I had a little more time and now that I know how this works, I can add to it. I wanted to start with our awesome summer in Alaska. I took hundreds of photos, so I will just add the best ones and try to spare you having to look at them all. We had a great time. All except for the part when Bruce broke his legs. The kids loved it and I didn't even mind the rain. I didn't care for the bugs, but once our cabin is done, those won't be too bad either. It's when you can't get away from them that they are a bother. The bears are always a concern and I saw 7 while I was there. Only one was near the house we were staying at. Most of them were cubs and I saw them running across the highway.

Bruce went up a few days after Easter and the kids and I joined him on May 23rd. So, he was gone for 6 1/2 weeks before we got to see him again. Deshka was only 4 weeks old when he left and she was 2 1/2 months old when he saw her again.

Bruce had a great time fishing and we all had a really great time Halibut fishing. I even baited my own hooks and caught two that were about 22 lbs each. I don't have any pictures from them, but I will have to get some from the others that were there.

Our cabin is coming along. It is located on Eyak Lake about 5 miles outside of Cordova, Alaska. We built it in our log yard in Salmon and then put it in a container and shipped it up to Cordova. We plan on spending the summers up there fishing and enjoying life with our family.