Jack is going thru those teenage changes

3-4 yrs spent  in braces eating like a caterpillar,  bowl after bowl of cereal...he has gone from a 94 lb 5'6" 6th grade slow moving insect 

to a 147 lb  6'  9th grade pupae. Endless sleep deprived gaming sessions followed by long periods of carpet and couch sleep seances he has transformed......

Emerging......... as the monarch butterfly of youth. The possibilies are endless, his grades are good, his life is half virtual,  half reality. And as the monarch goes so could he , traveling 1000's of miles in search of a perfect mate and flying across far off lands on the way, being crushed on the windshield of the 18 wheeler of life or somewhere in between.

We're very proud of him.

We only ask one thing............... Please don't bust up that grill for a few years, we just made the last payment on it.

Dubby is in the house

Alittle moist but it's good to have it close by, Already have gawkers, haven't gotten it running on it's own power yet. Can I borrow a few metric wrenches?

Glacier Day

Kk went for a "skate ski" and the boys did abit of the walk and explore...

Its winter and the winds are picking up

Drop off at local Light house

Solstice Party

Pano

Costco lunch

2nd dress the tree

This happens almost every year

It's Xmas tree time!

1st check lights

San Juan River

Flew into Phx, AZ from Juneau AK drove to Flagstaff AZ, then took an amazingly beautiful drive through Monument Valley, AZ. Put in for the river @ Sand Island in southern Utah. As the crow flys just down the way from Mexican Hat. Rowed 4 boats with 10 people down the San Juan river for 8 days... approximately 82 miles. Most amazing trip ... in years.. alot of work, great fun, fabulous scenery, very rejuvinating. Forgot how much work and how much fun river trips are.....
Got to hike to Anasazi Indian ruins, had a tacky party, rowed through Government Rapids, a class III rapid(the only one that didn't get stuck on a rock). We flipped a boat (no one injuried) My tent and boat mates were Nick and Maria on the Tortilla Float (our boat). Our guide, not guide was Lee... saved our virtual butts from likely demise in the wilderness.

Mom and Aunti L

Got to hang out w/ Mom and aunti L in San Fransisco for 1 week. The gals are hanging in the pumpkin patch in Half Moon Bay... talked them into a couple of pumpkins to carve w/ Linda's grandkids..... good times!