ELK, MOUNTAIN LION AND BEAR, OH MY!

We're off to the Redwoods...
See you in a few days....

IT WAS SUCH A FABULOUS DAY, THE

wee ones and I went across the foot bridge for a walk, gorgeous scenery and rock throwing...

I love days like these....

HAVE YOU SEEN THE BAGASSE

tableware from greenhome that can go in the compost bin after a meal? I'm so curious to check them out...

FOR RUBY TUESDAY

a red barn door....If you would like to participate in Ruby Tuesday, post a photo you have taken with red. A little or a lot, it is up to you. Then click here and follow the easy instructions.

I AM VERY HONORED TO HAVE A FATHER,

brother, grandfathers and a family history full of ancestors who have fought for the freedoms of this country...

Happy Memorial Day!

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IF YOU HAVEN'T

seen Star Trek yet... don't walk - RUN to the theater.

You'll be glad you did....

SINK ME!

Fruit smoothies and The Scarlett Pimpernel; what a brilliant idea for a girl's night out....

Kim pouring the fruit concoctions....

Sarah and Stephanie sharing some sisterly love...

Thanks Kim for a fabulous evening!

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO

celebrate Heather's birthday.

Heather is inspiring, kind,

beautiful, thoughtful,

interesting and funny.

We ate lunch at Spoons,

which was a first for me and

the Turkey Pesto Sandwich
did not disappoint....

Birthday Girl Heather and Rhoda

Heidi, Me, Wendy

Happy Birthday Heather!

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM

sugar, but seeing this cake from vanilla sugar...

I just want to dive right in. Oh my....

via a cup of joe

VISITING STEVE IN ALASKA ROCKED...

Day 1: We ate breakfast at Gwennie's which is an old brothel turned restaurant.
We ate normal food, while Steve ate reindeer sausage...

The weather was cloudy and rainy and so beautiful. We drove out to Seward..

and the cute and tired wee ones had fun in the hotel tub....

Day 2: We checked out of the hotel...

And watched The Steve run a 10K....

He did a GREAT job. We were very proud of him!

Oregon has $5 Footlongs but Alaska has $7 Footlongs...

I loved this sign....


We went to the Seward SeaLife Center...

Jellyfish photo by The Steve

We hiked to Exit Glacier, where an official park sign read "...Brown Bear: Play dead unless it starts to eat you, then fight back..."

Put our feet in glacier water, brrrrr was it ever cold!

Saw a lot of moose poop....

And talked with "phone rocks"....

We went to the Animal Reserve off the Seward Highway...

Bear photo by The Steve

Fox photo by The Steve

Landon liked the "marshmallows" and pretended he was a smore....

Day 3: We went to the Reindeer Farm in Palmer....

Now we know where Santa keeps his reindeer....

The boys slept in the car while we drove to Matanuska Glacier...

And Steve drank glacier water....
Lach discovered how fun it is to slide cracker sticks between his toes....

Steve and Landon slept in a tent in the living room during our stay.

We loved eating dinner in the tent, especially pizza from Moose's Tooth....

Day 4: We went to the zoo...

Otter photo by The Steve

We hiked a little bit of Flat Top Mountain ...

It was fun to see the moose on the roadside...

Goofing off in the living room tent...
And having our Biore strip bonding....

It was sad to have to say goodbye, but we'll be seeing our Stevie-Poo at Christmas...