Science Fairs

On February 15th, 2001 Shelby was able to go to the District Science Fair for the second time. She was very excited. She did the same project as she did in 5th grade when she got to go to District before. We were curious to see if the results would be different. It turns out that they were. The first time she got an honorable mention but we had heard it was because she was in 5th grade and 5th graders couldn't go on to State.

This year she took First Place...a whole lot different than Honorable Mention. She was so excited because now she got to go to the State Science Fair. It was so much fun to see her up there and for the group to get smaller and smaller and then she was the last one standing. It was great and a very proud moment for her parents.

So on March 21st, 2011 Shelby went to State. When she was done she said that there was a lot more competition here than there was at the district level which was a given. The boy next to her had one on rockets which she thought was pretty cool.

Unfortunately I forgot my camera on the night of the awards ceremony but Shelby had said earlier that day that she would be happy with whatever she got and that she was just happy that she was able to go. Well it turns out that the same thing happened at State as happened at District. First they gave out Honorable Mention certificates and then they gave out Excellence certificates, wooden plaques and then the 3rd, 2nd and 1st place awards. As I watched the group of kids got smaller and smaller until she was the last one standing and to her surprise she took 1st place!!!

She got a cash award of $75.00 and a $300.00 scholarship to Weber State for her first year in college. She also got a special award of a membership into the Association of Women Geologists. Now we just have to do some research to find out what that association is all about. At the end of the day she said that she was "emotionally drained" and I can't say as I blame her. It had been a really good day for her. Congratulations Shelby!!!

Shelby's Talent Show

In February Shelby and her best friend Hannah decided that they would try out for the West Point Jr. High's talent show. They decided to do a comedy skit of a ventriloquist and her "dummy" that did blond jokes. This is funny because Hannah is a blond...and a pretty good one, too. Well it turned out that they judges liked their skit and put them through so that they could do their skit in front of the whole school for the assembly on March 11th. I have to give it to them. This is something that I NEVER would have done but Shelby's not like me at all. She goes all out and will try almost everything and it works for her. The school laughed at their jokes and it was a success. They had a great time!

Basketball Season

From December until February was Jr. Jazz Basketball and we had Shelby, Kaylee (who reluctantly participated) and Carson in it. We were very busy but it was a lot of fun to see them play.

This is Carson playing. Curt made them a deal that if they got three blocked shots then he would buy them a drink from the concession stand. It motivated them to play defense and that's what we really wanted them to learn.

Here's Kaylee playing. She was really good at defense especially since she is so tall. She was mad at us on her last game because we trying to tell her what she could have done to improve and she thought we were mad at her. I love this picture!

Shelby showed a lot of improvement. This was her first time EVER playing basketball and she learned a lot and was actually really good for being one of the smallest on the court. She got a couple of shots and was real scrappy diving on the floor and going after the ball and she even blocked a few shots. She impresses me each time she plays a sport with how easy it seems to come to her.

With the Jr. Jazz you get two tickets to a Jazz game for each person signed up. So since the three kids were signed up we had six tickets. Bev was going to watch Austin for us that night while we went but it turned out that Carson came home from school that day with a fever. So I stayed home with the boys and Curt and the girls went with some friends of ours. Because of our extra tickets they were able to go with their whole family so it all worked out.

These are our friends, the Daltons. This is Lea after having been sprayed by the Bear.

This is Danny. Then their kids are Bailey, Tyler and Calie. They are great friends.

Also the Jazz will send a player for all the kids to meet. This is Gordon Hayward. He's a rookie this year but he's pretty good and TALL. He was really good with the kids especially since the day that he came was the same day that Coach Sloan resigned and all that stuff was going down. It was fun to see him though.

February 22, 2011

So this morning this is what I walked in to when I went to get Austin up from bed. Yes, that is POOP!!! He had a habit of stripping himself naked and undoing his diaper however most of the time he would just sit with his diaper undone. But not this morning. He had decided to use his poop as play-doh and smear it on his crib and the wall. It was so gross!

Then that night Shelby had decided to make a cake for the family. We all had some (thank goodness) and later while the rest of us were in our bedroom he decided that he wanted some more. Curt came in and said, "I hope no one else wanted any more cake!" What a stinker!!!

