Stately Wilco Manor

We closed on Tuesday, and we are 99% moved in. Thankfully Nana is up here helping us out with the move. Thanks, Nana!

The new place is very homey, and even has a slice of ocean view from the deck (and the roof, but that's harder to access). We have three bedrooms and a nice open living room. A fireplace and a wood stove, so we can have dueling fires and turn this place into the world's largest banya. And downstairs there's a 2 bedroom apartment and a 350 square foot shop. We plan to convert the shop to a studio apartment for guests.

We also have a great yard that will make a great green circle snowboarding slope on snowy days. And friendly 'eighbors (Boodah-speak for people who live nearby). And a storage shed. And a small wood shed.

There's no denying it. We have kiddos, jobs, and now a house with a mortgage. We are full on grown-ups.

Laughing Stoko

Mission Beach Fun

Getting Back to Our Irish Roots

Happy St. Patty's Day!

It's getting harder and harder to catch Boodah and Stokes being still. Unless Boodah has a pen and is giving Stokes Tyson-like facial decorations. But that's another story.

Glorious day! We are enjoying the last few days of our lovely deck and channel view. We are set to close on Tuesday. We'll move in as much as possible over the following three evenings. Good thing we own a giant monster van!

It's always nice to have a selection of helmets laying around:

I may have to get better at taking off my helmet if my LFL career is really ever going to take off. The good news is I have time to train. It might be a while before Alaska gets a team.

Baker City Part II

Teaching kids the important things, i.e. the joy of fire.

Andy told all the kiddos to stay back from the fire. Mister took the instruction seriously!

Jake and Megan, training for their May stork delivery.

Grammy-cita and Gramps D.

Extreme skiing mama, Jen and cargo Henry.

The snowfest at Anthony Lakes. Dummy contest.

Boodah in his rental skis.

And rental Alaska helmet! He's actually borrowing Liza's skis in that last picture.

Above, Boodah admires Ivan's snowboard setup.

I gotta go I gotta go!

Gray and Loco.

Greg and Sonja.

Liza sliding on the kids fun hill.

You can have my Pooh toothbrush when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.

I think that's how the saying goes. Something like that.

Lodging for the Anchorage airport, purchased at the coolest toy store in Walla Walla. This is the trial run at the Walla Walla airport.

Playing steamroller.

In this TSA laden post 9-11 day in age, it's such a joy to fly into and out of tiny airports like Walla Walla. The hype seems very minimal.

A spare hour in PDX.

Anchorage lodging, for four hours anyway!

It may look like a tragic racecar accident, but it's just Boodah, getting comfortable.


Liza Vonn

Liza Vonn, trying to teach Boodah how to keep up with her.