10-on-10: February

'study nature.love nature. stay close to nature. it will never fail you.' - Frank Lloyd Wright

Kodiak Island has about 40 miles of road. If you're at the airport & take a right, then drive all the way to the end, you'll end up at White Sands (can be seen in these wedding photos). If you take a left, & drive all the way to the end, you'll end up at Fossil Beach. Yesterday, we went to Fossil. We go this direction a lot, usually stopping in Pasagshak, which is about 15 minutes sooner than Fossil. As the name suggests, there's lots of fossils here. The boys filled their coat pockets; they we're most excited about their large broken snail, small whole snail & medium clam shell they found. Ella was most excited to get back in the truck. It was freezing! The wind was whipping right through us; it was a balmy 30ish before said wind. Surprisingly, we all lasted an hour, before heading back to the truck & then stopping at another beach for another hour of bone-chilling play.

& now pop on over to Jen's blog, she saw things- they've been getting snow in Portland (& we have almost none in Alaska!)

10-on-10: January

1. The day Rylee turned seven.

2. Starting the morning off with cinnamon rolls & his first round of Happy Birthday.

3. The microscope was a present success.

4. We found a dead fly, only seemed fitting to put a wing under the lens.

5. She climbs on everything, & it's scary; & then I take pictures, & that might be scarier.

6. Those curls, I hope they stay.

7. Full of personality.

8. Hockey helmet needed for yard travel.

9. This boy & his poultry.

10. Seven-years old; it's a big one this year.

We have a new & exciting blog circle for 2014; for those of you who stopped by way of she saw things, big thanks! & make sure you continue your way through our  circle- next up is Phood & Photos.

10-on-10: December

1. Good morning, most wonderful time of the year. 2. Off to school.

3. Pretend game of twister.

4. Lunchtime.

5. I do laundry, she climbs up to places she shouldn't be.

6. Some book time.

7. Geared up for a batman birthday party.

8. Picking the perfect present.

9. & we're ready to head to the party.

1o. Time to go home, after an evening at Auntie's- it was a jam-packed day.

Now head over to check out Heather's 10.

10-on-10: September

1. Good morning, Sunday. 2. The boys & their game.

3. The girl & her puzzles.

4. Found my reflection in a tiny-hand smeared mirror.

5. Where's the hat?

6. Cove & I went fishing.

7. Snack time.

8. Tajin, the spice for popcorn.

9. We canned cases of salmon.

10. Goodnight, Sunday. 

Now head to Alberta to complete our circle, with Michel's post.

10-on-10: August

1. Good morning, sunshine. 2. Not so good morning breakfast time (or what not to let your baby do in their high chair).

3. Afternoon fishing at the river.

4. Proud fisherman of one very big & very ugly humpy (he caught it all by himself & no, we didn't keep it).

5. The not-so-interested-in-fishing fisherman.

6. Walking the beach.

7. Feeding worms to the chickens.

8. They made monsters.

9. Telling daddy all about his day.

10. Catching raindrops with her paintbrush.

Now head over to see Bethany's 10.

July: 10-on-10

For this month's 10-on-10, I decided to document our 4th of July. We stayed in Pasagshak, where my parents have a cabin, the first week of July. My birthday is the 2nd, so it's sort of become a tradition to pack up all of our gear & head out indefinitely. It's always lots of fun- filled with (usually) lots of rain, fishing, friends & fireworks, of course. This year was no exception. 1. Good morning, Pasagshak.

2. The jack-in-the-box.

3. The guys pondering big decisions- to set the gillnet, or not.

4. They decided not to set the net, & mend it instead.

5. My mom taught my sister & I how to can salmon.

6. We're learning about pressure & numbers & stuff we probably won't remember very well.

7. We brought some sun to the beach.

8. Hanging by the fire.

9. She picked out her outfit.

10. This is 9:40pm, still bright.

11. The neighbor's fireworks over our cabin; & it's surprisingly dark at midnight (there's benefits to dark, rainy days).

Now head on down to California & check out Bethany's 10!