Clamming in the Kenai

We spent another amazing weekend in the Kenai Peninsula. This time we stayed in Ninilchik and met up with our new friends, the Perkins, whom we met last weekend at the RV park. Deb and Richard have been traveling all over in a bluebird bus on and off for three years and have three boys, Cody, Cole, and Camp. They made the trip up the Alcan in February as well but at the end of the month. So we have a lot of things to talk about and they, of course, are homeschooling (which we keep talking about). You can check out their blog which I will join so you can view it as well.

The clamming was quite an experience. For the record, I am horrible at it, and consider this weekend to be a major learning experience. If it weren't for Richard's clam gun, we would not have one clam. And the clam gun is back breaking. The use of the clam shovel is also a LOT of work, and you actually have to CHASE the clams once you've dug the hole. They are razor clams, and they are BIG, but not so big that they are easy to catch. Everyone has their own way of clamming, and it's fun to learn their techniques.

I look forward to taking on the clams again in June, when the tides are right.

1st trip, of hopefully many, to the Kenai Peninsula

We're camping in the van again and looking forward to reds, silvers, and clams. I'm just a little excited!

Happy Mother's Day

T-Ball Opening Ceremony

Tyler's going to play T-Ball this year for Nunaka Valley. His team is the Orange Crush sponsored by Just Kids, and his coach is our great friend, Christine. Wayne is assistant coach. Tyler is already showing signs of being the class clown placing grass in his cap and putting it on his head all goofy like. That's Tyler in the front.

First Rainbow of the season

Tyler's first fish of the year from Reflection Lake. Here we go again...

Elmendorf Fish Hatchery

Everything is so low key in Alaska. We drove by the fish hatchery by accident on a Saturday, stopped to show it to Wayne for the boys and I tried to go there once before, and they let us in and let us feed the fish, mostly trout. What a fun surprise.

Reviving the blog...

So Facebook has taken up all of my computer time, and I've decided that I miss the blog as it's allowed me to keep a diary of the kids and our family life. Not only do I miss the blog, but I sure miss being on the road. (I should've been a rock star. ) So anyway, I'm attempting to do updates once again:

We have been in Anchorage since mid February and are trying to get into a groove since the Big Trip. Wayne is working at the Alaska Native Medical Hospital in Oncology (with Millie Henning from Nome). It is great for him to be working full-time, especially after being Mr. Mom for so long. I am now home with the boys which is a big role reversal for us and I am working on opening up my dental practice which is exciting and scary all at once.

Tyler and Joe have probably become more spoiled, now that I am Mrs. Mom, but it has been super and educational (especially for me). Boy, do I now truly appreciate everything Wayne has done since they were born.

We are considering homeschooling the kids, so now Tyler is learning how to read. Teaching him how is probably one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life.

Both boys (and maybe even me) are obsessed with hockey and we are now huge Alaska Aces (hockey) fans. This is fortunately cheaper than being Chicago Blackhawk fans. The ice is all gone now, so no more hockey until next year.

And of course fishing has begun. We are living in a condo on a lake, so the kids have caught their first rainbows of the season right in our backyard. And we are prepared for Anchorage combat fishing, which I'm sure will make me surely miss Nome. The weather in Anchorage has been amazing this week, and basically amazing ever since February.