An Alaskan Moment...

The other day, Carrie and I were out on our beach with some friends of ours, and seeing a group of whales surfacing nearby, we walked out to the end of the beach to watch them. There were a couple of large ones, and they were blowing and slapping their tails against the water. Then, one of the largest whales came all the way out of the water and did a magnificent breach!! We were all amazed! Carrie had her camera with her, and was able to snap a few pictures. It was a great Alaskan moment!

the ending splash...

Working on Dad's Boat

It was the last week of the fishing season, and the people that had been working for Dad were no longer interested in the job. So... Dad took me, and a friend from our church, to work for him instead.

We were blessed with beautiful weather, and it was nice to be out on the water...

Here's Dad, working on the back deck of our boat.

We enjoyed some beautiful sunsets!

My job was "the cook", and writting the fish tickets. We had a good time, and I learned a lot!

Saturday Fun...

going double...

Sam was pretty impressed.... and a little upset at not getting a turn... I think this look expresses both feelings! :)

This Saturday, Dad took us all into town. We stopped at some garage sales, then we all went down to Dad's boat. He set up a buoy swing, and we all took turns swinging out over the water, while Dad did some odd jobs around the boat. It was a beautiful day! So beautiful, that John got out the hose and thought I needed to "cool off" with a little pressure-washing (this picture was obviously taken BEFORE I got soaked.)

2009 Mirror Lake Trip!

This last week, my family, our cousins, and a friend, enjoyed a trip out to Mirror Lake to fish, boat, and hang out in the cabin playing games and having fun. We all had a great time, and got very wet! (As it rained for most of the time!)

John did a great job driving the skiff!

(left to right) Cousins: Lacey, Kendall, Carrie, Joanna
This was taken on the dock in town before getting on a float plane to head out to the lake.



Boating was one of our favorite things to do. However, we did have some problems... like the time when Paul took his skiff out and forgot to check the gas, result: towing his boat back to the dock (pictured here).



...if you want to go fishing, you're going to get wet...

(we fished anyway, of course!)

Carrie playing cards in the cabin.


Emma and a fish

breakfast... Mirror Lake style

Goodbye Mirror Lake...