January, 2019 - Pictures from past, Ordinations, Life

January has been a busy/not busy month. Since Dad and I 

have been down with hurt knees, we'v done a lot of jobs while

we've been off our knees. One big one we did was to sort

through family pictures. We have an envelope for each of you with

pictures to give to you and also some to just enjoy looking at.

We thought we'd come to your place on a Sunday after our church

and have fun with pictures and finish identifying some that we

don't know. It's been a lot of fun looking through them.

1. Here is a picture of Cierra, Noelle, and Josh. Time has

sure gone by fast. Zander looks just like Josh. Sooo cute!

2. I'm pretty sure this is Audrey as Mary and Spencer as

Joseph. Kissing cousins in the 2nd picture.

3. We finally got Samuel his Christmas gift.

A Pokemon pillowcase. Daniel loved Pokemon

as a young boy, and so does Samuel.

4. On the 12th of January, Dad and I went to Ammon, Idaho 

to visit U. John and A. Annette for John's 80th birthday.

It was so good to see so many of their kids. It was like going

to one of our family parties, but they aren't quite so many.

It was such a good day. That's when we decided for sure

we need a Capener Reunion. Which is now scheduled for 6th of July.

5. Uncle John giving a beautiful message to his family.

6. Looking into their living room. Wyn is left bottom corner,

Corinne is in the back, can't tell the others.

7. Jordan. His family couldn't come, but it was very good to

see him. Remember all the "great times" we had when

he came and spent time at our house? I'm sure I didn't

know the half of what went on.

8. Zach's birthday was also on the 12th. We had a little

party with him. They really wanted a cousin party, but

sickness was going clear through the family. It took awhile

for it to finish. 

9. The ordinations begin! Here is Caleb after

he received the Aaronic Priesthood on the 13th of January.

10. Then after our ward, we went to Tom & Mel's for dinner

and such a wonderful visit. We'd like to come around and visit

one family at a time on a Sunday. We had such a great time with

them. They would ask us questions about when we were younger and we had

a great time. Mel makes the best Curry, hmmmmm.  

11. Dad, I'm holding Aidan, Cam, Gabe, Max, & Taylor

12. One night Tesha made a whole big pan of vegetables.

It was so good. She cut them all up, put them in a roaster bag,

sprinkled some Italian seasonings, added some olive oil, and

baked them on, maybe 400, for 40 minutes? It was soooo good.

13. Little Linda Jean is sure growing!

14. Such a cute picture drawn by, I think, Sophia. It's Emily,

Rob, Marri, Sophie, Cecily, Scott, and their dog.

I love children's drawings.

15. Another picture and memory from the past. This is

Katrina in front of the Salt Lake Temple when she was

sealed to her mom and dad. What a wonderful blessing 

to have her in our family, and a wonderful plan that she

is sealed to her parents as if she was born in the covenant.

16. We babysat for Ellen and Daniel to go to the

temple. Dad popped a ball from a little truck and

Samuel just squealed with delight. We had so much

fun with them. Grand kids are so much fun.

 17. On Sunday the 20th, we spoke in church in Beaver Dam

and then went back to Belmont 2nd, picked up Caleb and

headed up to Evanston to see Robert get ordained a Deacon.

It was so fun to have Caleb with us, and so exiting to see

Robert get the Priesthood. We then went to David's and had a

nice meal and then headed out to go to Rob's to see Scott get ordained.

I'm holding Matthew, Dad is holding Eric, Robert, Alaina, Amanda

holding Jacoby, David, and Caleb is sitting in the front.

18. Emily's family was gathered for a family party, so they 

decided to do the ordination then. It was a first for us to be

so outnumbered! There was just Caleb, Dad & I.

A member of the bishopric came and Sue & Isaac came 

over. It was such a great day.

19. Isaac, Scott, & Caleb

 When they first announced that all boys turning 12 during the

year could be ordained in January, and all girls turning 12 go into Young Women,

we thought that was great. Another hastening of the work. 

The Lord needs these fine young men and young women to be

 involved in YMYW at the beginning of the year. 

Dad and I weren't prepared for that first Sunday in January 

when our bishop was asking the young men

to stand an be sustained as each office was being mentioned.

We both felt such a strong witness of the Spirit that this was

from the Lord and is the right thing. It was truly a manifestation

from the Spirit. We know they can go forward and serve Him well.

