Sunday, March 23, 2008

HAPPY EASTER!


Happy Spring!



So the first morning of Spring found us here in Bethel at 30 below!
it's warmed up some today, but yesterday.... the sat. before Easter,
was still darn cold while the local kids joined in the Egg Hunt at the park
(20 below with wind-chill). Our boys lasted for just long enough to gather
a couple of eggs and then we were all ready to head home and inside.
This has been a stay-at-home weekend, with everyone suffering from
runny noses. But it has been gorgeous and sunny, despite the cold, perfect
for backyard skiing.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Kenai Kids...


We had a wonderful visit with our friend Geri Litzen and her two delightful daughters

Penelope (9) and Chena (11) down in Kenai. Husband Mike was busy flying for the Iditarod....

so it was just us and the horses, rabbits, and all the toys in the hanger :)

The boys had a great time, and we can't say thanks enough to Geri for opening up her home to us. They loved the horses, feeding the rabbits, and the eagle trying to catch an unsuspecting squirrel out back. Thanks Geri!!

Joe with buddy Tim Walters

the start from Above...


more pics from Iditarod....


a few more pics of the race.....

Spring Break...


Amazing... we've been in Anchorage and Kenai for the last week, enjoying our spring break. When we left, it was 20 below plus the wind-chill, with plenty of fluffy white snow all around. Now we're back, and it feels like spring is (almost) in the air. The sun is setting later and much further in the west. There are new birds flying around, not just the winter flock of ravens... and there's lots of green showing through on the tundra out back. Still plenty of snow-machines out back, but fewer dog teams. Just a matter of time now before break-up and mud season... yee-haw. I was able to catch the start of the Iditarod in Anchorage... what a spectacle! 96 teams starting out on a cold and windy Saturday morning, on the snow trucked in overnight for the opening ceremony. I was able to chat with a couple of the mushers and caught up with Bethel's own Jessica Klejka, winner of the Jr. Iditarod. She and her father got to start things off first out of the gate. For more info, check out these web-sites: