Holiday Season!

We spent a day in Anchorage visiting and going to the museum, Captain Cook for the gingerbread village and lunch (Pa met us there), and were going to try to skate.. but that's a problem when there's no ice!  And I also visited my eye doctor....
Captain Cook always has a nice tree... we've taken pics in front of this one a few times.   Mom, me, Georgea, Elic, Rosalee, and (Great) Grandma Kale....  Dad was our photographer.
Rosalee on Christmas morning... she LOVES this hat... and can now regularly be seen wearing it at all times... especially with pajamas.
Elic (as seen by Georgea.. the photographer) He's wearing his new favorite sweatshirt, which he got as a present.
Obviously Georgea LOVES dancing in front of the christmas tree!!!  and of course all the presents help I'm sure!

She's Braces Free!!!

This was this morning...  right before we left for the orthodontist.  
Here's when we got home this afternoon... after getting her retainers all set.  She's pretty happy about her new "slimy" teeth... it's been awhile since she could run her tongue across them!
This was in "the chair" right after she got them off.
The big chocolate block they gave her.
The before and after pics....  cant' believe how much her face has changed in a year and a half... those teeth sure look much better!!!   So in another year or so she will go for some more, after all the teeth fall out, come in, need more space... we'll see!!! 

Fireworks at 3* BELOW!!

Elic thought it was HILARIOUS to give Georgea antlers in every one of the moose pics!!
We had some coffee.. and pastries for dinner!
Love that color!

The kids had hot cocoa and posed for pics.
This was the tail end of the parade...   the  "floats" (trailers with lights on them) were about done when we got there....   But we had a nice time in the cold, and the wind wasn't even blowing in Palmer!!!

Being Christmas Crafty at Sabrina's

You have to have some poinsettia's around at Christmas.....
This is the spider I made.   It attacked the little caroler, and drew a drop of blood... you loose your mind if you craft too long!!
The spider stalking the caroler.
The spider up close... right after it's creation... this is actually supposed to be a present for mom... I just have to figure out what to do with him.  Suggestions????
You also need candy canes at Christmas.
The wire and beads we used to create...
This is my tree ornament... it turned out pretty well.
Georgea crafted a star....
and she made a card... with LOTS of glitter!!

Family Thanksgiving

Rosalee with a nice smile... soon to be braces free!!
Sherry and Aiden...  
Liam sharing the love with Aiden.
Bernie admitting he's a Scrabble loser...  2nd place...  I got 1st!!!  :)
Elic loves that punch!
Nicole and Brooklynn...
Georgea posing for her shot...
Mom with Elli (Gretchen's youngest)
Hmm.... looks like I caught someone taking a bite!!!
Looks like Rob had a good Thanksgiving!!

I knew this would happen...

I had a garden tour this year of my fruit trees and bushes.  Lots of people asked about moose...   we generally don't get any, it's been about 8 years or so.  So of course I figured after talking about them they'd show up.  Sure enough, this morning Elic and Rosalee had gone out to the truck and then started yelling at the dog... he was over by the moose, and the cow was kicking at him.   It was a cow and twins....  GREAT!!!

One of the little ones came over and found the pumpkin... so I should probably get those moved away from the plants at least.
They don't seem to have really had a chance to eat much.  So hopefully they just find there way down to the flats and don't head back this way.   Guess time will tell--- if I get any apples, cherries, or currants next year!!!  

I know everyone wants to see pictures of me!!!

So today I did some self portraits.....
Chance's nose posed with me....
The sun was out for a little bit and it made the trees look so nice.... at -2 degrees!!!

My favorite naps....

So obviously they aren't sleeping... but this is the arrangement at the cabin.  They all cozy in and then wake up nice and perky.... like this!
Rosalee isn't much of a napper anymore, but she is definitely a sleeper-in-er!!   Any chance she gets...  (camping)
This is one of my favorite's!   Elic was about 5 and one day wandered in and he had fallen asleep like this, in front of the t.v.   How perfect?!!
This one was when Georgea was 3.   Just had a busy summer day and crashed out in the swingset...  I happened to have just cut the dahlia so laid it up there and took some pics.  
Also when she was 3...   walked through the living room after realizing someone was missing... she'd fallen asleep across the footstool...   It's amazing where kids sleep!!  :)

Halloween

The princess and the dog construction worker.
Princess peeking through the pumpkins with scary skeleton hands emerging from the ground.
Rosalee as Hermionie from Harry Potter.
The princess and the pilot
The whole gang gathered together after trick-or-treating...  good times in 10 degree weather.