20. What a pitiful pair we have been this whole month.

Dad has done incredibly well with his recovery from having

his knee done. He walks beautifully. I finally got my knee scoped

and the doctor fixed the torn meniscus and cleaned things up.

The pain that I've felt since I fell Thanksgiving morning is gone.

Now I've just got to do the therapy to get the rest of the movement

back, but it is coming quickly. Not near as big a surgery as Dad's.

21. I babysat the kids while Dad, Joe, Tesha, and Linda went

to an Elder's quorum activity. I had a ball watching "Bedknobs

and Broomsticks" with the kids. Ben, Zach, Catharine, & Leah. 

22. Our 1st monthly Family Home Evening for the year.

We had a potato bar, cornbread, and plenty of treats. The

kids had so much fun playing and all the teenagers went across

the road to check out the sledding and then down to the railroad

tracks. They came in quite cold, but had a great time.

23. Then we had a short lesson about the temple, since we are

going to do baptisms for the dead on Saturday. We watch, "Walk Through

the Temple with Elder Walker" which has so many beautiful

pictures from a lot of different temples inside and out. It will be

the first time to go for Olivia and Caleb. It was great to watch it

on Joe's projector on the wall, and they have plenty of

couch space!  Front couch: Noelle, Katrina, Hunter Riley (Tammy's
friend's son), and Olivia.

24. We'll be celebrating all the birthdays for the month each

time. January birthday were Joseph, Zachary, and Michael Taylor.

Dad's lighting candles in the cupcakes. We also acknowledge that

it was Paul and Kirsten's birthday in January.

25. Dad, Ellen holding Michael, Joe, Zach, with Gabe

and Ben looking on. Happy Birthday!

 26. Zander has lost three teeth!

 27. Our babies this past year: Tesha holding Linda, Ellen

holding Michael, Mike holding Luke, and Tom holding Aidan.

We are so blessed. It's been a wonderful month in spite of

knee problems. Our family continues to grow and Heavenly

Father has poured out His blessing upon us. I'm so thankful for

the Plan of Salvation. Jesus Christ has every problem covered,

every sorrow He knows and can provide us peace. I'm so

thankful for the temples and the opportunity to make covenants

with Him that blesses our lives so much. I love you all, each

one individually, and every single grandchild is my favorite😃 

P.S. One more party to end the month on. Joe and Tesha invited 

Mike & Emily and Daniel and Ellen over to play Legacy Betryal 

at House on the Hill. It was a fun night. Here's a few pictures:

28. Luke, Daniel, Ellen, Tesha holding Linda at the dinner table.

29. Ben and Leah are actually eating at the Grand kid's table.

After moving out the washer and dryer, we put in this table figuring

it would be great for the overflow from the table and let 

grand kids eat there. Hence, the name, "Grand kids Table."

I'm not sure if anyone actually ate there until tonight. It became

more of a lost and found and a place to set things on. We had way too 

many grand kids to even begin sitting there. So blessed.

 30. We watched the movie "Cocoa" downstairs while they

were playing the game, at least for a little while.

Luke, Michael, Catharine, Samuel.

They were very entertained.

   

Christmas Party, 2018 to January 1, 2019

Family Christmas Party, Saturday December 22, 2018

We weren't going to have it at the church because Dad had a

knee replacement on December 3 and I was afraid he wouldn't

be doing well enough. But he did great, so we still went to the church.

1. There's so much room to set up tables, food, games, etc. at the church.

Shredded pork, and waiting for the rolls to begin.

 2.It's not waiting, though, when we can visit and play games.
Marion came with his boys to set up table and chairs.

2.  Cousin Mark and his wife Suzie are now living just down
the road from us, so they joined us and brought punch, which
delighted the kids, and a spinach dip that I'm addicted to.

 3. Zach and Gabe reuniting their friendship.

 4. Zander has his plate!

 5. Noelle and Katrina searching for a place to be.

 6. In the corner on the floor is just right for all the
teenagers who want their own time:)
Bekah, Olivia, Cecily, Mallory, and Jared.

 7. They brought a huge pan of Tesha's sour cream potatoes.
They went very fast. We probably had about 50 people there.

 8. I can't believe it. They are all playing Pokemon Go.

 9. We had a talent show in the Relief Society room. All
families had someone participate. We had a great time.
Cecily and Leah are smiling for me.

10. Dad and I are sharing an ice pack for our sore knees.
It's really put a damper on our holiday. We can't wait to be feeling better.

