Tradition!!!!! (Sing it like Tevye, eh?)

It's tradition..... 

So the family, such as it is, with Meg and Chris off to the beach on a service mission(yes really), and G-Ma visiting the California faction, headed off to the annual Headstone Cleaning and Photo op. 

Here's Maddi teaching McKenna what the headstones were. Good lesson on "The Plan"

We were told in church yesterday to remember those who have gone before.  So here is me remembering those who have gone before.

 I still miss my sweet Mom and my fun Dad, and my wonderful Father In Law who has been gone 15 years.  Hard to believe.  Thanks for the memories.  We will try to live up to the legacy. 

Thanks Marti and Fred for the ebelskivers, etc..... should be the new tradition...Sing it! 

Next year, we'll add Meg's pan and I will get one k? 

Now let's go watch

 "Baby Boomerang" 

 - My cousin Mark's award winning documentary of his father(my Uncle - Charles Arnett)Check it out here!

Fat Chance... The weight is over!

So, While I really wanted Daris to win, we got Michael, who looks amazing except for his incredibly tight pants and huge belt buckle, not to mention the 264 pounds he lost!  Unbelievable. Ashley, you really look good as well.  You all inspire me to stick with my program and get it done.  Thanks for the entertainment, Biggest Loser! You rock! We have no idea what we are going to do in the evenings now. Wait Go Suns!  Was that cool or what?

The Big 2-5!

25 years 

ago today, I had one of the happiest days of my life.  

At nearly 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the doctor announced that I had given birth to a baby girl! 

Megan Marie Moffat 

to be exact!  - weighing in @ 6 lbs 8 oz.  

I told him that was a bad time to be kidding me.  

See, after four boys, I had all but given up on having a girl, I thought I was meant to be a mother of boys and I was good with that, sort of.  

Meg at her little Mermaid Birthday Party - that's Amelia on the right!

5th grade I think

What a delight it was to have a new experience, ruffles and bows, which I overdid and pink,  aaaahhhhh.  But, though it was fun to dress and play with our "little doll", the years have made a great friendship out of our mother/daughter relationship. 

BYU - You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - Megan played Sally

80's Spirit Courtesy of Merilee

 

Loving on Jacie

Meg and Maddi @ the beach

Megan has grown into a capable, talented, funny and lovable daughter, sister, friend, able to light up a room, with laughter or music or photos or antics with her nieces. She is good at teaching, acting, managing, cooking when needed, photography, crafts and anything computer.  

If only she had more time for all her interests.  

Is there any other color for a wedding?

She loves the color green, trips to the beach, Chex Party Mix(original recipe)reality television(aka,biggest loser, etc), Community, Diet Dr. Pepper(in moderation), Shopping,(oh yea can she shop), good music, trips to Gecko, pedicures, and especially her man - Chris. 

Wedding Day May 23rd 2009

Happy 25th Birthday 

Megan Marie Moffat Clifford. 

Love You, but you already know that! 

Thirty-One-Derful Years!

So, on this day thirty one years ago,

James McLaren Moffat 

or Mac, 

as he is known to most people, was born. 

 

He is kind and good and knows no strangers. 

He is a dedicated husband and father,

 plus you would want him on your team whether it was a sports team (any sport)

or teaching team(you might not know that Mac is a great teacher).

 (Why 'd she put this in?)

He is a peacemaker in the family, but can break the peace with his drums sometimes and loves to

"jam" with friends

(even though "jamming" now, means playing a few riffs with Brother-In-Law, Chris). 

He has a fun sense of humor and can see possibilities for humor in lots of places. 

Just watch TV with him and you will see what I mean. 

He loves himself some bubbly occasionally,

(if by occasionally you mean, any time sparkling cider or Hanks' is offered).

Give him a 'lil ringy-dingy today and wish him 

  A huge  - (sing it out)......

"Happy Birthday to You"

Wonderful, Lovable,

 Mac

One More.....

News Flash!There's one more Deck Chair gone!

That makes a total of 7(count 'em)

Which means a grand total of 35.6 lbs so far.  Thanks for the encouragement and support!

I know, I know,  I need to get on with my life and blog about other things for a change, so here goes..

Easter

How about these two little Easter Eggs? Dang cute if you ask the Grandma.  I did make 

Orange Rolls 

for the neighborhood egg hunt, but there are none left to take pictures of.  Oh well. 

We all loved Conference.  

Our tradition is to  Enjoy the Morning Session of General Conference and a Brunch.  Sometimes it takes a Gourmet flavor and sometimes it's just good 'ole food.  You guess which genre it took this year: Menu Follows

Spiral Sliced Honey Ham

Egg Puff Casserole

Gruyere Potatoes

Oven Roasted Asparagus w/ Hollandaise Sauce

Fruit with Pina Colada Dip

Lemon Cake w/Cool WHHHip

Deviled Eggs

Assorted Candy

And just in case you think that I'm not quilting......

Announcing...

drum roll please

"Getting Around to It"

A collaboration project by some of the quilters of Harmony Park - 

The  quilting is finished and the binding in going on tomorrow and then you will be able to see the finished product @ Scrapbooks ETC.  Watch for the tutorial etc. 

The Eatin' of the Green

So..... this one turned 28 today.....

-Jacob Ammon Moffat-

He is so full of fun and life and sometimes even baloney.

Here's the Birthday Boy eating Green Pancakes

Tradition states that we serve green pancakes to him on his birthday.

His sweetheart Emily did the honors today as usual.

I am not sure why we did that except that I think we must have had a green party one time (including a "war in the weeds")and the party day actually fell on

St. Patrick's Day.

So a tradition was born!

A couple of things about Jacob that you may or may not know is that

he is loved by the young ones,

he uses the phrase "on the rocks" to certify the truth in his statements, he excels at: ping pong, golf, anything he sets his mind to and trash talking(just for fun though never for serious).

Lots of important things have happened today in honor or the big day.

A short list: An earthquake in .......

Los Angeles,

Tiger announced the he would play in the Master's (this is big for Jacob),

Obama announced an interview on Fox(Woah), Sony cut a deal with the Estate of

Michael Jackson for 250.M.,

Jacob Moffat turned 28.

All in all the 16th of March 2010 will be memorable.

Now let's go eat some green pancakes, Yo!

We Love you Jacob!

Totally Sweet! Sweetheart Dinner 2010

As many of you know, We (our family) really get into the whole

Valentine's Day

thing, dare I say we make it a month long celebratorial event.

We bring far away friends into the event

and often celebrate in ways that include multimedia events and games, not to be confused with the Olympics which is also happening at the same time.

The setting.....

The shoes.....

Can you say red? In short,

We love, love, love,

February

even with it's spelling and let's just say, we will probably do it all again next year.

Sweet!

The couples...

and G-Ma

The food....

Italian Lovers Unite!

The games....

The shenaniganizing. Thanks to Katie, Gail B. et.al

Other events connected with February that cannot go unmentioned.

Uh ..Mary Poppins! What a treat. Loved it!

RSU........

Cheering on the righteous Women of the World Since 1842