Back to School!

So, I started back on Monday, getting 'training' and cheesy pep talks from district personnel. Kids started Thursday, Alyvia has the same teacher she did last year so the first day was smooth and easy. The 32 day raining streak happily ended the day kids went back to school, typical, so everyone was in good spirits. I'm happy to be finished with school so I can focus on teaching, parenting, and husbanding instead. Love all, see you late.


Moose gets a much needed haircut

Off to the first day of school, Ainsley wants to go too.

At Shaw, waiting for the bell to ring.




Mrs. Blake's classroom.

A beautiful sunset, about 10 pm.





I really do love it here, sometimes.

A deep sigh of relief and the fond memories of a controlled chaos that was this summer.

We finally made it home on Friday morning about 6 am. We were held up in Beautiful British Columbia because one of more than 30 BC wildfires was blocking the only road home. Canada experienced over 600 fires this summer! Wow, that's a lot! Anyways, we had a great time visiting friends and family, dining out in restaurants that don't double as hair salons, and burning in the heat of SLC and Chicago. The summer was full of love and fires, odd bed-mates I agree, but a nice analogy for the cyclical nature of life and relationships. At any rate, we had many incredible and unforgettable experiences with many wonderful people the last 3 months. We hope to see you in AK soon cause we won't be back for a while, unless there is a marriage or death in the family. Pics will follow.

Lisa's Family

Lisa and Gramma Jan

Lisa and Uncle Graham, AKA Billy Goat

The girls in Oregon, where they filmed GOONIES!

The little princess' Alyvia and Ainsley at Aunt Jeri's in Enumclaw

Lisa and Ainsley, before the fall.

Girls at fireworks in Taylorsville, UT.

Tad's wedding

Tad's Wedding in LaCrosse, WI.

Girls at Gateway

Girls with Katya and Genia

Family pictures! Hooray!

Lisa and I, boating on Deer Creek Res.

The girls, loving the boating thing.

Me, loving the wakeboarding thing.


Jake and Katie's Wedding ceremony in Old St. Pat's in Chicago.

Me and the bridesmaid.

Tad and I at Jake's reception.

Rose, missing some teeth, I think she lost 5 over the summer.

Lisa, Ainsley, and Jack at the Red Iguana.


A lightning fire on the hillside in Heber, near Bob and Sue's house.

Ainsley, watering the plants at Jess and Kat's house.

Ainsley on a ride at Liberty Park.

A wildfire in BC.

On a canoe waiting for the fire to go away, at Dease Lake, BC.

An epic hike on an epic memorial day in hatcher's pass

I don't have much to say, the weather has been so beautiful lately. I resolved to get out since I'm all alone at home this week. I did some homework and decided to go to Hatcher's pass and do a hike. This is called Reed lake, it's an 8 mile hike into a beautiful mountain valley. I met some really cool guys who were just finishing a 3 day, 15 mile hike up over these mountains, and a wolverine. He and I basked in the sun on some rocks near a beaver damn overlooking the Matsu valley. Good day.



If you look closely in the upper left, you'll see my wolverine friend, he's probably 20yards away, fixing his den.

There are a bunch of boulders at the base of this valley, I climbed one an took a nap.

Whatever, it's spring.

Well, my body says it's springtime but the weather disagrees. Such is life I suppose. We've been having a grand ole time going crazy indoors. We force ourselves to get out, whenever the sun shows its face, even though it's only 40 degrees. Here are a few digital delights to catch you up to speed.
The moose are out and about, humping and eating everything in sight.

This one wanted to eat our barbecue!

Over my so-called "spring break", we put in new floors in the bedroom, and painted anything that wasn't nailed down.



We got a new puppy, officially named Chairman Mao, but we call him Moosie.

The girls and I made a birdhouse.


Alyvia's front tooth is literally hanging by a thread in her mouth.

Ainsley, who is growing up way too fast, mastered the patented Davis picture pose.

She is also nearly housebroke. Every time we put her in panties after making a doo doo in the toilet, she immediately pees on the floor. Between her and the puppy, Lisa is about to have an anurism over all of the "fecal bacteria in this house!"

It's spring and that means, dying, hiding and eating boiled eggs!


Recently, Moose clawed Milo's nose and it got infected, so he's on antibiotics and pain killers with a swollen nose. Moose is keenly taking advantage of his Achilles heel.

He really exudes bravery and resolve, with just a hint of serial killer for excitement.

es el endo of a la blog. ciao ya later