Christmas Time

Church Christmas party
Tucker was more interested in shoe laces than the present opening
Stealing the show again

The awe and wonder of a Christmas tree


Night night time

More Snow!

Huge gorgeous snowflakes

Cross country skiing

A legal bull moose on our road Saturday

Kitten Encounters

Thanksgiving

It was a very special time with Jud's parents and brother Cheyne and his family. Ronda and Mom B. spread a feast before us every night. It was like Thanksgiving all week! We especially enjoyed the bountiful fresh harvest of Hoonah. On top of the delicious salmon and halibut, we had venison, mushrooms and crab all harvested while we were there.

It took Tucker a couple days to get used to having other people around wanting to hold and play with him but when he warmed up to them he was a bundle of joy. He started scooting and semi crawling Wednesday and we had loads of fun helping him along the next couple of days. All the while I was telling myself "Oh Boy! His immobile days are over."

We hunted deer several days while we were in Hoonah but were unsuccessful. However, Cheyne harvested a couple of bucks while we were there and so we brought some venison home for our freezer. Cheyne and Ronda also pulled their crab pots Friday morning and sent us home with close to 40# of fresh crab. Yummy. We are grateful for their generosity and a full freezer.

On Cheyne's boat
Harvesting mushrooms
Cousin Ashley
Tucker crawling
Tucker with cousin Wes

Our Thanksgiving dinner spread

Tucker with Grandma
Jud "carving" the turkey
We crashed on the way home. We were so tired.

South East Alaska

We just got back from spending Thanksgiving in Hoonah, AK. We were gone for close to two weeks. The first week we were in Wrangall, Haines, Juneau, Petersburg and Skagway for Jud's work. I was a little nervous about Tucker on all those flights, but he was a great trooper(= and a big flirt with everyone (especially the pretty flight attendants). He usually flirted right up until takeoff, and then he would be lulled to sleep until we landed. Tucker and I flew in our first small airplane on the trip to Skagway. It had room for five passengers besides the pilot. Thankfully it was a smooth ride, and I really enjoyed it even though I didn't see the whale that Jud saw. I saw a sea lion and several mountain goats though, and the scenery was breathtaking with all the fresh snow on the mountain tops.

Tucker's first airplane ride

Petersburg

Tucker and my first small airplane ride. We flew to Skagway.

Beautiful Snow!!!

Visit in Ninichik

We enjoyed a visit to Ninilchik this last weekend. Vicky made us a yummy Japanese dinner and Tucker met his Uncle Cheyne and Aunt Ronda and cousins Daulton, Lee, and Ethan.

Tucker also enjoyed quality time with his aunts and uncles on the Knox side.

Grandma Knox loved his spiffy church outfit.

This sweater used to be Jud's when he was a little boy in Japan. Jud's sister Vicky immediately recognized it. (I believe she would have been around 12 when Jud was was this age.) She told me a Japanese lady knit it for Jud. I never would have guessed it was homemade. Its a great little sweater.

My First Foods

We have been letting Tucker taste different foods for a while now, but this week I am starting to supplement his milk with food. Some things he likes and others he doesn't. He loves trying to drink from a glass like Mommy and Daddy.