October..

Fall colors.....


Kylie sure is a happy baby!
Kylie was looking up and smiling at her Papa when I got these shots. I just love her smile.
She looks a little bored here tho...
Kylie really getting excited about kicking!



Amy "swimming" in the hot tub with Papa.
Neka waiting for the ball to be thrown.
I wonder what Nana has in her purse?

Kylie with my girlfriend, Joanne.
Horseback riding at Swampy Acres is one of Amy's most favorite things to do. Papa was in charge this time.
Evidently, Papa let her ride more than once, because this is a different horse!
Swampy Acres also has other animals; so of course Amy needed to check them all out.

Glacier Walk

Brian and I received a free Glacier Helicopter tour for our help with the Juneau Cancer Walk. We got lucky and had a fantastic sunny day for our trip in mid-September.

Getting ready to take off!

Mendenhall Valley, where we live. The glacier points north and we live about two miles from Mendenhall Lake, straight south of the glacier.
The top of Thunder Mountain which is east of our house.
Getting closer!

Coming in for the landing.
Walking on the glacier was really cool. You did have to look out for holes, rivers, ridges, etc.
This is a "hut" that the tour company keeps on the glacier during the summer months. It provides shelter and some basic necessities if a tour group is stranded because of weather or mechanical. One of the guides told us that they did have some trouble with weather one day and a tour group had to spend about 8 hours in the thing. That would be an experience wouldn't it!!
Yep, that's me all bundled up.
Watch that hole! Don't trip!!
These pictures don't do the glacier justice. The ice was so brilliant blue or white in spots; the color in these doesn't even come close.
The sun was just setting behind the mountains when our tour was done. When the sun disappeared, the temperature began to drop instantly!
Going home.

It's Been a Long Time

Well, it has been so long since I posted anything, that I thought I would start with the oldest updates first. Don't want anyone to miss the amazing changes in Kylie and how she is growing; or the fun we have with Amy and Neka on our excursions. We took these pictures in September.

Amy with her new knife whittling on a stick at camp. She is really turning into an outdoor girl. I made the "crown" she is wearing out of long grass. She thought that was really great.

Kylie snoozing after a walk.

Amy "posing" for me in the motorhome. She was so funny!
Amy with her weapons and dressed like a native princess. We had gone for a walk in the morning (at the campground) and it was a little cool. Amy didn't want to get dressed, so she just went in her pajamas. By the time we got back to camp, the sun had come out and really warmed things up and she was getting hot. She took the pants and tied them around her waist like a loin cloth and then tied the top under her arms. She sure has a vivid imagination!
Amy and Neka sharing blankets and pads.
Neka helping get some firewood.
Amy eating some huge grapes. They sure were good.
Amy curled up with Neka on his "bed" in the motorhome.
Karla and Kylie swinging in the hammock at the campground.
Bear paw prints found out on the same spit. These were pretty good size, but I didn't think to lay anything down next to it so you could really get a good idea on the size.
Another beautiful sunset at the campground.
Amy feeding the ducks at Rotary Park.