Memorial Day

May 30th was Memorial Day.  SO we decided to go visit the graves of our grandparents and take pictures so our family will know where they are at. 

We started at the Syracuse Cemetery.  This is where my grandma and grandpa, Virginia and Leland Bodily are buried.  They are my mom's parents.  My grandma Bodily was my only grandparent for a long time, since I was two years old.  So she is really all I have known.  She died two weeks before Carson was born.  Shelby used to call her, "Grandma Blobly."  We still laugh when we think of that.

Then we went to the Farmington Cemetery.  Here is where my dad is buried, Douglas Marshall Moon.  He died from prostrate cancer in January 2008.

This is my aunt's grave.  Her name was Annie.  She was my Dad's oldest sister and she had down syndrome.  I dont' have a lot of memories of her but I remember certain things about her like she used to twist Kleenex and that her room was in the basement of my grandparents.  I've heard that she was kind of a prankster and that she laughed a lot.

This is my Grandma and Grandpa Moon's graves.  They both died before I was born.  My Grandma died when my dad was 13 and my Grandpa died five years before I was born.  I've heard they were AMAZING people and I look forward to the day when I get to be reunited with them.

This is my Great Aunt's grave.  After my Grandma Moon passed away my Grandpa married my Aunt Marg.  A little bit of weird family history...she was my Grandma's sister.  Apparently, if I remember this right, she was engaged to someone and they died before they got married.  So she had never been married.  So my Grandpa married her and she and Annie were all that I remember from my dad's side of the family.

Then we went to the South Ogden Cemetery.  This is Curt's Grandma Moss' grave.  She died very recently.  So I have known them for all my married life with Curt.  She was a great, great lady and always had a song to sing for any topic.  She also had some very fun stories.  We miss her a lot.

Then our last stop was to the Ogden Cemetery to visit Curt's Grandpa Nye's grave.  He died before I got a chance to meet him.  He was very sick and died after Curt got home off his mission and before we started dating seriously.  I've heard that I will never meet anyone quite like him and some of the stories that I've heard about him are some of the funniest ones I think I've ever heard.  Both he and my Grandpa Moon had red hair so Curt and I always said that we wouldn't be surprised if we got a redhead but as it turns out that didn't happen.  I can't wait to meet him as well one day and I hope that he is as impressed with me as I'm sure I will be with him.

Les Miserables

For Christmas 2010 Curt's parents gave us tickets to Les Miserables on May 27, 2011.  It's my favorite Broadway play and we both absolutely loved it.  So many times I got chills and tears from the music.  Thanks Bev and Steve.  We had a WONDERFUL TIME!!!

Shelby's Run for Office 2011

At the end of Shelby's 7th grade year she decided that she wanted to run for 8th grade office.  They needed to make three posters for the primaries.  That's what the first three pictures are for.  My favorite is the second one.  The third one is one of those singing cards that sings, "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang so the kids could open the card and hear the song.  Cheezy...but effective.  She made it passed the primaries and into the finals.  She had to make two more posters so that's what the last two pictures are.  Unfortunately she didn't make office but she was very close and we are still proud of her no matter what the outcome was.  She did a great job!!!

Easter 2011

Easter was on April 23rd this year.  As you can see it was still very cold since we had a very late spring.  All the kids had fun as we went to the West Point Easter Egg Hunt the Saturday before.  We've started going to West Point instead of Clinton's egg hunt since that's where all the cousins go.  It's a lot of fun to see how much everybody gets.

Austin had a great time.  Look at that smile!

Here is all the cousins with their "loot".

We try and get a picture with the Easter Bunny each year.  I'm surprised that Austin wasn't scared of him, but his cousin Tre was and WOULD NOT take a picture with him.

Later that night we decorated Easter Eggs.  I love this!  It's so fun to see how everyone decorates their eggs.

Austin got to do his eggs for the first time this year...of course he had some help though.  He had a great time seeing them turn colors.

Here are the kids doing their eggs.

Here is Curt's eggs.

Here are Austin's eggs.

Here are Kaylee's eggs.

Here are my eggs.

Here are Carson's eggs.

Here are Shelby's eggs.

This year the Easter Bunny did something different with the kids' Easter baskets and Easter eggs.  He hid them and then left clues for a treasure hunt.  The kids had a bunch of fun with this.  It was funny because when they first woke up they didn't know what was going on.

As you can see, Carson is not in this picture.  That's because he threw a fit that he didn't get to find a certain egg because it was Kaylee's turn to find it and so he decided to pout and sit out on the swing set in the cold rather than continue with the hunt to find the baskets...but eventually he came back in and life was good again once he saw all the stuff he got.it was a great Easter!

Spring Break 2011

For Spring Break this year we had planned to go to the zoo but the weather was really bad so we decided to go to the Ancient Life Museum down at Thanksgiving Point. We had never been there before and it always looks like so much fun. So we splurged and had a great time as a family!

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!