Adoption Finalization!

Hello everyone! We just wanted to thank all of you for the prayers, love & support you have given us through this whole process. We have been so blessed by each of you. You are all invited to Brooklyn's sealing which is June 10th at 12:30 in the Idaho Falls Temple. There will be a little lunch afterwards at the Robert Bodily's. You are all welcome, but no pressure since I know many of you may be travelling to Angie's wedding the following week. We just wanted you to know you were invited. We love you all. Zach, Holly & Brooklyn

Happy Birthday MOM and GRANDMA!

Happy Birthday Mom and Grandma!
Randy had business in IFall on Wednesday, so I rode with him and joined in Mom's birthday celebrations.
Some of the activities were lunch at Smitty's, dinner with Mike and Bernie, stop at Rob and Renee, visit the cemetery. It was fast but so fun to spend some time with the best mom!!
(Randy had to try the "Randy Burger" from the menu, as did Eric-reports are it was good)

A splurge from the Florida Bodilys

Well, we're not sure who is holding who in this picture, but we do know that Marissa is a big helper, and we think she's cute even when she's mad.
We had a fun Easter this year--Marissa and mommy love making things together. Marissa can be a daddy's girl too, though, always looking for an excuse to snuggle. She's quite the little photographer-she took this picture of me all by herself--"Mommy, I want to take your picture, JUMP!!!" and this is what we got! We started working on the articles of Faith and she has the first 2 memorized already. She is such an awesome, protective, helpful big sister to Chandler. We adore both of our kids! It's been so long since we've posted anything and most of you have never met Chandler, so I'm gonna splurge!!!Chandler is one today-- on Mother's Day--he is such a JOY. He is climber, and daredevil, but very sweet and mellow and smiley. He can walk now and just got his first big boy shoes! He loves to eat, and weighs nearly 25 pounds (no wonder I have tendonitis in my wrist and popped a rib out of place picking him up!) He can say da-da and ma-ma, and he adores his sissy. He has 7 teeth that get inspected a lot by his dentist-to-be-daddy. Ty hopes he's a football player for BYU. Love you all and please forgive me for bragging...Kyla
Love, Kyla and fam

Happy Mother's Day - Barb

Hey Mom, I knew you would be checking this first thing this morning and so I wanted to be the first kid to tell you Happy Mother's Day and to make sure everyone knows how much I love the moms (Grandma Alice, Barb, and Cyndee) in our family.
I think one of the things all of us kids love about you, Mom, is your ability to lift us up and help us feel like we can conquer the world. All we have to do is hang out with Mom and Dad one Sunday afternoon and listen to them talk to each of us kids (over the phone) ... "you can do it" "we support you 100%" "we are right with you" etc...
For me, I always appreciate being able to call Mom while I am on the road. Sometimes I blame it on the fact that I am sleepy and need someone to talk too but I really enjoy the uplift you give, Mom. When Cyndee and I lived in Rupert, when someone in the ward was sick in the hospital, I can't remember who, I remember you going in there on a regular basis and showing your love and support to them. Someone in the ward asked me why my mom always seems to be helping people in need, and I told them that she does that for everyone she loves including me. Many people tell me of the many nice things that my mom has done for them. I hope I can be that way when I grow up. Mom I love you. Thanks for being such a great example and influence in my life. Happy Mothers Day!
Love,
Redge

Delores with her ready smile taking on a new prestigous job. She is now an executive banker. Congratulations!! Way to go!!! We love you! ALSBO

our new executive

FYI

Angie is taking out her endowment on Friday, June 9th, at the 6:00 pm session.

Brooklyn is being sealed on Saturday, June 10th at 12:30.

Angie & Neal's sealing is in the Idaho Falls Temple, Friday, June 16th at 9:30am. (Reception that night 5:00 or 6:00.)

We are still planning on going to the Smith reunion on Saturday, June 17.

We hope anyone who wants will still be able to attend both the sealing and the Smith reunion. Just stay the night here and head out in the morning to Utah. If you can't do the sealing/reception don't worry, we know you can't do it all.

Love ya all

Iona Bodily's

Angie Is Engaged!!! (Here is the Scoop)

It is official!

Last Night 10th of May Neal asked Angie to Marry Him and Gave her a ring.

(This is all the guys need to know)

Now for the Girly details

Neal & Angie went to the green belt to do their scripture study.
He gave her a Book of Mormon for Latter Day Saint Families, engraved "Neal & Angie Guymon" and said he was sorry it is taking so long to get the ring and hoped this would make up for it and buy him a little time.

