And he's off!

I am in such a blue mood.  My baby just left for Bible College in Seattle.  On the one hand, I am SO excited and happy for him-- this is going to be the best thing for him and he's gonna have a blast.  On the other hand, I am so sad.  I HATE it when my boys leave, even when I know they will be back.  It's just not the same house when they are gone.  I cried all the way home from the airport and then went in David's room.  Empty.  Messy still, but empty.
Hurry up December!

Babies, pizza and college

I love babies.  I loved being pregnant with mine.  I always wanted lots of kids.  I was blessed to have 4 great sons.  I got 2 more sons and a daughter when I married Steve.  I still wanted more.   It wasn't meant to be.  Steve said wait for grandkids.  I waited and waited.  Guess what??  I'm gonna be a Nan!  Kelly and Larry are having a baby in March, and Miriah and Erik in April.  2 babies.  2 babies!!  I am quite excited, and you can expect my blog to explode with pictures.  :-))))))  And someday, if Erik's baby is a girl, I will be at  Hoshide/Peterson wedding. Just sayin.

David is going to Calvary Bible College in Seattle tomorrow, I am so gonna miss him.  I know God has something marvelous in store for him, I can't wait to see what happens.
We had some of my home-made pizza for supper tonight, it was delicious.  I of course took pictures, and got some of David E., Rikki, and my David's new tattoos.
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Where has August gone?

I can't believe that it's already the 21st of August.  Time is just flying by. Ok, so it's now the 23rd.  I didn't finish this till today, and now there is even less of August.
Steve and I flew up to Anchorage last weekend to watch Karla graduate from nursing school.  I am so proud of her!  Kelly, Larry, Ed and Adam drove, and Erik and Miriah flew.  It was  fun all of us being together.
I am always amazed at how much I appreciate Juneau when I visit other places.  I always can't wait to come home to my small lovely town. God so knew what I needed when he planted me here.

David is going away to college on the 30th, I am so going to miss him!  He will be going to Calvary Bible College in Seattle.  I wonder what God will have in store for him... will he pull a Tim and get a wife?
Speaking of my Tim, I so miss him.  I wish he and Katie could move back to Juneau, I wish all of my kids lived here.  But they are happy and love the Lord, so I am happy.

Tomorrow is family dinner, we are having spaghetti and meatballs.  Yum.  Dinner was great, the fellowship over the meal was even better.  Latecia, Hermie and Kellen, John and Jordan came too.  I LOVE big dinners.
Today has been rainy, but I don't mind.  God is good, life is good, I have great kids, and I am content.

         

I love that Kellen always smiles for me!

This was the sunset on the day we got back from Anchorage, it's the view from Erik and Miriah's back yard

More photos, and lovely sun

The sun came out to play again, we went for a drive with Max and Emmy and went for a walk on the Mendenhall Wetlands.  I have always wondered what it was like out there, unfortunately the tide was in and I don't own extra tuffs.  I need to fix that!  I love watching Max on walks, he is so full of joy. 

This is from today, it was so nice.

This is one of John's favorite views, my Dad agrees.

My Dad and I went on the Auke Lake trail,
he loved it.

I love this pic of Steve and I, we are in Gustavus

Go fish!

Father's Day

First off, Happy Father's day to my wonderful Dad!  I am so excited that he is coming to visit us again this month, we are gonna do some fun things--GLACIER BAY!!!!  And some in Juneau stuff too.  I so love Juneau, today after Steve and I had lunch with Ed, Larry, Kelly, Jacob and Dan, we walked around our pond out back, fiddled around in the front yard, and then went for a drive out the road.  It was so beautiful today, 74 degrees and sunny.  I can't imagine living anywhere else.
I of course took pictures, and I wish I could post all of them!  I was chatting with Darla at church today, and she was telling me all about her new Nikon D3000, I was so jealous, then I saw what my old D50 can do and I am just fine with mine.  A new lens maybe...........................  Anyway, on to pictures!





I have had so much fun watching the family of ducks living in our pond.  There are at least 3 females that take care of the babies, and we've seen as many as 10 babies.  Today there are 6.

                                       She has the prettiest color on her wings.

We have lots of plans to make our backyard special, next year it is going to be awesome!

How many pictures have I taken of this spot?? I can't seem to stop. 

I love Eagle Beach, it always amazes me that we have this beautiful spot; everytime we are there we are the only ones.  If feels like it is my very own special place.

We saw whales!!! 

I took lots more, but this is enough for now.  We found a little secluded parking spot and just sat there on the rock and watched whales.  It was heaven.  Today went perfectly with Brian's sermon on Genesis, I am in such awe of what our God can do.