Seward trip

We decided it wasn't wintery enough yet, so we had to go visit a glacier near Seward. The first 2 pictures are in our house and the next are all by Exit Glacier. We both remembered the hike up to the glacier being paved, so we brought the stroller along. Needless to say, we abandoned it about halfway up. If it was raining we probably would have quit there, but it was warm and clear enough to keep going. The pictures are kind of deceiving... it looks like we can reach out and touch the glacier, but there's actually a pretty big crevasse between us and the side. We decided not to climb over the barricades to touch the pretty ice - there's a $5,000 fine, and the potential for ice calving and crushing us. Maybe next time.

Continuing to "winterize" the house...
*The Stantons*

Beach and Oktoberfest

Okay, so there's only 1 picture of Oktoberfest... so sue us.

Mid September

I'm reading Sam "The Pluto Files" by Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Great book!

Camping Stantons

These are pictures of our Labor Day camping trip in Denali Park. The majority were taken on the road into Denali Park. We actually got a chance to see Mt. McKinley on our drive up. Sam was a great camper and seemed to enjoy life in a tent... probably because it's a baby-sized house. Enjoy! (We did.)

Silver Screen Sammy

Mittens and Monsters

(The title sounds like a good northern-climate-pre-teen-fiction-mystery series.)

Many people have been very generous with gifts for Sammy. They are all special and appreciated. This slideshow highlights the very first gift he got (wacko green monster from Nic and Kier) wielded by Ben's mom Kay, and the first gift for his little hands (not-wacko green mittens from Leann Kunz) wielded by Sammy Mack:

Very serious pictures of Sammy Mack

Yes in some he is smiling, but the serious business of babyness is also revealed: