Putting the John Deere to work

Doubles??

James wanted in on the action, but it didn't work so well. Chason is a crazy driver!

New toy

One of James's friends gave Chason his son's John Deere riding tractor with trailer.  Chason was so excited! 

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent the weekend with our friend Laurie down in Homer Memorial Day weekend & spent only 1 day on the water fishing - which was fine, because the weather was pretty crappy.  We took our friend Tuomo & his kids & neice fishing with us & caught a fair number of halibut.  We also caught an Irish Lord (which we haven't seen in awhile - used to catch them all the time).  Tuomo & I both caught skates too (kinda like sting-rays), but mine was the biggest - of course.  This is a picture of Tuomo's skate.  The one I caught was on one of our small salmon rods, so it was quite the fight.  We were really excited, because we thought it was going to be a big halibut & I had bought a derby ticket that day.  I fought him for about 30 minutes, but it seemed like longer.  When I finally got him to the boat, James couldn't even lift him out of the water because he was so heavy.  James wasn't sure, but he estimated it could have weighed a good 200 pounds or more. 

Sorry all :(

We've been so busy & haven't had a lot of time to post any picts for awhile.  We're hoping to get you all caught up soon.  Keep checking.  Luv ya all - J, K, & C

Battery dead?

Chason's little 4-wheeler battery doesn't last very long, so we usually end up pushing him back. James found a push stick. He's now rigged another battery to the front of the machine.

4-wheelin on the beach

Even though the weather was crappy, we still had a great time!

First family camping trip of the summer

May 18th we spent the weekend at Anchor Point campground fishing with friends. It was pretty cold still - don't think they got the memo that Spring / Summer is here!

Airplane show

James & Chason went to an airplane show yesterday evening. He loved looking at all the planes & helicopters.

Robert & Chason

Chris & Robert came over yesterday & when Chason's battery died, Robert let him ride on his machine with him. So cute!!!

Best buds

Fourwheelin

Born to ride!!

Fourwheelen fun

Fixin stuff

ABC's

Chason counting

Mini-Heart Run

Chason's daycare had a race today in preparation for Alaska's Annual Heart Run tomorrow.  He was the first one out there from his class & he was the last one off the track.  He was so excited!  He was squealing and giggling the whole time.

Chason made one extra lap - just for good measures

Trolling home

Marching down to the dock to make sure the boat is still floating and then wrangling the shrimps into the cooler.

Tuckered-out little boy

He fell asleep on the boat one afternoon for about an hour while James & I fished for rock fish.  Caught a couple - we used shrimp heads for bait.

Some stow-aways from the shrimp pots

A little crab and a big star fish were in some of our pots one day when we pulled them up.  The star fish had a chicken bone in his mouth that we used as bait.

The boys & one of the big ones

Beautiful Whittier Alaska

Happy Family

We had such a great time!!

SHRIMP!!

Our little Grundens boy!!

See his teeth son?

Chason's big one on the ice fishing pole

2nd annual Whittier trip

Smile boys

So happy!!

4-wheeler picts

Fishing!!

Our little gecko

Waiting in line for the fishin pond

Sportsman Show time again

This years pic at the Sportsman Show

Cheese!!

Daddy bought Chason a new 4-wheeler helmet & goggles. He was so excited!

More fun

Chason was excited to open his presents from Cabela's, but seemed to have more fun with the boxes - making race tracks, slides, & cabins. They were entertainment for hours! In fact we still have the big box that Dad made into a cabin - complete with doors & windows.

Male bonding

Taking 'er for a test-ride

Getting ready for camping season

Chason got his first Cabela's sleeping bag & cot. It's his favorite color!

Our adorable little boy!

Doesn't get much cuter than this.

Headin home

A view from the parking lot at the Jim Creek trail head (close to Palmer).  Chason & Robert played with their dinosaurs & ate snacks all the way home.

Fun day of wheelin

The boys looked for bunnies & moose while enjoying the cold (15 degrees).  They saw one moose on the 14 mile trip.  Chason was pointing at hills & bumps he wanted Dad to climb.  They had a great day even though their fingers & toes got a bit chilly.

Chris rocked his son to sleep

Robert sound asleep.

My Boys

What a beautiful day!

The Boys went 4-wheelin yesterday

James & Chason went for a ride with thier buddies Chris & Robert while Angie & I were scrapbooking.

Say Cheese!

TRACTOR RIDE!!

Dad borrowed a bobcat to clean up all the snow in our driveway & Chason got to go for a ride. James says he was barking orders the whole time.

So cute

My boys at the snow sculptures last weekend

Birds

My friend & I stopped at Petco the other day with our boys & they were playing (scaring) with the birds.

Chason caught some booties

The mushers throw used dog booties out into the crowd.  Chason was so excited about his "BOOBIES"!

Iditarod Time

Some friends & Chason & I went to watch the ceremonial start of the Iditarod yesterday.

Soren's Birthday Party

Chason playing at Bouncin' Bears at Soren's Birthday Party. Hope you have a great Birthday big boy!!

Sleigh Ride

A couple weekends ago, Chason & I went on a horse-drawn sleigh ride with some friends from work. It was a Christmas gift from Karen - thanks Aunt Karen!!! We all had a blast - even when Chason & I were tossed out into the snow. We got a face-full of snow, but Chason said "again!" so I knew he was alright. We laughed a lot!!

Chason's Valentine's Presents

We got Chason some more train tracks & a few more trains to go with his collection for Valentines Day. Daddy wasn't too excited about all the little pieces.

Chason's first Valetines

Chason helped Momma make Valentines for his friends & teachers at school. They turned out really cute!

Snow rescue We wanted to take some picts to show the fam how deep the snow is. James put Chason up on the deepest part& he took off. We tried to tell him.

Chason the Hippo

The animal impersonator.