Saturday, July 26, 2008

The New Pets

Brandon finally got a pet. Dad said no dog. period. So, we went to the pet store and he picked out a big hermit crab for him and Donovan. They are actually pretty cool! They are much bigger than than appear in these pics. Donovan named his Blue but Brandon is still thinking of the perfect name.


B and his new pet. It is actually stuck back in the shell here.

Taking care of every detail.

Yet to be named, exploring in his new home.

Finally, a sunny day!

After a couple of weeks of rain, we finally had some sun yesterday! yay!
It was short-lived. It is back to the rain today. Anyhow, we got to get outide for a short bit and enjoy the swingset and yard.

elphinium.
Ty Ty in the back flower bed in my blue d

This is perhaps my favorite flower in the flowerbed. I have it in purple too, but this midnight blue is my favorite. It is tall, about 4.5 feet high!

Deedah and his attempt to smile....

Ty in his infant swing. When we first bought it, at the beginning of the summer, he didn't like it at all. Now, he loves it!

Whenever I ask Donovan to smile, he gives me this weird, wanna-be-smile and yells "cheese." I have given up on getting a real smile from him!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Dillingham, 2008

The boys and I traveled home to Dillingham for a few weeks and arrived back to Wasilla yesterday. It was, as always, fun and exciting. The boys had a blast playing outside and staying up late at night. I helped my mom put up salmon... lots and lots of it. We froze, canned and smoked king and red salmon. I also went commercial fishing for my dad for about a week and a half. Brandon enjoyed his 9th season on the boat. He is getting to be quite the deckhand, picks fish in a hurry. Back in Wasilla, I came home to find tons of moose tracks in my garden, the moose and her babies made meals of my lettuce and other veggies. Anyways it is good to be back home with our Daddy and Phillip. Love to you all = hope your summer is great!

Reds smoking in the smoke house



Mom and I splitting fish .... all day!

Brandon laying in a bed of salmon

3 generations of Nicholsons on the Jennifer Lynn in Bristol Bay, AK

My Big king salmon

Dad and I, all muddy after we missed the tide and had to pick our fish out of the mud... ewww!

Tysen kissed each of the bags of fish after we finished sealing them!