Then they walked down to the river and Neal had carved their names in a stump. He said I was going to carve the word Forever under our names but thought he should make it official first. He knelt down on one knee pulled out the ring and asked the big M question & she gave the big Y answer.

They are going to go this weekend and carve "Forever" in the stump.

They have set the date for Friday June 16th (YES this year) with the reception maybe in our yard? So we will be busy but look forward to seeing everyone that can come.

We couldn't be happier! Neal is a Super Guy as you will find out as he becomes part of our family.

We Love you all.

The Iona Bodily's

Blessing Jack Steven Phister

Just to let everyone know, we will be blessing baby Jack on June 4 at 11:00am in our ward here in Salt Lake. We would love anyone to come who would like to. If you would like to come, please let me know so we can plan for you....and so I can give you directions. We're so grateful for this addition to our family....he's a joy! Thanks for all your love and support and prayers!!
Love, Jon, Shay, Sam and Jack

Photos from Alice's Sister's Funeral

Here are two or three pictures taken from my stereo camera. If you have the right kind of glasses you can see them in 3d. If you can't it's ok. One is Alice, one is Paul and Deena and the other is a closeup of Paul taking a picture with Karen in the background.
RO

GreaT NEWS (Eric Bodily's)
No one answered the last one we put in so I will print all the rest of the questions that I have record of.
Eric asked "Lehi belonged to what tribe of Israel?"
Linda asked "When the Nephites became discouragedd what did the Lord say to comfort them?"
Paul asked "Where in the scriptures is the stork mentioned?"
Brandon asked "What were the instructions given to Aaron and his sosns about sacrifices?"
Robert asked "Where in the scriptures is the discription about having your calling and elecction made sure?"
Renee' asked "How can you arrange for the Lord to direct your path?
Gr Alice asked "The Lord states his occupation. What is it?"
Delores asked "Where does it twll you what to do with your families so that you will always rejoice over them?"
Gr Alice asked "Was all of Noah's family saved from the flood?"
Kathy asked "How does the Lord want individuals to be organized?"
Randy asked Why do we all have to apprar before the Judgment seat of Christ?"
Barb asked "What did 3 of the Nephites (apostles) request of the Lord?"

These seem to be the only ones that were printed.

The answers are 2Kings2, 3N9, A10, Alma26;27, Jer8, Ex29, Alma 5:13-16,
Prov 3, Moses 1, Mosiah 4, Moses 8, D&C 88/112, 2Cor5, 3Nephi 28....
These answers were the ones listed on the Bookmark- I hope they are right.

Busy Busy Busy

Since the last time we have written, we have had at least seven baseball games each week. Jessica had another dance competition, this one was in Twin Falls, she and her team did very well.

We have had three birthdays in two weeks, Karina, Andrew and Jessica. Jessica applied for and got a job working at Options, it is an agency that works with special needs teens and adults. Some days are harder than others, but she really likes working there, she will have full days once school is out and will get off at 3 so she will still have time to play or whatever.

Jessica and several members from her dance team went down to Pocatello and tried out for "Footloose" at the Mystic dinner theatre, and we got unofficial word (from the sister, who is my friend) that four of the six that tried out made it and Jessica was one of them, they will have their practices in the evenings, which will work well with her schedule as well.

Andrew has been working part time for the school district that Eric and I work for. He works in the warehouse as a sub, and he also works some for Idaho Traffic Safety, flagging. He has also been hired to be a commissioner up at Treasure Mountain Scout camp, and he and a friend have been working non stop to get the program up and running for this year. He is also anxious to get started on his mission papers which should be sometime this month.

We have been getting busy with videography, we are booked for the month with dance recitals, and dance competitions.

So that is the Ammon Bodilys in a nut shell.

Thanks Jill. You were the only one who caught our mistake. How many of you out there noticed that we forgot two people on our birthday greeting this year. One was Rick and the other was Erica. That has been corrected since.

I was looking through some old research and found some bookmarks we had made. Somehow each one of you asked and answered a special question about the scriptures. The very first one was Deena's. Here it is. "What two people besides Moses and Joshua parted the waters and walked through on dry land?" First one to tell us gets a stick of gum. (no fair Deena) If no one gets it I will let Deena tell you. She is the one who asked it.

The second question was given by Steve. "What cities fell into the depths of the earth just prior to Christ's appearance to the Nephites?" Also first one gets a stick of gum.
This Blog is great
RLO

We thought it was summer until last week.

Hello from Rachael!

