Christmas Alaska 2012

We had a lovely, relaxing Christmas this year at home. It even snowed, so was very pretty.

Rory & Dad putting up the tree

Our Christmas card this year

Happy boys

The aftermath!

Snuggle time

Our wonderful hosts, Sheena & John.

Christmas dinner with the Kaighins & Naadlands.

The girls with their gummy bears

Rory & Dad

Mum with her boys

Merry Christmas

Rory's School Project

Rory had to make a watershed landscape project for his science class.

Thanksgiving 2012 - Alyeska Resort

We spent Thanksgiving with the Shackleton family at Alyeska Resort.

All the kids

AnaMaria & Steve 

Relaxing after dinner

Family snap

My boys

Lovely hugs

Halloween 2012

Rory decorating for the halloween party.

The ladies.

Rory with his friends

My fun activities

Walking with the girls in the Autumn

Winter walks

Amazing Northern Lights

Alaska is a fantastic place to view the Northern lights, this night is the best I've seen.

 The sky looked like it was dancing.

Stony Island - October 2012

Ian & I were fortunate enough to get to go on a trip with Conoco Phillips to Stony Island in upstate New York. Stony Island is situated on the American side of Lake Ontario. We spent our time shooting, golfing, eating & drinking....wonderful!

The ladies.

Ian in front of the lodge

Travelling in style!

The ladies before their shooting lesson

Shooting clays

Ian & Nick after the pheasant shoot

After some golf

Fun golfing!

We had wonderful food at the lodge

Us

Ian taking aim

Andrew's School Dance & First Snow !

Andrew and his friends went to the school dance, the same night the first snow arrived, 29th September!

Spencer & Andrew

Wallace was happy to see snow!

Andrew's Football

Andrew played in South Anchorage JV Team this year - Number 61!

Denali National Park -September 2012

We managed to get a car lottery slot to visit Denali National Park late September. We drove North through Talkeetna, and stayed just outside Denali.

Talkeetna in the rain

A grizzly bear

Denali in the distance...a rugged wilderness

A caribou