Boys and Snakes

Gunner and Hunter were amazed at the neighbors snake. He has a very large python and the boys showed no fear of the snake at all. I thought I was going to pass out at the site of the snake's head coming close to theirs. It all turned out OK and the boys had fun....there was no biting involved :>

Our Fishing Trip 10/5/10

We enjoyed our trip to the lake by our house. The boys put on their waders and carried their fishing poles as we walked down the beautiful trail towards the lake. No monsters were brought in....but even though the fish were small, many were caught. More importantly....we had a good time.

Jacey's Play

Jacey enjoyed being in the play Shakespeare Rocks! She did a wonderful job and is looking forward to participating in the musical next Spring. We are very proud of her and we love her very much :>

First week in October

We have started October out the right way. We went on a beautiful hike by the ocean. The scenery was gorgeous and we even saw moose. Jason and Jacey were able to spend some time at the river watching the Salmon. We love Alaska!

A view from our front window

Hunter cracks me up....this video shows the view from our front window.

Having fun on our hike

I just figured out how to post videos. I'm excited. This video is from a hike we went on a few weeks ago. The boys were having some fun :>

2 earthquakes....1 week, and Fall is here

We experienced two earthquakes this week. The first was last Tuesday and it was 10 miles out of town. The magnitude was 4.9 at 1:30 p.m. My chair started rolling around at work...freaked me out but everyone was fine. Last night at 4:00 a.m. there was a larger quake in central Alaska. The magnitude was 5.4. Jason woke up because the bed started to shake. The boys and the dog woke up too. Jacey and I slept right through it and didn't feel a thing. Everyone is fine....kinda glad I slept through it though.

The weather is now chilly and the leaves have all turned and are falling off the trees. It's quite beautiful. We are gearing up for the colder weather. With the cooler weather means more moose in town. Last weekend we went for a hike close to the ocean and came almost face to face with a bull moose. Badger (our yellow lab) was not on his leash at the time. I quickly called him, and he came luckily so I could leash him. Jason decided to get really close to get some pics. Jacey and I were not happy about that. We were pretty freaked out. Jacey was even in tears because she thought her Dad was going to get trampled. He got some good photos and as he walked away....the moose came towards him. It was an adventure. We also saw a cow moose with her twins further down the trail. They are pretty interesting animals.

Today is Saturday and we are working around the house today. We will probably go for a little hike later today as well. I'm excited about the Relief Society Broadcast this evening too.