40th Wedding Anniversary!!! June 6th

I copied this collage from Wendy's blog ... she had some amazing photos. It was such a fun day - and we thank all who came. (I know that Amy was the chief planner ... and she did a great job! She put together a book with photos down through the years as a surprise, and we love it!!)

When we thought about what we wanted to do for our 40th anniversary, we came up with many different ideas, but when it came down to it, we decided we wanted to go to the place that has brought us hundreds and hundreds of happy hours ... Disneyland!!! While we were there we got to see the nostalgic "Electrical Light Parade" ... which also brought back many fond memories.

A sweet couple took our picture in front of the waterfall in California Adventure ... and then we took theirs!!! It was warm ... but not hot ... and we loved it!! We stayed at the Ayres Hotel in Anaheim ... and LOVED it ... we had to drive over to the park, but got a wonderful HOT breakfast every morning and the room was great and so was their pool!! A less expensive option that turned out wonderful.
Because we were celebrating our anniversary, and this is the Year of Celebration in D-land, they gave each of us "Happy Anniversary" buttons to wear ... so everywhere we went cast members would wish us a Happy Anniversary ... and many times they asked how many years and then would say "Wow - that's amazing!!" It was fun!!

We had the train 'conductor' take our picture again ... after all, it's part of the fun!!

We always have to stop and look at our 'brick' ... and then usually take it's picture too! We have had it for almost 10 years ... and it is a great memory for us of a place we love. Look for it sometime: C29 642.

One day Disneyland was a bit more crowded than we like (we had 4 days there so we could afford to leave early one day) so we took a ride down to Huntington Beach and walked down the sand for over an hour ... and LOVED it!! There is nothing like the smell and FEEL of the ocean - it is definitely one of the things we miss!!

Donald M Moore 8/12/1946 ~ 6/5/2009

My brother, Don, passed away June 5th, 2009 in Prescott, AZ from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Dennis and I had been to Arizona a few days before his passing to see him and to give some moral support for Carol and her family. He was buried in Wildomar cemetery next to their son Aaron. This is the display at the memorial. The FedEx plane was a gift for Don's retirement from his employer. Don loved his work with Flying Tigers and FedEx. The other side of the plane was decorated in the Flying Tiger logo. The plaque was signed by over 85 fellow workers. It was an amazing tribute to Don.

This is a view of the family and some of the people who attended the service. There were about 65 family and friends in attendance.

Here is a picture of Carol, Kim and hubby Chris, Kristy and hubby Travis (and their girls) and Patrick (his wife couldn't come to the services). They are standing by Don's grave which is next to Aaron's who died about 10 years ago.

Here is the traditional family picture in front of the big tree in the Wildomar Cemetery. This is all of the family who were in attendance.

Now there are only 'women' left in the Moore family: Ruth Ann, Diane, Mom, Donna and Carolyn in the back and Della and Mary Alice in the front.

Donna and Eric hosted the meal after the funeral and Wildomar Ward provided chicken, salads and desserts. It was lovely. There were about 50 of us there. Here are: Ruth Ann, Carol, Esther and Leo Garcia and Carol's brother Wayne.