11.  Isaac did a few magic tricks and then played a duet with his mom.
It was great!!

 12. Joe whistled to a classical piece by Bach. It really was amazing.

 13. Zach did the "Floss." Then the whole family stood to do it also.

 14. Colleen sang a beautiful song. She has such
a gorgeous voice. Peter accompanied her.

15. Tammy and Olivia, Bekah, & Katrina sang,
"Peace in Christ."

 16. Taylor played a violin solo.

 17. Dad told the Christmas story of when his father had just
returned from World War II and tried to trick Santa Claus by
hanging panty hose us with the foot cut off so the candy would fill a
big coal bucket full of candy. But, Santa gave him coal.
I didn't get pictures of everyone. One was Kaden playing his guitar, and he
was so cute when he asked the audience to sing along. He did such a great job.
Max also played the piano, so we had everyone sing to his song.
We have a lot of musical talent in our family.

 18. Little Luke get held a lot by cousins. Jaren is the lucky one this time.

 19. A game with White Elephant gifts.

 20. We babysat Tom's kids while they were finishing their
kitchen floor, so it was more cousin time back home.

 21. Joe went to Tom's after the party and helped him finish his floor.
They came to get the kids Sunday afternoon, and we got a picture of
the two little babies.

22. Christmas Eve nativity with Joe & Mike's family.

23. We had Christmas with Joe & his family. It was
great to have little children.

24. Joe got a projector for Christmas. (Yes, we can have movie nights
with him.) He wanted the wiring in the ceiling, so he brought down things
from the attic. We ended up with a total cleaning out of it.
This is the knitting machine my mother had. I remember when the night
the door to door salesman came and mother bought it. She made a few things,
but not very many. It was just way cool. I didn't know if I wanted to keep it, but
Joni Harris looked at it and said it looked like it had all its parts. It's a keeper.

25. During the holidays Caleb came down one day to help us out.
We needed some things carried downstairs and some odd jobs done.
He's looking at Grandpa's knee.

26. This is a picture of Aunt. Cathy's grandson that was killed
in the car accident on the 23rd of December; his wife, Jordin, daughter
Lila and Devon Scott Seamons. It was a beautiful and hard funeral.
She spoke and said, "My heart is shattered." She thanked all those that
supported her and planted seeds in the holes in her heart to heal it.
Thank you for your contributions. We were able to give Morlyn a good amount
that will be of help to her.

27. Cousin Tim Abel called on the 31st and told us that

his dad had fallen. He either fell and had a stroke or had a stroke and

then fell. He has a slow bleed in his head and there is nothing they

can do except surgery, and he would never make it through that.

They're not sure how long he will last. They are both back home

living with Tim and Jillyn. We took Ralph and Melony with us and

went down to see them. On the way, we stopped at Peter's office to give

a student a lap top. I finally got to see Peter's office! It was great to see it.

28. Kristina, U. Tim's daughter, was trying to finish a quilt
for her YW's project. She just had to bind it and didn't know how.
I told her I had the master quilter with me. Melony helped and
showed her how to do it. U. Ralph does't look too good, and
A. Janet can't remember what he did to his eye. It's hard
to watch them grow so old. Janet and John will be 80 on the 12th of January.
U. Ralph is about 85.

29. There was a lot of their family there.
Front: Jackie, Kristina, Melissa; Back: Emily & Jillyn

30.Me, A. Janet, Dad, Melony & Ralph.

31. We also went and had a nice visit with U. David (the one
with the donkey) and A. Annly. Their son, Steven, came over and
he wants another Capener Reunion. We need it more in the SL area;
not Earley Park. Any ideas?
Me, U. David, Steven, A. Annly, Ralph, Melony.

32. Ben is giving his dad a birthday letter. I will start
the next blog with Joe's birthday cake.

We have been going through more things again. We still have
a lot more to get rid of. We were looking at an old DVD of
family movies. There was Mike's baby blessing and Marion's missionary
farewell. Peter was filming, so we got a lot of his girlfriends.
It was so fun to see you all so little. It made us laugh and great to
see you all playing the piano, trombone, making lots and lots of noise.
Time seems to disappear.  We had a good family life. There are things
I would change because I just didn't know, and I'm sure we made a
lot of mistakes, but we were very happy.
The Lord has truly blessed us. I'm so thankful to Dad and to all of you
for the joy you have brought into my life. I hope we still have many more
years to spend together. I love you all.