Ice man puts the competition on ICE!!

You guessed it, we had another wrestling tournament today. It seems that this is the only photo ops I get on Saturday, without pulling from the reserve. But, today was special. Jacob wrestled in the 70 pound catagory because he weighed in after eating a steak and some eggs from last night at a whopping 65.9 pounds. This put him in a higher weight catagory. He was ecstatic. He says that when he slams the bigger boys, they make a louder sound hitting the mat. LOL.. That's my boy. Anyway, he ended up coming in second place. They always do a medal ceremony at the end. This was his!! Hooray for the ICE MAN!!!!! (You can't tell he's happy, can ya??)

Grillin' N Chillin'

This picture is really deceiving!! It was probably in the low 40's today. Snow is still on the ground. But, my boys love some steak. So, out I go, in my coat, to grill some. I should have got the whole picture, of the grill sitting in the snow on my back porch. I think Amy posted a picture like this one, but this is my take on steaks. My neighbors probably really think I am wierd now. I am the only one on post that grills and takes pictures of it. Oh well, it gives something else to talk about!!

Outdoor fun, again, finally!!

Can you believe it??? Jacob and Emily were able to ride their bikes for the first time since last October!!! The temperature was about 42 degrees today. The snow is melting so fast now. Break-up has begun. YIPPEE!!!! It actually started snowing today, and then turned into rain. YES, I said rain!!!! It smelled so wonderful....... AHHHH, the smell of rain, cleaning everything. It has been a long time...... Oh, the things you take for granted. Anyway, notice in the first shot, Bubba is wearing shorts and short sleeved shirt and snow boots. Emily also has her snow boots on. I love the reflections in these shots. From now on, if I see my babies outside, they usually have a bike, skateboard, or scooter attached to them.

Do YOU want a coke?

Only in Alaska will you see things like this. A stuffed bear on top of a coca cola machine. Every time you go to get a coke out of this machine, it truly looks like he is staring you down. You know what would be funny is, is if he growled when you pushed the button!!! I wonder how many people would jump. Anyway, sorry, this was located in the lobby of the hotel we stayed in, in Kenai. He was right at the bottom of the stairs waiting. I told Shane he needs to go bear hunting and get one made into a rug or something. How many people back home have one of those??? Their paws are incredible. This one is actually little!! Anyway, this was just for you, Ame. He doesn't look stuffed, does he??

Wascally Wabbits

Mackie and I made cupcakes today. LOTS of cupcakes. We made them for both Jacob and Emily's classes. 48 of these wascally wabbits!!! We were in the kitchen all day long. (Well, she took a nap. ) They turned out cute though. I thought I would be Martha Stewartish and make these for Easter. Little did I know that it would take all day. I always think that it won't take long, and it probably wouldn't have if I didn't have 2 classes to bake for. Oh well. It was fun. I just really don't want to see those ding dang chocolate sprinkles (whiskers) again for a while. LOL!!!

Wild, Wild North???

Yes, these were taken on our trip. They were actually at the hotel where we stayed. They had really neat stuff there from a 146# halibut (fish) on the wall to a black bear stuffed on top of a coke machine. They had a newspaper article about when Alaska became the 49th state framed. They also, had this cash register. It sat behind the desk where the receptionist was. At first I thought that they still used it. It looked so saloonish to me. I can just see this sitting in the saloon of one of the many western saloons that I have been and am made to watch over and over and over again. Or should I say 'westerins'. =)

The inscription on the top says Save your check. It is valuable. The second photo was also in the lobby of the hotel. I think it is an old barbers chair. But I don't know. Do any of you???

Lions and tigers and BEARS! Oh my!

Well, we had a wonderful trip!! I have to say that Kenai and Soldotna have to be the prettiest in the state of Alaska that I have seen so far. It kind of reminded me of where I grew up 20 years ago, before everything got so commercialized. Ice man did well!! I think he placed about 6th of about 13 boys in his weight bracket!! Yippee!! He got his first pin. He was so excited. On the way home we stopped at this wildlife conservation place. They take in animals that are hurt/have no home. These bears were totally posing for the camera. They must've seen my big honkin' lens coming. These bears are brown bears. The guy who runs the place says they have been out of hibernation for a while. I really wish we could've seen a bear in the wild, but they are probably just starting to wake up and are probably really hungry!! So, I am happy just to see these guys! We got some truly awesome shots, so I will sharing them I am sure. Shane says we got enough shots for a whole month of blogging!!