New Steps!

In Alaska, in the winter, footing can be very treacherous.  Especially in SE Alaska.  i grew up in Barrow, and it’s really not that slippery there for most of the year.  In the fall when the snow comes, we skip right past 32 degrees F and go right on down to the sub zero [...]

More Senior Photos 2009: Jackie Moody + the engine is in place!

We finished up shooting Jackie’s Photos yesterday.
It was a hugely busy day.  At 8 AM, I had went to the school to take some photo books to my classroom for the photography class I’m teaching this fall and ‘threw my back out.’  I know that’s a strange expression, ‘threw my back out,’ but what it [...]

Uncle John is home!

Bob and Margaret returned from Juneau today aboard the Greta with John!
It was sure great to see John again.  They made the trip from Juneau over two days,  anchoring up inside Mab Island last night and continuing on this morning.  Bob and Margaret aren’t prone to anchor up in unfamiliar spots, so it was nice [...]

A Sailing We Will Go!

Bob called early this morning and asked if we wanted to go sailing!  The plan was to take the boys in the morning, so we settled on gathering at the boat at 10 AM sharp. 
The Greta is a 35′ fiberglass sailboat that Bob & Margaret (My In-Laws) have owned for as long as [...]

13th Annual Big Air Contest!

The big air contest was held at the Parade Grounds today and from my perspective it was a smashing success!
After yesterday’s downpour, it was a real treat for everyone to have perfect weather for the Big Air today.  It rained all day yesterday, nearly.  But today was another story, as you can see from the [...]

Spring is coming!

The boys are starting to play outside again!
Today, when I got home, Mark Daniel was outside playing for the first time in months.  And he didn’t even have his jacket on!  Of course he was doing what little boys typically do in the spring and fall: Climb trees!
The snow is melting fast and the [...]

The days are getting longer: Time for a Trip to the beach!

If we pretend really hard, we can imagine we have a nice, warm, sunny beach with soft hot sand and a snow drift twenty feet high…
The weather has been impossibly beautiful  out here in Haines lately.  The wind has been out of the north, bringing in the cool air from the interior so the [...]

Life is good

The last two days have been idylic.
I’ve gotten home from work and everything has been (just about) perfect.  The house was clean, the kids were happy, the meal was planned and nearly ready to go, the towels were ready to be folded…  it was all peace and love.
Two nights ago, we had home-made pizza.  Yum.
Last [...]

Another SNOW DAY!

No School again!  Yipeee!  (not that I don’t like school, of course)
  Whatever will I do?
The winds feel ferocious outside.  The drifts are bigger than I’ve ever seen them here in Haines–but nothing like the drifts in Barrow, or Unalakleet–which can get HUGE drifts over night.
I need to buy a new shovel and uncover the [...]

We’re staying Busy!

Holly did some water painting with the boys (mostly with Mark, age 4).  Luke helped a bit too. 
They also listened to a Lenard Bernstein production of Peter and the Wolf with the full orchestra.  Mark instantly named all the characters when he heard their melodies, which is cool.  You can perhaps see the [...]