Carson's 7th Birthday!

On December 29th, 2010 Carson turned 7 years old. He is such a funny and smart little man. We are so happy to have him as a part of our family! What a character!!!

Here he is opening his favorite present in the world...clothes...NOT!!!

Then he got some Legos, which he could spend hours making his own creations from his head along with what they are supposed to be.

This was Curt's idea...a slot car race track. I really had no idea what this was but we all had a chance to play with it and it's really kind of fun if you can get the timing right so that the car doesn't fly off the track going around the turns which mine always did.


This is from Grandma Moon. She got him a Lego Atlantis vehicle. He loves it because it shoots arrows and he flies it around the room.

This is from Grandma and Grandpa Nye and Katie and Brad. He had mentioned before that he wanted a Paper Jams guitar so that was from the grandparents and the Katie and Brad got his the amplifier and guitar strap but earlier in the day he had gotten a toy with a gift card that he had called a Beyblade and decided that he wanted more of those. So he and dad took these back and got some more of those. He has a great time with those and he and Curt and Kaylee would have battles to see who's blade (kind of like a spinning top) would beat the others and win.

Here's his cake that he chose by himself. We all wanted him to get the cool Tron cake but he got the cool truck cake instead.

Happy Birthday Buddy! We love you!!!

Christmas Morning 2010!

So on Christmas morning the kids came in at 7:00 a.m. We played for a bit trying to get Curt out of bed and then we all came out to see what Santa brought and open presents. But first before we do that we have a tradition where we kneel down and say prayers and give thanks for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ and for all that he did and does for us.

Now you can see Austin's cute PJs.

This is what Curt got from Santa...new shoes!

Austin got a Thomas the Train track set that, unfortunately for Daddy 15 minutes after he had set it up Austin had completely torn it apart. So now it's been put away until he is old enough to know how to play with it and not tear it apart just for fun!


I got a George Foreman Indoor Grill that you can take the grill plates off and wash them...just what I wanted! I loved it!


Shelby got new boots. It's kind of sad for the parents when your kids grow up to the point that they want clothes from Santa instead of toys. That's where we're at now. She's getting too grown up too quickly!

Carson got exactly what he was asking for, the Hot Wheels Criss-Cross Crash track set where you can take four cars that drive four different loops and eventually they crash into each other. Curt and Carson would see who would have the winning car at the end of the crashes. I love to see him play with the kids. He's such a great daddy!

Kaylee got what she wanted, too. It's the Princess Castle for those Zhu-zhu pets. I just don't get those things but she likes them so that's what Santa brought for her.

Here is the present that Curt had a great time finding for Austin. Austin went from loving Thomas the Train (which he still likes) to LOVING Buzz Lightyear and Woody and Jessie from Toy Story. So Curt wanted to find him the perfect Buzz that didn't cost too much but still made "the right" sounds. I joked with him when he brought it home that it was probably more for him than it was for Austin and that the first time Austin threw it down the stairs he would freak out and give him back the stuffed Buzz Lightyear that we had when Shelby was his age (because she loved Toy Story II) and keep this Buzz for himself. But so far Austin has been good with this Buzz and hasn't destroyed him YET.

This is Carson's haul from all of Christmas morning. Of course he got more from Grandmas and Grandpa but this is from us and Santa!

Here is Kaylee's loot! By the way, she loves the boots and even wears them in the house and hates it when I tell her, "Take your boots off when you're in the house!"

Here is Shelby's pile. She was excited about all the clothes, most of which she had picked out herself since she's to that point that I am not going to pick out something for her and have it sit in her closet until it gets passed to her sister.

Here is Austin's haul. I love the smile he gives. It makes me want to eat him up! What a cutie!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Pictures with Santa!

So on December 11th, 2010 we had the annual Moss Family Christmas Party. Every year Santa makes a grand entrance and all of the kids get a chance to sit on his lap and tell him what they want for Christmas and have their pictures taken. I thought the pictures turned out really well. Surprisingly, Austin I think got the whole idea of Santa, that he would bring him a present on Christmas. Whenever he would see Santa or a picture or movie with Santa in it he would say, "Sanna, ho-ho-ho!" He never did cry or get scared of him. What a cute boy!