Snow fun????

It happened...we got snow! I knew it would happen, but I had hoped it would wait a little longer. The first storm wasn't super big, so we didn't get a lot, but it was enough for Josh to try out snowboarding. We have an empty lot across the street and some high school boys were over there snowboarding. Josh went over and they let him use one of their boards. He had so much fun and actually did really well.

Our second storm was a lot bigger....(in Hillary's mind) and we got more snow. Josh was very anxious to get out and shovel, so to work he went. I am sure his excitement won't last all year, but I will take advantage of it while it does.
And now it is snowing again.....tell me "Why did we want to move to Alaska?" It is going to take a few more storms before I feel comfortable!

Halloween Festival

The Youth in our ward, put on a Halloween Carnival, for the primary aged kids. Joshua dressed up as Harry Potter, and his good friend, Kaulani, showed up as the same thing. Must be popular this year. Josh had a great night.

Nathan doing his thing......"Trick or Treat" game!

Can you say CrAzY!!!!

Nathan and his scout group went camping last weekend. It is really starting to get COLD here in Alaska, and the snow is covering the mountains......so "Why go camping on a mountain top with no trees or wood for shelter or fire (hence the name Baldy)?" The answer I got was, "because we want to!" Nathan said he stayed warm, but Jared said he was cold. What troopers!

Power Line Trail

This is why you need to come to Alaska........

We went hiking this past Saturday with some great friends. I had mentioned that I hadn't seen a moose yet, so they took us on this trail in hopes of changing that. Not only did we see BEAUTIFUL scenery, but we also saw 8 huge bull moose. It was a great hike. A little cold, but so worth it.

New Coldland

Joshua had an assignment in school called "Mystery Nation." He had to create an imaginary country and make a map and post cards to go along with it. He had a great time working on this project with a little help from Mom. His nation was called NEW COLDLAND. He got really creative with the names of the cities and mountains, like: Penguinville, Ice Pole and Mount Winterest. No cars on his island, you travel by snow machines (what they call snow mobiles here in Alaska) and skis. He even created a penguin airshow! He did a great job.

I love this kid.....

Joshua has enough time every morning before school to get his reading done. The other morning he was complaining that it was too hot. I told him to quit complaining and figure something out. I then found him here.....

FALL decor

I LOVE to decorate for Christmas, but have nothing for Fall/Halloween.....so I got creative today (all ideas stolen from friends).