Moose in Sprinkler!

Mother moose and twin baby moose were in our friend's yard this summer while we were there. My friend, Cathy, had the great idea to turn on the sprinkler and we had our camera's rollin', she has posted her shots on you tube and it is great! Check it out!

paste into browser or go to youtube.com and look up "twin baby moose in sprinkler" http://youtube.com/watch?v=yNy9jTeolUk

The News is Out

So, it's out. We're expecting another little addition to our family. This is a new but familiar road for us, our fourth pregnancy but, first to follow Angela. We're happy and ready to have a little one to watch, hear and hold!

More information to come later. The little one's anticipated arrival is about the end of March, beginning of April.

Alaska Rhubarb Cake

This comes from our nice friends, the Marvins.

1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg
1 c. milk
1 1/2 c. rhubarb, chopped 1/2 in. slices
1 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
3/4 t. salt
Cream shortening and brown sugar. Add egg and milk to mix. Stir in rhubarb and vanilla, then add flour, soda and salt (after sifting them together), into the mix.9x9 pan, 350 degrees, 35-40 min.topping:(PS I like this cake ALONE, I've never made the topping)
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. white sugar
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 T. butter
combine in a bowl and sprinkle on hot, baked cake

Tasty and Easy Enchilada Recipe

Check out a tasty recipe at my sister's blog
http://rowleythetroops.blogspot.com/2008/08/enchiladas-acapulco-recipe.html

Seven Years

What a beautiful ride so far.

Dipnetting at the Kenai River

We had a great and dreadful time dipnetting at the mouth of the Kenai this year (dreadful for the fish and or our pack up job! :)). It was an adventure, our first time camping on a beach, we improvised our car mat into a tent rug entry...bad idea but, good effort! It was sunny the first day and rainy, windy and cold on the second. We were very happy to be packed up and in the car by the end. The fish run was slow but, we still managed to have the excitement of feeling a few salmon tugging in our nets. It is one of my top experiences in Alaska, seeing all of the folks lined up on the shores with their nets in the water and family and friends on the beach watching for them to pull in their nets and start the process of "processing" the fish. Some do everything there on the beach, which makes for plenty of work on the part of the seagulls. This year I saw a few people quickly filetting their salmon with ulu knives, some on coolers, wooden planks or even well-used ironing boards! I love the atmosphere, even with the fish remains (you should see those Kings!), there are a lot of families there, kids playing on the beach or helping out with the fishing. It's great. We even ran into the Elders serving in the Kenai area, one of them was in our Anchorage ward last year, Elder Bedke from Oakley, Idaho. We wore mom out, but she was great sport and the toys she brought were a big hit with the girls while they played in the tent on the second day!