LIKE A DOG IN WATER

both our dogs love playing in the water.

Even Raza, Stephanie's dog who stays with us, liked playing with the ball/rope. Not enough to jump in the water, but she did steal it away a few times.

Prudoe is the most enthusiastic about playing fetch in the water. My little buddy loves swimming and splashing at the lake.

We went to the lake a few weeks ago, it was the first time all summer. Denali and Prudhoe have been bugging us all summer saying how much they wanted to go to the lake. well we finally caved in and took along a toy we have been saving (not letting them chew it to pieces) for the occasion. It was a lot of fun, even though we got rained on a bit.

July Ultrasound

these 3D pics aren't really the best because apparently there is a lot of stuff in there to mess with the imaging process.... but you can tell our son has only one nose and two eyes, which is a good thing.

We had another ultrasound on July 25th. We are definitly having a boy. First Weight grandson! Everything is looking perfect the ultrasound tech said. Due date is still around Dec. 4th. We are really excited!!!

black beauty strikes again!

this guy is a lot bigger then he looks, he is angled away...

for those that are wondering, black beauty is the name of my fishing pool. I had a fun time fishing today. we had to come home a little early though, Rachel fell in the river.... ruined her phone and almost her camera too. Over all a good time though.

dogs & goats

This is a cute pitcure I thought of my little princess. Im holding a tennis ball to keep her attention. She is a fetch crack addict. notice the one leg slightly lifted in anticipation.

it was really difficult to get them to both pose for me like this. they are rascals...

this is a pic I took through my spoting scope in kodiak. if you look near the middle you will see some white dots. those are mountain goats, miles and miles away. it was fun to watch them for a while through my glass (closed season)....

ultrasound 5/25/2011

Cute little feet picture

We had another ultrasound and some tests today. The tech said he is pretty sure its a boy, though its still just a little to early to know for sure. We were able to see his feet and arms and listen to his heartbeat. He is about 2 inches long right now. Everything is looking really good. They did a weird 3D ultrasound too, but its really weird looking.....

KODIAK MAY 2011

This was probably our worst spike camp. It was really really windy on top of this noll, and the tent flapping around kept me and Jed awake most of the night. You can't tell from the pic but it was actually really flat on top.

We spent days glassing for bears, but unfortunatly we only saw 4 of them (two being a sow with a cub) the whole time we were there. I am already starting to plan the next trip to kodiak for bear, and it will not be in this area.

This is Dog Salmon river behind Jed. It was full of fish, but they just wouldn't bite anything I threw at them.

Although we did not come home with a bear, it was still a great trip. I had an awesome time getting out in the middle of nowhere with Jed. We did a lot of hiking around the valley we were in. I can't think of anything we could have done differently that would have changed our outcome, the bears just weren't in our area. My father in law was successful on his hunt though. He saw over 20 bears where he was, and ended up taking a boar with a really really nice coat.

BABY ON THE WAY!!!

Me and rachel have known for about a month, but were waiting until after the first doctors appointment to let everyone else in on our secret. This is a pic of the ultra sound that was done today. Rachel is apparently 9 weeks pregnant, and our due date is 12/4/11. Still too early to know boy or a girl, (but I know its a boy). Hopefully my next post will have a giant bear in it :) i'm leaving for kodiak this friday morning!!!!!!