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!

My Garden and Peter Rabbit

I have spent the last week or so in my yard, creating a garden, putting in raspberry and strawberry planters and getting the boys a new swing set. It was a lot of work, but I had lots of great help! I had rabbits in it from the start, so we had to put the green fence up to keep them out.


Raking and Raking and Raking!


Putting it all together....

Here are some rows of lettuce

Look, green veggies!


The strawberry planter made from cedar timbers.... there are 4 raspberry planters behind it.

Am I too late for the 80's???

I got a perm! Oh my! It is only like 24 hours into it, so it is not quite relaxed yet, but here is what it looks like!

Baseball Fanatic!

Donovan is ALL ABOUT baseball! He would stand, bat in hand, at his TBall all day long if I would let him.


He has a great swing, check him out!

Summer 08

Brandon had an "owie" on his foot and I decided to soak it in epsom salt. So, of course Donovan had to have his bowl to soak in.... and so then... Ty had to soak his feet too..... my three amigos!

Brandon and his new BMX bike... Mr. Cool for sure. You should see him do a cat walk!

I adore this picture, just like Donovan adores his big brother, Brandon. Can you just see the love and appreciation in his eyes? I love it!

My Tysen in his stroller, ready to go!

My Kiddos -April 20, 2008

I sure love my boys!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Donovan!