December 2009

Here are my pics from December. Tiffani would call it picture overload. Oh well. The kids were here for Thanksgiving and we had lots of fun. It was rainy though. We went to Utah the following week for James's wedding. It was snowy and cold. We came home to really really cold, but it has warmed up some now. December has been busy with our church jobs. Wayne got a new one, he is now a High Councilman. Penny and I are both still in Primary, but they are changing our classes. Ginger and Michelle are both still in Relief Society. We all stay pretty busy. We sure love and miss everyone down south of us. (Everyone is except maybe Dustin)

Elder Hattabaugh just before he was transferred.

We will really miss him.

The wedding cake that Michelle made.

It was so pretty

Aiden's birthday cake. Cool huh

Addie and her favorite Christmas present

Addie and new pig tails.

Emilie and Addie decorated for Christmas

Addie in one of Penny's shirts

Addie reading the newspaper with Grandpa

Addie in her cute little glasses

Cayce, Addie, Penny & Nevin in Utah

Kael, Cayce, Addie, Penny & Nevin in Utah

Russ kicking back after paint the wall to his right

My handsome Caleb - I love his hair

Nevin kissing Marley

Addie and Marley in the dishwasher

Addie & Marley sharing a pop and a bottle

Addie and Marley sharing the pop

Addie and Marley still sharing the pop

Addie and Marley conspirint

Dallas, Chelsea and Marley

Grandma Kay and Marley and Addie

Grandma Kay and Marley

Cayce and Nick and Penny

James and Jennifer Martineau & Cody and Kael

James and Jennifer and Cody

Wayne, Caleb and Dusty

Conol, Kael, Nevin & Addie

Conol, Kael, Nevin and Addie

Conol, Kael, Nevin and Addie

Grandma Kay & Grandpa Wendell

and the Tejada kids

James and Jennifer in the snow & Brandon

James and Jennifer coming out of the temple

Just Addie - This is for Cayce

Cayce, you wanted some pics of Addie, so here they are. Actually videos. They are funnier. She is such a hambone. She makes us laugh all the time.

As dad puts it, she swilling down pop

These are all pretty self - explanatory

More Flood Pics

Here are some of the last pics from the flood. The water did come up again later when they started draining the Lake up above us. It didn't flood the house, but it did flood the road again and we couldn't get out on Sunday Morning. I have a feeling this is going to be a long winter.

The water finally started receeding around Clyde

Conol and Kael playing in the water

After the 2nd flood instead of Salmon in the yard

We had lots of little moles. Actually they were about

5-6 inches long not including the tale.

Weird looking little creatures.

A pic of Clyde before the water went down.

He was not a happy camper.

He stood in that water all night long.

Poor Clyde

Conol is playing with a big Salmon just under the water.

He loved putting on my rain coat and someone else's

big boots and going out into the deep water.

The Day After - Again Nov 17, 2009

The water had went down Monday night, but came back up with a vengence by Tuesday morning. It still didn't get into the house, but we were truly surrounded. I took the first pictures about 8:00 in the morning when it got light. We went out a few hours later after it started going down. It's amazing how fast it went down. We never could get out yesterday. The flood level got as high as 17.1 feet and flodding is 16 feet. We can get out today, but it's coming back again tonight. We're bringing all the kids home today, with homework. Ginger will just stay with Michelle for another couple of days. Our lives are never dull. Our bishop just drove out to check on us. He's a nice guy.

The side yard by the garage

Side yard by the garage from a different angle

Out the front door - Check out the dog

The back yard. This took all day to go down

The most famous view out my window. Look at all the water.

The pumphouse. Water was up over the 3rd step going down.

Looking towards the barn

Boards and a log all washed to this gate. Check out the garden area

Checking out the Salmon catch

Moving Clyde back to his house. He started running and Penny lost him. Unfortunately one of the roosters had refused to get into the hen house the night before. Clyde must have been planning that moment for months now. He's a born carnivore I guess. The rooster never had a chance.

Yummy

What!!!!!!

Rear end views of the dog, the turkey, another rooster, & Penny

The chicken pen got wet, but the chickens stayed up

Checking out the goats, They stayed nice and dry

Wayne surveying the place