Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!!

Beautiful Days

We have had several beautiful days in Valdez!  We are trying to get out and take advantage, however it is getting a bit cool!  Enjoy the pictures!

 The waterfalls are nearly frozen!  

Beautiful Morning

Today I am thankful for Ponzi, who got me up and outside early enough to see a beautiful sky!

Pumpkin Painting Fun!

A fun way to decorate pumpkins with little ones, as long as you aren't scared of a little mess...

The Coast Guard Family Association hosted a pumpkin painting party this weekend!  

We decided our little pumpkins needed some paint too...

He was very serious about his pumpkin painting.

The final products!  Now to figure out where to put them...

More Snow Pictures!

It was very funny for us because upon seeing the snow Cooper began to sing "Jingle Bells" and asked when we are going to get our Christmas tree!  I tried to explain to him we still needed to make it through Halloween and Thanksgiving first...

Enjoy the pictures:-)

The Northern Lights & Snow!!

What an awesome 12 hours!  Last night I got a message from my friends that the Northern Lights were out!  Sure enough I ran out side (camera in hand) and there were those beautiful green lights playing all around the mountains!  My friends and I decided to head out to the Valdez Glacier to get some more pictures which was a lot of fun. My pictures are not great because I have neglected to buy a tripod yet, but I did get a few!  If you notice slightly blurry lines on the pictures, those are stars.  It lets you know how much I moved while trying to stand perfectly still in a freezing cold wind taking these pictures!

This morning we woke up and looked out the window to see the first snowfall of the season.  As I type it is snowing away.  It is beautiful.  I would take this over a cold rainy day anytime!  Also as I type this Adam is meeting with a friend to get our snow tires on...  Just in time!  Enjoy the pictures!

A Sunny Day!

We finally had a sunny day in Valdez!  We managed to spend most of the day outside to take advantage of the wonderful sun!  There are puddles all over but they were so pretty reflecting the trees and mountains.  Enjoy the pictures!

 The kids look good in the refection too...

 We came home a little muddy!

Trip to Fairbanks

This weekend we decided to head to Fairbanks to do some touring around and some shopping!  We had experienced about 40 days of rain in Valdez and needed a break!  On our way out of Valdez the clouds parted and we saw a beautiful sunrise.  It was sad to leave when there was finally a sunny day, but it was good to get out of town for a few days.  Everyone had fun but it was shocking how cold it was there already.      Enjoy the pictures!

The sunrise on our way out of Valdez

Moose!

Enjoying the Fall leaves.

Not enjoying the Fall cold!

The new sign for Valdez!  Yes, that is snow...