Fall times...

Here's a collection of pictures from things we've been doing this fall...  now we have some snow and cold weather is setting in.  I guess the next collection will be winter!  

 Georgea ready to catch the bus...

 Two happy kids ready for school!

 They were happy we got some apples off our trees this year!

 Georgea showing off her cross country shirt (she was too young to be in the race.)

 Rosalee trying to avoid the camera... but I caught her anyway!  (she'll hate this pic)

 Elic towards the back of the pack at the start...

 but he finished well!!

 Georgea and Elic by their school sign.

 Up at Eureka.. went for lunch one Saturday.

 A little chilly up that way...  Rob's coat wasn't quite thick enough.

 Rosalee and me posing for a quick pic... taken by Elic.  (I think I was mid-sentence)

 Georgea found snow...

 that means... SNOWBALL FIGHT!!!!

 Rosalee's basketball team.

 Rosalee's free throw... she does pretty well with them.

 Here she is chasing that ball down!

 Here's the team....  'c' division CHAMPIONS!!!!

Rosalee checking out the trophy.

glennallen and seward

 

Elic and I visited friends in Glennallen... we found some sun up there and saw the view of their mountains.  They look out on Mt. Drumm and Mt. Sanford.

We also were there at mushroom harvest time... this one is a 'hawk wing.'

 This one is an 'orange delicious'  we had some sauteed up on pizza... pretty tasty.

 Elic and his buddy Jesse at the park visitor center.  The fish wheel was made by some of the local people to show what a traditional wheel would have been like.

Then we took a trip to Seward with my Mom....

 This was the first stop... Primrose campground.  We had planned on staying here, had a great spot... the best, but when we went to register realized it wasn't a state campground (they have a free camping sticker) and we didn't have enough cash (and no checks) to pay... so we had to head on down the road.

 Rosalee and I on the beach.

 Checking out the tide pools... found a crab, or 20.

 This was at our camp spot.  The two trees had grown together... was pretty interesting.

 This was our 3 legged buddy.

 This is on the docks...

 Sweet pea and the kids taking a walk on the docks.

Elic's birthday weekend

We had birthday pie for breakfast... it was pumpkin, that's gotta be healthy!

The view across the lake

panorama that i made... a little crooked 

salmon swimming upstream to spawn

an old cabin the kids checked out

Rosalee peeking in the window

Denali

suspension bridge on the trail around the lake

bear tracks on the trail with Georgea's foot

notice Marvin's foot print inside the bear print?

Happy birthday guy!

Georgea tried not to wash her face or comb her hair for the entire weekend! 

The dogs carrying snacks and a beaver tree along the way.

would've had Rosalee in here too, but she was too far ahead!!  

Making dinner after our hike... we were baking bread to go with some soup... Tasty!! 

The crew...

Georgea needed to make a silly face!

The kids and me after a great trip!!! 

Happy 10th Elic!!!!

July days...

the best toy in the backyard right now!!!

lots of mushrooms coming up with all this rain...

It's that time of year... yummy jam time!!!

Raspberry currant jam...tastes great!

Reflections lake... beautiful day for a walk

The dogs seem to love to go boating...

one of my favorite roses in the garden.

a July trip to Coyote Gardens is always a good thing....

even if it's raining.   This is my favorite type of lily.

The arrangement was beautiful.

We went on a kayak trip this weekend...

it was going pretty well.  A lot of work portaging the boats....

but we were having fun!!!

....until I ate the noodles!!!  then had a sick sort of night, but thankfully my parents and Rob were able to make a rescue trip to get us out of there!!!   Thanks Mom, Dad, and Rob!!