  For Christmas this year we are giving donatations of non-perishable goods to help send baskets to 12 WWII Veterans who live in the Chicagoland area.  We just went shopping the other day. We brought along some extra help along to carry the packages and we had a great time!

Ol' Reliable:  Wow!  You guys are great!  What a nice way to show your appreciation to our veterans.

                      Thanks for the entertaining and informative interview.  Special thanks to our guest frog, Kermit! 



And the WINNER is...



Ol' Reliable

I am Ol' Reliable, and I am the moose that picked the lucky winner!  I am one of the oldest moose in the family and as my name states, I am very reliable.  Now you know why my brothers and sisters put me in charge of this contest.

Unfortunately, I am not a good typist, so please read this slowly so I'll be able to keep up with you!

I first worked on putting all of the names in our special contest hat?

Then I asked for the traditional "drum roll" that is played before any big event!  

Finally, the person who will receive the first autographed copy of

The Moose at the Manger when it's released was revealed -

And that lucky WINNER is NANCY G. !!!!!!

On behalf of our Moo and all of our moose family we want to thank all those who participated.  Stay tuned for future contests.  Oh, I almost forgot...we had two contests going!  Let's see who won the moose costume contest...

It was a very close race, but the winners of our costume contest are...

The Mighty Hunters

Taking second place is 007 Moose - James Moose

The Mighty Hunters are now gathering their questions and working on their responses.  They are very excited about winning and being able to talk to you soon!