Drifts

In some parts of the country it is common to find snow drifts this time of the year. In Virginia, about the only type of drift you will find is "sand". I guess you make the best of what you have.

This is Kelby and Nellysa's version of playing on the drifts.

"Typical little brother"

If you know me at all, you know that a beach scene is not complete without a picture (or two) of seagulls.

The End.

Twins

Kirk's brother and his wife just had two more join their family. Dillan and Dallas are welcomed to the family by Ethan and Elyse.

Best of luck to ya'll. Spoil 'em rotten!

Your Call

"The GOOD, the BAD, the UGLY"

I'll let you decide

The Mission Begins

Elder Clancy D. Waldron

MTC Mailbox #207

PAR-ASU 0129

2005 N. 900 E.

Provo, UT 84604-1793

(you can write to Clancy at this address until 1-29-2007)

We went up to the Washington DC temple so Clancy could go before his mission. It was a very special day for all of us.

Mom, Dad, Clancy

Kelby, Grandpa "Bishop", Nellysa

"You can't be serious?"

Let the Mission begin!

New Addition

This is Diego. He is our newest addition to the family. Diego and his sister, Dora, were rescued from a pipe in a pumping station. They were bottle fed with kitty formula, and after we adopted Diego, we weaned him from the formula and he now eats kitty food (an is mighty protective of his kitty food).

He was supposedly the shy, quiet one of the two kittens. That's why we adopted him. We figured that our other cats would take care of him. He is NOT shy and quiet when he is away from his sister. He terrorizes our big cats. Last night, he ran and jumped in the middle of the food bowl that Jasper was eating from and started swatting Jasper. Jasper just turned a walked away as Diego chased after him. This little one is pretty brave to take on Jasper.

Diego was actually a "welcome home" present for Kirk. Yea, that's it, a "welcome home" present ;-)

Welcome Home!

Saturday, Nov. 18 was a cold but clear day. This was the day that we had been looking forward to for almost 7 months. As the kids and I drove on the base toward Pier 12, we realized that the ship had moored early and was already tied up to the pier. We found a place to park (way out in the back 40) and walked toward the many white party tents that lined the street in front of the pier.

We made our way through the thousands of people that were anxiously awaiting the return of their loved ones. There was an estimated 8-10,000 people there. They had sponsor booths and give-away bags, entertainment, etc. At one of the booths, some bright person gave all of the little kids obnoxious whistles to blow on the pier. That was very annoying. You know, we can never go anywhere without somebody knowing Levi. This was no exception. They were glad to meet "Levi's Mom".

The first group of people off the ship are usually the new fathers. Their wives and new babies are waiting on the pier in a special tent that is kept warm. The fathers are then taken to meet their new little one that was born while they were deployed. There is also a "first kiss" drawing and that person is also one of the first to leave the ship. The next group is Chief's and above. That would be the group we were waiting for. They were all dressed in their "dress blues" and looked pretty sharp. It is really hard to find "your sailor" because they all pretty much look alike. Some of the comments from the kids were, "no, he is too tall; no, he walks too slow; wrong uniform"; etc.
Finally, as we were watching, Kirk had snuck up behind us somehow and surprised us. It was so good to see him.

WELCOME HOME KIRK!!!

End of Fall Soccer

Kelby played his last game of fall soccer last Saturday. He was pretty happy because he scored the only goal. One of the Mom's bribed him from the sideline with $1 if he would score a goal. He did. Guess we should have done that at the beginning of the match.

"Hey LOOK!! a plane"
Is there any question as to why I work for a chiropractor??
Good job benefits!