Welcome August

Today was a beautiful sunny day here in P.A.  We spent it exploring tide pools, picking berries (don't even get me started on the ensuing berry fight) and going kayaking.

About Time

 

Your looking at our first king salmon since returning...say yum?

 

I figured I had done enough lazing about...without doing any lazing or abouting...that I should get back on and let the world...or at least our family know...that we are still kicking!

 

And insanely glad that although we awoke to fog it wasn't raining and that made the days prospects so much brighter!

 

So enjoy your 90's and 100 degree weather.  We will keep our rain and chilly morning...

 

Plus we get to go out and pick salmon berries and huckle berries today!

Home @ last!

Well as many of you have noticed as of late that my blog ended very abruptly in June. I figured since I was traveling down for a summer vacation I was going to already have my hands full, and hey.... It wouldn't be us vs Alaska right?

So we are now home....just arriving today in fact....and just got our internet up and running...like minutes ago...so I promise to be a good blogger and fill you in...but not today...

What can I say?  After 4 plane rides and a stay overnight at a hotel I think I can call this a win for me....no work...just relax....

Family Time

We had a good family time tonight going out and kayaking.

And wouldn't you know, this one time I don't take the camera the Jellyfish our out in plenty.  I don't know what type these jellyfish are.  There was both a white (I think moon jellyfish) and then a peach or orange colored one. 

I was mostly startle at first simply cause I wasn't expecting them.  But after that they are pretty cool to watch swimming...

Kayak Girl

Amidst the whole end of year school cleaning, and trying to get our house in order before our impending trip, Nia, that awesome Princess Diva who apparently rules our house, has decided she is a Kayak Queen.

She gets sooo mad when anyone goes without her.  She has discovered how to get her hands in the water and she loves it.  She doesn't stay dry too long when we go out anymore.  She also thinks that although she doesn't do any of the paddling that she is the official compass and should decide where we go.  That can be an interesting conversation in the middle of the bay...

Not much of a conversation though when one is a somewhat average intelligence adult trying to reason with an uncommunicative one year old who should apparently be two and a half...

But it is a lot of fun having her enjoy the kayak and want to go out.  It is a fun and easy way to see the sights and enjoy the water and nature!

Art Show

The Port Alexander community had their annual art show today (sorry this was last Sunday...I didn't realize this post only saved and didn't publish). 

It turned out really well too.  I think we counted thirteen different categories in all.  The kids put in a lot of work, as well as the people in the community, and it was amazing to see what they came up with. 

Jenner and Ender were thrilled that their Q-Ba-Maze Fish that they built took 1st Place!

Mail Time

It is nice to be back to getting mail twice a week.  Makes the wait not seem so long! 

Mail day is by far the kids favorite days around here.  They always seem to think that besides our groceries we will be getting a package of goodies of some kind meant for them....

Some weeks that is true...usually replacement clothes, shoes or other paraphernalia...but as we start the count down until we go for a little break we just aren't getting that many packages...

But here is an example of a regular grocery box....this package was full of our 5 gallons of milk...

So to the price tag on the label add $5 per gallon on there and that is what our milk is costing us...