Bashful

Tera is 10 months old today.

Where does time go?

(She is playing shy for the camera.

Isn't she adorable?)

ART 101

We got out the craft box today.

Carlee ditched us to go play "babies" in her room,

Wyatt drew in a Bible with a marker,

but Brianna was producing some serious art work.

I began to see some similarities between her pictures.

I had to ask her what she was drawing.

Can you guess what these are?

They're BUGS!

SPIT HAPPENS- My annual trip to the Homer Spit

I love Homer.

I love the ecclectic mix of people. The hippies, the fishermen, the homesteaders, the Russian Orthodox, the greenies, the tourists- they all come together into a friendly little comunity.

I love the drive from Soldotna, all the way to Homer, and especially the part where you descend into the "bowl". I think it's the most beautiful place in the world, so I make sure to go at least once a year.

God was so good to us. It was cloudy and kind of icky in Soldotna, but as soon as we hit South Kasilof, the clouds disappeared and it was gloriously clear and sunny.

This is on the hill, before you descend into Homer, looking at the Spit.

The Homer Countryside

The Boat Harbor

A few of the tourist shops on the Spit

The Salty Dawg

The Roadhouse- a tourist shop

Homer is occupied by many, many talented artists. Their work fills the tourist shops, the galleries, the museums and even the sidewalks are a stage for local art.

Hooray for My Birthday!

On my birthday, Sonny and I took the kids to Johnson Lake.

It's a rinky-dink lake with not much to do, but I love it.

The kids love it too.

We had a "Picnic" (Jersey Subs) and then enjoyed the sunshine for hours.

Wyatt "FLYING"
Carlee "catching some love"

Family pic

Brianna throwing handfuls of rocks into the lake

Tera in her Snugli
"Walking the plank"

This was a great way to celebrate my life.

You Are My Sunshine

YEAH!!

Today is the first day of sunshine in weeks.

It feels so good just to go outside and soak it up.

Even the dog is happy . . . .

She's what?

This morning, Carlee told me that she had to look pretty today.

Of course I asked her, "Why?"

She then informed me that she's getting married.

Here she is, checking to make sure that she's still pretty.

She also told me that she wants to get married at a tea party.

When I find out when and where (and to whom) she's getting married,

I'll be sure to send out invitations.

Raining On Our Parade

I grew up here, and never went to the Progress Days.
On Saturday, we decided to take the kids to the Parade, and of course it rained.
But my hero (Sonny) found a little backstreet that exited onto the parade route.
We parked there and watched the parade from the comfort of our (WARM & DRY) vehicle.
We live in such a great little town.
When the people in the parade saw our kids hanging out the windows,
they brought us tons and tons of candy- it was so great!