We have had about a week of 45 temps and lots of windy rain. That means we have been finding things to do inside. Sherry, Grandma Sandy's friend, brought Grace this beautiful dress. I had to make some alterations, but it sure looks great on our princess! Cort does not mind the rainy days, that means Lego Star Wars on the playstation. Usually when he is playing he is jumping around like he needs to use the bathroom. So, I guess it is good he is still getting exercise while he is playing.

Another Beautiful Day In Southeast

You have to love the rain to want to live in Southeast Alaska. At least the kids get to use their umbrellas. I even got a somewhat nice picture of Cort! He was trying to use his umbrella as a light saber, go figure:)

Just For The Halibut

The kids were so excited about Frank's big catch! I think they were looking for the halibut's eyes in the picture.

Grace wanted to watch Daddy take care of the fish. However, she could not stay too long "it stinks", she said.

Cort took over the job of cleaning the fish while Frank did the filleting.

Out On The Water

Today was another day out in the boat. The weather was nice and sunny, I would not say worm. The fish did not want to come to see us.

The kids were having a great time trying to see what all was out on the ocean. They were looking at the islands and searching for boats. Frank said he saw some porpoises, the kids and I were not fast enough. We did not see them.

Frank was so glad to just be out on the water! When Frank pulled up one of his lines the herring was missing its back half. So, there must have been a salmon that was grabbing a quick bite on its way by. I guess Frank will just have to go out tomorrow to try to find some fish for the freezer, I don't think he will mind:)

Shipwrecked

The other day we went for a boat ride and in one of the bays there were 4 abandoned boats. Strange? The shore looked pretty buggy. I did tell Frank that I would like to explore on shore during low tide some day. It is amazing the things that you can find on the shore. Frank has been loving his new toy! How did we ever get by without a boat?

Maiden Voyage

This morning we took the new boat out on the water for the fist family trip. Everyone had a lot of fun, Frank most of all. We even tried trolling for some salmon with no luck. The kids were having fun finding Jelly fish. Big orange ones and little white ones. Frank is ready to hit the water tomorrow with his buddy, Brad, after work tomorrow.

Happy Father's Day, Frank

Frank is so sneaky. He was going to go and get my car in Fairbanks today, things change and he was not able to go. So my wonderful husband asked me if we should go and spend the day in Ketchikan. I thought that would be really nice. Well, we got to town and Frank said he needed to do some things at the bank. You know, like signing papers for a boat. So I guess it is ok that I did not get his Father's day gift, he took care of the gift for me:) The boys are so excited! They can't wait for a sunny day. The boat is a Boston Whaler, Frank tells me you could saw it in half and it would still float. I guess it is filled with foam, there are so many things Frank has been telling me about the boat. I told him, "you have the boat you don't have to talk me into getting the boat". Like I said he is so excited to get it out and find some salmon and halibut.

Our Amazing Grace!

The princess of the house is now doing all of her pokes by herself!

My tough little girl giving herself a poke. Notice how she is not even paying attention to the poker, she is watching TV.

Grace Bleeding the poke. Sometimes it can be tricky to get enough blood, so Mom or Dad will need to help.

Lastly Grace trying to test the blood. I ended up doing the testing, the test strips are tricky. We tell Cort how to strong Grace is to do all of the pokes and shots. Cort will say,"She is not as strong as me". So he was going to try to do a poke, He sat there with the poker on his finger for about 10 min, then he looked at me and said,"I just can't bring myself to do it". I told he it was ok, if he wants to try another day he could.

Fun in the Sun!

We had a sunny afternoon today. The rain was here in the morning and gone by 2:00 in the afternoon. It may look like they are dancing to Grace's song, not the case. Grace is a flute fighter pilot in Star Wars. Cort is using his darts to go after her. Grace really did not care what Cort was talking about, she was just having fun with her flute.

Bathtime Gracie

I put Grace in the tub the other night and then went to do something else. When I remembered the water was running, I went running. When I got to the bathroom this is what I saw. Grace told me she was not mad at me for forgetting to turn the water off. She is so forgiving.

Just beachy

My camera has been sitting on the shelf for about a week. So, I had to go into my old pictures to find something new. I am like my friend Peg, I do not like to blog with out pictures. The top picture Grace got tired of carrying her bucket, so dad is helping out. The bottom picture is a baby sunflower star fish. It is only about the size of my hand. It looks so much bigger in the picture. Full grown they will get to about 36 inches in diameter. They have 20 legs, if you are trying to count them:)

It has been busy here and I hope to start getting more pictures soon.