Saturday night after the wedding reception and getting Auntie loaded up for her move to California, we were coming home and saw three racoons scurrying up the road just before our driveway.  We backed up and turned the headlights on them and watched them run up their little trail on the hill.  Low and behold, one of them must have come back into the yard and had a bad experience.....the skunk trap.  Beautiful little critters.   

It was a perfect day for a wedding...Ryan and Brittany, newly wed!!

 Family photo session....

 

 Brittany, Auntie, and Grandpa...(The Cane Gang!!!)

We wish them every happiness!!!!

Happy, Happy Birthday, Ellie Dear!!!  Happy days will come to you all year....if I had one wish then it would be....a happy, happy birthday to you from me!!!  

 Five years old!!! and such a DOLL!!!

We go from sunrises to sunsets....we've been having some lovely sunsets this fall.  

This "flat top" cloud formation is very interesting to us.  This was the scene on the way to the Temple on Saturday morning.  It almost looks like a building...

 And, can you believe this.....no wonder we can't seem to get any strawberries this year....there are three---count 'em---three of these little fellows checking things out....They almost make a triangle there on the rocks.....swishing their pretty little tails around!!

And, the contribution letter is in the mail again.....Grandpa asked me to promise that this was the last year we'd do this...over 600 letters...it was a huge job...thanks Grandpa--you are the BEST!!!

 This time Snowflake got the hail...this is the scene at the Distribution Center yesterday...looks like snow on the roof, but, it's pretty good sized hail...Snowflake gardens are done, too...damaged beyond repair, sadly.

 Just the day before the gardners had planted two new trees in the yard...they are pretty sad looking after this storm.

We are so happy to have "Hannah" home!!!  Returned from the Chile Santiago Oeste Mission last Friday.  Here she is being greeted by her nephews...They were soaking wet from playing on the slip & slide, but couldn't wait to give her a BIG hug.

 Hey, Uncle Bob!!!

 Back in the arms of her 94 year old grandmother.

 And a big hug for her big brother...

 Getting to know "good ole' Specks" again.  They went down to the creek for a walk and to dip in their feet.

 These are the tired, poor shoes worn by a faithful Sister Missionary.  I'm pretty sure they are "done."

 And, a great big drink of Shumway water!!!  YUMM   YUMMMMMMMM.

 We are so sad that the reason "Hannah" was home was to celebrate the beautiful life of her dear Daddy. Uncle Ken passed away suddenly one week ago.  Since this is kind of how we keep a journal I'll have to tell you one of my favorite memories of Uncle Ken.  When he would answer the phone, the conversation would go like this:  "Good Morning, Kaynnaaaathhh, how are you today?"  "Well, I'm meaner than a SNAKE, how are you?"  I don't think there is one of us that hasn't fallen for the - "what's that on your shirt?" as he pointed at the "spot."  Then when we would look down, he would bring his finger up and give our noses a little "wipe."

Love you, Uncle Ken.

Everything is pretty beat up!!!

Mother Nature, be nice and play fair!!!!

 The onion smell down around the garden is very strong!!!  The hail just shredded the tops.

 Washed some of the gravel out from around the pavers on the patio.

And now, the sun is shining so bright and it is getting very hot....interesting!!!  We are very thankful that all we got was the water and hail and not the tornado they were warning about...