Hey Bodilys! I was reading over the past blog that doug wrote for us, and realized that he failed to mention one important fact regarding our cruise-winning costumes. It wasn't just our costumes that got us chosen- it was Doug's SWEET dance moves that he did for the crowd :) ! All of the finalists had to "present" themselves to the audience when their name was called, and doug decided to bust out a few moves he had been practicing on... It was hilarious! I was supposed to be dancing with him, but he took me by surprise and I just stood their in awe... hahaha... I wish we could have gotten it on video for our children to see someday. They would think that they had the coolest dad ever!

Doug and I are extremely excited because the semester ends this week, and we will finally have a little bit of a break from school work. Both Doug and I have to endure finals all day tomorrow, and then we will be free! That's about all the great news that we have. Nothing too exciting goes on around here.

I thought it might be fun for me to tell a little bit more about myself, because there are still some of you that I don't know very well. Probably one of the biggest surprises that most people don't know about me is that I am a certified aerobics instructor and I am known for BEING LOUD! This may come as a shock for most of you because I am quiet most of the time! As Doug mentioned earlier, I also enjoy teaching dance. I have found that it is something that is really special and fun for me. I have had the opportunity to coach various groups such as the Bonneville Honeybees, the Brigham Young University-Idaho Dance Team, and was also the director of the BYU-I Cheer and Dance program for several semesters. Currently I coach at Over The Top Gym, where I help choreograph their competitive routines. One of the greatest benefits of working there is the opportunity to work with my amazing nieces! It has been such a great opportunity to spend time with them and really get to know them a lot more. Here are some pictures of me with two of Marci's girls (Nicole-first picture, right side and Megan-second picture, left side.) Both girls took first place with their duet routines. (GOOD JOB GIRLS!)

Doug and I are loving the opportunity to live close to family at this time. Some day in the future we will have to head off for medical school, and it will be a while before we can come back here and settle down. We love you all and enjoy the time we get to spend with you! Hope you are all doing well!
-- Love ya, Rach--

zimbabwe

Hazel's grandson is on a mission in Zimbabwe. We thought it was interesting to show you how much inflation they have. A one thousand dollar bill is worth only one cent in our money. He said it took two of these bills to travel from one area to another. We are inclosing both sides of the bill for you to look at. It looks like a lot of money but it sure isn't.
Signed
ALSBO (WHO IS THIS?)

Trip to D.C.

Hello Family,

We took a trip to D.C. over Spring Break. Torrey's older sister was going and we thought it would be fun to tag along.

I was suprised to see how beautiful the city was. We caught the end of the cherry blossoms, but the dogwoods were blooming and they were gorgeous! I want to find some for my new yard. I was also suprised at how busy the city was with tourists. The lines into everything were worse than Disneyland! We had to get up EARLY (especially two hours ahead of Utah time) to get tickets to the Washington Monument and the Bureau of Engraving & Printing. Our Congressman's office took us on a tour of the Capitol, which was fascinating. We also loved the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetary. The 3 Smithsonian museums we got to see were incredible (there are over 15 in the city). We barely got into the National Archives where they keep the original documents of the Magna Carta, Declaration of Indepence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and many others. It was interesting but not like the movie National Treasure! The kids loved the National Zoo, the C & O Canal ride and the Metro (their subway system.) There was so much walking! I wished I had worn a pedometer so we knew how many miles we walked! Brooklyn was such a trooper and kept right up with us.

We drove down to Mount Vernon and loved it there. So beautiful and interesting. We happened to be there on the first day of their garden festival so we got to go on hayrides and play games in the gardens. We also drove up to Gettysburg that same day but didnt' get to see much because we ran out of daylight. On our way back to D.C. we drove past the D.C. temple which is stunning.

We easily could have stayed another week, but back to real life. We are stir crazy in our apartment. Last week Mom came down and Brooklyn, Kate and I stayed at her hotel and swam. It was fun, though I think she was tired after Kate kept her up all night. Torrey is swamped as he finishes up the last of this semester. He is paying for the week he took off for vacation. It will be nice to see more of him for a couple weeks before his next semester starts. We should be in our house by the end of May.

Love to all!
Jill

The Half Here Group The siblings that are left

Just wanted to show you a few pictures from Rayola's funeral. The first one is at the grave site. The next one is Hazel and I with our special second cousins. We enjoyed them a lot when we were growing up. This brought many memories. I had a great family and friends to associate with as I grew up. The funeral was a great tribute to my sweet sweet sister.
This is my first attempt. I want to send another picture of the five of us that are left but that will have to wait till tomorrow. I hope this all works. Grandma Alice