Hockey Anyone!?

Reed is starting Introduction to Hockey this year. Juneau Douglas Ice Association had a "Hockey Discovery" day. All kids were invited to try on gear and give skating a try.

Reed had a blast at Discovery Days and continues to enjoy his Intro to Hockey lessons on Saturdays!

Mia gave it a shot. She is a good skater but all the gear was just too much. She said she just wants to skate for fun.

Some 1st Day of School Pictures

The first day of school was August 31st for Mia (3rd grade) and September 3rd for Reed (Kinder). Pretty in Pink and ready for the first day of school!!

This is Mia and her BFF, they have been in the same class since Kindergarten!

"Finally! I am ready for Kindergarten!"

Some camping picutres!

Here are a few pictures of our camping trip this summer. We really like this site because we can actually set up two tents. One is ours and one is my friend Hilary's for her and her kids.

The 4th of July in Juneau

In Alaska we get to watch the fireworks the night of the 3rd because it doesn't get dark until really late. Since the majority of us were off on the 3rd some friends of ours decided to set up a day camp in order to secure a great vantage point for the evenings fireworks.

You can see we had a great day for the festivities.

There were lots of fireworks, Mia and Reed liked the sparklers the best.

Just a great shot of Reed with beautiful Gastineau Channel in the background.

The Summer Days of Base/Softball

Here are some fun pictures of the kids on the ball field. Reed likes to run where ever the ball is hit, just like all 5 year old t-ball players. Thank goodness they only play 3 innings!

Mia's games are fun to watch. An "at bat" ends when there are three outs or 4 runs hit in, which ever comes first. Also, no one walks, if the pitcher throws 4 balls the batter gets a chance to hit pitches thrown by the coach. All the girls get the chance to play all the positions, Mia likes to catch the best. She also makes a pretty good third base.

Some Summer Fun

Ah, summer is here. We are enjoying some nice weather and some very fun filled days. I have always loved using the BBQ for the traditional chicken, beef, fish. When a couple of friends came over on Friday we decided to try a pizza on the BBQ. It was a BBQ chicken pizza on the BBQ! It was sooooo good! (Thanks Nicole for the idea and thanks Carrie for the recipe). Here is the end result.

Whew, it's HOT up here!!

We have had some wonderful weather (mid to upper 70's). Everyone has had fun playing in the sun. Here are just a few pic's of our summer time.