Fishing is done for this year and Bruce is busy doing construction in the off season. He is leaving in a few weeks to go to Idaho/Wyoming to do work on our rentals. We had a good fishing year and are grateful for our blessings.

We just got back from Anchorage last weekend. I had Lasik Surgery on my eyes and they are healing up nicely. It is so nice to not have to wear glasses. While up there, I went to Soldotna where I did some training for YW. It was also our 12th Anniversary, so we went to the movies. We had Deshka with us, but still good to spend our time together as much as possible.

The kids started school the 3rd week in August. Dakota turned 9 and is in 3rd grade. He just started Cub Scouts again this year and is excited to work on that. He has become very interested in video games and Wii and I have to keep an eye on how much time he spends on it. He also loves to hunt/fish/shoot guns, so he does that any chance he gets.

Olivia will be 8 in December and can't wait to get baptized. We are talking about going down to Salmon for Christmas and would then think about getting her baptized while we are there. But, it's an expensive time to travel, so we will see. She is in 2nd grade this year and loves to read. She is better at it than Dakota and likes to rub that in when he is struggling with a word that she can read. She is my stubborn one. Apparantely a lot like me because we battle it out a lot and she's only 7!! Scared for when she's a teenager. But, when she wants to, she is very lovable and a great helper in the kitchen.

Deshka is 4 and in pre-school. She still struggles with her speech a lot and most people struggle to understand her, which is very frustrating for all of us. But, she is getting better. She is my adventurer and runs everywhere she goes. She asks daily to go to Disneyland and we may have to take her soon or it will drive me crazy!

So, we are all doing well and are still really loving it up here in the beautiful state of Alaska.