We went on Saturday to visit the graves. We started at Washington Heights Cemetery in Ogden. Travis' Grandpa Barnes is there, along with my Grandpa Fowles, my brother and lots and lots of great aunts and uncles.
We kept Gavin busy by giving him a job. He was in charge of watering all the flowers once they were placed on the graves.
My grandpa, Thomas Leroy Fowles: October 30, 1909 - October 1, 1976
My brother, Troy Douglas Child: December 1, 1964 - December 2, 1964
Travis' grandpa: Virgil Keldith Barnes: November 5, 1926 - October 25, 2007
After we finished up there, we went over to Leavitt's Aultorest, also in Ogden to visit Trav's great grandpa and grandma.
We didn't know for sure the exact location, so it took some searching. We finally ended up asking at the front desk and they provided us with a map. Much easier. Why didn't we think of that 30 minutes earlier?
Trav's Great Grandma: Rozalean H. Barnes: August 24, 1907 - July 7, 1953
Trav's Great Grandpa: Hyrum Keldith Barnes: November 29, 1905 - September 1, 1997
Here's Gavin after he decided to do a little puddle jumping!
It was a fun day and a great experience for our kids to learn a little bit about their ancestors. Gavin was especially excited to see that his great grandpa and great-great grandpa shared his middle name. After we were finished, Grandpa Shorty made breakfast for everyone. And that is ALWAYS worth it :)
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